Nickelodeon Robot Wars


Nickelodeon Robot Wars is a game show that aired on Nickelodeon from August 25, 2002 to October 6, 2002. Hosted by Dave Aizer, the show was Nickelodeon's take on Robot Wars, the popular and long-running robot-fighting game show. The show was canceled after one season, and subsequently aired on Nick GAS.
The series of six shows was filmed at Shepperton Studios in England in January 2002 at the same time as the second season of the Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors series shown on The New TNN American television network. Both shows featured American teams and robots flown to England for the filming.

Tournaments

Seven different tournaments took place over the six show series. Most of the tournaments aired within a single show, but a few spread out over multiple shows.
TournamentDescriptionRobotsWinner
U.S ChampionshipFour robots compete in a knockout tournament for the title of U.S Champion.Tyranabot
Ninjitsu
Phantasm
Probophobia
Tyranabot
U.S vs U.K Tag Team TerrorFour Two-robot teams from the USA and UK compete in a tag-team tournament.The Revolutionist & Spin Doctor
Zanzara & Run Away
Ming 3 & Rick
Bigger Brother & Kat 3
Ming 3 & Rick
MayhemA series of three three-robot battles with the winner of each returning to compete in the "Ultimate Mayhem" final.
Propeller Head
Rosie The Riveter 2
Xylon
Vert-I-Go
Joker
Techno Trousers
Rigby
Diskotek
The Revolutionist
Propeller Head
VengeanceAn 'open call' for teams to settle old scores against their competitors.Bunny Attack
Hoot
Ninjitsu
Destructive Criticism
Probophobia
Spin Doctor
Xylon
Joker
Bunny Attack
Ninjitsu
Probophobia
Xylon
Challenge BeltOne robot is given the belt and defends it against challengers in one-on-one combat. Three successful defenses in a row win the tournament.Tyranabot
Tut Tut
Rosie The Riveter 2
Probophobia
Tut Tut
RebellionTwo competitors take on the massive 'house robots'.Squirmin Vermin and Humdrum vs Dead Metal, Shunt and Sir KillalotDead Metal, Shunt and Sir Killalot
AnnihilatorFive robots fight simultaneously in a 'melee' battle. One robot is eliminated and the melee restarts with the remaining four. The process repeats until only the annihilator champion remains.Bunny Attack
Techno Trousers
Hannibal
The Piecemaker
Basenji
Hannibal

Adjustments and changes

The show featured robot competitors familiar to fans of the American series of Robot Wars, such as 'Rosie The Riveter' and 'The Revolutionist,' but the robot operators were all children associated with the teams.
To suit the younger audience, a few adjustments and changes were made to the arena and House Robots.