Season Three Grand Championship! “A Finish You Won’t Soon Forget.” | Full Episode | S03E25

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In the men’s competition, it’s Joseph Mauro, a baker from Brooklyn, New York against, Mark Ortega, a chiropractic student from Fullerton, California. In the women’s round, it’s Kathy Mollica, a firefighter from Costa Mesa, California vs. Kimberly Lentz, a customer service rep from New York, New York.
Swingshot: The contenders bounce with bungee cords to try and retrieve colored balls for points, while the Gladiators try to disrupt them.
Atlasphere: The contenders and Gladiators battle in spherical metal cages. The contenders must stand on scoring pods while the Gladiators try to stop them.
Joust: The Gladiator and contender face off for 30 seconds on elevated platforms. They must knock each other off with pugil sticks.
Powerball: Contenders try to score points by depositing balls into baskets and avoid being tackled by three Gladiators.
The Maze: The contenders have 45 seconds to navigate their way through a maze, but four Gladiators are inside and ready to stop them.
The Wall: The contenders attempt to scale a rock climbing wall, being chased by Gladiators.
The Eliminator: The Eliminator is an obstacle course spanning the arena, the winner of which advances to the next round of the competition.
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Beginning in 1989 for 8 seasons, this competition swept America. Two men and two women compete against each other and a roster of "American Gladiators". Events included, The Assault, Joust, The Wall, Breakthrough and Conquer, Hang Tough, Powerball, and many others, all culminating in the final event, "The Eliminator", a difficult obstacle course race. Every season there is a tournament to determine its ""Grand Champion"". For two seasons, there was an "International" competition taped in England where the champions from 4-6 countries competed similarly.
Season Three Grand Championship! “A Finish You Won’t Soon Forget.” | Full Episode | S03E25
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@katofmine Год назад

We truly peaked in the 80s/90s. Thank you for the nostalgia.

@Rick-Raven 3 месяца назад

I remember this episode; Kathy was great on the wall; a natural blonde beauty and Joseph reminds me a little bit of Rico from season 2.

@gladfan1989 Год назад

There will NEVER be another Eliminator race like this one. Bam Bam and Mark set a standard for all future races.

@BruteStrength99 Год назад

I thought Tim Goldrick vs Chaz Worthington was just as close. RIP Tim

@gladfan1989 Год назад

@@BruteStrength99 There were a lot of close finishes that season. Tim vs Coz was a great one, as well.

@BruteStrength99 Год назад

@gladfan1989 well overall I believe that was American Gladiators best season from the combination of contenders to Gladiators to events. I thought it had the best collection.

@justinsane1119 Год назад

What future races? Future as in almost 30 years ago?

@bloopnation Год назад

THE BEST!! I wonder what Mark is up to these days.

@djnekroman Год назад

Something I never realized as a kid when I would watch this show, but have definitely noticed revisiting these as an adult... There's a lot of genuine good sportsmanship between the gladiators and competitors on this show. Yeah, folks can get heated and riled up, but there's usually a handshake or pat on the back of approval from both sides. It's really nice to see, honestly.

@WSPBane Год назад

I noticed that as well watching this again. It was nice to see the Gladiator's giving them encouragement.

@SomeGuyFromOK Год назад

I think when we were kids that’s just how things went so it was normal. Now we see how out of the ordinary sportsmanship is.

@danangell5482 Год назад

@@SomeGuyFromOK Because now people keep encouraging trash talking and acting like an idiot. It's really sad.

@olliehays3206 Год назад

There is and it is nice. Its so prevalent it seems it was an absolute requirement by the producers. It adds to the show.

@LucianDevine Год назад

@@olliehays3206 It really does. There's nothing wrong with being upset at your own loss and popping off when you win, but the sportsmanship goes a long way, especially with the size and sometimes numbers advantage the gladiators had over the contestants.

@shaunna28 Год назад

The Eliminator between Bam-Bam & Mark Ortega was EPIC!! Talk about a photo finish! 📸

@davidford3968 Год назад

It was just a shame that somebody had to lose between those two. Two of the best ever

@danangell5482 Год назад

And it almost didn't happen. That yellow ball of Joe's that lipped out in Swingshot, the first event, would have meant an extra half-second in the Eliminator and would have meant Mark's flying leap would have come up inches short of victory.

@RIVALContentJammerz 23 дня назад

This might be the very best episode. Very entertaining.

@ff89999 Год назад

Arguably the best 45 mins in TV history, I remember this episode like it happened yesterday

@matthewwebb8245 11 месяцев назад

Same here!

@admorewarhammer5141 6 месяцев назад

I think it is stupid and boring

@nathanbyberg Год назад

That finish in the men’s eliminator was one for the record books

@abadidol Год назад

"...the southern California former prep football star running back methodically sliced through the competition with his OJ Simpson like moves." Well that aged like milk.

@indigomontoya1970 Год назад

Lol I didn't catch that. Thank you for pointing that out. Great stuff. He literally said sliced omg that's great!

@jacknitro9163 Год назад

this made me laugh very hard thank you!

@justinsane1119 Год назад

Why? OJ was a great running back

@wali0022 Год назад

@@justinsane1119The OJ trail is the joke

@justinsane1119 Год назад

@@wali0022 the sliced through part? I guess that’s funny

@aanderson4803 11 месяцев назад

I started this video thinking "OMG! Is this the 'arm finish' episode?!?" Something I haven't seen since playing hookie from school I the mid 90s. 25+ years later, this moment lives rent free in my head! Thank You American Gladiators!

@alanf8622 Год назад

Whoever was operating the balls at the end literally cost Joe the match.

@joelar17 Год назад

Yup the throw at Mark was way late

@johnocch1 Год назад

The stumble after the wall jump definitely didn’t help either

@scopsmusicproductionandcom3926 11 месяцев назад

I noticed that. Tower threw the ball and I noticed his high five to Mark afterwards with a big grin on his face that makes me wonder if he knew what he did.

@fakeascanbe423 6 месяцев назад

36:14 Tower didn't throw the ball

@brandocalrissian3294 Год назад

Powerball could be a legit fun sport to watch with a few tweaks. This show should be brought back. One of the best competition shows ever.

@g.mitchell7110 Год назад

I was in college when this version was on in first run syndication. Where I was attending college, it aired Friday nights after the late news where it either followed or was followed by Friday the 13th: The Series (which is still better than any of the movies) for a couple of years and A Nightmare on Elm Street (not as good, but still pretty good) for a couple of years. It was awesome. That was a great finale. I do think Mauro got robbed, not by the referee, but by the Gladiator in the pit just before the finish. Mauro had to dodge the ball that was pushed into the pit just as he entered, while Ortega went unimpeded as the ball was pushed in late. That was the last little bit that allowed Ortega to close the last few feet. Look at the thumbnail - Mauro is dodging the giant ball, Ortega has no obstacle. On the women's side, they say several times that Lenz just had too much time to overcome . . . but Mollica, who had an eight second lead, won by twelve seconds. Even if they had start even, Mollica still wins handily. The appeal this has to my nostalgia receptors is strong. I think I'll bust out my DVD set of Friday the 13th and watch a few episodes.

@dugger0 Год назад

Yeah. Ortega got lucky. If that ball was a second earlier he loses

@Glokas7 Год назад

I felt the same way. Seemed a little tilted in Marks favor there. Had Bam Bam not slipped up at the Wall, even that barely pushed Pit Ball wouldn’t have been enough. It must’ve been a tough pill for Bam Bam to swallow, but he did. These contestants had a lot of class. I watched a lot of USA network stuff in those days myself, although I was an adolescent at that time. Friday The 13th the Series was a real gem. Used to watch that and Tales From The Darkside religiously. I always did the Saturday Morning lineup between Fox, WNUV and the USA Network. Then back to Fox (I think) for Nightmare and Kung Fu Theatre. Can’t beat those days of television in my opinion. Best ever.

@dugger0 Год назад

@@Glokas7 I miss 90s Saturday cartoons

@Glokas7 Год назад

@@dugger0 - Same here. Think about it a lot. USA Saturday Morning Express. Saturday Nightmares later in the evening. Fox and WNUV54 had some amazing lineups in the 90s. I still tuned in during my later teenage years. Even as a young adult in the early 2000s, I would catch the Cartoon Network lineup they tried to give us. They would try and run Silverhawks, Centurions, Transformers, GI Joe, Thundercats, M.A.S.K., Tranzor Z, X-Men, Street Fighter (Cartoon Express/Action Extreme), Voltron, He-Man, TMNT, Real Ghostbusters, Go-Bots, Carmen Sandieago, Mario Bros Super Show, Captain N, COPS. My god, that was just off the top of my head. I’m sure if I sit and think I can come up with more. Some of those were more 80s into the early 90s, but still. I love those shows and made sure I collected DVD sets of any I could. I recently saw my Captain N GameMaster 4 Disc Set was like $120 now. Still can’t believe that.

@arcmov24 Год назад

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOREVER!!! THANKS! BEST ENDING.....EVER!

@loganvandyk7090 Год назад

Those mullets are on point!

@georgesmith4476 Год назад

Incredible finish! Great winners! Kathy is so perfect that even if a computer tried to make "the perfect woman" it wouldn't do an equal job. Her wall climb was astonishing.

@skippythealien9627 7 месяцев назад

18:12 - that ad read for Super Nintendo really puts things into perspective how long ago this show was

@FellowshipOfTheAviatorZ 5 месяцев назад

It was Epic. I called in the wife and everything 😆

@Jason_Maier 10 месяцев назад

Season 3 was the best overall season of AG for sure. Best mix of contenders and gladiators; though I recall Gold (not sure why) and Turbo (hyperextending his knee in Powerball) missed a good chunk of time because of injuries

@andrewphillips2179 Год назад

Both Joe Mauro and Mark Ortega were fantastic on the Wall. Also, It was a fantastic Race in the Men's Eliminator between Mark Ortega and Joe Mauro.

@mugabi9502 Год назад

Mark would have lost if he did not fling his body across the line.

@hsupower Год назад

@@mugabi9502 I think I'll go a little bit further to find the turning point in the Men's Eliminator. Joseph Mauro had gotten to the mat from the zip line with a decent lead. If Mauro used the rope on the first wall, then it would have harder for Mark Ortega to catch up in the end. In that instance, the perfect storm of events started. It ended with a clean run by Ortega in the final stretch. Ortega getting by the big ball allowed him to get the speed needed to dive for the finish from the final barrier. That was an instant classic still remembered to this day.

@sirmegallot3276 Год назад

I used to love watching this show as a kid... watching it now you can see the moments that are staged by the gladiators... It's still a fun show and a relic of its time!

@selinaogorman8380 Год назад

Mark and Bam Bam was the best American gladiator episode ever there eliminator finish of all time indeed what a photo finish I remember this so well and they both have it there all I enjoyed watching them!

@1WordSirMalarky 11 месяцев назад

When I was in the 5th grade 1995, the gym teacher set the entire gymnasium up like a gladiator course. Had teachers throwing tennis balls at us and all. One of the best memories of my childhood.

@joshbasarab6869 Год назад

Wow, that was a really long time ago memory for me, thanks for posting this.

@MannyDer 11 месяцев назад

"sliced through the competition with his OJ Simpson-like moves" -- lol at the foreshadowing

@bryanracine2715 Год назад

What a finish!

@STEJTHEGREATEST Год назад

28:03 Even when Diamond was big, she was still lovably cute and innocent. :P

@drummingdanny84 9 дней назад

Word!

@hunkmarvel8925 Год назад

37:18 Ortega had no giant ball to slow him down. Gemini just threw it over his head. Not fair to Mauro.

@Dead_Goat Год назад

Ortega also didnt cross the line first. They just wanted ortega to win.

@BoRnMuSh Год назад

totally unfair ball throw at the end....they basically threw the ball after he had already ran through the final portion of the race....unbelievable

@Firebird4Life 11 месяцев назад

Gemini had the blue ball. This was his last appearance on the show. Maybe that lead to his release or possibly he knew his contract was up and just put no effort into it...

@user-sb2tb9oe7d 11 месяцев назад

@@Firebird4Life lol no Gemini left between seasons 3 and 4 due to wanting more money off merchandising. He was team captain and would have been in Season 4 had this not happened

@c0mputer 11 месяцев назад

Agreed that probably cost his the race. BUT what really did it was the poor attempt at the first wall and then the fall. THAT was the real deal sealer.

@GameShowMike 2 месяца назад

@@user-sb2tb9oe7dnot only Gemini, but also Nitro and the other original Gladiators wanted their share of the revenues from merchandise sales, which included action figures, video games, and even a soundtrack of the music from the show (which I even had on a cassette tape). But a few seasons later Nitro returned as a gladiator in season six with the agreement that for the seventh and final season he would succeed Lisa Malosky (who succeeded Larry Csonka) as color commentator.

@terryleemangrumii8566 Год назад

And this will be the ONLY time you'll see Thunder, Nitro, and Viper together, so savor it and enjoy it!

@drummingdanny84 5 месяцев назад

Viper was probably the only gladiator to work with O.G.s (Gemini, Lace, Nitro, and Zap) and the newbies (Tower, Storm).

@misterdarren3622 Год назад

"Knifing and slicing through the competition with OJ.-like moves."

@ballthemblack Год назад

That is how you finish the eliminator

@lamontpeanutmillerjr 2 месяца назад

That Mark Ortega/Joseph Mauro Eliminator was somethin serious. I'm remembered that when I was kid and I was on the edge of my seat.

@juliansmith4352 Год назад

The men's eliminator race is the greatest

@l-wolverine2211 Год назад

CHEATER!!! Commenting before the video is even uploaded.

@mugabi9502 Год назад

@@l-wolverine2211 who cheated

@l-wolverine2211 Год назад

@@mugabi9502 DUH!!! Why comment way before the episode aired???!!! So Unfair & Dishonest!!!

@mugabi9502 Год назад

The closest finish ever.

@FreddyKurganNimmo Год назад

@L-Wolverine For Christ's sake, man, lay off of the 'roids! This episode is 30 freakin' years old, and The Eliminator between Ortega & Mauro has been available on multiple other RU-vid channels for YEARS!🙄🤦 Dude, maybe you should consult a psychologist about your anger issues, and your overwhelming need to needlessly accuse others of doing things that they DON'T do🤔 There's absolutely NO "rule" saying that comments can't or shouldn't be made before a video that has been slated for upload actually premieres🤷

@STEJTHEGREATEST Год назад

Amazing how gemini got to have exactly 50 jousts during his time on the show!!!!! It's like it was meant to be, having the 50th one on his last show!!!!

@TheSungecko420 Год назад

This was the most amazing time in history.

@ericagray5222 Год назад

Love American Gladiators

@dawnrebrebseeiftv5126 Год назад

Viper's debut with a sweet mullet. This competition was intense. Bam Bam was behind then ahead. Then Mark wins with one arm yet didn't break the tape. The gladiator also threw the ball after he ran by. That first wall cost bam bam regardless.

@furbl4345 Год назад

Season 3 was the best season ever: all the gladiators returned from prior season in their best of shapes. Lace bulked up and looking more muscular than ever. Blaze also gained a few pounds of muscles. Zap got smaller but very glad she returned to the show. The season also boasted four of the best contenders on any seasons!!

@STEJTHEGREATEST Год назад

0:18 That comparison would have a totally different meaning nowadays!!!!!

@NORMIES_GET_OUT Год назад

Jesus Christ, that has to be the most majestic mullet I've ever seen on a person. Also, I can't believe I just typed that sentence.

@Dman3827 Год назад

They should have kept the events look and musical scores. Also uniforms of season 3 a lot longer. It was perfect.

@STEJTHEGREATEST Год назад

31:46 Force a smile???? I thought she came off as charming in her interviews, myself!!!

@chriscripplercruz1833 Год назад

Oh 36:01 the very epitome of 90s fashion back in the fun days of my youth lol

@l-wolverine2211 Год назад

Gemini has highlighted his AG legacy with his 50th Joust, more than any other Gladiator in history.

@Dingoplexor Год назад

I feel like I see u everywhere lol 😂

@jenniferthomas5305 Год назад

Great men's ending! Love the new challenges like the maze and changes to the eliminator❤

@andysee6996 Год назад

What a bittersweet episode this is going to be. One of the closest eliminator runs in worldwide Gladiators history paired with an episode that will be the swan's song for four of these gladiators (Blaze, Gemini, Lace, & Thunder). I guess Gold was already in her last episode.

@davidford3968 Месяц назад

Yep. Gold got hurt at some point and was done

@kevinjwhite334 Год назад

Diamond still astonishing, Mark Ortega is the best

@STEJTHEGREATEST Год назад

Ya, I watched 28:02 - 28:10 numerous times!!!!!

@Mediamessengers Год назад

Such a great show. My brothers and I love it as kids! We would go in the backyard after episodes and recreate/make up our own challenges. :)

@jasonryan1942 Год назад

Mark ortega one of the best

@Oppeldeldoc1 Год назад

You can be crazy about the whole show, but if you're an FBB fan, you still wait and wait for a moment like 28:00, with that great pose.

@kennethzinke9168 Год назад

Was the photo finish in the Elininator on American Gladiators similar to the obstacle course on Nickelodeon's Family Double Dare?

@jarellano1014 Год назад

Men's race was Awesome but 2 things Bam Bam made 2 mistakes & giant ball was thrown late on Ortega kinda helped him.

@dvd7826 Год назад

That sucks Turbo got hurt during the season😟😟😟

@jamesthong2508 Год назад

And so as Gold.

@apatheism 9 месяцев назад

Bam Bam nursing that fake injury at the end like it cost him the race is the most hilarious thing I've seen in a while. The fact that the most embarrassing thing for him in that moment wasnt his haircut makes my day.

@mcbailey9 Год назад

I remember watching this after an NFL game.

@jnadle1 Год назад

Goodness, it was hard to know who crossed the finish line first, but it was Ortega by a split hair.

@LucianDevine Год назад

It's weird that there isn't an overhead camera that they can show us that would help in these situations.

@horrorbro Год назад

Kathy Comeback Successful in Joust The Wall and The Eliminator at 15:08 28:53 and 33:11 😎

@mrmotown313 Год назад

The moment when Larry Thompson had announced that Kimberly Lentz had not won the maze event was the ultimate letdown moment of that episode! He was extremely sounding very unhappy when he said therefore, no score is awarded. I could tell that there was a lot of disappointment and unhappiness in his voice.

@WSPBane Год назад

I felt for Kimberly there, she was sooo close. But at least she kept her sense of humor and was posing in front of the gladiator.

@LucianDevine Год назад

Yeah, you could tell that he didn't want to do it, but it would be disingenuous to every contestant, including herself, to just give it to her rules be damned.

@demitirusmcneal1327 11 месяцев назад

Heartbreak

@mrmotown313 11 месяцев назад

@@demitirusmcneal1327 my thoughts exactly!

@JonnySuite13 9 месяцев назад

That was amazing!!! Mr. Miracle Mark Ortega!!!

@matthewwebb8245 11 месяцев назад

I remember watching this as a kid, so I knew how it turned out, yet I was still disbelieving that Mark had a chance even til the end. If the Gladiators had hit Mark with the big ball at the end, Joe wins. Awesome!

@Gr8gg787 Год назад

I remember watching this as a kid and eating little Caesar’s pizza. Making me hungry

@AlexanderBBrown-hq9gg Год назад

Awesome!

@chadbaughman401 5 месяцев назад

My favorite eliminator final Bam-Bam vs Mark

@ballthemblack Год назад

No lie for Kimberly not to get the points in the maze did hurt her confidence just a bit

@CerealKiller143 Год назад

Yeah she needed just a half second more

@davidford3968 Год назад

I have to say the maze was one of the worst events that they ever came up with and had the finish line been when you got to the end of the maze and not the platform she would have got those 10 points

@jimmypikachuchoi Год назад

Plus they like had her start on the complete dead end beginning. her side was all blocked off and had to go back to kathy's side to actually get out of the maze.

@CerealKiller143 Год назад

Great finish! I think Tim Goldrick had slightly closer finish though

@dawnrebrebseeiftv5126 Год назад

He almost beat mark

@Zacht1980 Год назад

The extra weight of Bam Bam's mullet made all the difference.

@indigomontoya1970 Год назад

Bam Bam will always be the champion. The champion of sweet mullets

@jamesthing6963 11 месяцев назад

There's only one episode of season 3 is missing, it's the NFL special edition episode.

@charell31 Год назад

I miss the 90s so much.. loved this show

@dementia316 6 месяцев назад

My God, what a finish! Whoo! That being said, Kimberly did get Zap's pugil stick away from her before the whistle, and I used a stopwatch for the maze, and Kimberly DID make it out of the maze by hundredths of a second! She got screwed out of 15 points! In the end, it wouldn't have changed the ending, but it's the principle of the thing!

@aflodesigns Год назад

damn its 2023 and im 40 now...and this SHIT IS STILL FUN TO WATCH!

@dagdogg 3 месяца назад

Great sportsmanship from Nitro before and after Men’s Powerball.

@charliedaniels4731 Год назад

Love AmGlad. Does anyone know if there are plans to EVER PUT IT ON DVD or BLURAY ?!

@defective6811 Год назад

lmao at Zonka (Saint Zonka, Blessed be his name) getting mobbed by the family

@MsCwebb 9 месяцев назад

The Creeper was always my favorite gladiator ❤💪❤

@demitirusmcneal1327 11 месяцев назад

No one cannot beat Gemini in the Joust

@4HBirtcher Год назад

26:21 & 38:53 Larry Thompson was being unfair with those rulings! 1. Referee refused to award Kimberly Lentz 10 points in the Maze! 2. Mark Ortega should not have become the grand champion! When there’s a piece of tape stretched across the finish line it’s the hand that touches the tape first wins so clearly the winner was Joseph Mauro and not Mark Ortega!

@YamiSatoshi Год назад

To think, the men's Eliminator was decided by a strategic move. Good thinking, champion!

@machoman1016 Год назад

This is why I'm glad they replace the tape with the paper wall 2 seasons later.

@Dead_Goat Год назад

Yea a strategic move to not have to dodge the giant ball like his opponent did.

@chrisfoster8890 Год назад

Ok, but can we talk about how the gladiators didnt drop the diant ball on Mark...shouldve been DQd

@Dead_Goat Год назад

Wasnt the only time the gladiators helped him out either.

@andrewphillips2179 Год назад

Kathy Mollica was fantastic in the Joust, The Wall, and the Women's Eliminator

@dacechasinghawk3910 Год назад

All that hair slowed him down. LOL

@GameShowMike 2 месяца назад

What happened at 37:25 had me screaming “HOLY SHIT!” Game shows have close finishes all the time, but that moment on American Gladiators in the spring of 1992 showed us just HOW close it can get… just a scant two hundredths of a second.

@ryancross8756 Год назад

"thunder and his partner nitro?" sounds like wcw shows

@andrewellington9503 Год назад

Does anyone else think its kinda weird/ creepy how close Larry gets to the women and their faces while interviewing them?

@gabe9346 Год назад

In an official track event, the chest/torso of the runner is what counts for crossing the finish line, not limbs or head. I'm not sure if that's the standard they used here, or if that would've changed the result.

@Speedy-hj5yn Год назад

I wonder if Mark Ortega took that desperation leap from Coz Worthington and make it his own.

@michaeldarabasz7210 Год назад

OJ moves... Yup he murdered it...

@pjdiver3 11 месяцев назад

"Sliced" through the competition, with OJ Simpson like moves...he didn't know it at the time, but the announcer made an amazing joke

@bethtyree6346 Год назад

Thee guys were great

@brandonchristopher2493 10 месяцев назад

That OJ opening….WOW.

@nitro10155 Год назад

Why did they NOT throw the ball at MARK at the end?? Allowing him to keep full running momentum at the wall, inevitably giving him enough speed to literally fly over the wall, but the red ball blocked the whole lane..... almost scripted?