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|title=<center>BattleBots</center>
|title=<center>BattleBots</center>
|image=Battlebots season 4 logo.jpg
|image=Battlebots season 4 logo.jpg
|imagecaption=The ''BattleBots'' Season 4.0 logo.
|imagecaption=The ''BattleBots'' Season 4.0 logo.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Lost'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=16 Jul 2019
|foundby=SexToSprings, Fighting Robot Archive, Asteropax
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'''''BattleBots''''' was an American competition show that ran from 2000 to 2002. The show had five competitions that aired on Comedy Central, and colloquially referred to as "Season 1.0" through "5.0." Prior to that were two unaired competitions in 1999, the first held in Long Beach, which was recorded for the "BattleBots Beginnings" VHS tape/DVD, and the second held in Las Vegas and available on Pay-Per-View, but later on this competition was available on DVD as well. BattleBots was revived in 2015 as a 6-episode television series, and it was filmed in San Francisco on a tight schedule. The season aired on ABC during the summer of that year and was renewed for a second season that ran for 10 episodes. On July 5, 2017, the Science Channel picked up the re-run rights for the ABC BattleBots episodes which started on July 12, 2017. In February of 2018 Discovery Channel officially renewed BattleBots for a third season. The competition is set to be held from April 3rd - April 15th 2018 with the episodes airing May 11th on Discovery and May 16th on Science with exclusive content like extra battles and interviews of the robot builders after their matches.  
'''''BattleBots''''' was an American competition show that ran from 2000 to 2002. The show had five competitions that aired on Comedy Central, and colloquially referred to as "Season 1.0" through "5.0." Prior to that were two unaired competitions in 1999, the first held in Long Beach, which was recorded for the ''BattleBots Beginnings'' VHS tape/DVD, and the second held in Las Vegas and available on Pay-Per-View, but later on, this competition was available on DVD as well. ''BattleBots'' was revived in 2015 as a 6-episode television series, and it was filmed in San Francisco on a tight schedule. The season aired on ABC during the summer of that year and was renewed for a second season that ran for 10 episodes. On July 5th, 2017, the Science Channel picked up the re-run rights for the ABC ''BattleBots'' episodes which started on July 12th, 2017. In February of 2018 Discovery Channel officially renewed ''BattleBots'' for a third season. The competition is set to be held from April 3rd - April 15th, 2018 with the episodes airing May 11th on Discovery and May 16th on Science with exclusive content like extra battles and interviews of the robot builders after their matches.  


As of 2018, all of the original episodes including the pilot episode for the first season can be found on the YouTube channel Fighting Robot Archive. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJd8Y2GVUYWHuo_PcApvPPw/videos?disable_polymer=1</ref> Unfortunately, three episodes of the fifth season (Ep7, Ep9, Ep11) cannot be found on YouTube or any other video website of its entirety. However, all the fights that were showcased in the episodes can be seen on YouTube with good quality except for the middleweight fight between Ankle Biter and former US Robot Wars heavyweight champion The Master.
As of 2018, all of the original episodes including the pilot episode for the first season can be found on the YouTube channel Fighting Robot Archive. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJd8Y2GVUYWHuo_PcApvPPw/videos?disable_polymer=1</ref> Unfortunately, three episodes of the fifth season (Ep7, Ep9, Ep11) cannot be found on YouTube or any other video website of its entirety. However, all the fights that were showcased in the episodes can be seen on YouTube with good quality except for the middleweight fight between Ankle Biter and former US Robot Wars heavyweight champion The Master which was removed on YouTube later that same year. In a 2018 Instagram post, the company behind the program "Battlebots Inc." revealed that they still have all episodes from the series<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BjAgnKqg6Q3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link</ref>.
 
On July 16th, 2019, YouTuber Asteropax uploaded episodes 7, 9, and 11 of the 5.0 Season of BattleBots.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB76tVq_nB7Q2hToaqOvudg/videos?disable_polymer=1</ref>


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
===Season 1.0===
===Season 1.0===
Season 1.0 had 14 episodes and ran from the 23rd of August 2000 with the official premier on the 30th of August 2000 until the 29th of November 2000.
Season 1.0 had 14 episodes and ran from August 23rd, 2000, with the official premier on August 30th, 2000, until November 29th, 2000.
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|0||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 0||Aug. 23rd 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|0||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 0||Aug 23rd, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|1||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 1||Aug. 30th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|1||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 1||Aug 30th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|2||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 2||Sep. 6th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|2||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 2||Sep 6th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|3||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 3||Sep. 13th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|3||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 3||Sep 13th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|4||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 4||Sep 20th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|4||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 4||Sep 20th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|5||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 5||Sep. 27th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|5||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 5||Sep 27th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|6||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 6||Oct. 4th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|6||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 6||Oct 4th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|7||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 7||Oct. 11th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|7||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 7||Oct 11th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|8||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 8||Oct 18th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|8||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 8||Oct 18th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|9||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 9||Oct 25th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|9||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 9||Oct 25th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|10||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 10||Nov. 1st 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|10||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 10||Nov 1st, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|12||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 12||Nov. 15th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|12||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 12||Nov 15th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|13||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 13||Nov. 22nd 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|13||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 13||Nov 22nd, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|14||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 14||Nov. 29th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|14||BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 14||Nov 29th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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===Season 2.0===
===Season 2.0===
Season 2.0 had 17 episodes and ran from the 12th of December 2000 until the 13th of March 2001
Season 2.0 had 17 episodes and ran from December 12th, 2000, until March 13th, 2001.
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|1||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 1||Dec. 12th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|1||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 1||Dec 12th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|2||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 2||Dec. 19th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|2||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 2||Dec 19th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|3||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 3||Dec. 19th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|3||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 3||Dec 19th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|4||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 4||Dec. 26th 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|4||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 4||Dec 26th, 2000||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|5||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 5||Jan. 2nd 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|5||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 5||Jan 2nd, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|6||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 6||Jan. 9th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|6||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 6||Jan 9th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|7||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 7||Jan. 16th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|7||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 7||Jan 16th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|8||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 8||Jan. 23rd 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|8||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 8||Jan 23rd, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|9||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 9||Jan. 30th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|9||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 9||Jan 30th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|10||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 10||Feb. 6th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|10||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 10||Feb 6th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|11||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 11||Feb. 13th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|11||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 11||Feb 13th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|12||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 12||Feb. 13th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|12||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 12||Feb 13th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|13||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 13||Feb. 20th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|13||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 13||Feb 20th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|14||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 14||Feb. 20th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|14||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 14||Feb 20th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|15||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 15||Feb. 27th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|15||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 15||Feb 27th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|16||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 16||Mar. 6th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|16||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 16||Mar 6th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|17||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 17||Mar. 13th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|17||BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 17||Mar 13th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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===Season 3.0===
===Season 3.0===
Season 3.0 had 10 episodes and ran from the 10th of July 2001 until the 11th of September 2001
Season 3.0 had 10 episodes and ran from July 10th, 2001, until September 11th, 2001.
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|1||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 1||Jul. 10th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|1||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 1||July 10th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|2||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 2||Jul. 17th 2001||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnjXKiIhr7Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|2||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 2||July 17th, 2001||[https://youtu.be/SnjXKiIhr7Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|3||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 3||Jul. 24th 2001||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNk9n15p9lM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|3||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 3||July 24th, 2001||[https://youtu.be/KNk9n15p9lM<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|4||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 4||Jul. 31st 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|4||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 4||July 31st, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|5||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 5||Aug. 7th 2001||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zke6Nktvf-Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|5||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 5||Aug 7th, 2001||[https://youtu.be/zke6Nktvf-Q<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|6||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 6||Aug. 14th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|6||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 6||Aug 14th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|7||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 7||Aug. 21st 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|7||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 7||Aug 21st, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|8||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 8||Aug. 28th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|8||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 8||Aug 28th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|9||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 9||Sept. 4th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|9||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 9||Sep 4th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|10||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 10||Sept. 11th 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|10||BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 10||Sep 11th, 2001||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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===Season 4.0===
===Season 4.0===
Season 4.0 had 10 episodes and ran from the 8th of January 2002 until the 12th of March 2002
Season 4.0 had 10 episodes and ran from January 8th, 2002, until March 12th, 2002.
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|1||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 1||Jan. 8th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|1||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 1||Jan 8th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E1.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|2||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 2||Jan. 15th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|2||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 2||Jan 15th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E2.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|3||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 3||Jan. 22nd 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|3||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 3||Jan 22nd, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E3.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|4||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 4||Jan. 29th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|4||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 4||Jan 29th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E4.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|5||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 5||Feb. 5th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|5||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 5||Feb 5th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E5.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|6||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 6||Feb. 12th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|6||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 6||Feb 12th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E6.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|7||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 7||Feb. 19th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|7||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 7||Feb 19th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E7.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|8||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 8||Feb. 26th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|8||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 8||Feb 26th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E8.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|9||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 9||Mar. 5th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|9||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 9||Mar 5th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E9.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|10||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 10||Mar. 12th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|10||BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 10||Mar 12th, 2002||[https://archive.org/download/battlebots-cc-s4/Battlebots%20S4E10.wmv <span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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===Season 5.0===
===Season 5.0===
Season 5.0 had 20 episodes and ran from the 10th of August 2002 until the 21st of December 2002. It was the final season before the reboot 13 years later.
Season 5.0 had 20 episodes and ran from August 10th, 2002, until December 21st, 2002. It was the final season before the reboot 13 years later.
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|1||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 1||Aug. 10th 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9j66IjxO18<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|1||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 1||Aug 10th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/b9j66IjxO18<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|2||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 2||Sep. 21st 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8mwNPJvQo<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|2||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 2||Sep 21st, 2002||[https://youtu.be/9W8mwNPJvQo<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|3||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 3||Sep. 28th 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XoAUOMoEsk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|3||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 3||Sep 28th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/0XoAUOMoEsk<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|4||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 4||Oct. 5th 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfWDEcfPsGo<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|4||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 4||Oct 5th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/dfWDEcfPsGo<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|5||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 5||Oct 12th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|5||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 5||Oct 12th, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|6||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 6||Oct. 19th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|6||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 6||Oct 19th, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|7||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 7||Oct. 26th 2002||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|7||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 7||Oct 26th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/8HE808xcZbc<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|8||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 8||Nov. 2nd 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|8||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 8||Nov 2nd, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|9||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 9||Nov. 9th 2002||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|9||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 9||Nov 9th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/F2rg9M2A_no<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|10||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 10||Nov. 16th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|10||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 10||Nov 16th, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|11||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 11||Nov. 23rd 2002||<span style="color:red;">''Lost''</span>
|11||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 11||Nov 23rd, 2002||[https://youtu.be/dMOlLKAK_DI<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|12||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 12||Nov. 30th 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRidhCERWHE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|12||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 12||Nov 30th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/pRidhCERWHE<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|13||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 13||Dec. 7th 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsAcQcYvXPA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|13||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 13||Dec 7th, 2002||[https://youtu.be/RsAcQcYvXPA<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
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|14||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 14||Dec 14th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|14||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 14||Dec 14th, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|15||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 15||Dec. 14th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|15||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 15||Dec 14th, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|16||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 16||Dec. 21st 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|16||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 16||Dec 21st, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
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|17||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 17||Dec. 21st 2002||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSPiJB_zWWs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|17||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 17||Dec 21st, 2002||[https://youtu.be/TSPiJB_zWWs<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>]
|-
|-
|18||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 18||Dec. 14th 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|18||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 18||Dec 14th, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|-
|-
|19||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 19||Dec. 21st 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|19||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 19||Dec 21st, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|-
|-
|20||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 20||Dec. 21st 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|20||BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 20||Dec 21st, 2002||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|}
|}
==Videos==
==Videos==
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==See Also==
*[[1995 Robot Wars UK Open (partially found rejected robot combat TV show pilot; 1995)]]
*[[American Robot Wars 2000 (lost MTV pilot of British robot combat game show; 2000)]]
*[[BattleBots (lost build of unreleased GameCube/PlayStation 2 game based on robot combat TV series; 2003)]]
*[[BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)]]
*[[Mechanoids (partially found BBC robot combat game show; 2003)]]
*[[Plunderbirds: Talk Robots (partially found unfinished robot combat mockumentary film; 2019)]]
*[[Robot Wars (found cameos of robot combat-themed BBC 2 ident; 1999-2000)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost footage and HSE documentation of behind-the-scenes accidents of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-1999)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost near-death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat game show; 1998)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat game show; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found footage of robot combat show qualifying auditions and battles; 1998-2003)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found unaired or partially aired battles of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)]]
*[[Robot Wars (partially found uncut battles from BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)]]
*[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1 (lost original BBC Choice version of robot combat battle; 2001)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 (found TNN robot combat game show; 2001)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 2 (partially found behind-the-scenes footage of TNN robot combat game show; 2002)]]
*[[Robot Wars Revealed (partially found BBC Choice spin-off of robot combat game show; 1998-2000)]]
*[[Robot Wars: Series 8 (lost unaired pilot of BBC robot combat game show; 2016)]]
*[[Robot Wars: The Kick-Off (lost BNN robot combat special; 2001)]]
*[[Robotica (found TLC robot combat game show; 2001-2003)]]
*[[Robots Revenge (partially found Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)]]
*[[Why Hypno-Disc can't work in an office (found testing video of Robot Wars competitor; 2000, 2007)]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Found media]]
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Revision as of 10:37, 28 April 2022

Battlebots season 4 logo.jpg

The BattleBots Season 4.0 logo.

Status: Found

Date found: 16 Jul 2019

Found by: SexToSprings, Fighting Robot Archive, Asteropax

BattleBots was an American competition show that ran from 2000 to 2002. The show had five competitions that aired on Comedy Central, and colloquially referred to as "Season 1.0" through "5.0." Prior to that were two unaired competitions in 1999, the first held in Long Beach, which was recorded for the BattleBots Beginnings VHS tape/DVD, and the second held in Las Vegas and available on Pay-Per-View, but later on, this competition was available on DVD as well. BattleBots was revived in 2015 as a 6-episode television series, and it was filmed in San Francisco on a tight schedule. The season aired on ABC during the summer of that year and was renewed for a second season that ran for 10 episodes. On July 5th, 2017, the Science Channel picked up the re-run rights for the ABC BattleBots episodes which started on July 12th, 2017. In February of 2018 Discovery Channel officially renewed BattleBots for a third season. The competition is set to be held from April 3rd - April 15th, 2018 with the episodes airing May 11th on Discovery and May 16th on Science with exclusive content like extra battles and interviews of the robot builders after their matches.

As of 2018, all of the original episodes including the pilot episode for the first season can be found on the YouTube channel Fighting Robot Archive. [1] Unfortunately, three episodes of the fifth season (Ep7, Ep9, Ep11) cannot be found on YouTube or any other video website of its entirety. However, all the fights that were showcased in the episodes can be seen on YouTube with good quality except for the middleweight fight between Ankle Biter and former US Robot Wars heavyweight champion The Master which was removed on YouTube later that same year. In a 2018 Instagram post, the company behind the program "Battlebots Inc." revealed that they still have all episodes from the series[2].

On July 16th, 2019, YouTuber Asteropax uploaded episodes 7, 9, and 11 of the 5.0 Season of BattleBots.[3]

Seasons

Season 1.0

Season 1.0 had 14 episodes and ran from August 23rd, 2000, with the official premier on August 30th, 2000, until November 29th, 2000.

# Episode Title Air Date Status
0 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 0 Aug 23rd, 2000 Found
1 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 1 Aug 30th, 2000 Found
2 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 2 Sep 6th, 2000 Found
3 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 3 Sep 13th, 2000 Found
4 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 4 Sep 20th, 2000 Found
5 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 5 Sep 27th, 2000 Found
6 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 6 Oct 4th, 2000 Found
7 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 7 Oct 11th, 2000 Found
8 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 8 Oct 18th, 2000 Found
9 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 9 Oct 25th, 2000 Found
10 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 10 Nov 1st, 2000 Found
12 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 12 Nov 15th, 2000 Found
13 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 13 Nov 22nd, 2000 Found
14 BattleBots Season 1.0, Episode 14 Nov 29th, 2000 Found

Season 2.0

Season 2.0 had 17 episodes and ran from December 12th, 2000, until March 13th, 2001.

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 1 Dec 12th, 2000 Found
2 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 2 Dec 19th, 2000 Found
3 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 3 Dec 19th, 2000 Found
4 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 4 Dec 26th, 2000 Found
5 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 5 Jan 2nd, 2001 Found
6 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 6 Jan 9th, 2001 Found
7 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 7 Jan 16th, 2001 Found
8 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 8 Jan 23rd, 2001 Found
9 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 9 Jan 30th, 2001 Found
10 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 10 Feb 6th, 2001 Found
11 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 11 Feb 13th, 2001 Found
12 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 12 Feb 13th, 2001 Found
13 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 13 Feb 20th, 2001 Found
14 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 14 Feb 20th, 2001 Found
15 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 15 Feb 27th, 2001 Found
16 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 16 Mar 6th, 2001 Found
17 BattleBots Season 2.0, Episode 17 Mar 13th, 2001 Found

Season 3.0

Season 3.0 had 10 episodes and ran from July 10th, 2001, until September 11th, 2001.

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 1 July 10th, 2001 Found
2 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 2 July 17th, 2001 Found
3 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 3 July 24th, 2001 Found
4 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 4 July 31st, 2001 Found
5 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 5 Aug 7th, 2001 Found
6 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 6 Aug 14th, 2001 Found
7 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 7 Aug 21st, 2001 Found
8 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 8 Aug 28th, 2001 Found
9 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 9 Sep 4th, 2001 Found
10 BattleBots Season 3.0, Episode 10 Sep 11th, 2001 Found

Season 4.0

Season 4.0 had 10 episodes and ran from January 8th, 2002, until March 12th, 2002.

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 1 Jan 8th, 2002 Found
2 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 2 Jan 15th, 2002 Found
3 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 3 Jan 22nd, 2002 Found
4 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 4 Jan 29th, 2002 Found
5 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 5 Feb 5th, 2002 Found
6 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 6 Feb 12th, 2002 Found
7 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 7 Feb 19th, 2002 Found
8 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 8 Feb 26th, 2002 Found
9 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 9 Mar 5th, 2002 Found
10 BattleBots Season 4.0, Episode 10 Mar 12th, 2002 Found

Season 5.0

Season 5.0 had 20 episodes and ran from August 10th, 2002, until December 21st, 2002. It was the final season before the reboot 13 years later.

# Episode Title Air Date Status
1 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 1 Aug 10th, 2002 Found
2 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 2 Sep 21st, 2002 Found
3 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 3 Sep 28th, 2002 Found
4 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 4 Oct 5th, 2002 Found
5 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 5 Oct 12th, 2002 Found
6 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 6 Oct 19th, 2002 Found
7 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 7 Oct 26th, 2002 Found
8 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 8 Nov 2nd, 2002 Found
9 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 9 Nov 9th, 2002 Found
10 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 10 Nov 16th, 2002 Found
11 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 11 Nov 23rd, 2002 Found
12 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 12 Nov 30th, 2002 Found
13 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 13 Dec 7th, 2002 Found
14 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 14 Dec 14th, 2002 Found
15 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 15 Dec 14th, 2002 Found
16 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 16 Dec 21st, 2002 Found
17 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 17 Dec 21st, 2002 Found
18 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 18 Dec 14th, 2002 Found
19 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 19 Dec 21st, 2002 Found
20 BattleBots Season 5.0, Episode 20 Dec 21st, 2002 Found

Videos

Season 5: Episode 7

Season 5: Episode 9

Season 5: Episode 11

See Also

References