BattleBots — Season 1, Episode 8: Deadblow vs Alien Gladiator, Pressure Drop vs Ankle Biter, Minion vs Grendel

Episode synopsis

Episode 8 was the eighth of fifteen episodes which covered Season 1.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots. This episode contained three battles, including two middleweight quarter-finals between Grant Imahara's hammerbot Deadblow and Alien Gladiator, then walker Pressure Drop and Ankle Biter. It closed out with a superheavyweight quarter-final clash between former champion Minion and surprise package Grendel, which got the better of Diesector last time out. The episode premiered on October 11, 2000.

About BattleBots

In a BattleBots event the competitors are remote-controlled armed and armored machines, designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament. If both combat robots are still operational at the end of the match the winner is determined by a point system based on damage, aggression, and strategy. The television show BattleBots aired on the American cable network Comedy Central for five seasons, covering five BattleBots tournaments. The first season aired starting in August 2000, and the fifth season aired starting in August 2002. Hosts of BattleBots were Bil Dwyer and Sean Salisbury and correspondents included former Baywatch actresses Donna D'Errico, Carmen Electra, and Traci Bingham, former Playboy Playmate Heidi Mark, and identical twins Randy and Jason Sklar. Bill Nye was the show's "technical expert". After five 'seasons', Comedy Central terminated their contract with BattleBots Inc. in late 2002.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Backlash vs. Disposable Hero, Tentoumushi vs. Sallad
• E2Ziggo vs. Missing Link, Mauler vs Nightmare, Overkill vs Frenzy
• E3Voltarc vs. Bender, Killerhurtz vs. Knome II, Minion vs Gray Matter
• E4Pressure Drop vs. S.T.C.W.R., Mouser Mecha Catbot vs. Shaft, Vlad the Impaler vs. Tazbot
• E5Backlash vs Crusher, Blade Runner vs Bad Attitude, Grendel vs Diesector
• E6Dooall vs S.L.A.M. , Biohazard vs Mjollnir, Lightweight Rumble
• E7Voltarc vs Biohazard, Rammstein vs Mechadon, Alpha Raptor vs Tentomushi
• E9Alpha Raptor vs Mouser Mecha Catbot, Backlash vs Das Bot, Backlash vs Alpha Raptor (Lightweight Finals)
• E10Spin Orbiting Force vs Blade Runner, Hazard vs Turtle Road Kill, Ronin vs Ginsu
• E11Vlad the Impaler vs Overkill, Punjar vs Gammatron, Killerhurtz vs Mauler
• E12Vlad the Impaler vs Punjar, Deadblow vs Pressure Drop, Minion vs Rammstein
• E13Spin Orbiting Force vs Hazard, Killerhurtz vs Voltarc, Ronin vs Dooall