American Gladiators (1989–1997)

The teams compete in such events as Power Ball, Assault, The Wall and Hang Tough. The Eliminator round decides the winner of the tournament.

Stars:

Mike Adamle, Jim Starr, Raye Hollitt

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mike Adamle	...	Himself - Host (149 episodes, 1989-1996)
Jim Starr	...	Laser (127 episodes, 1990-1996)
Raye Hollitt	...	Zap (109 episodes, 1989-1995)
Larry Thompson	...	Himself (Referee) (106 episodes, 1991-1994)
Lee Reherman	...	Hawk (104 episodes, 1991-1996)
Galen Tomlinson	...	Turbo (101 episodes, 1991-1996)
Lori Fetrick	...	Ice (96 episodes, 1991-1996)
Danny Lee Clark	...	Nitro (94 episodes, 1989-1996)
Michael M. Horton	...	Gemini (80 episodes, 1989-1993)
Larry Csonka	...	Himself - Host (78 episodes, 1991-1993)
Daz Crawford	...	Diesel (77 episodes, 1993-1996)
Erika Andersch	...	Diamond (70 episodes, 1991-1993)
Sha-Ri Pendleton	...	Blaze (69 episodes, 1989-1993)
Steve Henneberry	...	Tower (65 episodes, 1991-1994)
John Harlan	...	Himself - Announcer (65 episodes, 1990-1993)
Shirley Eson	...	Sky (60 episodes, 1993-1996)
Lynn 'Red' Williams	...	Sabre (60 episodes, 1993-1996)

Storyline

A seasonal competition in which two men and two women compete against each other and a roster of "American Gladiators". Events include, The Assault, Joust, The Wall, Breakthrough and Conquer, Hang Tough, Powerball, and many others, all culminating in the final event, "The Eliminator", a difficult obstacle course race. Every season there is a tournament to determine its "Grand Champion". For two seasons, there was an "International" competition taped in England where the champions from 4-6 countries competed similarly.

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Plot Keywords:

contest | non fiction

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Genres:

Action | Game-Show | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amerikai gladiátorok

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Point Entertainment, Trans World International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Former contestant Rico Costantino went on to become a professional wrestler, and even won two WWE Tag Team Titles.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Human Duplicators (1992)

User Reviews

great entertainment

American Gladiators was great entertainment for an hour worth of TV. I watched this every week, and watch the reruns all the time on cable. American Gladiators is one of my favorite shows of all time, there will be nothing close the original series.