Nickelodeon/WWF, 1989

With two former wrestlers like Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan handling announcing duties for years in the WWF, constantly at odds, don’t you find it odd that they never squared off in the ring to settle their differences? Why, Michael Cole was barely a year into his insufferable jerk persona before he and Jerry Lawler had a series of pay-per-view matches. Fortunately, someone at Nickelodeon was on the ball in the late 1980s, pitting the Gorilla and the Weasel against each other in that ultimate test of valor and ingenuity…

Double Dare!



And not just any Double Dare, but Super Sloppy Double Dare!



And not just any Super Sloppy Double Dare, but Super-Slop-O-Mania!



And not just any Super-Slop-O-Mania, but Super-Slop-O-Mania I!

If you’ve ever wondered where Vince McMahon had heard of being slimed, here’s your answer. Let’s take a look back at the greatest slime-fueled spectacle on the grandest sound stage of them all.

Rumors that the show would be held at three separate venues with Elvira and Susan St. James on commentary proved false. It would, however, feature Mr. Perfect vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan, each with their respective partners. Let’s take a look at Super-Slop-O-Mania II: Sloppy Seconds.



Perfect shows up not in his usual singlet, but a Speedo, which, along with the towel in his hand, brings back bad memories of the Wrestlerock Rumble video. And the show is rated TV-Y! Hosting the show again is Marc Summers, whose real name is Marc Berkowitz. Any guesses as to why he changed it? Perfect’s team wins the opening physical challenge, which appears to be some sort of Carmen Miranda lookalike contest. What a pineapple-head! In the trivia portion, The Hacksaws blow it when they answer “Detroit” as the U.S. state where Wrestlemania III was held. Michigan is the state, not Detroit. Did Duggan forget where he was when he saved B. Brian Blair from certain violation by the Iron Sheik? The Perfects score by successfully naming the WWF Superstars of Wrestling ice cream bars, but the real story is that they are manufactured by a company called Gold Bond . And here I thought they just made foot powder. Mr. Perfect is going to slime the world, because he is none other than “The Slimemaster” ! His team loses the physical challenge, though, when he fails to fall on his face while breaking through the studio wall. On the Hacksaws’ physical challenge, Jim gets a giant bong placed on his head. Later, the maxi-pad-shaped mud pit from last episode’s obstacle course makes another appearance. Funny, in the commercials it’s always filled with a blue liquid.

Hacksaw puts on a blindfold and searches the mud(-like substance) for Hulk Hogan figures. If the doll is of anyone other than the Hulkster, it is to be immediately discarded. Shockingly, the name “Terry Bollea” appears nowhere in the production credits. Mr. Perfect’s team wins, with the kid getting all the money this time. However, Marc makes up some excuse about Mr. Perfect stalling for time, so he promises Hacksaw’s teammate the same prizes that the Perfects will win in the obstacle course. Perfect and the kid fail to complete the obstacle course, but in the end, we’re all losers, as no Super-Slop-O-Mania III is announced.

Have no fear, though, because the coming decades would provide many more opportunities for the superstars to make complete asses of themselves on game shows.



And it doesn’t need to be an October holiday for us to give thanks for that!