Episode 1
Round One Preliminaries 1
1h
First half preliminary 1: Gary Wilson v. Coz Worthington, Toril Torjensen v. Kristi Kopp
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American Gladiators
1988TV-PG7 seasons5.8 / 10
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility. The concept was created by Dan Carr and John C. Ferraro, who held the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania. They sold the show to The Samuel Goldwyn Company where the concept was enhanced and became American Gladiators. An effort in 2004 to launch a live American Gladiators show on the Las Vegas Strip became mired in a securities fraud prosecution. However, the television series was restarted in 2008. Episodes from the original series were played on ESPN Classic from 2007 to 2009. Several episodes are available for download on Apple's iTunes Service.
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American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired weekly in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility. The concept was created by Dan Carr and John C. Ferraro, who held the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania. They sold the show to The Samuel Goldwyn Company where the concept was enhanced and became American Gladiators. An effort in 2004 to launch a live American Gladiators show on the Las Vegas Strip became mired in a securities fraud prosecution. However, the television series was restarted in 2008. Episodes from the original series were played on ESPN Classic from 2007 to 2009. Several episodes are available for download on Apple's iTunes Service.
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Episode 2
Round One Preliminaries 2
1h
First half preliminary 2: Alex Engmann/Johnny Vineyard v. James Long, Elise Johnson v. Erica Alstead
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Round One Preliminaries 3
1h
First half preliminary 3: Randy Jones v. Keith Collins, Johnnie Jonckowski v. Patti Stevenson
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Round One Preliminaries 4
1h
First half preliminary 4: Eric Monostori/Tim Goldrick v. Greg Petrie, Denise Chase v. Rose Ann Torres
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Round One Preliminaries 5
1h
First half preliminary 5: Mark Anthony v. Craig Charles, Kimberley Lentz v. Jill Shenk
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Round One Quarterfinals 1
1h
First half quarterfinal 1: Johnny Vineyard v. Coz Worthington, Kristi Kropp v. Kimberley Lentz
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Round One Quarterfinals 2
1h
First half quarterfinal 2: Mark Ortega v. Craig Charles, Johnnie Jonckowski v. Sherry Giardina
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 8
Round One Quarterfinals 3
1h
First half quarterfinal 3: Tom Goldrick v. Randy Jones, Denise Chase v. Erica Alstead
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 9
Pro Football Challenge of Champions
1h
Pro football alumni compete in a special episode: Jack Hamm, Cliff Branch, Charles White, Phil Villapiano, Greg Pruitt, Jim Kiick
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 10
Round One Semifinals 1
1h
First half semifinal 1: Mark Ortega v. Johnny Vineyard, Johnny Jonckowski v. Kimberley Lentz
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Round One Semifinals 2
1h
First half semifinal 2: Tim Goldrick v. Coz Worthington, Kristi Kropp v. Denise Chase
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 12
Round One Finals
1h
First half final: Tim Goldrick v. Mark Ortega, Kristi Kropp v. Kimberley Lentz
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 13
Round Two Preliminaries 1
1h
Second half preliminary 1: Robert Bender v. Kevin Cleary, A.J. Perling v. Angela Sheppard
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 14
Round Two Preliminaries 2
1h
Second half preliminary 2: Chris Parisi v. George Blasius, Trace Wolf v. Kathy Mollica
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Round Two Preliminaries 3
1h
Second half preliminary 3: Joseph Mauro v. Dennis Watts, Patricia Murray v. Teri Plunkett
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Round Two Preliminaries 4
1h
Second half preliminary 4: Ted Papenhagen v. Tommy Knox, Angela Stearns v. Talpha Lehnen
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Round Two Preliminaries 5
1h
Second half preliminary 5: Darrell Gholar v. Jay Macormack/Anthony Jackson, Vivian Riley v. Lisa Sierra
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Round Two Preliminaries 6
1h
Second half preliminary 6: Marek Wilczynski v. Tony Curella, Stephanie Violante v. Tracy Passo
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 19
Round Two Quarterfinals 1
1h
Second half quarterfinal 1: Kevin Cleary v. Tommy Knox, Vivian Riley/Angela Stearns v. Susan Stencil
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 20
Round Two Quarterfinals 2
1h
Second half quarterfinal 2: Darrell Gholar v. Tony Curella, Talpha Lehnen v. Tracy Passo
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Round Two Quarterfinals 3
1h
Second half quarterfinal 3: Joseph Mauro v. Gearge Blasius, A.J. Perling v. Kathy Mollica
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 22
Round Two Semifinals 1
1h
Second half semifinal 1: Tommy Knox v. Darrell Gholar, Tracy Passo v. Susan Stencil
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 23
Round Two Semifinals 2
1h
Second half semifinal 2: Joseph Mauro v. Tony Curella; Kathy Mollica v. A.J. Perling
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 24
Round Two Finals
1h
Second half final: Joseph Mauro v. Darrell Gholar, Kathy Mollica v. Susan Stencil
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 25
Grand Championship
1hfinale
Grand Championship: Mark Ortega v. Joseph Mauro, Kimberly Lentz v. Kathy Mollica
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More about American Gladiators
Cast
Mike AdamleHost
William 'Billy' SmithThunder
Larry CsonkaCo-HostMarisa PareLace
Cheryl BaldingerSunny
Danny Lee ClarkNitro
Tonya KnightGold
Jim StarrLaserCredits
- Created by
- Dan Carr, Johnny C. Ferraro
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 167
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
USA NetworkUnited States- Four Point Entertainment
The Samuel Goldwyn CompanyUnited States- TWI
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