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American Gladiators

1988–1994 · 7 seasons

A loud, colourful Saturday-afternoon spectacle of muscle, foam weapons and cheering crowds that you can half-watch while folding laundry.

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Overview
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.
How it feels
Brisk and fine in the background.
About
Sport, ambition, power
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    reality
    Created by
    Dan Carr, Johnny C. Ferraro
    Starring
    Mike Adamle, William 'Billy' Smith, Larry Csonka, Marisa Pare, Cheryl Baldinger, Danny Lee Clark, Tonya Knight, Jim Starr
    Length
    7 seasons, 167 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    USA Network
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English, Spanish

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