Proud to Watch "American Gladiators"

(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Slug has been a little under the weather lately (end, winter, end!) and have been watching waaay more TV than usual. Case in point: We've been reveling in the early '90s awesomeness of "American Gladiators" since ESPN Classic began rerunning the first season. We forgot all about the over-the-top Spandex costumes  and redonkulous competitions, such as Human Cannonball and Joust. (You know, the one with the giant Q-Tips.) Of all the Gladiators, we're most entertained by Malibu, the muscley California surfer dude Gladiator who sorta reminded us of Ahhnold but mysteriously vanished after the first season.