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.
Cast: Mike Adamle
26 episodes
1. Round 1: PreliminariesFemales: Frankie Perry vs Brenda Hund
Males: Craig Williams vs John ShumskiTV-PGCC1 h 0 minDec 31, 1988- 2. Round One PreliminariesFirst Half Preliminary Round 2: Moore vs Wirth / Henry vs JorgeTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 7, 1989
- 3. Round One PreliminariesFirst Half Preliminary Round 3: McCarthy vs. Needham/Hutson vs. SimmonsTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 14, 1989
- 4. Round One PreliminariesFirst Half Preliminary Round 4: Petitto vs. Ross/Carroll vs. WyattTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 14, 1989
- 5. Round One PreliminariesFirst Half Preliminary Round 5: Phillips vs. Cotton/Rogers vs. ToddTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 21, 1989
- 6. Round One QuarterfinalsFirst Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Cotton vs. Hund/Williams vs. ShumskiTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 31, 1989
- 7. Round One QuarterfinalsFirst Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Petitto vs. Ross/Wirth vs. SimmonsTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 31, 1989
- 8. Round One QuarterfinalsFirst Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Henry vs. Needham/Moore vs. HutsonTV-PGCC1 h 0 minJan 31, 1989
- 9. Round One QuarterfinalsFirst Half Quarterfinal Round 4: McCarthy vs. Phillips/Carroll vs. ToddTV-PGCC1 h 0 minFeb 1, 1989
- 10. Round One Semi-finalsFirst Half Semifinal Round 1: Needham vs. Petitto/Williams vs. Carroll/ShumskiTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1989
- 11. Round One Semi-finalsFirst Half Semifinal Round 2: Cotton vs. Phillips/Hutson vs. WirthTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1989
- 12. Round One FinalsFirst Half Final Round: Petitto vs. Phillips/Williams vs. HutsonTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1989
- 13. Highlights From Round OneFirst Half Highlight ShowTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMay 1, 1989
- 14. Round Two PreliminariesPreliminary Round 1: Seymour vs. Jordan/Schwartze vs. FarwellTV-PGCC1 h 0 minSep 1, 1989
- 15. Round Two PreliminariesPreliminary Round 2: Podesta vs. Harrison/Allen vs. HerbstTV-PGCC1 h 0 minSep 1, 1989
- 16. Round Two PreliminariesSecond Half Preliminary Round 3: Anderson vs. Brady/Venturi vs. RampeTV-PGCC1 h 0 minSep 1, 1989
- 17. Round Two PreliminariesSecond Half Preliminary Round 4: Sutton vs. Cueva/Lakatos vs. SilichTV-PGCC1 h 0 minSep 1, 1989
- 18. Round Two PreliminariesSecond Half Preliminary Round 5: Stinson vs. Kidd/Brown vs. KoeberleTV-PGCC1 h 0 minSep 1, 1989
- 19. Round Two QuarterfinalsSecond Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Seymour vs. Brady/Venturi vs. HarrisonTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 20. Round Two QuarterfinalsSecond Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Kidd vs. Herbst/Podesta vs. KoeberleTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 21. Round Two QuarterfinalsSecond Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Sutton vs. Jordan/Lakatos vs. SilichTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 22. Round Two QuarterfinalsSecond Half Quarterfinal Round 4: Anderson vs. Allen/Brown vs. FarwellTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 23. Round Two Semi-finalsSecond Half Semifinal Round 1: Jordan vs. Anderson/Venturi vs. SilichTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 24. Round Two Semi-finalsSecond Half Semifinal Round 2: Podesta vs. Brown/Kidd vs. Seymour/HerbstTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 25. Round Two FinalsSecond Half Final Round: Kidd vs. Anderson/Venturi vs. BrownTV-PGCC1 h 0 minMar 1, 1990
- 26. Grand ChampionshipGrand Championship Final: Anderson vs. Hutson/Venturi vs. PhillipsTV-PGCC1 h 0 minApr 1, 1990
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American Gladiators
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Dan Carr, Johnny C. Ferraro
- Cast
- Mike Adamle
- Studio
- Four Point Entertainment, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, TWI
Maturity rating
TV-PGCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English, Spanish
