UK Gladiators - Series 2 1993 - Heat 2

[@jamalblackwood634]

Gary was just bantering with the Gladiators.

[@Costas22]

All these years later you can truly appreciate what Wolf was doing. The series was SO much more entertaining because of him.

[@antster1983]

This was a sports entertainment series at heart, so Wolf provided an element of kayfabe to the proceedings as a heel.

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

Even though he showed no respect to the contenders, just remember that on occasion he would be a nice guy, and he would look cool when working out

[@Burningrobes]

@@bentheswitchsportsfan06 Showed no respect on screen, i wouldn't be surprised if he told them in advance that he was going to be nasty to them if they won. He broke character a lot throughout the entire run of gladiators and showed that he wasn't actually a bad guy.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

​@@Burningrobes He said in an interview that he actually told contenders seconds in advance on games like pyramid that he was about to push them from behind!!!

[@MattTheSpratt]

god, wolf really was the perfect Heel, absolute legend

[@theotyler8350]

I don’t know about you, but for me personally! Sky track is the scariest game on gladiators! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

American Gladiator Sabre said that when he did Sky Track, he'd say "Stay alive" to himself.

[@yeahsssa8114]

Gary was awesome at the events, if he was better on the Eliminator he would have been a contender to win the Series.

[@pjelly633]

I was only 7 years old when Warrior got hurt, I cried so much all the way though the rest of the episode, now 30 years later I've put my name down for when the applications get sent out for the 2023 revamp, might not have much of a chance with the amount of people applying, but I always swore that if the brought it back I'd try to enter, I'm now a 2nd Dan martial arts instructor teaching women's self defence and it's all thanks to the amazing roll models I had as a child. Would love to give that big guy a hug lol

[@quinncody6030]

Hey, P Jelly. I'm glad I saw your comment. I have now done the same. Hopefully I'll get to do battle with the Gladiators myself.

[@pjelly633]

@@quinncody6030 from what I've been able to find out, every applicant gets the chance to try out, to qualify applicants must be able to do the following 800 meter run in 3mins for women 2:30mins for men 20 foot rope climb 15 for monkey ladder 5 chin up for women 10 for men 30 second pugil combat attacking and 30 seconds defending As many push ups as possible in 1min Highest scoring contestants get picked for the tv show, I'm currently a 2nd Dan martial arts instructor and the only thing I'm worried about is the running lol. Applications go out at the end of this year or begining of next year..... and I can't wait. 😁 and I wish you all the luck in the world xxx

[@quinncody6030]

@@pjelly633 Thanks for the info. I used to be able to run a five-minute mile, so now just have to get back to that sort of level again (I've let it slip over time). This is certainly an incentive to do it. I'm glad every person who applies gets a chance at qualifying . I'm very excited about the opportunity. As the saying goes, you've got to be in it to win it :)

[@quinncody6030]

@@pjelly633 Good luck to you too!

[@MarkcusHines]

RIP (Rest In Peace) Bernadette Hunt aka Falcon (November 6, 1963 - March 14, 2023)

[@37Pete84]

"there's the babysitter, wouldnt fancy her chances up the travelator" bloody hell John 😂

[@porcupinefizzy2908]

I missed this episode in 1993 when it was originally aired, but now I've finally watched this episode in 2019. Although it's 26 years later I'm still glad that I've put a wrong to the right.

[@greenkitty82]

Porcupine Fizzy I really wish they'd bring this show back - it would probably not be the same as the 90s but I would still watch it as it was so good!

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

I watched this episode repeatedly as a 10 year old back in the day, because I taped most of the season 2 and 3 episodes when they originally aired. ;*D

[@thomaswhite3021]

@@greenkitty82it’s coming back very soon!

[@VGChris]

​@@greenkitty82Your prayers have been answered (four years later)

[@DM-kv9kj]

I keep hearing they're bringing Gladiators back! I hope so. They need to keep the fun/playful yet slightly grand elements from it with focus on good sportsmanship. They also need to keep the theme song! Just arrange it with a high quality orchestra and use modern guitar tones, percussion and production. Maybe good powerful female vocals would work better too.

[@PredictedCyborg]

Oh man, I'd LOVE to hear a modern take on the Gladiators theme. There has to at least be someone on YT who has made one... right?

[@megameerkat2634]

Didn't expect Wolf to butt into the commentary. Worth a laugh that was tho. Good show. Shame I was too young to remember it. By the time I was able to remember, there was just the 08 Aussie Gladiators

[@BroskiRIP]

And the 2008 UK remake.

[@EightThreeEight]

9:15 "Wolf, I will not warn you again!" "I didn't hear you!" "You will hear me when I DISQUALIFY you!"

[@dezzyballard7582]

hahahaha i so remember that one

[@ThePiratecheese]

Rhian's bum hitting the camera on the eliminator is hilarious

[@markcushines3120]

Love the female gladiators!

[@BroskiRIP]

My Time Machine dream!.. Joust wasn't a very good addition, too difficult to knock people off and when the platform turned round you got 5 seconds of inactivity... Did they cut it later on? My ideal lineup would be: Atlaspheres The Wall Powerball Swingshot/Gauntlet (rotated) Hang Tough Duel (with platforms 6 inches closer) Eliminator. Then occasionally get Sky Track, the pole climb thing, Suspension Bridge and the balls, the duel on the bridge and the assault course as a special treat (maybe 3 x each per season). Get rid of Joust as it's boring, Pyramid too dangerous. Then have specialist Gladiators on specialist events, so Jet, Lightning and later Vogue on Hang Tough, Shadow and Nightshade on Duel + the bridge, Saracen and Cobra on rings, Warrior Powerball, Hunter on The Wall, Wolf on Sky Track. Panther, Scorpio etc just backup for events like Gauntlet or Swingshot, but not for other events as they're not as good. This was called 'The Ultimate Challenge', so it needs the best people on each game. Also send Shadow to rehab and bring him back as the conquering hero who's turned his life around - superb example to kids + don't bring in that pole vaulter as she lost almost every event... Nightshade should be the leader of the women Glads, Shadow of the men. Anyway, fun to reminisce, but I think it was the additions of some iffy Gladiators (Ace, Trojan, pole vaulter, Khan) and events (Joust mainly) plus losing 4 of the best 7 Glads (Shadow, Warrior, Nightshade Jet - only Lightning, Wolf and Hunter stayed the course) meant the show lost its way from 1996. I do think if they'd kept the best ones it would have been popular until around 2005.

[@gemmacade9963]

Lightening never lost when facing the wall I watched a interview with a few of the original gladiators few months back and it was in a fun facts section. So I’d say that was her specialist event

[@johnstonmartin6650]

Hunter didn't join until the second series. Saracen was there from the start t the very end.

[@MightyVox1]

I just watched this and actually surprised all these new events were introduced so early, I thought it was way later than season 2 because I remember never liking them as much as the originals. Powerball and Gauntlet were good, but wow, all these other things, I don't even want to finish the season watching these. In real life we would play a lot of these events (as kids in the park or whatever) and somehow the original events are just more realistic to reenact, Hang Tough on the hand bars, The Wall on the climbing net, I think it was only Swingshot and Atlasphere that couldn't be replicated on the playground but they are so classic in their own right. After 30 years, I barely even remember these new events existed which just goes to show how inferior they were when they're already in from season 2.

[@ukgladiatorsfan]

Mate you are a legend for putting these up... I reckon these episodes look remastered as well

[@tewolde103]

awww thank you, Cliff D

[@grant666uk]

That was a cracking episode. Top tip. If you download the ep and watch in Vlc you can flip the ratio back to 4/3 and watch it unstretched.

[@namk19]

I think I enjoyed wolf on the announcers mic

[@WhisperUK]

Man as a kid I loved Wolf because he seemed so scary! It's hilarious to watch it back now.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

Yeah. He's just an entertainer

[@hypnotics7886]

Shadow and Nightshade for black Gladiators. So 90’s 🤣

[@DoubleWavedYellows]

I'm amazed the men's Powerball wasn't stopped when the helmets came off both the contender and gladiator!

[@RoyStantz]

I believe they incorporated that rule after this game.

[@JackpotButtonLewis]

35:30 Gladiator Wolf Gatecrash Commentary Appearance LOL! 😃🤣😠🐺🎤

[@andrewesdaile9484]

Wolf on commentary 🤣

[@taofanarchy96-renzomaracas14]

4:50 *100% Savage, 0% Chill.* 9:57 *1000% EPIC.*

[@markcushines3517]

I love Nightshade and Shadow!

[@sonicranger8481]

4:54 “NASTY NASTY WOLFMAN!!!!!”

[@tehcraftydragon]

First appearance of Larry the sheep (I think)

[@ACBlackJ0ck]

Joust and Duel being in the same episode really does show how much of a naff clone Joust was

[@4HBirtcher]

6:27 One of several events on the entire show that makes the contenders and gladiators “air sick”!

[@DeAnteHuffman]

I love Super Cool on the gladiators

[@cairanbrowne7440]

Zodiac was just gorgeous!

[@davidburke7777]

Trojan thought so too.

[@BroskiRIP]

Stunning, but never seemed to do well on events.

[@RoyStantz]

@@BroskiRIP Zodiac was kinda the Lacey Evans of the 90's.

[@thehighjedi5109]

Lol. Great sky bike technique Rowan. Full time mom. Lol yea technique that obviously made her a mom of two.

[@markcushines3120]

Love Nightshade!

[@BroskiRIP]

Best all-rounder of the lot. Power, speed, charisma. Yes, Jet, Lightning and Vogue were the best looking, but Nightshade was the best Gladiator.

[@neilberry1552]

The cameraman I wouldn't fancy her chances on the travelator 🤣🤣🙈

[@neileckford6475]

Even for 1993 H&S standards I'm astounded they let the men do the eliminator without helmets.

[@theotyler8350]

It is not easy facing the gladiators! For all players! You can’t always defeat the gladiators! Especially, the wolf! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

One comment is plenty.

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

9:12 DAMMIT WOLF WHAT DID MR ANDERSON JUST TELL YOU

[@Will-h7h]

LOL John Sachs saying he didn't fancy the babysitters chances of getting up the travelator. Woudln't get away with that now.

[@benclarkson4205]

Babysitter… you’ve definitely not got children 🤣

[@MrMikeyj81]

Yep...all the insecure snowflakes wouldn't be able to cope today...sad state of affairs lol

[@TheDanzomanzo]

Ah when that contender was talking about how a few inmates were really talented and could direct it better than into a life of crime....SHADOW TAKE NOTE!

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

I imagine a lot of them are talented. The problem is that they have the minds of children, not liking it when people "grass" on them, gravitating towards gangs, and wanting to solve every problem by fighting, etc.

[@MrMikeyj81]

@@STEJTHEGREATESTYou're completely clueless...congrats lol!!!

[@ipdipdu]

Watching from the beginning after not seeing it since I was a kid. My favourite games are Hang Tough, The Wall, Powerball and the one where it’s a corridor and they have to race past 5 gladiators. Not sure what’s it’s called, not been introduced yet. Not fussed for Atlaspheres and Joust is terrible.

[@CoreyBockerTV]

The Gauntlet

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@ipdipdu the wall is one of my favourites with Swingshot

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

42:15 she just head-butted the cameraman 😅

[@SamuelBlack84]

Phwoar!😍

[@Kat-mu8wq]

If only i heard Warrior's message when I was at school ..I was a dropout at 16. 😂

[@AndysTransport]

Glad joust didnt last stupid event

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

15:55 The only 1v1 Wall bout we ever saw, I believe!!!

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

40:26 Rowan looked so graceful. ;*P

[@AnonyMous-og3ct]

Rowan was hot AF. Those shoulders and lats look damned good.

[@TheREALwymario]

Those sticks in Joust don't even look heavy enough to knock anyone off unless they fall like Wolf did. Doesn't help that the bikes rotating takes away time that could be put towards poking each other more.

[@TheDanzomanzo]

I was thinking that too. Wolf only fell because he was balancing the wrong way at the time the bike switched directions and I'm sure that was the case for 90% of the contenders who fell too. Axed it early on unsurprisingly

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

9:15 "WHAT?!" Wolf "Wolf, I will not warn you again!" John Anderson "I didn't hit anything!" Wolf lied "You will hear me when i disqualified you" John Anderson

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

20:47 That room had an electric bell in it!!!! ;*( I hope it didn't ring when people were in there!!! ;*(

[@ammedia2345]

GLADIATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORS REAAAAADYYYYYYYY!

[@ewanellis2176]

I really don't understand why they let the men do the eliminator without helmets?? I think that was the only time ever, wasn't it?

[@davidfearis7335]

That's right, I also don't understand why they didn't provide Neck-Braces for everyone in Powerball

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

9:55 I think Wolf went down on purpose there so he could have an excuse to make a scene. :P

[@chrislayton4451]

Although the Wolfman was the bad boy of Saturday night you have got to admit that without him there show would have been pulled long before it actually did

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

26:19 I have Panther's signed autograph

[@MultiVince95]

Saturday 25th September 1993

[@_GandalfTheGrey_]

3:01 Paul support mom like 👁👄👁

[@aquaplex2006]

No helmets, elbow or knee pads for the men's Eliminator? And three men without a helmet in Powerball and the game isn't paused.

[@nuzty10LP]

Health and Safety would been all over Gladiators if that occurred

[@gquinn4159]

Rhian should had been disqualified from getting those 5 point on Joust as she had her hand on Falcon's combat stick last few seconds before time was up.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

32:31 Hunter had a bit of a belly, didn't he??????

[@tosspot1305]

Names like 'Nightshade' and 'Shadow' obviously because theyre black.....soooooooo if this were to air today with I wonder if those names would be deemed racist. I really hope not

[@sickpup820]

Given Shadow and Nightshade gave themselves the names, probably not.

[@anthonymawer5992]

I love you jet

[@markcushines3120]

I know you do

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

42:15 I laughed a bit too hard

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

33:59 How did Ulrika's voice sound so much there, even though the microphone was so far from her mouth????

[@antster1983]

She's wearing a lapel mic as well as having a handheld mic.

[@christianlangdale2043]

I like the wall. I was on the wall. I would go on the left hand wall and the gladiator I want chasing me is Wolf or Saracen. But not Cobra or Hunter. They would caught me. Wolf might psych me up. Saracen might catches me if I made a mistake.

[@BroskiRIP]

It depends if Cobra was drunk, he was very slow when drunk but quite rapid when not.

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

So what if Wolf got disqualified before joust even begins?

[@RyuSensei42]

Probably a replacement gladiator would be called in.

[@EightThreeEight]

@@RyuSensei42 Or the contender would just get the 10 points.

[@isaacwide4128]

Was Joust an early version of Jall?

[@davesartbook]

I wouldn't fancy the babysitter's chances up the travelator either

[@AndysTransport]

I thought gauntlet came in by 2nd episode of 2nd series

[@EnduroUK.]

Why not bring this exact format back? Please tell me

[@DM-kv9kj]

I think they are, I keep hearing about it. They need to keep the fun/playful yet slightly grand elements from it with focus on good sportsmanship. They also need to keep the theme song! Just arrange it with a high quality orchestra and use modern guitar tones, percussion and production. Maybe good powerful female vocals would work better too.

[@thomaswhite3021]

It’s back in a couple of weeks same theme tune, just John Anderson replaced he’s in his 90’s and new gladiators. I don’t think Atlasphere and sky track are coming back though this series

[@kaw203]

6:30 strange event

[@MrnintendoSEGAfan1]

Seems the female contenders are used to the saddle (DONT PUT THAT OUT OF CONTEXT)

[@Kat-mu8wq]

Female center of gravity is around the hips (between belly button and hip), thus making that event typically easy for women to balance as their gravity is basically on the seat. Men center of gravity is above the belly button thus harder to balance.

[@JoeyXSmith]

5:12 Why are they booing him? What did he do?

[@itismeitisi4274]

He's just said he sells double glazing. Door-to-door salespeople are an unpopular profession, because people don't like people knocking on their doors and bothering them for something they don't want, and because some of them use shady sales techniques. For some reason double glazing salesmen are (or were) particularly negatively stereotyped.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

​@@itismeitisi4274 exactly. I know someone that bought a garden table from one then saw the same garden table for a fraction of the cost.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

40:28 Was Rowan about to spit on her hands then???

[@kumkake6292]

33:01 tell me she doesn't look like samuel l Jackson

[@floydjohnson7888]

Looks wiry to me

[@sampugh5674]

That’s Nightshade female gladiator

[@cakes3958]

Glad they got rid of SkyTrak

[@MindstormXL]

I actually enjoyed Skytrak though I will agree with you on Joust.

[@ewanellis2176]

they didnt!!

[@Johnno9989]

What's wrong with Skytrak?

[@AndysTransport]

Skytrsk lasted until the end

[@Benjiraccoon]

9:10 Whack

[@CarlAdams-m7k]

Oh mind your bottom Rhain 42:15

[@Big-BuzinezzEnt]

hahahahaha aaawwww man i w as a kid when this came on looking at it now this will get cancelled in heart beat lol

[@cakes3958]

Joust was the worst event

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

13:23 She was cute.

[@sapphireblue8930]

I had forgotten how irritating Rowan was

[@jamesdagen3030]

I like how these shows use measurements I understand. Inches, feet, stone, pounds, these things are comprehensible to me. Metric system BTFO.