Episode 1
Round One Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Betsy Erickson vs. Jeannine Micheletti and Lance Sellers (alt. Darryl Moore) vs. Cliff Miller.
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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
1h
Contenders: Lisa Langston vs. Tracy Ann Jernegan and Tony Bettendorf vs. Elbert Gray.
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Round One Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Jennifer Walz vs. Claudia Valdiviez and Ernest Peace (alt. Sean Hargrow) vs. Buz Rosenberg.
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Round One Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Elizabeth Pepe vs. Yvonne Montalvo and Willie Cooley vs. Spencer Street.
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Round One Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Cathy Marshall vs. Shannon Williams and Roger Hughes vs. Ted LePage.
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Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Contenders: Lisa Langston vs. Shannon Williams and Tony Bettendorf vs. Willie Cooley.
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Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Contenders: Cathy Marshall vs. Annette McBride and Joseph Kettle vs. Ted LePage.
Where to watch American GladiatorsEpisode 8
Round One Quarterfinals
1h
Contenders: Jennifer Walz vs. Betsy Erickson and Cliff Miller vs. Spencer Street
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Round One Semi-finals
1h
Contenders: Betsy Erickson vs. Lisa Langston and Ted LePage vs. Spencer Street
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Round One Semi-finals
1h
Contenders: Annette McBride vs. Jennifer Walz and Cliff Miller vs. Tony Bettendorf
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Round One Finals
1h
Contenders: Annette McBride vs. Betsy Erickson and Cliff Miller vs. Ted LePage
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Melissa Liberman vs. Cheryl Wilson and Mary DePaoli vs. Jerry Burrell
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Paula Perry vs. Christine Underhill-Richard/alt. Michele Ramelot and Kevin Weber vs. Michael D. Coulson
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Brenda Moss vs. Julie Padelford and Don Marcus Bailey vs. Bernie Miller
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Lyn Bell vs. Carolyn Dean and Carlton Fluker vs. Michael Small
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Cherrise Traylor vs. Katy Ramsey and Vince Granger vs. Jayson Yao
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Round Two Preliminaries
1h
Contenders: Lisa Wojciehowski vs. Signa York/alt. Lynn Murphy and Charles Neal vs. Jim Echolls
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Contenders: Melissa Liberman vs. Katy Ramsey and Kevin Weber vs. Jayson Yao
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Contenders: Brenda Moss/alt. Julie Padelford vs. Cheryl Wilson and Vince Granger vs. Bernie Miller
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Round Two Quarterfinals
1h
Contenders: Lisa Wojciehowski vs. Paula Perry and Marty DePaoli vs. Carlton Fluker
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Round Two Semi-finals
1h
Contenders: Melissa Liberman vs. Cheryl Wilson and Bernie Miller/alt. Vince Granger vs. Marty DePaoli
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Round Two Semi-finals
1h
Contenders: Lisa Wojciehowski vs. Katy Ramsey and Carlton Fluker vs. Kevin Weber
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Round Two Finals
1h
Contenders: Katy Ramsey vs. Cheryl Wilson and Kevin Weber vs. Marty DePaoli
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Grand Championship
1h
Contenders: Betsy Erickson vs. Cheryl Wilson and Cliff Miller vs. Marty DePaoli
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NFL Show
1h
Contenders: Mark Clayton, Tony Dorsett, Seth Joyner, Charles White, Drew Hill and Wesley Walker
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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
Themes
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