Nickelodeon Robot Wars facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nickelodeon Robot Wars |
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| Presented by | Dave Aizer |
| Narrated by | Stefan Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Production location(s) | Shepperton Studios in Shepperton, England |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mentorn |
| Distributor | Mentorn |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | August 25 – October 6, 2002 |
Nickelodeon Robot Wars was an exciting game show that aired on Nickelodeon in 2002. It ran from August 25 to October 6, 2002. The show was hosted by Dave Aizer.
This series was Nickelodeon's own version of the very popular Robot Wars. That show featured robots battling each other. Nickelodeon Robot Wars was filmed in Shepperton Studios in England. This happened in January 2002. American teams and their robots traveled to England for the filming. The show had six episodes. After its first season, it was shown again on Nick GAS.
Robot Tournaments
During the six episodes, seven different robot tournaments took place. Most tournaments finished within one show. However, some exciting battles spread out over a few shows.
| Tournament | What Happened | Robots | Winner(s) |
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| U.S Championship | Four robots battled in a knockout tournament. The last robot standing became the U.S Champion. | Tyranabot Ninjitsu Phantasm Probophobia |
Tyranabot |
| U.S vs U.K Tag Team Terror | Four teams, each with two robots, from the USA and UK competed. They fought in tag-team style battles. | The Revolutionist & Spin Doctor (USA) Zanzara & Run Away (USA) Ming 3 & Rick (UK) Bigger Brother & Kat 3 (UK) |
Ming 3 & Rick |
| Mayhem | This was a series of three battles, each with three robots. The winner of each battle went on to a final round called "Ultimate Mayhem." | (Robots in bold won their Mayhem battle) Propeller Head Rosie The Riveter 2 Xylon Vert-I-Go Joker Techno Trousers Rigby Diskotek The Revolutionist |
Propeller Head |
| Vengeance | Teams could challenge old rivals to settle past scores. It was a chance for revenge! | Bunny Attack Hoot Ninjitsu Destructive Criticism Probophobia Spin Doctor Xylon Joker |
Bunny Attack Ninjitsu Probophobia Xylon |
| Challenge Belt | One robot held a special belt. It had to defend the belt against other challengers in one-on-one fights. If a robot won three defenses in a row, it won the tournament. | Tyranabot Tut Tut Rosie The Riveter 2 Probophobia |
Tut Tut |
| Rebellion | Two competitor robots faced off against the massive 'house robots'. These are big, powerful robots that live in the arena. | Squirmin Vermin and Humdrum vs Dead Metal, Shunt and Sir Killalot | Dead Metal, Shunt and Sir Killalot |
| Annihilator | Five robots fought all at once in a big battle. One robot was knocked out, and the fight continued. This kept happening until only one champion robot remained. | Bunny Attack Techno Trousers Hannibal The Piecemaker Basenji |
Hannibal |
Show Changes for Kids
The show featured many robots that fans of the American Robot Wars series knew. These included robots like 'Rosie The Riveter' and 'The Revolutionist'. However, the people controlling the robots were all children. They were part of the robot teams.
To make the show fun and safe for a younger audience, some changes were made. These changes affected the arena and the 'House Robots':
- All flame hazards were turned off. This included the flame pit and fire jets. Even Sgt Bash's flamethrower was disabled.
- The famous 'House Robot' Sir Killalot got a new, shorter name. He was called "Sir K." This was a name often used for him in the official UK Robot Wars magazine.
- The Pit Release Bumper was moved. It was placed further down the arena wall. This put it closer to a special corner zone.
- The language used on the show was also changed. Any rough or strong language was not allowed.
