American Gladiators (1989 TV series)

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rdf:langString American Gladiators: The Music

rdf:langString Dan Milner, Bill Conti

rdf:langString The first American Gladiators logo, from 1989–1993

rdf:langString Four Point Entertainment

rdf:langString United States

rdf:langString Dan Carr

rdf:langString John Ferraro

rdf:langString Bob Levy

rdf:langString Ron Ziskin

rdf:langString Shukri Ghalayini

rdf:langString American Gladiators

rdf:langString American Gladiators: The Music

rdf:langString Sandstone Music

rdf:langString Featuring Mike Adamle

rdf:langString with

rdf:langString Eythan Keller

rdf:langString J. Brian Gadinsky

rdf:langString Battle Dome

rdf:langString Assault

rdf:langString Eliminator

rdf:langString Whiplash

rdf:langString Gauntlet

rdf:langString American Gladiators Introduction

rdf:langString American Gladiators Opening

rdf:langString American Gladiators Theme

rdf:langString Atlasphere

rdf:langString Breakthrough and Conquer

rdf:langString Hang Tough

rdf:langString Hit Me with Your Best Shot–Pat Benatar

rdf:langString Joust

rdf:langString Jump–The Movement

rdf:langString Oh Yeah–Yello

rdf:langString Powerball

rdf:langString Rock and Roll –Gary Glitter

rdf:langString Swingshot

rdf:langString The Warrior–Scandal

rdf:langString Tuff Enuff–The Fabulous Thunderbirds

rdf:langString Tug-O-War

rdf:langString We Will Rock You–Queen

rdf:langString soundtrack

rdf:langString 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 originally created in 1982 by Johnny C. Ferraro and Dan Carr. Carr gathered the Gladiators and hosted the show, and Ferraro financed and produced the original competition at Erie Tech High School in Erie, Pennsylvania so Ferraro could have the event on film as to shop the new creation. In 1983 Ferraro financed, developed and packaged the American Gladiators as a movie project. In 1984 Carr sold his interest in a literary purchase to Flor-Jon Films. Ferraro had been the main driving force behind the American Gladiators brand since 1982. In 1987, Flor-Jon Films then licensed the unscripted rights to The Samuel Goldwyn Company (now part of MGM). Ferraro is the sole creator of the 1994 kids' version of the series, Gladiators 2000 (a.k.a. G2). An all-star, one-off primetime celebrity special, Superstar American Gladiators aired on ABC on May 4, 1995. Flor-Jon Films, Inc and the Samuel Goldwyn Co in 1993 granted a license to Chariot Entertainment in an effort to launch a live American Gladiators show on the Las Vegas Strip, but the president of Chariot became mired in a securities fraud prosecution, through no fault of Flor-Jon Films or The Samuel Goldwyn Co, and the live show went unrealized. 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. The streaming service Pluto TV, has all episodes on demand as well as a live channel showing reruns from all 7 seasons, in the United States. MGM Television, the successor company to the Samuel Goldwyn Company, during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, sold to NBC a prime-time revival that was closer to the British version than the American, with hosts Hulk Hogan and Lalia Ali, and Van Earl Wright the play-by-play voice. That version lasted two seasons. In July 2014, a revival of American Gladiators was planned in the works by A. Smith & Co. Productions where it would have incorporated elements that were inspired by the popular film franchise The Hunger Games along with mixed martial arts. In August 2018, MGM Television, with Ferraro and actors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, announced plans to bring American Gladiators back again for the 2019–20 season, the 30th anniversary of the franchise's television debut. In September 2021, it was reported that MGM Television has teamed up with WWE (formerly WWF) for a reboot of American Gladiators that will feature WWE wrestlers. The project is currently being pitched to broadcasters and streaming platforms.