Gladiators - Series 2 Episode 1 - 18th September 1993

It's the first episode of the new series and hosts Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu introduce the female and male contenders. The girls then face Lightning and Scorpio at new event Skytrak, while the boys take on new gladiator Trojan and Saracen. The girls then get ready to face Jet and another new gladiator, olympic champion Nightshade.

[@drewb1263]

Let's have some appreciation for how good the opening song is

[@JamiesonComedy]

Bring it back. With this style. Not modernised shit. Nostalgia is hot. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@conorsmith8551]

do you feeeeeeeeel the power of the glaaaaaadiators

[@xragdoll5662]

@@conorsmith8551do you have the willll and the skillllll

[@chloefazakerley7319]

⁠@@xragdoll5662 do you have the speed, the strength, the heart to be a winner.

[@AmaanStorm]

It's back!!! 2024 promises to be a good year and they're keeping the snow as close to the original this time!

[@user-hu1yi8ox9z]

Luckily it is.

[@damsellex9545]

This was my Saturday evening past time.

[@dazzajc86]

You will honestly never get better than 90s Saturday night TV, entire families together week in week out watching this peak TV. SUPERB.

[@bdav9147pug1]

I reckon they need to bring big break and you bet

[@benfisher1376]

The trouble is those days are gone. Most families don't watch TV together anymore. Too many other ways to access it.

[@kinnyjohnson8787]

The cornerstone of any Saturday night

[@reddeadmadness9032]

people seemed much more grounded back then, even the body builders seem humble...

[@alistairhomewood7344]

Red Dead Madness 'body builders'

[@visionist7]

My CHILDHOOD

[@grahampilcher8412]

phil was a legend.

[@isaacali2890]

Wot a show , omg what days they were . Intro music those days were awesome

[@Francine5522]

So excited for the new series 2024. Glad they kept the 90's style. I will miss Wolf 🐺 😂

[@4653jenna]

there did not 90's style. of the events

[@Francine5522]

@@4653jenna 🤔🤔🤔

[@Arghans]

Amongst all the imported American shows it was great to have one that took the bells and whistles but still had that very British edge. That Savivor-esque theme song 😀

[@MrStevenastley]

When society seemed much more pleasant... What's happened to modern day life?!

[@williamdawson3532]

The internet

[@ScapoloMichael]

​@@williamdawson3532antisocial media

[@ladypenelope99]

When men were men and women were women.

[@hitchslap8254]

Ironing my Ben Sherman shirt, slapping on the lynx Africa. That was the 90s.

[@tosspot1305]

Yer back when lynx actually worked

[@russyJ20]

@@tosspot1305 It never worked, we just kept applying

[@shabarney]

Best showing the 90's loved watching this every Saturday really wanted to be Jet! Xx

[@drawwithdan5821]

I wanted to be in Jet. Still do.

[@bigjohnzen]

Wolf loved to play the villain

[@taufeeqahmed7741]

V watched this every sat wat a show it was

[@fruitlion8]

Young me: "These events are so exciting, and Wolf is so funny!" Current me: "Oh no, most of them are hot."

[@drawwithdan5821]

Used to love watching this as a kid. I would have been 10 when this was on. I never cottoned on at the time how gorgeous Ulrika was. Jet was my fave though, even back then.

[@thebezzochannel7206]

Used to be this and the old superman TV series with usually a chinese takeaway eating dinner in the living room with a tray on my lap. What memories

[@helenchelmicka3028]

Oooh I loooved that superman tv series!! Teri hatcher was amazing in it too! 😀

[@ScapoloMichael]

​@@helenchelmicka3028I think it was called "Lois & Clark" I remember

[@midnightwitch4603]

I loved this show, wolf and nightshade were the best !!!!!

[@katebrown9004]

My childhood fav tv show on Saturday nights at my mum's !

[@chriscache1337]

thanks mate!

[@jimmyfarley5581]

I'd love to be tag teamed by Jet and Lightening.

[@lotuseater7247]

It's funny because it's an innuendo

[@paulwhite9264]

Shag fuck out of jet

[@dan003]

Add Falcon in there too. Utterly gorgeous.

[@matthewlong5917]

Not Scorpio ???

[@jimmyfarley5581]

@@matthewlong5917 any will suffice.

[@oregonwanderer]

I miss this show. Oh for the good ol' days.

[@leecarter669]

Prime Saturday night TV!! I wish they would bring this back!

[@bendarling5573]

Apparently, they are. Filming this year. I can’t guarantee it won’t be rubbish, though…

[@hills50]

​@@bendarling5573though, we all know it will be

[@conorsmith8551]

Well Bradley Walsh is presenting, Ian wright is no longer doing motd so maybe he might present gladiators again? But I’m cautiously optimistic it will be very good Saturday viewing 😊

[@bobomb1986]

Amazing to think that the man who was possibly the second best contender ever after Sir Twoscoops could easily have lost his opening heat if Richard hadn't stumbled on the cargo net...

[@NightHawk12to81]

And he should have lost, because Richard had a good goal in Powerball waved off. Had that not happened, Richard would have had the half-second head start and won.

[@kittycupcakes5540]

Go gladiators go!😍

[@cameronfitzgerald3542]

Jet was hot and still is hot today, during the power ball game Jet was the only gladiator not wearing shin pads I mean talk about sexy.

[@StFidjnr]

3 new elements in the eliminator

[@NathanF11989]

Fantastic. Will you be uploading all the Gladiators episodes as they appear on Challenge?

[@gandalfthegay420]

If you add Arnie and some gruesome deaths , it's literally Running Man! Old Gladiators was mint! ❤

[@michaelpout9701]

Great memories of years sgo

[@garyparkinson6198]

Jet ❤❤❤

[@Tubewings]

If that men's eliminator had been a dead heat, I guarantee you they would have rerun the course from the start of the balance beam.

[@jollyroger1824]

Remember SHADOW with them eyes 👀 he propa eyeballed you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paulmachin1198]

Phil. Winning gladiators and having a record breaking hit with wet wet wet. What a chap.

[@conorsmith8551]

😂😂😂 I feel it in my Skytrak… I feel it in my toes … wolf is all around me..

[@davechurchill8711]

Hang tough the best event theme if not duel.

[@simonc4764]

They had cheerleaders in the 90s, not the BBC version now☹

[@reddeadmadness9032]

jet!!

[@robevans5507]

no reason why they cant bring this back theres more fitness freaks today than ever before if they can bring back the bill & crystal maze surely this deserves it

[@BlowingSmoke247]

This is wayyyyyy better then the American Gladiators intro them TF!!

[@williamwhite2830]

Jet❤

[@angelasmithson5291]

WOW, the contender in pink ought to be a gladiator herself!! 😮

[@grahampilcher8412]

I hear that series 2 and series 3 will be coming on challenge will you be uploading them onto here as they come on

[@dianesmith8335]

Ulrika Johnson speaks better English than me

[@cha9165]

Aaawooogaaaa 😂

[@nicoleadams8436]

Amazin programme, amazin sound track too, like mighty morphin power rangers ❤ wish i could have a go!!

[@ScapoloMichael]

I always get the Gladiators & Power Rangers themes mixed up when I sing them. _Go Go Gladiaytaaahs_

[@guypalmer7961]

R.I.P Bernadette "Falcon" Hunt

[@volkerwanderung1426]

for tugging the gladiator off :D

[@lukemccann]

All glory to God 🙏🏼❤️😄

[@lotuseater7247]

The three blacks are named; shadow, Night Shade, and Saragen...

[@moneymaster4812]

How did the yellow bird ever get on that show

[@sassbrat]

Now i know why i don't know any of these Gladiators. This is the British version which The USA at around the same time had their version. Don't know which came 1st by the way. theme song was awsome

[@azz17394]

The voice over is John Sachs who voices dancing on ice and alan cars epic game show and is son to Andrew Sachs.

[@EdwardElfigo]

RIP Jet (“the PD Dog”)

[@MJ-sm2yu]

What's the PD Dog?

[@miagifodder5599]

that half a second did it

[@gancho1234]

When tv was good

[@dawnkiernan1585]

Didn't know someone from me hometown was on it.

[@StunnedByWrestling]

Same

[@StunnedByWrestling]

I'll guess it's Tafe116 earlier

[@TheScientist43]

I'm 42 and I actually REMEMBER that show off in the pink female contestant from first time round. Jesus!

[@ruthwalton3703]

Never known anyone get Pom pommed to death

[@jsmithmultimediatech]

Made me laugh that!

[@ServingUptheT]

I wonder what night shade shouted down to Pauline after their suspension bridge fight?

[@MJ-sm2yu]

"That's for Falcon".

[@LiamLewyShepherd]

Is that Neil from the Young Ones who loves martial arts?

[@jeffreyvickers8076]

Scientology intro vibes

[@robotleaves]

38:35 😅

[@SirUnaiEmery]

That black chick was a beast

[@EXCELLENTpoo]

Great show, shame about Fashanu, massive prat...

[@whatevermakesyouhappy5932]

Ulrika-ka-ka-ka-

[@Kim-ss5bb]

How did that woman win miss Birmingham 😂

[@georgesmith4476]

Pauline is amazingly HOT throughout the episode, but especially in the little section between 22:34 and 22:49

[@PJV1990]

4:16 Can you imagine if that happened on TV today? The snowflakes would have a complete meltdown and accuse that guy of r**e/s****l harassment. Given what happened to that Spanish football guy recently he'd likely be prosecuted and have his entire life destroyed thanks to the pressure created by a vocal few on social media.

[@betamax1828]

Think Pauline had asthma or something cause she was dying after every challenge

[@giuseppe397]

Phil's Mum were hot.

[@xtraspecialmango]

I wonder how many Gladiators, Ulrika slept with 🤔

[@giuseppe397]

At least 3

[@Sniper_d901]

You wernt from there.This aint they same planet or the săme people. So dont lie you wernt from there. Im they only one left i know you never followed me. Ive been frew Countless planets. Lies. Conmen. And they wana go to war

[@simisimisimi]

who were you talking to 😂😂