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The Best Episodes of American Gladiators

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    American Gladiators Season 4 Episode 26 - Pro Football Challenge
    9.2/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Pro Football Challenge

    S4:E26

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 7 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.9/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E7

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Petitto vs. Ross/Wirth vs. Simmons

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 9 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E9

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 4: McCarthy vs. Phillips/Carroll vs. Todd

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 6 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E6

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 1: Cotton vs. Hund/Williams vs. Shumski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 8 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S1:E8

    First Half Quarterfinal Round 3: Henry vs. Needham/Moore vs. Hutson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 10 - Round One Semi-finals
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Round One Semi-finals

    S1:E10

    First Half Semifinal Round 1: Needham vs. Petitto/Williams vs. Carroll/Shumski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 16 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E16

    Second Half Preliminary Round 3: Anderson vs. Brady/Venturi vs. Rampe

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 17 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E17

    Second Half Preliminary Round 4: Sutton vs. Cueva/Lakatos vs. Silich

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. American Gladiators Season 4 Episode 13 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S4:E13

    Contenders: Paula Perry vs. Christine Underhill-Richard/alt. Michele Ramelot and Kevin Weber vs. Michael D. Coulson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 11 - Round One Semi-finals
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Round One Semi-finals

    S1:E11

    First Half Semifinal Round 2: Cotton vs. Phillips/Hutson vs. Wirth

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 14 - Round Two Preliminaries
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Round Two Preliminaries

    S1:E14

    Preliminary Round 1: Seymour vs. Jordan/Schwartze vs. Farwell

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. American Gladiators Season 2 Episode 6 - Round One Quarterfinals
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S2:E6

    Round one quarterfinals with contenders: Constantino vs. Foster and Mercer vs. Tillotson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. American Gladiators Season 3 Episode 9 - Pro Football Challenge of Champions
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Pro Football Challenge of Champions

    S3:E9

    Pro football alumni compete in a special episode: Jack Hamm, Cliff Branch, Charles White, Phil Villapiano, Greg Pruitt, Jim Kiick

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. American Gladiators Season 3 Episode 10 - Round One Semifinals 1
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Round One Semifinals 1

    S3:E10

    First half semifinal 1: Mark Ortega v. Johnny Vineyard, Johnny Jonckowski v. Kimberley Lentz

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 5 - Round One Preliminaries
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Round One Preliminaries

    S1:E5

    First Half Preliminary Round 5: Phillips vs. Cotton/Rogers vs. Todd

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 24 - Round Two Semi-finals
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #16 - Round Two Semi-finals

    S1:E24

    Second Half Semifinal Round 2: Podesta vs. Brown/Kidd vs. Seymour/Herbst

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. American Gladiators Season 5 Episode 5 - Round One Quarterfinals
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Round One Quarterfinals

    S5:E5

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 4 - Round One Preliminaries
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Round One Preliminaries

    S1:E4

    First Half Preliminary Round 4: Petitto vs. Ross/Carroll vs. Wyatt

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. American Gladiators Season 3 Episode 14 - Round Two Preliminaries 2
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Round Two Preliminaries 2

    S3:E14

    Second half preliminary 2: Chris Parisi v. George Blasius, Trace Wolf v. Kathy Mollica

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 20 - Round Two Quarterfinals
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Round Two Quarterfinals

    S1:E20

    Second Half Quarterfinal Round 2: Kidd vs. Herbst/Podesta vs. Koeberle

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. American Gladiators Season 2 Episode 1 - Round 1: Preliminaries
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Round 1: Preliminaries

    S2:E1

    Females: Sheila Mercer vs Trish Tillotson Males: Rico Costantino vs John Adams

    Director:Bob Levy
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. American Gladiators Season 2 Episode 3 - Round 1: Preliminaries
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Round 1: Preliminaries

    S2:E3

    Females: Marla Smith vs Kelley Peacock Males: Dale Thompson vs Rob Bottiggi

    Director:Bob Levy
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. American Gladiators Season 2 Episode 2 - Round 1: Preliminaries
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Round 1: Preliminaries

    S2:E2

    Females: Margaret McCargo vs Susan Hirst Males: Chris Vopatek vs Purple Roundy

    Director:Bob Levy
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. American Gladiators Season 6 Episode 1 - Qualifying Round 1
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Qualifying Round 1

    S6:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. American Gladiators Season 1 Episode 1 - Round 1: Preliminaries
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Round 1: Preliminaries

    S1:E1

    Females: Frankie Perry vs Brenda Hund Males: Craig Williams vs John Shumski

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pro Football Challenge" is the best rated episode of "American Gladiators". It scored 9.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/23/1993. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Round One Quarterfinals".