Dear Dish on American Gladiators
Dear Dish:
Do you find American Gladiators as creepy as I do? Like really, have you actually sat down and watched the thing?
It is rather suspicious that the contenders are never as big as the gladiators. Suspicious in a steroid-like sense, I do think. But I won't name gladiator names. And it's campy and over-the-top (and not in a cool high school-ish "Reach for the Top" kind of way).
How do I get over my general creepiness and just enjoy American Gladiators for positive "spirit of the sport/writers strike" show that it is? Or should I just refuse to never watch it again? I don't know if I can reconcile my feelings.
Sincerely,
Someone who's going to disconnect the cable
Dear Disconnect:
First of all, the reason why this show is "campy" is because it was originally produced in the 80s, the era of all things campy, cheesy and over the top.
Second, the gladiators are meant to be large and creepy. This gives the viewing public all the more reason to root for the little (i.e. non-steroidal) guy or the underdog if you will.
Most importantly, the show is hosted by Hulk Hogan. How can you not watch it? Doesn't the mere sight of him bring back all sorts of happy childhood memories?
On a quasi-related tangent, Dish used to love WWF wrestling back in the day. She even had one of those puppets of Hulk Hogan with the plastic head and cloth body and plastic boxing-gloved hands that had a mechanism inside that made his fists punch. In Grade 7 French class, Dish had to read a book called Aller Retour in which the main character's uncle beats him. Dish and her friend then had to do a presentation in class about the book. They chose to do a rap/puppet show (together at last) about the book to the background music of Parents Just Don't Understand starring the Hulk Hogan puppet as the abusive uncle.
To answer your question, clearly you are not a child of the 80s. If you were, you would be able to love American Gladiators. Since this was a fabulous time to be alive, I therefore suggest you try to embrace all things 80s. Well, maybe some fashion trends could be avoided, but there is plenty of enjoyment to be had from the music, television and movies.
Since Singles Awareness Day/Valentines Day is rapidly approaching and since Def Leppard and Styx are coming to town in the near future, I suggest you begin by watching the videos of Love Bites and Babe to get you in the right mood.
Do it.
Dish
posted by Dish @ 7:30 PM
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