Gladiator Laser Absolutely Decimates In Joust! | American Gladiators | Full Episode | S02E01

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @TaiidanOnslaught
    @TaiidanOnslaught 2 года назад +161

    This is my childhood. 10/10

    • @BruteStrength99
      @BruteStrength99 2 года назад +3

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

    • @spicytrashpanda
      @spicytrashpanda 9 месяцев назад

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

    • @Jaehawk11
      @Jaehawk11 8 месяцев назад

      @@BruteStrength99hmlpp

  • @brickchains1
    @brickchains1 2 года назад +338

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

    • @cMARVEL360
      @cMARVEL360 Год назад +11

      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
      @brickchains1 Год назад +12

      @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
      @chattingesque372 Год назад +6

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

    • @testshietchannel
      @testshietchannel Год назад +3

      No kiddin!
      I'll see myself out.

    • @testshietchannel
      @testshietchannel Год назад +4

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

  • @Zerogata
    @Zerogata Год назад +184

    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
      @reneastle8447 Год назад +5

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

    • @sairosekk
      @sairosekk Год назад +2

      That sucks.

    • @robbank8027
      @robbank8027 Год назад +3

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

    • @jeremyriley1238
      @jeremyriley1238 Год назад +8

      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
      @reneastle8447 Год назад +1

      @@jeremyriley1238 Ain't that the truth?

  • @hollywoodhiggins1576
    @hollywoodhiggins1576 Год назад +35

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

  • @davidh4548
    @davidh4548 Год назад +91

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

    • @ErikTheCueist
      @ErikTheCueist Год назад +1

      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
      @davidh4548 Год назад +5

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

    • @arryaxx263
      @arryaxx263 Год назад +3

      @@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
      @ErikTheCueist Год назад +1

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

    • @jaimefish173
      @jaimefish173 Год назад +2

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

  • @ProfessionalDriver101
    @ProfessionalDriver101 11 месяцев назад +29

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

    • @Nimmo1492
      @Nimmo1492 10 месяцев назад +5

      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.

    • @cedrikusable
      @cedrikusable 2 месяца назад

      Quality comes from heart and dedication...nowadays, is all about the goddamn money. I remember fondly this show. I was little back then. A little lad of maybe 7 years old. Back then, I even had toys of the gladiators. I played out in the backyard, recreating battles in the Porsche 😢...They inspired me to get into bodybuilding...I was so sad, when i saw how the producers paid them. Most of them, left with a lot of of injuries, that still damage them till this day, others have their demons( drugs and alcohol) product of the issues with the show...they are forsaken...forgotten...but not entirely...they made changes...in people,like me. That's what life is all about. You manage to do something positive, you will have your reward, long after you are gone. Your name shall not be forgotten ..❤

  • @bostonspencer2979
    @bostonspencer2979 2 года назад +19

    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.

  • @-C.S.R
    @-C.S.R Год назад +26

    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
      @RettetdenUmlaut Год назад +5

      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

  • @gilraine1225
    @gilraine1225 Год назад +14

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

  • @lanetracarther7282
    @lanetracarther7282 Год назад +24

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

    • @daffers2345
      @daffers2345 Год назад +1

      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
      @lanetracarther7282 Год назад +2

      @@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
      @ericmendenhall2867 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @cpowell7623
      @cpowell7623 10 месяцев назад +1

      The British version has just been brought back

    • @Kirit034
      @Kirit034 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@cpowell7623 SO lucky

  • @kenshi7139
    @kenshi7139 7 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @equesfuscus
    @equesfuscus 2 года назад +90

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

    • @Aiphiae
      @Aiphiae 2 года назад +13

      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
      @Dman3827 2 года назад

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

    • @LP-fy8wr
      @LP-fy8wr Год назад +9

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

    • @professorpenne9962
      @professorpenne9962 Год назад +2

      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
      @ErikTheCueist Год назад +1

      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.

  • @katiew0916
    @katiew0916 Год назад +18

    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
      @KimKimberly1979 Год назад +2

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

  • @jasoncagle9862
    @jasoncagle9862 Год назад +41

    Almost cried watching this again, beauty of being a child

  • @ninowaves4061
    @ninowaves4061 Год назад +9

    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!

    • @codeman3788
      @codeman3788 5 месяцев назад +3

      Ironically Rico would go on to wrestle for them later on

  • @dospostmann9361
    @dospostmann9361 Год назад +7

    So nostalgic! I loves this show as a kid

  • @SapinskiMath
    @SapinskiMath 2 года назад +19

    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."

  • @jpichet6999
    @jpichet6999 8 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @Lorijenken
    @Lorijenken Год назад +5

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

  • @leeartlee915
    @leeartlee915 Год назад +9

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

    • @UniteForgetLeftRight
      @UniteForgetLeftRight Год назад +4

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

  • @coctimusprime1872
    @coctimusprime1872 Год назад +7

    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

  • @JonnySuite13
    @JonnySuite13 Год назад +2

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

  • @cerebralcortechreviews1426
    @cerebralcortechreviews1426 Год назад +8

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

  • @jrthetravelingsalesman6357
    @jrthetravelingsalesman6357 Год назад +6

    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.

  • @alexanderleach3365
    @alexanderleach3365 Год назад +4

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

  • @2crazyg173
    @2crazyg173 2 года назад +15

    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 🤼‍♂️

  • @HarryBalzak
    @HarryBalzak Год назад +13

    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
      @zmbdog 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @MrHackTheGibson
    @MrHackTheGibson 2 года назад +9

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

  • @agonzalez8924
    @agonzalez8924 Год назад +9

    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.

  • @SomeGuyFromOK
    @SomeGuyFromOK Год назад +2

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

  • @rul1175
    @rul1175 6 месяцев назад +2

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

  • @bubbly871
    @bubbly871 Год назад +6

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

    • @moviemetalhead
      @moviemetalhead Год назад

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

  • @sethfreeman1147
    @sethfreeman1147 2 года назад +24

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

    • @Mrd9960
      @Mrd9960 Год назад +1

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

    • @skyguy5587
      @skyguy5587 Год назад +1

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

    • @califinn
      @califinn Год назад +1

      Ice was a killer, she was a great athlete.

    • @Lace-A-Motion
      @Lace-A-Motion Год назад

      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
      @marcushamner5994 Год назад

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

  • @scottvasquez1401
    @scottvasquez1401 2 месяца назад +1

    Season 2 was awesome. They found their format and the events and eliminator are the formats we are familiar with and love.

  • @LBPreviews
    @LBPreviews 2 года назад +4

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

    • @ErikTheCueist
      @ErikTheCueist Год назад +1

      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.

  • @LscVip
    @LscVip Год назад +7

    Netflix Muscles & Mayhem brought me here 💪

  • @Marzimus
    @Marzimus Год назад +5

    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.. 🤔

  • @andysee6996
    @andysee6996 Год назад +9

    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.

    • @flipjupiter1
      @flipjupiter1 Год назад +2

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

    • @mae2759
      @mae2759 Год назад +1

      Rico wrestled in WWE.

    • @mae2759
      @mae2759 Год назад +1

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

    • @foxmccloud7055
      @foxmccloud7055 Год назад

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

    • @ErikTheCueist
      @ErikTheCueist Год назад

      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.

  • @Dman3827
    @Dman3827 2 года назад +11

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

  • @Eagleknight815
    @Eagleknight815 2 года назад +6

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

    • @nak3dxsnake
      @nak3dxsnake Год назад +1

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

  • @MrMatthias
    @MrMatthias 2 года назад +71

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

    • @StFidjnr
      @StFidjnr 2 года назад +13

      Pre 2 scoops Berry

    • @DIESEL0759
      @DIESEL0759 2 года назад +4

      Rico and perhaps Billy Wirth.

    • @dlopezdlo11
      @dlopezdlo11 2 года назад +11

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

    • @MrRudyc85
      @MrRudyc85 2 года назад +3

      Him, Kyler Storm, Two Scoops Berry

    • @flipjupiter1
      @flipjupiter1 Год назад +3

      And the guy from The Lost Boys!

  • @VDHunterX
    @VDHunterX Год назад +4

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

  • @Marc_Masters
    @Marc_Masters Год назад +1

    Love the fact they started posting full episodes!!

  • @hambone3d387
    @hambone3d387 Год назад +4

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

  • @aznnp77
    @aznnp77 2 года назад +61

    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
      @wesendreizehn6710 Год назад

      And yet, people nowadays tryin to claim past

    • @professorpenne9962
      @professorpenne9962 Год назад

      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
      @ErikTheCueist Год назад

      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
      @mightyoaks80 Год назад

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

    • @TheGreenGoblinYT
      @TheGreenGoblinYT Год назад

      ​@@ErikTheCueist why do you say that

  • @MrRudyc85
    @MrRudyc85 2 года назад +15

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

    • @Mr.paint123
      @Mr.paint123 Год назад

      Really ?
      What was his stage name ?

    • @MrRudyc85
      @MrRudyc85 Год назад

      @@Mr.paint123 Rico or Rainbow Rico

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami Год назад

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

    • @ejcorley7478
      @ejcorley7478 Год назад

      Thank you for sending me down this rabbit hole

    • @MrRudyc85
      @MrRudyc85 Год назад

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

  • @roslide
    @roslide День назад

    Havent watched an episode of American Gladiators in DECADES but after watching this, i still rememeber it so clearly. Feels like I just watched this show yesterday. 😢

  • @MarkPlotkin-df8cn
    @MarkPlotkin-df8cn Год назад +3

    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 ❤😊

  • @RickyBobby585
    @RickyBobby585 Год назад +3

    Loved Saturday mornings watched WWF after this

  • @jimhults4916
    @jimhults4916 2 года назад +4

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

  • @rippspeck
    @rippspeck Год назад +4

    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.

  • @enigmazero8624
    @enigmazero8624 Год назад +6

    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
      @TheGreenGoblinYT Год назад +1

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

    • @enigmazero8624
      @enigmazero8624 Год назад +1

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

    • @TheGreenGoblinYT
      @TheGreenGoblinYT Год назад

      @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
      @StryderK Год назад

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

  • @Jeffko78
    @Jeffko78 Год назад +5

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

  • @amcgarvin4life30
    @amcgarvin4life30 2 года назад +9

    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
      @michaelbreen7865 2 года назад +2

      Wait, WHEN WAS THAT ANNOUNCED?

    • @amcgarvin4life30
      @amcgarvin4life30 2 года назад +3

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

    • @Dman3827
      @Dman3827 2 года назад +1

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

  • @parkerbeard6170
    @parkerbeard6170 5 месяцев назад

    The 90's was the best time to be a kid! I remember watching this non stop with my older brother in the summer times! Nitro and Zap were my favorite Gladiators!

  • @kevinjwhite334
    @kevinjwhite334 2 года назад +8

    American Gladiators' Very own wonder woman: Diamond 💎

    • @jordandavis9665
      @jordandavis9665 2 года назад

      Are the hosts wear grey pants with suits and tie

    • @DIESEL0759
      @DIESEL0759 2 года назад

      @@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
      @JohnHartson20 2 года назад

      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.

  • @DJSeanE
    @DJSeanE 3 месяца назад

    I watched that show quite a bit back in those days. Nostalgia overload for me.

  • @kungfujiujitsufliptrick4832
    @kungfujiujitsufliptrick4832 Год назад +1

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

  • @markcushines3120
    @markcushines3120 2 года назад +19

    My favorite female American gladiator is Blaze.

    • @JohnHartson20
      @JohnHartson20 Год назад +3

      yes forever and ever.

    • @aaronbruceladner1983
      @aaronbruceladner1983 Год назад +3

      Mine is GOLD

    • @marcushamner5994
      @marcushamner5994 7 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @JohnHartson20
      @JohnHartson20 7 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @marcushamner5994
      @marcushamner5994 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@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, 🥰😊👊🏾🤍

  • @Gr8gg787
    @Gr8gg787 Год назад +3

    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
      @kagemaru259 Год назад +2

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

  • @ashleyjones9928
    @ashleyjones9928 8 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @mikesilva3868
    @mikesilva3868 Год назад +2

    Great episode 😊

  • @karloshskorner2874
    @karloshskorner2874 2 года назад +6

    Loved this show ❤️

  • @user-mu5ny1ks6t
    @user-mu5ny1ks6t Год назад +1

    I enjoyed watching this show back in the day

  • @bigpun4780
    @bigpun4780 9 месяцев назад

    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

  • @drewzuhosky6826
    @drewzuhosky6826 2 года назад +25

    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
      @misstee101 2 года назад +1

      Oh no! Sorry

    • @DIESEL0759
      @DIESEL0759 2 года назад +1

      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
      @peterwilliamskelhorn6675 2 года назад +1

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

    • @michaelbreen7865
      @michaelbreen7865 2 года назад +1

      DAMN!

    • @michaelbreen7865
      @michaelbreen7865 2 года назад +2

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

  • @STEJTHEGREATEST
    @STEJTHEGREATEST 2 года назад +2

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

  • @justinmajors2872
    @justinmajors2872 Год назад

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

  • @taureanmay7480
    @taureanmay7480 2 года назад +5

    R.I.P. Billy Smith.

    • @taureanmay7480
      @taureanmay7480 2 года назад +4

      A/K/A Thunder ⛈ ♥ 😍 👌 💙 ❤.

  • @darklordojeda
    @darklordojeda Год назад +1

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

  • @Dman3827
    @Dman3827 2 года назад +3

    Trish and Sheila were fun to watch.

  • @MLAM168
    @MLAM168 10 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @Dman3827
    @Dman3827 2 года назад +3

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

  • @trojandarkhorse2022
    @trojandarkhorse2022 Год назад +3

    Ahh, Rico the legend 💯👍

  • @jret65541
    @jret65541 10 месяцев назад +1

    For a 10 yr old kid this was the best show

  • @cross25011990
    @cross25011990 Год назад +1

    what an insane good concept of a TV show :O

  • @Galactis1
    @Galactis1 Год назад

    This was the best thing ever on tv.

  • @nak3dxsnake
    @nak3dxsnake Год назад +2

    When television looked like shit but was fucking awesome!

  • @Jacob-pj4gp
    @Jacob-pj4gp Год назад +1

    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

  • @Aiphiae
    @Aiphiae 2 года назад +7

    The 90s were so awesome.

  • @kervsentineses2851
    @kervsentineses2851 8 дней назад

    Early 90s... my favorite sports game

  • @Lace-A-Motion
    @Lace-A-Motion Год назад +2

    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.

  • @argonunya1543
    @argonunya1543 6 месяцев назад +1

    American Gladiators was the height of Fly 90s cheese. Laser was indeed All That And A Bag Of Chips and this show was truly Da Bomb. Talk To The Hand (Cause The Face Don’t Understand) if you think otherwise.✋ Booyah!

  • @findingtheFOOT
    @findingtheFOOT Год назад +1

    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

  • @flipjupiter1
    @flipjupiter1 Год назад +1

    A few years ago Pluto TV had a dedicated channel to American Gladiators. I would watch it every morning while having breakfast before going to work. I dont know if they still have the channel.

  • @80sand90sonly
    @80sand90sonly 6 месяцев назад

    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!

  • @Paulafan5
    @Paulafan5 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @ajms7963
    @ajms7963 Год назад +2

    That theme music just gets me every time.

  • @hellpermonkey
    @hellpermonkey Год назад +1

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

  • @BradleyBoy
    @BradleyBoy 2 года назад +3

    ESPN Classic

  • @HouseDaddyHouse
    @HouseDaddyHouse 2 года назад

    This show SLAPPED!

  • @multipletanksyndrome
    @multipletanksyndrome 4 месяца назад

    They need to bring this back.

  • @navyman4
    @navyman4 2 года назад +2

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

  • @thetruthhurts4147
    @thetruthhurts4147 Год назад +1

    I'm missing my vintage commercials.

  • @aaronbruceladner1983
    @aaronbruceladner1983 Год назад +1

    This is My Favorite Season

  • @probochronicles3991
    @probochronicles3991 Год назад

    Loved the show as a kid....

  • @Ghlyta
    @Ghlyta Год назад +3

    Use me as a Netflix brought me here button

  • @gregstouse2946
    @gregstouse2946 Год назад +2

    RIP Tonya 'GOLD' Knight!!

  • @TimAvila-r4b
    @TimAvila-r4b 2 дня назад

    Omg I was just a little boy watching this in the 90s. Here I am 38 years in 2024. 😂😂😂😂

  • @jenniferthomas5305
    @jenniferthomas5305 Год назад +1

    So much better without all the commercials!!! Loved watching this in the 80's. A little cheesy now but still fun