{"id":14120,"date":"2022-07-19T09:35:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=14120"},"modified":"2022-07-19T09:36:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T08:36:27","slug":"beach-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bothersbar.co.uk\/?p=14120","title":{"rendered":"Beach Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Day two of what the nation is calling Hot Week At Bother’s Bar that we’ve just decided is A Thing, and thanks to Holger for bringing this up on the Discord yesterday, one of many American Gladiators<\/strong> knock-offs that were popular in US syndication in the early to mid-90s (to make, it sounds like nobody actually watched half of them), this one’s set on a Californian beach (and nails that aesthetic to be fair) and has a pretty great theme tune featuring a bit of Eurodance and a warbling woman (“Beach Claaaaash!”) you just don’t get nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Glads in this case are called the Hardbodies, and it’s different to Glads in that a) they team up with the regular contestants and b) get a much easier ride than the regular contestants. The games start off mildly Run-the-Gauntlet<\/strong>y but aren’t all that great really (and in the case of the jetski races completely unfollowable), becoming a bit sub-It’s a Knockout<\/strong> but they are at least quite quick. Here’s the first part of an episode (it cold opens into a game, don’t worry you haven’t missed the theme), the rest should be simple to find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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