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American Gladiators

5.8·7 seasons·167 episodes·60 min avg.·United States of America

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.

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Round 1: PreliminariesUp next
Dec 31, 1988

Females: Frankie Perry vs Brenda Hund Males: Craig Williams vs John Shumski

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Round One Preliminaries
Round One Preliminaries
Jan 7, 1989

First Half Preliminary Round 2: Moore vs Wirth / Henry vs Jorge

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Round One Preliminaries
Round One Preliminaries
Jan 14, 1989

First Half Preliminary Round 3: McCarthy vs. Needham/Hutson vs. Simmons

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Round One Preliminaries
Round One Preliminaries
Jan 14, 1989

First Half Preliminary Round 4: Petitto vs. Ross/Carroll vs. Wyatt

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Round One Preliminaries
Round One Preliminaries
Jan 21, 1989

First Half Preliminary Round 5: Phillips vs. Cotton/Rogers vs. Todd

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Round One Quarterfinals
Round One Quarterfinals
Jan 31, 1989

First Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Cotton vs. Hund/Williams vs. Shumski

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Round One Quarterfinals
Round One Quarterfinals
Jan 31, 1989

First Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Petitto vs. Ross/Wirth vs. Simmons

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Round One Quarterfinals
Round One Quarterfinals
Jan 31, 1989

First Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Henry vs. Needham/Moore vs. Hutson

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Round One Quarterfinals
Round One Quarterfinals
Feb 1, 1989

First Half Quarterfinal Round 4: McCarthy vs. Phillips/Carroll vs. Todd

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Round One Semi-finals
Round One Semi-finals
Mar 1, 1989

First Half Semifinal Round 1: Needham vs. Petitto/Williams vs. Carroll/Shumski

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Round One Semi-finals
Round One Semi-finals
Mar 1, 1989

First Half Semifinal Round 2: Cotton vs. Phillips/Hutson vs. Wirth

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Round One Finals
Round One Finals
Mar 1, 1989

First Half Final Round: Petitto vs. Phillips/Williams vs. Hutson

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Highlights From Round One
Highlights From Round One
May 1, 1989

First Half Highlight Show

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Round Two Preliminaries
Round Two Preliminaries
Sep 1, 1989

Preliminary Round 1: Seymour vs. Jordan/Schwartze vs. Farwell

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Round Two Preliminaries
Round Two Preliminaries
Sep 1, 1989

Preliminary Round 2: Podesta vs. Harrison/Allen vs. Herbst

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Round Two Preliminaries
Round Two Preliminaries
Sep 1, 1989

Second Half Preliminary Round 3: Anderson vs. Brady/Venturi vs. Rampe

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Round Two Preliminaries
Round Two Preliminaries
Sep 1, 1989

Second Half Preliminary Round 4: Sutton vs. Cueva/Lakatos vs. Silich

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Round Two Preliminaries
Round Two Preliminaries
Sep 1, 1989

Second Half Preliminary Round 5: Stinson vs. Kidd/Brown vs. Koeberle

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Round Two Quarterfinals
Round Two Quarterfinals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Seymour vs. Brady/Venturi vs. Harrison

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Round Two Quarterfinals
Round Two Quarterfinals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Kidd vs. Herbst/Podesta vs. Koeberle

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Round Two Quarterfinals
Round Two Quarterfinals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Sutton vs. Jordan/Lakatos vs. Silich

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Round Two Quarterfinals
Round Two Quarterfinals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Quarterfinal Round 4: Anderson vs. Allen/Brown vs. Farwell

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Round Two Semi-finals
Round Two Semi-finals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Semifinal Round 1: Jordan vs. Anderson/Venturi vs. Silich

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Round Two Semi-finals
Round Two Semi-finals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Semifinal Round 2: Podesta vs. Brown/Kidd vs. Seymour/Herbst

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Round Two Finals
Round Two Finals
Mar 1, 1990

Second Half Final Round: Kidd vs. Anderson/Venturi vs. Brown

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Grand Championship
Grand Championship
Apr 1, 1990

Grand Championship Final: Anderson vs. Hutson/Venturi vs. Phillips

Cast

1 credited
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Mike Adamle
Host

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