The first 3 Series of Australian Gladiators were indeed the best The 2024 Series doesn't even beat the 2008 revival to be perfectly honest

Thanks to the uploader for this… honestly never thought I’d be able to see this again. So much nostalgia for Gladiators.

Proof of how awesome the 90s were! TV doesn't get much better

You really can't beat that opening theme song with Taipan on the cliff top with the guitar 😂😂

@bruceli9094

Жыл бұрын

Taipan was king of the rings.

man this takes me back to my childhood. saturday nights instead of going out i would stay home and tape gladiators! i think i started watching around the semis so i never really got to see these early heats until now!!

@lisasimpfendorfer6395

2 жыл бұрын

U

@karenbradley6911

2 жыл бұрын

Same here this brings back so many wonderful memories of staying home on a Saturday night and watching gladiators absolutely loved it and I wish they would bring it back I really miss this show

I LIVED FOR GLADIATORS from the age of 13! I just wanted to get through Saturdays to watch this. I cannot believe it’s on here. Never thought I’d see it again.

I'm really proud of the gladiators for being such good sports!!

Oh man I can't even tell you how happy I am to see these.

I remember this was on every Saturday evening. I used to love this show.

Hammer (Mark McGaw) was an international rugby league player. No wonder he smashed everyone on the pyramid. He was a better athlete than pretty much all the other gladiators, who were mostly bodybuilders.

Omg the memories ... loved this show!!!

@BrazenBob

3 жыл бұрын

I know right? God I miss that time... I was 7 years old when this came out

I still have my Cheeta, Hammer, Condor, and Delta trading cards. Treasured possessions.

@GillianMe1981

Жыл бұрын

I had glow-in-the-dark stickers on my wall. I wish I still had them.

damn I miss this show , hope one day it returns

@bobbyreynolds1030

4 ай бұрын

Your wish has been granted! Haha

Who’s here because of the revival announcement?

@Mars-hv3tz

3 ай бұрын

I love the revival personally, even if it’s not the most popular out there. I can’t wait for series 2!

There is nobody there in the stands during both the eliminators. Also at 12:10 as well as at other times you can see someone in the stands holding a sign that says Annie the Amazon, but there are no contestants named Annie on this episode.

This show was such a big deal at the time

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Random fun fact: The referee in this series is now a member of parliament

John Alexander has now retired from politics. He retired last month.

Finally I can watch this again. Thank you so much, I don't know why Channel 7 doesn't put this on 7 plus. I hope I can find the American and UK versions as I have never seen those.

@bluebear1985

10 ай бұрын

There was a couple of times where there was an International Gladiators competition held on the set in Birmingham, UK. For the second one, Kimberley Joseph made the trip over to co-present it with British host Ulrika Jonsson and American host Mike Adamle.

@peterwilliamskelhorn6675

2 ай бұрын

​@@bluebear1985with Mike Adamle(American gladiators) and our Ulrika Johnson

Great Show.

Vulcan is in 007 James Bond The World Is Not Enough!

A time when gods walked the earth - gladiators!!!

Great stuff, after the mens power ball, I think Vulcan had the right word for the situation in his mouth guard which read “Nightmare”

44:47 I know the rules of the Australian Gladiators are sometimes different from the UK Series but surely Howard was cheating putting his hands on the Balance Beam like that to steady himself! He really should've been sent back to do it again like Clinton!

@DamienDrake

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought.

Why was the male host replaced in s2 by Mike Hammond? Kimberly Joseph was really good on this show, she was known in the UK as well from the shows she acted.

40:52 Wow so it wasn't just Helen in the UK Series 2 Semi Final 2 of Gladiators that fell off The Rolling Beam!

And now Hammer's the referee for the 2024 reboot. We've also had the sons of Hammer and Delta in said reboot (they faced off in the heats with Hammer's son losing to Delta's son - who has just qualified for the semi finals in the most recent episode).

@lachlanpattersongameshows

4 ай бұрын

And Kalani Lenehan the son of Delta won the 2024 Men’s Australian Gladiators and will become a 2nd generation Gladiator.

@Mars-hv3tz

3 ай бұрын

@@lachlanpattersongameshowsI believe he’s the first in any iteration of the show

@lachlanpattersongameshows

3 ай бұрын

@@Mars-hv3tz it is in any version of Gladiators around the world that’s incredible.

Does anyone know what the audience sang/ chanted when the challengers were knocked off the runway? 34:53 I have been trying to work it out as a kid when I watched it and now I’m seeing it again I still can’t catch it😅

@Shifty_15

4 ай бұрын

Another one bites the dust.

I love the game title sequences.... Duh duh duh duh duh duh HIT AND RUN! Duh duh duh duh duh duh PYRAMID! Duh duh duh duh duh duh POWERBALL! Chills everytime

How different did episode 1 feel compared to later in the season (and seasons 2/3), when they adopted the music from the UK version. And how slow was the travelator - the contenders practically walked up it!

@andysee6996

8 ай бұрын

I know right? I've been watching the gladiators series in the U.S., the U.K., and this is the first time I got to the Australian version. They're just using the music that American Gladiators used in seasons five and six (and probably seven) right before their events started. I'm not sure if those seasons of American Gladiators were broadcasted in Australia, but as someone who's watching this all nearly thirty years later, I actually noticed.

@peterwilliamskelhorn6675

2 ай бұрын

​@@andysee6996the UK version is the one I'm used to. I'm not sure if i should watch the American and Australian version

@andysee6996

2 ай бұрын

@@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 They all have their strengths and weaknesses. American Gladiators focused more on the competition than personalities and never had less than six events and the eliminator after season 1A. It also had less spectacle since it was filmed before a typical studio audience rather than in a stadium and the events had no music. The Australian show had less events but as much spectacle as the British version. Of course, I watched these old episodes because I wanted to know what gladiators did the best at preventing the contenders from scoring in all 17 combined full seasons of these three versions of Gladiators.

All Gina had to do with go up the Pyramid and she went sideways. Best tactic is to get tackled as much as possible and hope that you get up quicker than the Gladiator.

This feels very unpolished. The music during the events was the music American Gladiators used from season five on before the events started. As an American, it gives me the impression that the events never really start. In addition, there are only four events before the eliminator. It makes the other events seem pointless since there isn't enough time to gain a big lead beforehand. The pincers held by the second and fourth gladiators in the gauntlet feel overpowered since the idea of Gauntlet is that the gladiators are supposed to block the contenders (or challengers), not hold them. Finally, it felt like the female contenders/challengers didn't practice at all for the eliminator. That said, this intro is even cheesier and more awesome than the International Gladiators intro! That says a lot.

This is awesome! But wow I don't remember the 80s hairstyles! They didn't age well haha

Thought they used uk soundtrack for events or was that just for ashes

Interesting that the Eliminator theme for the Australian version was the intermission music that played before events on Season 5 of American Gladiators kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2ekrqibYtmedco.html

15:50 & 15:57 proof that Pyramid is the toughest contender vs Gladiator game on Gladiators

@GRomance0804

3 жыл бұрын

I would argue Poweball equals Pyramid

@GRomance0804

3 жыл бұрын

The start of Rebel flopping as a gladiator

@michaelvidal1971

2 жыл бұрын

@@GRomance0804 As this is supposed to be the first episode of series 1 that would she was flopping from the start in which case why was she kept on.

The end of the theme reminds me of power rangers.

33:02 GINA'S Wearing Someone Lipstick Here

Hubieran puesto canciones de INXS cuando ganan o pierden nada de queen por qué no era UK.

Clinton looks like the actor Chris Pine. And the memories. It’s so cringe now. But back when I was a kid this show ruled.

@UltraVibeProductions

5 ай бұрын

He also kinda looks like a cross between Christopher Reeve and and Henry Cavill... in other words, he would have been a good Superman!

@darthilli

4 ай бұрын

you both need glasses@@UltraVibeProductions

Damn their intro is better than UKs

@stevenuniverse1422

Жыл бұрын

UK's was catchier.

First episode were people boo Vulcan

8:03 Fury lost her shoe

35:43 looks like Howard didn't look properly and he pays for it BIG STYLE

7:40

Omg how hot is Clinton

@glorysengo6289

8 ай бұрын

OMG HOW HOT 🔥 IS CLINTON GLORY SENGO

@darthilli

4 ай бұрын

raise yr taste leve

I see you have only 4 games and the eliminator compared to the five games and the eliminator in the UK version why do you have one game less.

@Tubewings

3 жыл бұрын

Originally, American Gladiators had 6 total events (5 regular and the Eliminator), which soon changed to 7 total events (6 regular and the Eliminator) for the rest of its run (except for Seasons 4 & 5, which had 8 total events). As for UK Gladiators, they started with 6 events and the Eliminator for the first two series before having the more familiar five in subsequent series. As to why Aussie Gladiators had only 4 events before the Eliminator, it might be due to timing purposes, but it also fits in with Australian Rules Football, which has four quarters per game.

@Brucetiki1

3 жыл бұрын

I think ad breaks would be the main reason behind having only 4 games plus an Eliminator in our version. In the UK version, they only had an ad break after the second and fifth games, whereas in the Australian version they had an ad break after every game.

@DamienDrake

3 жыл бұрын

That doesn't make sense since the US had so many events despite ads after every event.

@yeahsssa8114

9 ай бұрын

@@DamienDrake US one spent less time chatting to the contestants and Gladiators than the Aussie or UK one. In Series 4 and 5 they would rifle through the events.

Didn't know gina ex team mate was blade wow

Back when women were women!

The Globalists wont allow this show to return - too much testosterone. #LetsGoBrandon #FKTheGlobalists

Women put themselves in danger participating in these games it can damage the uterus

@GG-ud8id

2 жыл бұрын

lol wtf

@Teddybeardb85

10 ай бұрын

Worry about your own 😂