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American Gladiators Is Iconic Because It Took Itself Just Seriously EnoughVirtually from the moment that it launched 30 years ago this week, people both loved and misunderstood American Gladiators. For a show that was successful with viewers and which inspired a constellation of spinoffs and reboots and knockoffs, it’s a strange legacy. Bill Hicks’ “Go back to bed, Americ...

Let's Remember Some Guys: American Gladiators Beyond ThunderdomeHow smart do you want your sports to be, really? Not the athletes involved, who will invariably have the kind of fast and opportunistic and almost automatic intelligence that athletes display in the moment, but the sport itself. Do you want it to be complex and governed by arcane rules, or just so s...

Let's Remember Some Guys: Topps Apparently Made <i>American Gladiators</i> CardsOf the, let’s say, three jokes that I make during the pre-credit portions of Let’s Remember Some Guys episodes, the one that I like best involves hinting that the episodes are filmed either in my actual home or in the shared pastel dormitory in which all Deadspin employees live and blog. It’s not a ...

College ShameDay: Why Is A Physics Professor Running The Fiesta Bowl? Your Non-BCS-Title Bowl Games FAQ

Our weekly college football shame index previews the rest of the Not National Championship bowls. ...

Former American Gladiator Is Now Homeless

As American Gladiator "Storm," Debbie Clark made $1,500 a day. The time since has roughed her up, though. She and her 10-year-old son Crayton have been homeless in San Diego for more than two years, reports AOLNews....

Awesome: Mike Adamle, the old American Gladiators announcer, is going to debut for the WWE this Sunday at the Royal Rumble. Awesomer: The news was posted by "Larry Csonka." [411mania.com]...

Meet Your New American Gladiators

What better way to start burying our infamous 'Nightmare Ant' overlord than with another entry into the timeless "nightmare fuel" tag? Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you ... one of you newest American Gladiators ... HELLGA!...

Just A Few More Weeks Until American Gladiators

Shouted over the PA, we hear directions given to these muscle-bound freaks of nature. The director says things like, "Howl for me, Wolf," and "More posing, Justice" and my personal favorite - "Look menacingly while you stare at your balls" (he was referring to the giant balls that were swinging from...