Robin Hood According to Spike Milligan is a 1998 parody novel. Unlike other books in the series, Milligan did not parody any particular book about Robin Hood (although the majority of material parodies The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green), but the whole legend of Robin Hood and the figures involved.
The book portrays Robin Hood as short-tempered, Friar Tuck as a drunkard, and various other figures of the Robin Hood legend in bizarre yet humorous situations.
- Characters
- Robin Hood - Leader of his band of Merry Men
- Little John - Alias "Big Dick"
- Will Scarlet - One of the Merry Men
- Maid Marian - Robin's wife
- King John - Ruler of England
- Guy of Gisbourne - Alias "Guy de Custard Gisborne"
- Groucho Marx - A junior in the Merry Men
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