publications and daily newspapers, at a time when he was filming an episode of Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre, a Showtime children’s series hosted by his Popeye costar. Playing the lead role in an adaptation of “The Tale of the Frog Prince” for an installment directed by Eric Idle, Robin was in full costume when the news was offhandedly relayed to him, and despite his lack of surprise, he did not handle it well. “I was so angry and hurt,” Robin said, “and I was dressed as a frog. It hit me hard.”
