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.

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Episodes

1. Round One Preliminaries 1

First half preliminary 1: Gary Wilson v. Coz Worthington, Toril Torjensen v. Kristi Kopp

2. Round One Preliminaries 2

First half preliminary 2: Alex Engmann/Johnny Vineyard v. James Long, Elise Johnson v. Erica Alstead

3. Round One Preliminaries 3

First half preliminary 3: Randy Jones v. Keith Collins, Johnnie Jonckowski v. Patti Stevenson

4. Round One Preliminaries 4

First half preliminary 4: Eric Monostori/Tim Goldrick v. Greg Petrie, Denise Chase v. Rose Ann Torres

5. Round One Preliminaries 5

First half preliminary 5: Mark Anthony v. Craig Charles, Kimberley Lentz v. Jill Shenk

6. Round One Quarterfinals 1

First half quarterfinal 1: Johnny Vineyard v. Coz Worthington, Kristi Kropp v. Kimberley Lentz

7. Round One Quarterfinals 2

First half quarterfinal 2: Mark Ortega v. Craig Charles, Johnnie Jonckowski v. Sherry Giardina

8. Round One Quarterfinals 3

First half quarterfinal 3: Tom Goldrick v. Randy Jones, Denise Chase v. Erica Alstead

9. Pro Football Challenge of Champions

Pro football alumni compete in a special episode: Jack Hamm, Cliff Branch, Charles White, Phil Villapiano, Greg Pruitt, Jim Kiick

10. Round One Semifinals 1

First half semifinal 1: Mark Ortega v. Johnny Vineyard, Johnny Jonckowski v. Kimberley Lentz

11. Round One Semifinals 2

First half semifinal 2: Tim Goldrick v. Coz Worthington, Kristi Kropp v. Denise Chase

12. Round One Finals

First half final: Tim Goldrick v. Mark Ortega, Kristi Kropp v. Kimberley Lentz

13. Round Two Preliminaries 1

Second half preliminary 1: Robert Bender v. Kevin Cleary, A.J. Perling v. Angela Sheppard

14. Round Two Preliminaries 2

Second half preliminary 2: Chris Parisi v. George Blasius, Trace Wolf v. Kathy Mollica

15. Round Two Preliminaries 3

Second half preliminary 3: Joseph Mauro v. Dennis Watts, Patricia Murray v. Teri Plunkett

16. Round Two Preliminaries 4

Second half preliminary 4: Ted Papenhagen v. Tommy Knox, Angela Stearns v. Talpha Lehnen

17. Round Two Preliminaries 5

Second half preliminary 5: Darrell Gholar v. Jay Macormack/Anthony Jackson, Vivian Riley v. Lisa Sierra

18. Round Two Preliminaries 6

Second half preliminary 6: Marek Wilczynski v. Tony Curella, Stephanie Violante v. Tracy Passo

19. Round Two Quarterfinals 1

Second half quarterfinal 1: Kevin Cleary v. Tommy Knox, Vivian Riley/Angela Stearns v. Susan Stencil

20. Round Two Quarterfinals 2

Second half quarterfinal 2: Darrell Gholar v. Tony Curella, Talpha Lehnen v. Tracy Passo

21. Round Two Quarterfinals 3

Second half quarterfinal 3: Joseph Mauro v. Gearge Blasius, A.J. Perling v. Kathy Mollica

22. Round Two Semifinals 1

Second half semifinal 1: Tommy Knox v. Darrell Gholar, Tracy Passo v. Susan Stencil

23. Round Two Semifinals 2

Second half semifinal 2: Joseph Mauro v. Tony Curella; Kathy Mollica v. A.J. Perling

24. Round Two Finals

Second half final: Joseph Mauro v. Darrell Gholar, Kathy Mollica v. Susan Stencil

25. Grand Championship

Grand Championship: Mark Ortega v. Joseph Mauro, Kimberly Lentz v. Kathy Mollica

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