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American Gladiators (1989)

FOX (Ended 1996)

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7.9 Good
284 votes

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American Gladiators (1989) ranks 2,899 out of the 18,221 shows on TV.com.

The 236 users who count themselves as American Gladiators (1989) fans have written a total of 17 reviews.

Status

Ended

Premiered

January 1989

Ended

September 1996

Genre

Reality

Theme

Solo Sport

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N/A Never Rated

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Aired: 05/01/96

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This is Malibu. The cool, laid back surfer at home on the beach. You're looking at Lace. Feminine, sexy but always a lady. You're looking at Gemini. A split personality. Calm one minute, violent the next. This is Zap. Strong, silent, the Terminator. You're looking at Nitro. Cocky, explosive and always... more »

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  • American Gladiators on DVD!

    You guys ain't gonna believe this! I've just received word that American Gladiators is to be released on DVD starting this summer! Go to TVShowsonDVD.com for proof! The entire first season is gonna be released (including the mid-season recap episode)! All 26 episodes! What do you say to that?

    6 comments, last one Jun 1, 2009 + Add Comment
  • The American Gladiators Card

    Was at Walmart the other day looking for an anniversary card for my parents and low and behold I found and American Gladiato...more »

    3 comments, last one Apr 21, 2009 + Add Comment
  • Dan Clark on Tyra this week

    Just got a message from Dan. He will be on Tyra Banks show this week promoting his new book. ""Hey -- if you aren't doing anything -- please check me out on the Tyra Banks show this Thursday the 16th. Hopefully I don't make too big of an ass out of myself talking about my book. :> Dan""

    1 comments, last one Apr 15, 2009 + Add Comment
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    8 Great

    This show was fantastic and should be brought back! hide « show »

    I remember watching this show when I was younger with my family. It's fantastic and all the recreated shows don't come close to how great this show was! I say bring back American Gladiators in it's original state. There are many shows that have taken the idea from this one and tried to make it something else but it does not come close to how great this show was. If someone was to buy the rights to this show and bring it back I think it would be great but until then we will have to put up with all the second rate sport competition shows.
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    9.2 Superb

    An exciting series of competitions involving strength, spinning obstacles and Nerf bats. hide « show »

    This show ran for several seasons in the 1990s. It was derided by some as just a tacky spectacle, but it's really just athletic battles dressed up in much more bright clothing, so it doesn't seem worse than anything else to me.

    Every round offered something different-- from navigating a field full of obstacles while evading shots from the tennis ball cannon, to struggling to cross spinning barriers without toppling to the floor, to bopping each other mightily about the body with massive foam bars. You had a chance to cheer really hard for your favorite players. "American Gladiators" offered more variety than many other sports. Competitors had to be good at many different things. It was also nice to see regular people, who had everyday jobs, join the show and work their way up the ladder. I hope someday they return this show to the world of fresh episodes. It was fun.
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    10 Perfect

    Nothing beats the Original. hide « show »

    I remember growing up and tuning into this show on Saturdays...Sure, it was cheesy at times, but it was also one of the coolest shows ever...Personal faves of mine were Malibu (who left after one season), Lace (all the girls on there seemed nice, but she seemed the friendliest), Zap, Turbo, Thunder, Viper and Laser and of course, the guy who later on co-hosted with Mike Adamle, Nitro...Favorite events included Atlasphere, Human Cannonball, Skytrack, Assault, Snapback, Powerball, and I can't remember these other 2 events, but the one was a 2-parter where the contestant had to run with a football past a Gladiator and then wrestle a 2nd Gladiator outside of a mat...The other event I really dug was the one where the Gladiators would each try to stop the contestant they were assigned to from jumping up to a pole and grabbing velcro covered balls and then putting them in a scoring basket to score points...That was just awesome.
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    7 Good

    ordinary men and women taking on the extra buff hide « show »

    in the eliminator i wish the women only had to wait 7 seconds like the men do. or at make the men wait just as long as the women. most of the time i liked it when the contestants didnt score in an event. i must admit seeing those buff men did make me hot. i still think they should change the rules for the eliminator though. anyway i heard they will be bringing back the show mid season of the fall of 2007, i don't know if that is such a good idea. i mean afterall it has been over ten years since it last aired.
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    10 Perfect

    This is such a great show. I've recently saw it while flipping through channels over the weekend. hide « show »

    This is such a great show. I've recently saw it while flipping through channels over the weekend. I remember watching this when it came on a long time ago. Where else are you going to find ordinary people going up against these hulking men and women. The one that I caught was where Ice was on the rings with her massive legs wrapped around some lady. And then the Powerball came on and one of my favorites, Lace, was getting pushed around like usual. Oh and Laser, talk about one hot hunk of a man. He was one of the hottest ones if not the hottest one.
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