Gladiators Australian Series 2

Gladiators
Genre Sports entertainment
Created by Dan Carr
John Ferraro
Developed by MGM Television
Directed by Timothy Kupsch
Presented by Kimberley Joseph
Mike Hammond
Narrated by Tony Schibeci
Theme music composer Cameron Tait
Marty Irwin
Noel MacDonald
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 28
Production
Executive producer(s) Patrick Condon
Des Monaghan
Producer(s) Bill Edmonds
Roger Kirk
Location(s) Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Queensland
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time 60 minutes
(including commercials)
Release
Original network Seven Network
Picture format 576i (PAL)
Audio format Stereo
First shown in  Australia
Original release August 1995
Chronology
Preceded by Gladiators Australian Series 1
Followed by Gladiators Australian Series 3

The second series of Australian Gladiators began airing on Channel 7 in August 1995, almost immediately after the first series, which had proved a ratings success.

Twenty-one episodes were filmed for this series, including a three-part special 'Ashes' series between the UK and Australia and a three-part Team Sports Special. Once again the shows were filmed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre between 5 July and 19 July. A seven-part International Gladiators series filmed in Birmingham was included in the series two block. A behind the-scenes special was also filmed.

Kimberley Joseph returned to host along with Mike Hammond, who replaced Aaron Pedersen. Play-by-play commentary was again performed by Tony Schibeci. John Alexander was unable to return due to his commitments to Wimbledon and was replaced by Mike Whitney.[1] Once again, John Forsyth acted as assistant referee and the Kix cheerleaders returned to perform in the background of the events.

Winners of the heats received a Sony PlayStation and sound system with CDs. Runners-up received a titanium watch. The grand final winners won a car.

Gladiators

Male

Force (John Gergelifi) retired after Series 1 due to injury. In his place were two new recruits, Commando and Predator. Neither of the new recruits took part in the Ashes series.

Hammer, Tower and Vulcan took part in the International Gladiators 2 series in Birmingham. The Australian Gladiators magazine stated that Taipan was due to compete but had to pull out due to injury. However, there were reports that Cougar was to take part but had to pull out due to allegations of indecent behaviour with underage fans that he would later be cleared from.

Female

Rebel would not appear after Heat 8 after apparently feeling disheartened that she lost the majority of the events she played. She did not take part in the Ashes series.

Delta, Flame Fury and Storm took part in the International Gladiators 2 series in Birmingham.

Others

Jet, Lightning, Nightshade and Vogue along with Hunter, Rhino, Warrior and Wolf were the UK Gladiators who appeared in the Ashes series.

The other Gladiators to feature in International Gladiators 2 were;

Events

Atlasphere, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pyramid, Suspension Bridge and Wall returned from Series 1 as well as the Eliminator which featured as the final event in every show.

Three new events, Swingshot, Pursuit and Whiplash were introduced all of them having already featured in either the American or UK series.

Tilt also returned from Series 1 but was axed midway through the series.

Shows

Once again fifteen shows were filmed in a progressive competition. Each show featured four events along with the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator would progress to the next round.

A three-part Ashes series between the Australia and the UK was filmed along with a three-part Team Sports series in which professional sports players went against the Gladiators. The Ashes special was shown prior to the domestic series airing. A Behind the scenes special was also televised.

Several members of the Australian team went over to the UK to take part in International Gladiators 2. These episodes were filmed in the UK Gladiators studios in Birmingham and were aired before the Team Sports Special.[2] There was a summer break between the domestic series and International Series.[3]

An episode entitled 'Heart of a Gladiator' was made due to fan interest in the Gladiators themselves. The show was to air on 6 April 1996[4] but was pulled due to the election that occurred in Australia the week before.[5] The episode was aired at a later date.

Unlike in Series 1, Kimberley and Mike stood with the winners of the show as they said their goodbyes.

Winning challengers are in bold.[6] Following her win of the domestic series and runner up position in International Gladiators 2, Lourene Bevaart became a Gladiator for the third series.

Episode Contest Original airdate Challengers (Female) Challengers (Male) Events
01 Behind the scenes special 5 August 1995 N/A N/A N/A
02 Ashes Heat 1 12 August 1995 Kerryn Sampey (UK) Vs Kerry Warman (AUS) Phil Campbell (UK) Vs David Wallis (AUS) Pyramid, Hang Tough, Wall, Suspension Bridge
03 Ashes Heat 2 19 August 1995 Euince Huthart (UK) Vs Nellie Baker (AUS) Matt Beeke (UK) Vs Andrew Halliday (AUS) Powerball, Duel, Gauntlet, Wall
04 Ashes Final 26 August 1995 Eunice Huthart (UK) Vs Kerryn Sampey (UK) Andrew Halliday (AUS) Vs Dave Wallis (AUS) Gauntlet, Duel, Pyramid, Hang Tough
05 Heat 1 2 September 1995 Kathy McMorrow Vs Claire Sudran Scott Brewer Vs Jonathan Powerball, Swingshot, Whiplash, Pyramid
06 Heat 2 9 September 1995 Leanne Hickey Vs Bernadinne Wilde/Jillian Ikin1 Tommy Le Vs Rowan Cameron Hang Tough, Powerball, Pursuit, Wall
07 Heat 3 16 September 1995 Kim McGaw Vs Charity Crosby Kris Lacey Vs Kane Winther Powerball, Duel, Pyramid, Tilt2
08 Heat 4 23 September 1995 Donna Talbort Vs Kim Knott Scott Bannon Vs Neil Campbell Hang Tough, Gauntlet, Atlasphere, Suspension Bridge
09 Heat 5 30 September 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Rhonda Broughton Martin Vs Dominique Deligny Pyramid, Hit & Run, Duel, Swingshot
10 Heat 6 7 October 1995 Melanie Parsons Vs Karen Trent Mark Laboyrie3 Vs Joe Lukowski Gauntlet, Duel, Pursuit, Hang Tough
11 Heat 7 14 October 1995 Nicholle Singleton Vs Tamsin Steve Vs Russell Perring Suspension Bridge, Pyramid, Atlasphere, Whiplash
12 Heat 8 21 October 1995 Sandra Nori Vs Belinda Panizza Shane Saltmarsh Vs Matthew Dugard Gauntlet, Swingshot, Pursuit, Hang Tough
13 Quarter Final 1 28 October 1995 Kathy McMorrow & Kim Knott Shane Saltmarsh & Neil Campbell Suspension Bridge, Powerball, Wall, Swingshot
14 Quarter Final 2 4 November 1995 Charity Crosby Vs Sandra Nori/ Claire Sudran 4 Dominique Deligny Vs Scott Brewer Hang Tough, Pyramid, Pursuit, Duel
15 Quarter Final 3 11 November 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Nicholle Singleton Tommy Le Vs Joe Lukowski Gauntlet, Pursuit, Pyramid, Hit & Run5
16 Quarter Final 4 18 November 1995 Leanne Hickey Vs Karen Trent Kris Lacey Vs Steve Duel, Hang Tough, Atlasphere, Wall
17 Semi Final 1 25 November 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Karen Trent Joe Lukowski Vs Scott Brewer Wall, Gauntlet, Swingshot, Hit & Run
18 Semi Final 2 2 December 1995 Kathy McMorrow Vs Charity Crossby Kris Lacey Vs Shane Saltmarsh Powerball, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Wall
19 Final 9 December 1995 Lourene Bevaart Vs Kathy McMorrow Shane Saltmarsh Vs Joe Lukowski Gauntlet, Swingshot, Duel, Pyramid
20 IG2 Heat 1 17 February 1996 Myriam Losch (GER) Vs Peggy Odita (USA) Mark Everitt (UK) Vs Alexander Maltsev (RUS) Powerball, The Wall, Pendulum, Hang Tough, Gauntlet
21 IG2 Heat 2 24 February 1996 Janet Allen (UK) Vs Lee-Anne Liebenberg (SA) Andrew Halliday (AUS) v Andreas Sasse (GER)/Dennis Galli (GER)6 The Wall, Skytrak, Pyramid, Duel, Hang Tough
22 IG2 Heat 3 2 March 1996 Lourene Bevaart (AUS) Vs Ludmila Machtchenko (RUS) Pat Csizmazia (USA) Vs Prince Sunney (SA) Powerball, Pendulum, Pole-Axe, Suspension Bridge, Swingshot
23 IG2 Heat 4 9 March 1996 Claudia Lederer (GER) Vs Elena Lebedenko (RUS) Vs Lee-Anne Liebenberg (SA) Dennis Galli (GER) Vs Yuri Volkov (RUS) Vs Peter Brits (SA) Atlaspheres, Pyramid, Gauntlet, Powerball, Duel
24 IG2 SF1 16 March 1996 Janet Allen (UK)/Jackie Kinsella (UK)7 Vs Peggy Odita (USA) Sean Clay (UK)8 Vs Andrew Halliday (AUS) Skytrak, The Wall, Gauntlet, Swingshot, Duel
25 IG2 SF2 23 March 1996 Lourene Bevaart (AUS) Vs Elena Lebedenko (RUS)/Ludmila Machtchenko (RUS)9 Pat Csizmazia (USA) Vs Peter Brits (SA) Pyramid, Atlaspheres, Suspension Bridge, Hang Tough, Gauntlet
26 IG2 Final 30 March 1996 Lourene Bevaart (AUS) Vs Peggy Odita (USA) Pat Csizmazia (USA) Vs Andrew Halliday (AUS)/Shane Saltmarsh (AUS)10 Pole-Axe, Powerball, Pendulum, Hang Tough, Duel
27 Sports Athletes 1 13 April 1996 Karla Gilbert Vs Emma George Chris Fydler Vs Peter Winters Wall, Whiplash, Swingshot, Duel
28 Sports Athletes 2 20 April 1996 Shelley Oates Vs Nici Andronicus Guy Andrews Vs Sean Carlan Pyramid, Atlasphere, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
29 Sports Athletes Final 27 April 1996 Shelley Oates Vs Emma George Guy Andrews Vs Peter Winters Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Wall, Swingshot

1Replaced Bernadine after she was injured in Powerball.
2This episode would mark Tilt's last appearance in the show.
3Mark was injured after falling from Hang Tough and withdrew from the competition before the Eliminator.
4Replaced Sandra after she was injured on Pyramid.
5This marks Rebel's last appearance as a Gladiator.
6Replaced Andreas Sasse in after Andreas suffered a leg injury.
7Replaced Janet Allen after Janet suffered an elbow injury in Gauntlet.
8Standby for Mark Everitt.
9Replaced Elena Lebedenko after she picked up an ankle injury.
10Replaced Andrew Halliday after a shoulder injury in Powerball which was further aggravated in Hang Tough.

Episode summary

Heat 1

Original airdate: 02 September 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Claire Sudran, Scott Brewer v Jonathan

Female
Event Kathy Claire Gladiators
Powerball 8 6 Delta, Fury & Rebel
Swing Shot 9 1 Blade & Storm
Whiplash 0 0 Flame & Cheeta
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Fury
TOTAL 17 7
Male
Event Scott Jonathan Gladiators
Powerball 6 6 Commando, Hammer & Predator
Swing Shot 3 5 Taipan & Cougar
Whiplash 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 0 Condor & Predator
TOTAL 9 11

Eliminator

Heat 2

Original airdate: 09 September 1995
Challengers: Leanne Hickey v Bernadine Wilde/Jillian Ikin, Tommy Le v Rowan Cameron

Female
Event Leanne Bernadine/Jillian Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 10 Blade & Fury
Powerball 2 21 Cheeta, Flame & Rebel
Pursuit 0 0 Cheeta & Fury
Wall 0 0 Storm & Delta
TOTAL 2 12
Male
Event Tommy Rowan Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 5 Cougar & Taipan
Powerball 0 0 Predator, Tower & Vulcan
Pursuit 3 10 Taipan & Tower
Wall 5 10 Condor & Commando
TOTAL 8 25

Eliminator

1 Bernadine was injured following a tackle from Cheeta in Powerball, Jillian Ikin played the remainder of the games

Heat 3

Original airdate: 16 September 1995
Challengers: Kim McGaw v Charity Crosby, Kris Lacey v Kane Winther

Female
Event Kim Charity Gladiators
Powerball 2 0 Blade, Cheeta & Storm
Duel 0 0 Storm & Flame
Pyramid 0 10 Fury & Delta
Tilt 0 0 Cheeta & Flame
TOTAL 2 10
Male
Event Kris Kane Gladiators
Powerball 2 4 Commando, Condor & Taipan
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 0 Cougar & Condor
Tilt 5 0 Tower & Predator
TOTAL 7 4

Eliminator

Heat 4

Original airdate: 23 September 1995
Challengers: Donna Talbot v Kim Knott, Scott Bannon v Neil Campbell

Female
Event Donna Kim Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 10 Blade & Fury
Gauntlet 10 0 Rebel, Cheeta, Flame, Fury & Blade
Atlasphere 0 0 Rebel & Delta
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Flame & Storm
TOTAL 10 10
Male
Event Scott Neil Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 5 Commando & Condor
Gauntlet 0 0 Commando, Predator, Vulcan, Condor & Tower
Atlasphere 4 0 Predator & Condor
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 4 5

Eliminator

Heat 5

Original airdate: 30 September 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Rhonda Broughton, Martin v Dominic Deligny

Female
Event Lourene Rhonda Gladiators
Pyramid 10 0 Cheeta & Blade
Hit & Run 12 12 Blade, Rebel, Delta & Storm
Duel 5 0 Flame & Storm
Swing Shot 3 1 Fury & Delta
TOTAL 30 13
Male
Event Dominic Martin Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Tower & Condor
Hit & Run 8 12 Cougar, Predator, Commando & Condor
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Swing Shot 4 2 Predator & Condor
TOTAL 14 14

Eliminator

Heat 6

Original airdate: 07 October 1995
Challengers: Melanie Parsons v Karen Trent, Mark Laboyrie v Joe Lukowski

Female
Event Melanie Karen Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Rebel, Delta, Fury, Cheeta & Flame
Duel 0 0 Flame & Storm
Pursuit 0 0 Fury & Blade
Hang Tough 0 5 Cheeta & Delta
TOTAL 5 5
Male
Event Mark Joe Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Predator, Vulcan, Commando, Condor & Tower
Duel 10 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pursuit 5 10 Predator & Condor
Hang Tough 0 10 Condor & Commando
TOTAL 15 20

Eliminator

Heat 7

Original airdate: 14 October 1995
Challengers: Nicholle Singleton v Tamsin Bishop, Steve v Russell Perring

Female
Event Nicholle Tamsin Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Rebel & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Blade & Delta
Atlasphere 2 2 Fury & Delta
Whiplash 10 0 Cheeta & Flame
TOTAL 12 2
Male
Event Russell Steve Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 10 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 10 Condor & Hammer
Atlasphere 0 4 Commando & Tower
Whiplash 0 0 Predator & Vulcan
TOTAL 10 14

Eliminator

Heat 8

Original airdate: 21 October 1995
Challengers: Sandra Nori v Bellinda Panizza, Shane Saltmarsh v Matthew Dugard

Female
Event Sandra Bellinda Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 10 Delta, Storm, Fury, Cheeta & Flame
Swing Shot 1 1 Blade & Flame
Pursuit 0 10 Storm & Rebel
Hang Tough 10 0 Blade & Fury
TOTAL 16 21
Male
Event Shane Matthew Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Condor, Vulcan, Predator, Hammer & Tower
Swing Shot 4 0 Tower & Cougar
Pursuit 10 0 Commando & Predator
Hang Tough 10 10 Cougar & Taipan
TOTAL 29 10

Eliminator

Quarter-Final 1

Original airdate: 28 October 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Kim Knott, Shane Saltmarsh v Neil Campbell

Female
Event Kathy Kim Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Flame & Storm
Powerball 8 6 Cheeta, Delta & Fury
Wall 10 0 Blade & Storm
Swing Shot 4 1 Fury & Delta
TOTAL 22 7
Male
Event Shane Neil Gladiators
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Powerball 2 2 Commando, Hammer & Predator
Wall 0 0 Condor & Commando
Swing Shot 1 0 Taipan & Cougar
TOTAL 3 2

Eliminator

Quarter-Final 2

Original airdate: 4 November 1995
Challengers: Charity Crosby v Sandra Nori/Claire Sudran, Dominic v Scott Brewer

Female
Event Charity Sandra/Claire Gladiators
Hang Tough 5 0 Fury & Blade
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Cheeta
Pursuit 0 0 Storm & Blade
Duel 5 0 Storm & Flame
TOTAL 10 0
Male
Event Dominic Scott Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 10 Taipan & Cougar
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Pursuit 0 10 Condor & Predator
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 0 20

Eliminator

Quarter-Final 3

Original airdate: 11 November 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Nicholle Singleton, Tommy Le v Joe Lukowski

Female
Event Lourene Nicholle Gladiators
Gauntlet 10 5 Delta, Cheeta, Storm, Fury & Flame
Pursuit 0 0 Storm & Fury
Pyramid 0 0 Cheeta & Delta
Hit and Run 12 6 Blade, Cheeta, Flame & Rebel
TOTAL 22 11
Male
Event Tommy Joe Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Hammer, Vulcan, Predator, Commando & Tower
Pursuit 3 10 Condor & Predator
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Hit and Run 0 14 Vulcan, Taipan, Tower & Cougar
TOTAL 3 24

Eliminator

Quarter-Final 4

Original airdate: 18 November 1995
Challengers: Leanne Hickey v Karen Trent, Kris Lacey v Steve

Female
Event Leanne Karen Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Flame & Storm
Hang Tough 5 0 Fury & Blade
Atlasphere 0 4 Delta & Flame
Wall 5 10 Fury & Blade
TOTAL 10 14
Male
Event Kris Steve Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Hang Tough 0 0 Cougar & Taipan
Atlasphere 6 6 Predator & Hammer
Wall 0 0 Commando & Condor
TOTAL 6 6

Eliminator

Semi-Final 1

Original airdate: 25 November 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Karen Trent, Joe Lukowski v Scott Brewer

Female
Event Lourene Karen Gladiators
Wall 0 10 Fury & Blade
Gauntlet 10 5 Storm, Delta, Cheeta, Fury & Flame
Swing Shot 1 1 Storm & Delta
Hit and Run 12 12 Flame, Cheeta, Blade & Delta
TOTAL 23 28
Male
Event Joe Scott Gladiators
Wall 10 5 Taipan & Commando
Gauntlet 5 0 Predator, Vulcan, Hammer, Commando & Tower
Swing Shot 3 0 Hammer & Cougar
Hit and Run 12 14 Commando, Condor, Predator & Taipan
TOTAL 30 19

Eliminator

Semi-Final 2

Original airdate: 2 December 1995
Challengers: Kathy McMorrow v Charity Crosby, Kris Lacey v Shane Saltmarsh

Female
Event Kathy Charity Gladiators
Powerball 9 0 Cheeta, Fury & Storm
Hang Tough 0 0 Blade & Fury
Suspension Bridge 0 5 Flame & Storm
Wall 10 0 Storm & Delta
TOTAL 19 5
Male
Event Kris Shane Gladiators
Powerball 4 2 Hammer, Predator & Tower
Hang Tough 5 5 Cougar & Taipan
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Wall 0 10 Condor & Commando
TOTAL 9 17

Eliminator

Grand Final

Original airdate: 9 December 1995
Challengers: Lourene Bevaart v Kathy McMorrow, Shane Saltmarsh v Joe Lukowski

Female
Event Lourene Kathy Gladiators
Gauntlet 10 5 Storm, Blade, Cheeta, Fury & Flame
Swing Shot 1 2 Fury & Blade
Duel 10 0 Flame & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Cheeta & Delta
TOTAL 21 7
Male
Event Shane Joe Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Vulcan, Commando, Predator, Hammer & Tower
Swing Shot 0 0 Cougar & Taipan
Duel 0 0 Vulcan & Tower
Pyramid 10 5 Condor & Hammer
TOTAL 10 5

Eliminator

Production

Production began in May 1995 following the instant success of the first series. Tryouts were held in May whilst the producers decided to bring in new events. Filming began in the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 5 July with audience figures of 5,000. The three part Ashes series was filmed between 17 and 19 July. Former Gladiator Force attended the Series Two Wrap Party.

Prior to the second series airing, some of the Australian team headed to the UK to compete in International Gladiators 2 in August whilst another team appeared in a series of live shows in Malaysia in September.

Series two began broadcast in August 1995 with production for the next series beginning in October.

References

  1. ↑ "A year in the life of Gladiators" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 3 Nov-Dec 1995
  2. ↑ "Gladiators rule the world" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 4
  3. ↑ "A year in the life of Gladiators" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 3
  4. ↑ "Heart of a Gladiator" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 5
  5. ↑ "Heartless" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 7
  6. ↑ Original Australian Series Episode Guide http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all
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