Knights and Warriors is an American competition television program that premiered in syndication on September 19, 1992.
The show was a production of Welk Entertainment Group, and was distributed by Western International Syndication.
In the first season's original opening scene, he narrates the story as follows: It is written in the Book of Good and Evil that in a time long ago, all was peace and harmony, Paradise on Earth.
[2] This opening title sequence loosely resembles the legend of King Arthur and recalls how the world was a utopia until the day a dark force disrupted the balance that separated good from evil; and how, with that dark force, a barbarian horde known as the Warriors began to storm through the kingdoms.
The audience all wave and purple and gold triangular flags while cheering on the knights.
Once the red balls are caught, the knights must throw them into the ring of fire to score.
Points are scored based on which section of the playing mat the knight threw the red ball from.
Pyro was always the Warrior whose tricks would ignite the ring of fire to start the match.
The knight and Warrior run across treadmills on an elevated platform trying to knock each other down with foam bats.
Grabbing an opponent's weapon or crossing over the small barrier between the treadmills automatically disqualifies the offender.
However, a lap doesn't count if both of the knight's feet touch the inside of the wheel.
If the knight manages to climb to the top of the Volcano and grab their team flag, he(she) will earn 100 points.
A notable moment in the show's early round one episodes occurred when Knight Robert Pavell of the purple suffered a head injury while inside the Pit; he and his opponent, Michael West of the gold team, scored no points in the Pit.
He was replaced by Jeff Joccum, who later went on to score in the finale and ensure a win of the purple team.
Instead of points, the knight earns 5 additional seconds for his/her partner for every successful hit.
The team with the most points at the end of the show wins and receive medals awarded to them by the L.O.R.D.
Prizes are also awarded to the knights, indicated by hostess Lisa Canning as the show comes back from various commercial breaks.