I understood American Gladiators to be the peak of sports competition as a child. I thought these people were real life superheroes

@cMARVEL360

Жыл бұрын

Well I mean between the Art Style of Super Heros of the 90s, and the Build difference between the Contestants and the Gladiators.... You were probably like Half wrong LOL!!!!

@brickchains1

Жыл бұрын

@cMARVEL360 yea it is a pretty well made show looking back. These videos are so cool for that. But I mean I thought this show was like an world official sports championship like the world series and super bowl

@chattingesque372

Жыл бұрын

​@@brickchains1 back in the early 90s these guys were above in status than pro wrestlers

@testshietchannel

Жыл бұрын

No kiddin! I'll see myself out.

@testshietchannel

Жыл бұрын

​@@chattingesque372Not for me, though. Was more a wrasslin gal 😋 Close, but no cigar

This is my childhood. 10/10

@BruteStrength99

Жыл бұрын

Me too. After every episode my brother and I would go in the yard and play breakthrough and conquer

@spicytrashpanda

3 ай бұрын

I was a card carrying member of the fan club and that's still a highlight of my childhood

@Jaehawk11

Ай бұрын

@@BruteStrength99hmlpp

I love how this show kept the focus on the competition happening here and now. The interviews are just short bits about trying hard and persevering. We don't have to sit through 10 minutes of pre-recorded backstory about how each contestant is overcoming a disability of some kind, fighting for their family with medical problems, or what they're doing to inspire their community. I tried out for the 2006 version of American Gladiators and did well enough in the physical tests, but maybe my backstory at the time wasn't tragic enough to get picked for the show. 😅

@reneastle8447

Жыл бұрын

If American Gladiators accepts contenders of any backstory, tragic or not, that would be great.

@sairosekk

11 ай бұрын

That sucks.

@robbank8027

11 ай бұрын

It is game show which is "reality tv". Jeopardy is no different.... You have to check all the boxes.

@jeremyriley1238

10 ай бұрын

And the best part: no trash talking or flashy entrances from the Gladiators. This is suppoed to be a real sports competition, not sports entertainment like professional wrestling.

@reneastle8447

9 ай бұрын

@@jeremyriley1238 Ain't that the truth?

Almost cried watching this again, beauty of being a child

One of the best TV shows of the '90s. Why can't they make it like this anymore?

@Nimmo1492

3 ай бұрын

They are, in the UK. If it is successful, as I certainly hope it will be, maybe they'll bring it back in the USA too. It'll be nice to have a repeat of the International Gladiators competition that happened in the 90s that introduced the UK to Two Scoops.

I went to a American gladiators competition when I was a kid. You don't realize how long it takes to set up each individual event, I was there all day!

@RettetdenUmlaut

10 ай бұрын

They talk about this in "Muscles and Mayhem" - it took several hours to change sets before Eytan Keller took over. Then, it "only" took half an hour :D

Man when I was a kid there was nobody I thought was stronger than these guys! I remember loving this show with a passion!

The humility and sportsmanship among all contestants and gladiators. I'd forgot what that looked like.

@Aiphiae

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. A show like this now wouldn't be picked up unless it had some silly drama and angst between the two competitors *and* the gladiators.

@Dman3827

Жыл бұрын

@ EQUESFUSCUS Silly drama? Shut your mouth unless you could tolerate 5 seconds in powerball.

@LP-fy8wr

Жыл бұрын

@@Aiphiae Man you got that right. They dont make em like this anymore

@professorpenne9962

Жыл бұрын

they all got paid so it's hard to be mad when you are getting money shooting tennis balls at people and using q tips to fight. dude being on this show looks fun as hell.

@ErikTheCueist

11 ай бұрын

This show is lame, fake, and staged just like professional wrestling. All the outcomes are known before the show starts. Honestly not sure why anyone would want to watch this.

This show is still SO watchable and better than anything current. It was both genuinely fun and competitive. Love it!

@ErikTheCueist

11 ай бұрын

This show is lame, fake, and staged just like professional wrestling. All the outcomes are known before the show starts. so ya not very genuine or competitive LOL

@davidh4548

11 ай бұрын

@@ErikTheCueist I beg to differ. You're obviously not clued in and I'd wager not a Gen-x kid either.

@arryaxx263

11 ай бұрын

@@ErikTheCueist Tell me you don't know what you're talking about without telling me you don't know what you're talking about.

@ErikTheCueist

11 ай бұрын

@@arryaxx263 tell me that you dont do research without telling me you dont do research LOL

@jaimefish173

10 ай бұрын

@@ErikTheCueist the only rigging i see on this show is that they get smaller athletes so they dont dominate the gladiators.

Here after watching the Netflix special....I watched this as a kid. I thought this show was so awesome. The Gladiators should've been paid more Goldwyn!!!!

@KimKimberly1979

10 ай бұрын

Me too! The Netflix special woke up my obsession I had as a kid. ❤

Now THIS is a show that needs to make a comeback!

@daffers2345

7 ай бұрын

I would love to see one with the original stylized look, the original attitudes/good sportsmanship, and the competitions they had at the beginning (Atlasphere was always my favorite). I never liked it when they moved from the more straightforward format and made it more like football game coverage. But I may be in the minority there. :)

@lanetracarther7282

6 ай бұрын

@@daffers2345 I actually agree. It was starting to look like "sports". Granted, this show was all about sport, I too didn't like feeling like it was a football game.

@ericmendenhall2867

5 ай бұрын

As long as we dont get some sob story background on the contestants

@cpowell7623

4 ай бұрын

The British version has just been brought back

@Kirit034

Ай бұрын

​@@cpowell7623 SO lucky

This was my childhood born late 80s and seen it in the 90s which I remember it most boy do I miss those days loved American Gladiators.

The positivity, sportsmanship and sheer competitive spirit mad this show special...

Netflix Muscles & Mayhem brought me here 💪

To this day I still want to run the "Assault" tennis ball gun and try to make it through the course/gauntlet. I dreamed about doing that since I was a wee lad.

@zmbdog

4 ай бұрын

I always wanted to play Human Cannonball. On defense, not offense.

The 90s were so awesome.

One of the favorite calls in Gladiators history: "And coming at you, we're gonna call this shot the Rocket Cam. Why? It brings the rocket right to your living room! However, hitting our cameraman is worth no points."

What i found most fascinating about this show is that they would find competitors, who themselves were often accomplished athletes, to go up against the american gladiators who would dwarf them. I once had a co-worker who appeared on this show back in its heyday. And even though he was older than me, he was still jacked and one of the most physically fit people i ever knew. He talked about how impressive the gladiators were.

So nostalgic! I loves this show as a kid

man I miss this, this show was lit AF back then.

I’m ashamed to admit it but I LOVED this show back in the day. It was one of my guilty pleasures.

@UniteForgetLeftRight

5 ай бұрын

No sense in being ashamed this show was super fun and peak 90s camp.

Awww memories watching this show with my dad when I was little 😭 R.i.p grandpa John Sr ... now I know y I was such li monster when I was little 🤼‍♂️

This would Always come on after WWF wrestling..great childhood memories..Assault was my favorite event. Nitro, Gemini & Ice Ice Baby were the best…thank you for this!

Still can’t believe Rico would go on to be a wwe wrestler

@Mr.paint123

Жыл бұрын

Really ? What was his stage name ?

@MrRudyc85

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr.paint123 Rico or Rainbow Rico

@badladyami

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr.paint123 He just went by "Rico" due to Vince McMahon's aversion to last names.

@ejcorley7478

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sending me down this rabbit hole

@MrRudyc85

9 ай бұрын

@@ejcorley7478Rico managed Billy Gunn and Chuck Pulumbo as tag champs. He manages 3 minute warning and won tag titles with Charlie Haas.

this was the coolest show when i was a kid i always thought it would be so fun to one day run the course even with like friends

Ah, Rico Constantino. Arguably the single most iconic contender in the series' history.

@StFidjnr

2 жыл бұрын

Pre 2 scoops Berry

@DIESEL0759

2 жыл бұрын

Rico and perhaps Billy Wirth.

@dlopezdlo11

Жыл бұрын

and to think this dude would be wrestling in WWE and I remember easily pointing out that dude was an american gladiators champ

@MrRudyc85

Жыл бұрын

Him, Kyler Storm, Two Scoops Berry

@flipjupiter5077

Жыл бұрын

And the guy from The Lost Boys!

Beside their physical prowess, these ladies and gentlemen are so humble and respectful. Pure class!

For a 10 yr old kid this was the best show

Man, you could find this show everywhere, back in the day!!! What a phenomenon!!

Rico then went on to join the Mobile Infantry and explore the galaxy in humanity’s fight against the bugs.

This show was amazing. The 80s and 90s were the best

Yoooo that’s Rico from WWE who is now a Vegas cop and just an awesome dude. Still makes appearances on Kenny the Starmaker Bolins Podcast. Rico is the man but more importantly he’s a genuinely good human being.

Save by the Bell, the Bulls NBA, and this.... so many memories.

EVERY saturday as a kid it was this and monster trucks on usa network! highlight of my childhood!

I'd love it if the whole series was on dvd.

American Gladiators' Very own wonder woman: Diamond 💎

@jordandavis9665

2 жыл бұрын

Are the hosts wear grey pants with suits and tie

@DIESEL0759

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordandavis9665 If that's a question, the answer is yes, the hosts wear the suits and ties. They introduce the hosts with the Gladiators at the beginning of the show.

@JohnHartson20

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry but look at Blaze at 20:45 or 21:56 she clearly is the prettiest of all those Gladiators and one of the most beautiful woman in history.

Loved Saturday mornings watched WWF after this

I had an American Gladiators jousting toy and quite a few figures What a throwback!

I miss this show so much. It made me fall in love with America.

@ErikTheCueist

11 ай бұрын

This show is lame, fake, and staged just like professional wrestling. All the outcomes are known before the show starts. Honestly not sure why anyone would want to watch this.

My favorite female American gladiator is Blaze.

@JohnHartson20

Жыл бұрын

yes forever and ever.

@aaronbruceladner1983

7 ай бұрын

Mine is GOLD

@marcushamner5994

19 күн бұрын

@@JohnHartson20 I have a huge crush on Blaze at 29:29 and 29:48🥰🥹🥲👊🏾🌹🌹

@JohnHartson20

16 күн бұрын

@@marcushamner5994: Yes Beauty and Hair Goals, Blaze is sooooo gorgeous 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@marcushamner5994

16 күн бұрын

@@aaronbruceladner1983 Ice, Blaze, Gold, Diamond, Lace, Siren, Jazz, and Storm are my favorite female gladiators. I love the UK female gladiators past and present too: Jet, Falcon, Lightning, Vogue, and Sabre, 🥰😊👊🏾🤍

It was on all night on TBS from 1989 to this year 1993. Right.

It’s kinda cool how respectful these competitors were with each other.

Ice is my favorite American gladiator and no one beats her.

@Mrd9960

Жыл бұрын

Eh, I think Jazz might have something to say about that.

@skyguy5587

11 ай бұрын

Laser, taser, blazer and kinda of azers That had to be a callback to this from the line in Dodgeball

@califinn

11 ай бұрын

Ice was a killer, she was a great athlete.

@Lace-A-Motion

9 ай бұрын

Ice was in her best shape when she debuted in Season 2, her tackles in Powerball were amazing. You can tell she's not as comfortable in front of the camera in this episode as in later seasons. Ice lost about ten pounds in later Seasons and was not as competitive as she was here.

@marcushamner5994

6 ай бұрын

Ice is like a glass of fine wine. She’s still gorgeous. I always had huge crush on her😍🥰😊👊🏾💍🌹

I watched this religiously when I was a kid, but I gotta admit that I can only fully appreciate the athleticism and sportsmanship as an adult.

Ahh, Rico the legend 💯👍

I wish they’d bring this show back. I adored these people growing up!

Turbo was my favorite as a kid. The soundtrack to the Nintendo game is simultaneously awesome and motivational, all three tracks of it. Wonder if Ninja Warrior would exist if AG didn't.. 🤔

ESPN Classic

Man.. I’d even like to see the commercials from this era.. what a fun show!

@moviemetalhead

9 ай бұрын

The best ones were the Nintendo commercials for the NES and later the SNES. They were a sponsor of the show.

I love this show. I remember watching this show when I was a kid. The 'Assault' is my favorite challenge.

I loved this show when I was a kid. I really liked the diversity as they had both black and white gladiators, and the sportsmanship all around was very admirable.

@wesendreizehn6710

Жыл бұрын

And yet, people nowadays tryin to claim past

@professorpenne9962

Жыл бұрын

the show was really popular back in the day. the video games really sucked though, I remember the one on the sega genesis being buggy as hell.

@ErikTheCueist

11 ай бұрын

This show is lame, fake, and staged just like professional wrestling. All the outcomes are known before the show starts. Honestly not sure why anyone would want to watch this.

@mightyoaks80

11 ай бұрын

America is a melting pot. No other countries has more diversity than America. It's the least racist place on earth

@TheGreenGoblinYT

11 ай бұрын

​@@ErikTheCueist why do you say that

When television looked like shit but was fucking awesome!

What an amazing find today while just looking at YT. Had no idea I could find full shows of AG!

@nak3dxsnake

Жыл бұрын

I know. I've been looking for a while too and had given up.

R.I.P. Billy Smith.

@taureanmay7480

Жыл бұрын

A/K/A Thunder ⛈ ♥ 😍 👌 💙 ❤.

Here are my notes. Keep in mind that I have Season 1B of American Gladiators on DVD and experienced it that way. That's where the comparisons are coming from. 1. Considering all the Larry Csonka comparisons Todd Christiansen made, this is appropriate casting. 2. Of the two new events, we won't see one of them until episode 13 of this season. 3. Rico Constantino sounds familiar. Did he slip away from Nitro on Hang Tough by using body oil? 4. I'm glad the warm-up jackets of the contenders match their uniform colors this season. 5. After all the scoring cylinders that got knocked down in the season one version of Powerball, they finally thought to switch from flat-bottomed cylinders to round-bottomed cylinders. 6. What a coincidence that Nintendo is sponsoring this show! There are American Gladiator video games on both the NES and SNES! 7. Also, the 2008 revival of American Gladiators coincided with the Nintendo Wii's dominance. Why did it never get a motion-controlled American Gladiators game? 8. I see that the gladiators are allowed to tackle and hold again in Powerball. Banning that from the quarterfinals on in season 1B was so stupid. 9. Rest in Peace to Thunder (AKA Billy Smith). Was he picked out because he looked like Malibu but was also competent at his job? 10. Lace lost her skirt but Gold didn't. Also, I can't confirm this yet, but I think Ice is the only gladiator on this show to wear a bikini in every season she was in even through multiple costume changes. 11. In season 1B, Bob McElwee wore a sport coat as a referee. Larry Thompson takes over as the ref in a more traditional ref outfit and will stay on until the show ends. He'll also likely have that sense of fashion until the show ends. 12. After not competiting in Joust a single time in season 1B, Laser is the first to compete in Joust in season 2. 13. It's not much of an upset if the women beat the gladiators since Zap was the only female gladiator in season 1 with a winning record in Joust. 14. It was Richard Seymour that pioneered the Roll-a-Dope. Also, the pistol has a bit better ammunition this season. 15. My god! Both of the male contenders scaled the wall in 34 seconds at most! 16. Why do the women have a less difficult wall than the men this season? 17. I see that there are only two swings be contender in Human Cannonball rather than three. 18. Now we get Atlasphere's debut and this event doesn't have those downward ramps that gives contenders a rolling start yet. Also, the sphere needs to stay in a scoring pod instead of simply rolling over it as it will later. 19. If you think Gemini gets angry, you should've seen Titan in season 1B. After Elden Kidd committed a foul in the Semifinal of Human Cannonball, Titan got so angry, he chased Bob McElwee through the stands (it was edited out of the official broadcast, Dan "Nitro" Clark told us these events). That's why he got fired from the show. 20. The Eliminator in season two introduced four iconic elements to this show. The travellator (AKA reverse treadmill), handbike, cargo net, and zipline. Granted, the travellator is at the beginning of the course rather than the end but it's still here regardless. I had a lot of notes that time. Hopefully, as the newness wears off, I won't have as much to say.

@flipjupiter5077

Жыл бұрын

Dude, I can't believe you took all those notes. Also, I loved each and every one of them. ✌️

@mae2759

Жыл бұрын

Rico wrestled in WWE.

@mae2759

Жыл бұрын

Also, I liked when they did the head start vs win by x amount of seconds in the eliminator.

@foxmccloud7055

Жыл бұрын

Later on "Human Cannonball" was phased out especially in season 4 when a contestant lead with her head (spearing).

@ErikTheCueist

11 ай бұрын

This show is lame, fake, and staged just like professional wrestling. All the outcomes are known before the show starts. Honestly not sure why anyone would want to watch this.

I'd love it of the whole series was on dvd.

I'mnow watching all the shows I missed. This was always my plan. Took 3 decades to realize it, never had any time before. And passi g on to my kids. Greatest TV show ever, 80s and 90s ALL the way!

This episode has almost all of my favorite events and great action. Definitely a fantastic episode.

Love the fact they started posting full episodes!!

I'm missing my vintage commercials.

Rico vs. UK Gladiator Shadow on Duel/Joust would've been epic!!!!

the good ol days

My gosh this was when i was a child, my childhood memories

They should have a reunion show at universal studios today in 2023❤that would be a dream come true❤😊one time only❤😊for me please im a hugh fan of the American gladiators ❤😊

RIP Tonya 'GOLD' Knight!!

@aaronbruceladner1983

8 ай бұрын

R.I.P. to GOLD and THUNDER

This show was so great. With the documentary airing this week my interest has come back and I want to watch the shows again. I wish I could find season 1 somewhere.

@TheGreenGoblinYT

11 ай бұрын

Season 1 is on this channel, at least the first episode. I'm sure there's more but I haven't checked yet

@enigmazero8624

11 ай бұрын

@@TheGreenGoblinYT well don’t be so sure if you haven’t checked, because I’ve checked and ii only found the first episode

@TheGreenGoblinYT

11 ай бұрын

@EnigmaZero yep you're right. I just looked. That's so annoying. Maybe you can find season 1 on a torrent or something. If you do find it anywhere let me know too please!

@StryderK

10 ай бұрын

I finished on Netflix. It was great. Gonna watch again to catch what I missed.

Rico from WWE. Wow!!

@wrestlingsoup1fan

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

You gotta start somewhere, and before being a WWE Superstar, Rico took THESE beasts on.

RICO RICO RICO RICO!!!!

Great episode 😊

Does anyone else go "BRVVRRVVRRBBBBVVRRVVRRVVRRVV" to those fast synth drums at 0:58 min? That's been stuck in my head today.

Gemini was my all time favorite. My parents would let me stay up late once a week, just for this show, then instantly to bed haha

Man I loved this show! My parents took me to see them live at the Rosemont Horizon outside Chicago for my birthday - thanks for posting

This, Guts, and Wild&Crazy kids were my faves as a kid.

We need these episodes with commentary from the OG gladiators

Born and raised in the UK so I’m far more familiar with our version of Gladiators. It’s fascinating to see the US version especially the early ones as you can see how we got a fairly optimised version in the end. Great to see older shoes preserved and that the master tape is in great shape as older shows always look rough as the tapes are dupes or worn out, American shows suffer more I’ve noticed which I’m guessing it’s to do with NTSC resolution. It would be amazing to see the rest of Season 1 and the pilot if the tape still exists in full.

Wow everyone’s so humble and it’s such a organic atmosphere

I'm 90% here for the "assault" round LAWL XD

Loved this show ❤️

This show is surreal it’s like did they really have a show like that? Turns out they did and luckily we can revisit it would love to see a reboot

@kagemaru259

11 ай бұрын

There was a reboot and it was nowhere near as good.

This is My Favorite Season

Oh, the 90's. How I miss thee.

Trish and Sheila were fun to watch.

Gosh this brings back so many memories watching this with my parents when I was a kid and like someone else saying thinking everybody on the show was a superhero lol

what an insane good concept of a TV show :O

That theme music just gets me every time.

Thank You for the Upload AG!! Can’t wait for the reboot..I hope it keeps this spirit and learn from the mistakes of 2008 AG

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

Wait, WHEN WAS THAT ANNOUNCED?

@amcgarvin4life30

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelbreen7865 it was announced in 2017 and then updated in 2021 that WWE was gonna be apart of the reboot

@Dman3827

Жыл бұрын

The UK reboot set for 2023 is the only confirmed one.

This was the best thing ever on tv.

In Powerball, you can clearly see that mad contender, Trish, physically pushed Lace aside 8:05 even though Trish didn't have the powerball with her. Trish should've been disqualified right then and there. And in the Joust, Trish really didn't have to push Diamond off 14:36 her pedestal since Diamond already crossed over to hers, that was unnecessary.

I enjoyed watching this show back in the day

Ice aged like fine wine I tell yah what.

What I liked is that it was a fair athletic competition and not too gimmicky. It was about the athleticism, not going on and on about someone's backstory. Just action and no real filler.

12:32, My Favorite Gladiator

Sad to see Mike Adamle here, knowing what we now know about him. A few years ago, he was forced to retire from public life due to the worsening effects of dementia brought on by concussions during his playing career in the NFL, as well as epileptic seizures after his football career ended, again, stemming from the hits he absorbed. He can no longer work or drive and must keep a fanny pack with his identification, keys, and cellphone on his person at all times in case he gets lost.

@misstee101

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Sorry

@DIESEL0759

2 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who had TBI from her time in the Army and she relates to me that she had to have a sign around her neck with her name and unit information in case she got lost (if I recall, it was post-brain surgery, which has to be a scary as hell kind of thing...)

@peterwilliamskelhorn6675

Жыл бұрын

@@misstee101 sorry to hear about Mike. I remember him from both series of International gladiators

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

DAMN!

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

@@peterwilliamskelhorn6675 I remember him not only from THIS show, but his short run in WWE in 2008.

This show SLAPPED!

I used to love this show. I missed the documentary that just came out on it. Hopefully i can catch a replay

Such a great show

I love the outro theme

Loved the show as a kid....

Rico Constintino later became just Rico on the WWE.

My brother used to say, "Gladiators ready??? Regular people ready???"

@KimKimberly1979

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂