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* HarsherInHindsight: With the increased scrutiny on many professional sports leagues on concussion health, the interview with Malibu after he returned from being kicked in the head is painfully stuck in the 90s view of health. He, in character, explicitly mentions not going to a doctor and letting the sun heal him.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Plenty of Gladiators made this their first "acting gig". Probably the most notable is Lee Reherman, aka "Hawk". Lynn Williams (Sabre) would become Jax in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' and fight against Deron [=McBee=] (Malibu) who played Motaro.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Plenty of Gladiators made this their first "acting gig". gig".
** Probably the most notable from the original series is Lee Reherman, aka"Hawk". "Hawk".
** Lynn Williams (Sabre) would become Jax in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' and fight against Deron [=McBee=] (Malibu) who played Motaro.
** Probably the most notable from the original series is Lee Reherman, aka
** Lynn Williams (Sabre) would become Jax in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' and fight against Deron [=McBee=] (Malibu) who played Motaro.
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** From the 2008 revival, Creator/GinaCarano, then best known as a UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts fighter, was "Crush". Soon after, she would retire from MMA and pursue acting full-time.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: That triumphant Bill Conti theme. Mike Adamle has reported that he still wakes up at night humming it, and Nitro has said he heard the theme in his head ''when he was having sex''. The remix used beginning in 1993 is pretty awesome too.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: That triumphant Bill Conti theme.theme, which combines late 80's/early 90's rock and roll with a Roman trumpet fanfare. Mike Adamle has reported that he still wakes up at night humming it, and Nitro has said he heard the theme in his head ''when he was having sex''. The remix used beginning in 1993 is pretty awesome too.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: That triumphant Music/BillConti Bill Conti theme. Mike Adamle has reported that he still wakes up at night humming it, and Nitro has said he heard the theme in his head ''when he was having sex''. The remix used beginning in 1993 is pretty awesome too.
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** Before primarily known for ''Series/Numb3rs'', Creator/DylanBruno was contestant on the show.
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** Before primarily being known for ''Series/Numb3rs'', Creator/DylanBruno was contestant on the show.
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* GameBreaker: Wesley "Two Scoops" Berry was a walking one, as he seemed to set records every time he showed up. (That said, he wasn't immune to failure, as his Jousts tended to end badly.)
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Plenty of Gladiators made this their first "acting gig". Probably the most notable is Lee Reherman, aka "Hawk". Lynn Williams (Sabre) would become Jax in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' and fight against Deron McBee (Malibu) who played Motaro.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Plenty of Gladiators made this their first "acting gig". Probably the most notable is Lee Reherman, aka "Hawk". Lynn Williams (Sabre) would become Jax in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' and fight against Deron McBee [=McBee=] (Malibu) who played Motaro.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Plenty of Gladiators made this their first "acting gig". Probably the most notable is Lee Reherman, aka "Hawk". Lynn Williams (Sabre) would become Jax in ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation''.''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'' and fight against Deron McBee (Malibu) who played Motaro.
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** Before primarily known for ''Series/Numb3rs'', Creator/DylanBruno was contestant on the show.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedVideoGames: ''American Gladiators'' was available for the Nintendo, Genesis, Super Nintendo, and PC. Probably the nicest thing that could be said for them was the biographies of the Gladiators.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedVideoGames: ''American Gladiators'' was available for the Nintendo, NES, Genesis, Super Nintendo, SNES, and PC. Probably the nicest thing that could be said for them was the biographies of the Gladiators.
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* TheWoobie: Dan "Nitro" Clark's off-camera life was pretty sad, as he revealed in [[https://www.avclub.com/nitro-s-nitrofessions-1798217023 his memoirs]].
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** Dan "Nitro" Clark's off-camera life was pretty sad, as he revealed in [[https://www.avclub.com/nitro-s-nitrofessions-1798217023 hismemoirs]].memoirs]].
** Debbie "Storm" Clark (no relation) and her son were homeless for over two years due to fleeing a violent relationship, having no family to help her and being unable to work due to a knee injury. Fortunately, several former Gladiators rallied around them to help her bounce back and she eventually had knee replacement surgery.
** Dan "Nitro" Clark's off-camera life was pretty sad, as he revealed in [[https://www.avclub.com/nitro-s-nitrofessions-1798217023 his
** Debbie "Storm" Clark (no relation) and her son were homeless for over two years due to fleeing a violent relationship, having no family to help her and being unable to work due to a knee injury. Fortunately, several former Gladiators rallied around them to help her bounce back and she eventually had knee replacement surgery.
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* NarmCharm: Let's face it, the show was full of crazy, goofy events that you'd never see in an actual sporting event. But they took it so seriously and it could be genuinely exciting at times, and it just grows on you.
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* GrowingTheBeard: After the first 13 episodes; the beard was fully grown by the time Larry Czonka arrived.
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* GrowingTheBeard: After the first 13 episodes; episodes, the stubble appeared as the budget improved, allowing for a larger set and an actual referee; the beard was fully grown by the time Larry Czonka arrived.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: That triumphant Music/BillConti theme. Mike Adamle has reported that he still wakes up at night humming it, and Nitro has said he heard the theme in his head ''when he was having sex''. The remix used beginning in season 4 is pretty awesome too.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: That triumphant Music/BillConti theme. Mike Adamle has reported that he still wakes up at night humming it, and Nitro has said he heard the theme in his head ''when he was having sex''. The remix used beginning in season 4 1993 is pretty awesome too.too.
* GrowingTheBeard: After the first 13 episodes; the beard was fully grown by the time Larry Czonka arrived.
* GrowingTheBeard: After the first 13 episodes; the beard was fully grown by the time Larry Czonka arrived.
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** Might've been because he was supposed to be the replacement for the original "dirty player", Nitro, who was well liked but left due to the producers refusing to give the Gladiators a piece of the merchandise profits (only to return in season 6). Some might've not liked the "Nitro-lite". He also wasn't that great in the events: he sucked at pretty much every event.
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** Might've been because he was supposed to be the replacement for the original "dirty player", Nitro, who was well liked but left due to the producers refusing to give the Gladiators a piece of the merchandise profits (only to return in season 6). Some might've not liked the "Nitro-lite". He also wasn't that great in the events: he sucked at pretty much every event.everything.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedVideoGames: American Gladiators was available for the Nintendo, Genesis, Super Nintendo, and PC. Probably the nicest thing that could be said for them was the biographies of the Gladiators.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedVideoGames: American Gladiators ''American Gladiators'' was available for the Nintendo, Genesis, Super Nintendo, and PC. Probably the nicest thing that could be said for them was the biographies of the Gladiators.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: That triumphant Music/BillConti theme. Mike Adamle has reported that he still wakes up at night humming it, and Nitro has said he heard the theme in his head ''when he was having sex''. The remix used beginning in season 4 is pretty awesome too.
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** Contender Wrestling/RicoConstantino would later become a Wrestling/{{WWE}} pro wrestler while Mike Adamle became General Manager for the Raw brand and arguably one of more polarizing wrestling personalities in the history of the organization.
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** Contender Wrestling/RicoConstantino would later become a Wrestling/{{WWE}} pro wrestler wrestler, while Mike Adamle Wrestling/MikeAdamle became General Manager for the Raw brand and arguably one of more polarizing wrestling personalities in the history of the organization.organization.
** Going the other way, some of the Gladiators appeared on TV before the show began. Nitro was a football-player extra on the Creator/{{HBO}} original series ''1st and Ten'', Gemini [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJ13QBQyMg appeared as a contestant on an episode]] of ''Series/PressYourLuck'', and Zap [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyZYAOWmGtc appeared in an episode]] of ''Series/CardSharks'' [[ItMakesSenseInContext arm-wrestling Bob Eubanks]].
** Going the other way, some of the Gladiators appeared on TV before the show began. Nitro was a football-player extra on the Creator/{{HBO}} original series ''1st and Ten'', Gemini [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFJ13QBQyMg appeared as a contestant on an episode]] of ''Series/PressYourLuck'', and Zap [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyZYAOWmGtc appeared in an episode]] of ''Series/CardSharks'' [[ItMakesSenseInContext arm-wrestling Bob Eubanks]].
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** In one game of Atlasphere, the smoke that would come out anytime a contestant scored failed to work. (This may have been why after the move to Gladiator Arena, they added chase lights around the pod sensors, just in case the smoke failed again.)
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** In one game of Atlasphere, the smoke that would come out anytime a contestant scored failed to work. (This may have been why after the move to Gladiator Arena, they added chase lights around the pod sensors, just in case the smoke failed again. They also redesigned the pods to not be recessed in the center, to prevent the cage balls from getting stuck within the pods; this happened at least once.)
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** In one game of Atlasphere, the smoke that would come out anytime a contestant scored failed to work. (This may have been why after the move to Gladiator Arena, they added chase lights around the pod sensors, just in case the smoke failed again.)
