Maid Marian and her Merry Men Series 3 Ep 01 The Big Baby

King John is in an exceptionally crabby mood, and orders that the Sheriff gets him a present; he and the guards go off to get a life-sized jelly baby in King John's likeness, which is promptly stolen by the Merry Men. Upon return to the castle, the Sheriff explains the absence of the present by pretending that it is the imaginary public holiday of Bloopie, which works until he accidentally reveals that gift-giving is customary. However, he decides that, by convincing the peasants that it is Bloopie, they can get gifts from them by pretending King John is 'Father Bloopie.' The Sheriff goes to Worksop and convinces the peasants to return to the castle, but Robin's arrival at the village on a jelly-baby related voyage makes the ruse known to the Merry Men. Using the jelly-baby, some convincing lying, and Barrington's exceptional impressionism, the Merry Men are able to infiltrate the castle, and then rescue the peasants by using the jelly-baby as a battering ram; they then return to Worksop to eat.

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[Leo Montford]

11:24 Gary is the best dancer I have ever seen

[hugh0221]

7:56 You have an *idea*, not a *cunning plan*??? That's too shame!

[Helen Yates]

Is it me or is the second song quite morbid/macarbre (sp?) for the show...I mean

"Don't worry about the pain because one day there's gonna be more."

Not exactly uplifting for a kids show is it?

Seriously, though, this is one of my fav kiddie shows...has been for years and I have worn out my DVDs from constant watching LOL

[Harry Porter]

IMHO Danny-John Jules isn't really impersonating King John and the Sheriff, I think Forbes Collins and Tony Robinson dubbed those bits!

[AcousticUplift]

Love how wonderfully subversive and anti-royal this show can be.

[dama054]

my wife is having a meltdown cos these are on here her favourite programme ever thanks for posting :)