King of the Road is an institution in skateboarding. Started by Thrasher magazine in 2003, it's a demented, roving adventure that follows various skate teams across the country as they compete to accomplish a set list of tasks, some of which carry great risk of bodily harm, and others that don't involve skateboarding at all (but still might carry great risk of bodily harm).
The DVD/Internet releases of King of the Road from 2003 to 2014.
11 episodes
Four teams, each with five hand-picked skateboarders, one photographer, one filmer and one team manager, with two weeksto make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick!
Runtime: 30 minIf you thought last year's DVD was Gnarly, just wait until you see this DVD. Four teams, each with five hand-picked skateboarders, one photographer, one filmer and one team manager, with two weeks to make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick!
Runtime: 58 minReigning champs TEAM ZERO return to make history and defend their 2004 KOTR title from the superpowers of FLIP, HABITAT and ELEMENT. Four killer teams have two weeks to make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick!
Runtime: 56 minReigning champs TEAM ZERO return to make history and defend their 2004 and 2005 KOTR titles from the superpowers of BAKER, TOY MACHINE and DARKSTAR. Four killer teams have two weeks to make their way across America skating, filming, competing and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing challenges in certain cities, doing other wacky challenges (like skating naked), picking up their "mystery guest" and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest and gnarliest trick!
Runtime: 48 min20 amazing skateboarders, two weeks of pure hell. Ride along as four sick teams make their way across the US skating, filming, and earning points by performing tricks in "the book," completing city challenges, winning crazy side contests, picking up their "mystery guest," and battling it out with their film and video footage to do the highest, longest, and gnarliest tricks. Featuring FOUNDATION, BLIND, BLACK LABEL and ZOO YORK.
Runtime: 58 minFour sick teams, 20 ripping skaters, head-to-head across America. The cover, the cash, and the crown: one team takes it all.
Runtime: 54 minPain, regret, embarrassment? What horrible shame do Jamie Thomas, Slash, Svitak, Garrett Hill, McCrank, Gravette, J. Casanova and Rattray all have in common? Is it that time of the year again already? Enjoy the wild ride one more time.
Runtime: 70 minCheck out Vagabond, Society, Gift, and Shox skateboards going head-to-head on KOTR China.
Runtime: 33 minGet in the van with Alien Workshop, Toy Machine, Creature, and Anti-Hero as they leap-frog across the Western US on a mission of mayhem. Just try to keep up. We dare you.
Runtime: 109 minOh. Shit. Here we go. Chocolate vs. Real vs. Birdhouse vs. Enjoi.
Runtime: 83 minBirdhouse will be defending their 2013 title against heavweights, Element and Flip, starting Sept. 5th; battling their way East in one of the gnarliest KOTR line-ups yet! Which five skaters should each team bring? Check the poll and cast your votes!
Runtime: 96 minNo overview available.
12 episodes
Catch up with the survivors as they recount the hard-won victories, epic embarrassments and pants-wettingly absurd scenarios that make this skate contest like no other.
Runtime: 44 minThe teams arrive in Seattle for some bizarre head-to-head action at the Marginal Way park. The scavenger hunt books are handed out and they start on the oddball challenges.
Runtime: 44 minThe teams get their first city challenges leading to a handrail showdown. Mike Davis handles the make-outs, which goes great until he accidentally locks lips with a certain woman.
Runtime: 44 minRain in Seattle can't keep the teams from their points, tattoos, or piercings. Everyone heads for their second cities, but not before Birdhouse attempts sabotage.
Runtime: 44 minToy Machine turns hippie. Jaws competes in a pole dance contest. Elijah grinds the flaming rail of doom, and Raven has a near-death experience.
Runtime: 44 minThe teams meet in San Francisco to pick up their Mystery Guests and compete in a deadly downhill race. The new bounty-challenges are introduced and sends everyone scrambling.
Runtime: 44 minToy Machine gets punk with Corey Duffel, Chocolate rocks out with Bad Sh*t (and babysits their kids) and Birdhouse finds out what it really means to be a hardcore skater in SF.
Runtime: 44 minToy Machine hypnotizes a chicken, Birdhouse goes country and all three teams get twisted up in the Gonz circle-board. Chocolate scores a hole-in-one with their Mystery Guest.
Runtime: 44 minBig tricks, monster drops and an impromptu twerk-off as the teams reach LA. Johnny gets wrecked and Birdhouse once again plays dirty.
Runtime: 44 minAlmost home, Birdhouse goes Mega with Bob Burnquist, Toy Machine parties with Tommy Sandoval and Chocolate shreds pools with Salba before an accident sidelines Elijah.
Runtime: 44 minWith the clock ticking in LA, the teams give it one last big push. A bounty challenge pits Clint against Raven, with nasty results.
Runtime: 44 minAn awards show as only King of the Road could do it--weird, sloppy and downright ridiculous. Clint gets a taste of his own medicine and the big winners are finally revealed.
Runtime: 67 minNo overview available.
11 episodes
The games begin in Albuquerque, starting with a heinous ramp malfunction and ending with an even more horrific pee-drinking challenge. The teams get The Book and hit the streets.
Runtime: 44 minEnjoi goes without water in their "Breaking Rad" suits while Creature builds the world's longest beer bong. Dan Lu's challenges for Deathwish prove more difficult than expected.
Runtime: 44 minFriendships are strained as two guys on each team must remain handcuffed together for 24 hours. Creature shoots guns, and Lizard and Foy fight over taking a shower.
Runtime: 44 minFoy battles the daunting ski jump one last time. Pilz wallrides over a twerking panda, Beakkel scores heavy points, and The Muscle destroys himself trying a trick.
Runtime: 44 minDeathwish explores secret tunnels in AZ while Creature gets their minds blown at an impromptu rave with Jaws. Enjoi's heavy metal makeover ends with the grossest challenge yet.
Runtime: 44 minWith Andy as referee, the teams meet in Lake Havasu to pick up their Mystery Guests and compete in some very unsportsmanlike events. Creature's attempt at sabotage fails spectacularly.
Runtime: 44 minThe Mystery Guest girls go big, Creature melts down at Andy Mac's race track, and once again someone butt chugs... but Gravette's got a surprise of his own.
Runtime: 44 minCreature turns Russell pro with a little help from his mom. Deathwish rides giant rails with the Muska. Foy, Muscle and Enzo glue pubes to their lips.
Runtime: 44 minThe teams are whisked away to a top secret destination for their last two days. Enjoi gets seasick, Deathwish goes cliff diving, and Gravette faces his greatest fear.
Runtime: 44 minWith time running out in Hawaii, local skaters help the teams get last tricks. Final challenges take place on a floating ramp, and Creature plays one more epic prank on Gravette.
Runtime: 44 minIt's awards night -- King of the Road style! Weird challenges, surprise guests and some tables are gonna get broken. Plus, two amateurs end the night as new pros!
Runtime: 44 minNo overview available.
11 episodes
The race starts in Reno with a relay. Evan crushes while Glick gets stage fright. The Books are handed out and Foundation ends the night with a tender moment at a wedding chapel.
Runtime: 44 minFoundation can only eat pizza, which Nick promptly forgets. Element hits insane terrain with Cardiel while Real revisits the 90s and gigantic pants with Mike Carroll and Chico.
Runtime: 44 minWhile Evan gets trippy, Sinclair starts pranking Nick. Jack suffers a double sacking while triple handcuffs end in a bizarre shaving cream party for Foundation.
Runtime: 44 minElement skates a real tank with Louie while Zion gets a very special surprise on P-Stone day. Foundation's run in San Francisco ends with a stomach-turning prank on Nick.
Runtime: 44 minThe trip gets medieval when the teams arrive at a bizarre dirtboard racetrack. Andy turns demonic and Evan eats a dog turd. The Mystery Guests arrive and start stacking points.
Runtime: 44 minThe teams jock out, trying their hand at normal sports. Bam Margera arrives to help Element skate a coffin, Merlino loses a butt cheek and a Jaws stunt ends in the worst injury yet.
Runtime: 44 minAfter smashing his teeth, Jaws rejoins Real for a heavy handrail day with Jamie Thomas. While Tyson goes for the biggest rail of all time, Foundation takes a break to party.
Runtime: 44 minWhile Real has a karaoke brunch with Nora Vasconcellos, Element and Foundation head out to the desert for some heavy challenges. With Jaws out, Kyle steps up on biggest drop.
Runtime: 44 minThe teams get a taste of fatherhood with the Baby on Board challenge. Last-minute bounties push Evan to his breaking point and Zion into his biggest stunt yet.
Runtime: 44 minA surprise at the finish line leaves everyone shellshocked. The teams reconvene six months later to settle some beef and find out the big winner of King of the Road.
Runtime: 44 minWatch the skaters watch themselves! 6 months later everyone watches the premiere.
Runtime: 44 minNo overview available.
12 episodes
In the premier King of the Road episode, Phelper breaks down the mechanics of the ultimate, scavenger hunt, road trip adventure and introduces it's foolhardy contestants.
Runtime: N/A minIn their first episode, we find the Nike SB team in Salt Lake City with Lizard King and... Corey Duffel?
Runtime: N/A minThe Wizard of Hiawatha casts an evil spell on the Converse team in Minneapolis, lifted only by the smooth 'crete of the Denver park.
Runtime: N/A minThe team manager jumps on the grenade and Gravette meets She-vette when the C1rca team arrives in Nashville.
Runtime: N/A minTexas legend Chris Gentry went way out of his way for the Etnies team on King of the Road this year - inviting them to Houston's famous Rap-A-Lot studio to throw guest vocals on his next club banger "King of the Road."
Runtime: N/A minRide a horse, get Flared and feel the anguish of Gravette's personal pain, all in C1RCA's episode in Dallas.
Runtime: N/A minKing of the Road hits Albuquerque, New Mexico for the midway stop.
Runtime: N/A minBaca goes bowling, strippers get airborne and Ju-Ju shuts it down on The Las Vegas Strip as the Converse team slides towards the finish line.
Runtime: N/A minMalto sparks the parks, Steamer gets inverted and Sheckler's down for life, as the Etnies team blazes through Albuquerque and Phoenix in this episode.
Runtime: N/A minSierra blades, Brockel gets buck, the team manger finds She-Stone and Gravette takes the Antwuan Challenge in this C1RCA Mega-Webisode.
Runtime: N/A minGrant grinds it out, Koston fills in the blanks and Cory Kennedy shuts it down with his technical wizardry in the fantastic final episode of the 2010 King of the Road.
Runtime: N/A minNo overview available.
17 episodes
It's here. The gnarliest, funniest, best KOTR yet. We start off with Antihero in Portland. Gerwer, Pfanner, Roy, Trujillo, Allen, Hewitt, Russo, and Cardiel. If you didn't get the DVD free with the February mag we weren't going to leave you behind. Here we go...
Runtime: N/A minIt would be pointless to rank which KOTR team had the most fun, but let's just say the Creature footage speaks for itself. Here's Gravette, Reyes, Partanen, Hitz, Conover, Bingaman, and Navarrette in ALBQ.
Runtime: N/A minToy Machine starts off in Colorado. The wild cards on their team are New Jacks Dan Lu, Carpenter, and Leabres, but they're in good hands with all-terrain ripper Provost and the fearless Leo Romero.
Runtime: N/A minWatch close: This episode reveals how Alien Workshop had all the right ingredients for a KOTR win. Here's Crockett, Salazar, Fitzgerald, Taylor, and Jake Johnson.
Runtime: N/A minThe mid-way point is a bizarre mix of competition, relaxing, and having a blast. Here's a board toss, high-speed relay race, and the Mystery Guests revealed: Jaws, Ryan Decenzo, Austyn Gillette, and David Gonzalez.
Runtime: N/A minAngry homeowners, longboards, and Andy Roy's gnarly nose piercing all equal up to a struggle for Anti-Hero in Salt Lake City. But Decenzo shows why he got MVP.
Runtime: N/A minDoes Creature start feeling KOTR fatigue and slow down at this point? Hell no. This is their wildest part yet. Hell yeah.
Runtime: N/A minToy Machine nears the finish line as Leo Romero conquers some of the craziest handrails of this year's KOTR... And Mike Sinclair continues his reign as an epic prank caller.
Runtime: N/A minAlien starts off with a bizarre New Wave music video, and then the shredding commences. Salazar gets pranked so bad he pukes and Grant Taylor rips as always.
Runtime: N/A minAnti-Hero in Las Vegas is all we need to say. But we'll mention that a wet and weird pool gets skated, Trujillo turns up the street-skating heat, and Andy Roy is still a rad timebomb.
Runtime: N/A minVenice, CA has a unique skate history and Creature goes all out. They meet up with Hosoi, skate beach spots, and Mystery Guest David Gonzalez does the time warp.
Runtime: N/A minHere's Toy Machine in LA. Leo goes on a skate date with Lizzie, there's a Lockwood legends reunion, and the whole team gets on the Crail Couch.
Runtime: N/A minAlien Workshop rolls into Omar's hometown and continues to check tricks off the list.
Runtime: N/A minAnti-Hero closes in on the end of the road and Ryan Decenzo proves his MVP status.
Runtime: N/A minCreature wraps things up in San Francisco with some hill bombs, yoga, and prank calls.
Runtime: N/A minHere's Toy Machine lurching toward the San Francisco finish-line. Tommy Guerrero takes them to a gnarly hill bomb and they meet up with Embarcadero OG's.
Runtime: N/A minSee who ends strong in SF and takes the win. This episode also includes KOTR awards and outtakes from all the teams. Thanks everyone involved for the best King of the Road ever.
Runtime: N/A minNo overview available.
16 episodes
After a rad intro section, Enjoi starts things off with a bunch of manual and transition tricks, they find a mom who can kickflip, and Jimmy Carlin shows he's gonna have the most fun of all.
Runtime: N/A minChocolate starts off with an unreal bank-to-wall session, Stevie Perez gets 10 tricks on one handrail, Vincent Alvarez makes everything look good, and Raven gets a wild barefoot boneless.
Runtime: N/A minReal is in this to win and the guys find a stripper who skates, Brock gets inked, Brockel does a huge bar snap, and Jake Ruiz grinds one of the gnarliest 50-50s in KOTR history.
Runtime: N/A minHere's Birdhouse killing it. Ben Raybourn is a transition genius, Clint Walker gets 25 make-outs, and you gotta see Mike Davis frontside flip a spine. It's so sick.
Runtime: N/A minA panda gets to second base, the whole team gets the dubstep blues, and Zack Wallin snaps a rare no-comply fakie.
Runtime: N/A minElijah Berle shows his ATV abilities, Stevie Perez battles a backlip shove-it, and the filmer makes a love connection with a girl who has a probation ankle monitor.
Runtime: N/A minReal makes a potato gun, Justin Brock grinds up, across and down a rail, a longboard gets focused, and the team gets 21 females into their van.
Runtime: N/A minEveryone wondered if Tony Hawk would get involved and get dirty to help Birdhouse on KOTR. Hell yes, he does. Also, Clint Walker is the make-out king, and Clive Dixon lipslides a monster rail.
Runtime: N/A minGenerator races, jousting, kegboards, and a near disaster of blazing proportions all contributed to the midway madness in Sacramento.
Runtime: N/A minSome teams fade as KOTR progresses, but Enjoi turns up the energy and weirdness. This is their best clip by far.
Runtime: N/A minIt's rad how Chocolate has evolved into such an all-terrain team over the years. Here they skate deep pits, ledges, rails, and there's even a red curb session.
Runtime: N/A minThe Real team battles harsh bank-to-wall challenges, Mystery Guest TJ Rogers is a tech ledge-wizard, they find a mom who can kickflip, and Jake Ruiz continues to be the big surprise of KOTR with his shocking handrail assaults.
Runtime: N/A minEnjoi goes down South for a pool session with Salba, a prank call to Shier, and a big snapper at Willshire from Wallin as King of the Road nears the end of the line.
Runtime: N/A minThe stoke and delirium combine as Chocolate nears the end. Here's a gnarly pool roll-in session, tech madness, filmer hijinx, a Too $hort cameo, and Cory Kennedy continues to rip while gaining no points.
Runtime: N/A minHere's Real in the final stretch. They have to push Arrighi into a pool, they meet up with Lil' Wayne, Brock battles a kickflip late shove-it, and TJ Rogers again tackles some wild tech moves.
Runtime: N/A minMike Davis, Clive Dixon and Clint Walker are skate demons, Wee-Man swings by, Jaws blasts the biggest ollie of KOTR (of course), and you gotta see the enders with Gravette and Raybourn. Amazing. Congrats, guys.
Runtime: N/A minVICELAND has teamed up with Thrasher for the 2016 season, which will feature the Birdhouse, Chocolate, and Toy Machine teams hauling ass across America, throwing their bodies and whatever dignity they might have had into the wind for a chance to become the reigning King of the Road.
11 episodes
The teams arrive in Seattle for some bizarre head-to-head action at Marginal Way park. The scavenger hunt books are handed out and they start on the oddball challenges.
Runtime: N/A minThe teams get their first city challenges leading to a handrail showdown. Mike Davis handles the make-outs, which goes great until he accidentally locks lips with a certain woman.
Runtime: N/A minBirdhouse attempts sabotage while everyone heads to their next city.
Runtime: N/A minRaven has a near death experience; Elijah grinds the flaming rail of doom.
Runtime: N/A minThe team pick up mystery guests in San Francisco to complete a deadly downhill race; Blake gets surprised; everyone scrambles during bounty-challenges.
Runtime: N/A minToy Machine gets punk with Corey Duffel; Chocolate rocks out; Birdhouse discovers what it means to be a hardcore skater in San Francisco.
Runtime: N/A minToy Machine hypnotizes a chicken; Birdhouse goes country; Chocolate scores a hole in one with their mystery guest; the three teams get twisted up in the Gonz circle-board.
Runtime: N/A minExperiencing big tricks, monster drops, and an impromptu twerk-off as the teams reach L.A.; Johnny gets wrecked; Birdhouse once again plays dirty.
Runtime: N/A minAlmost home, Birdhouse goes mega with Bob Burnquist; Toy Machine parties with Tommy Sandoval; and Chocolate shreds pools with Salba before an accident sidelines Elijah.
Runtime: N/A minThe teams give one last big push in LA; Clint and Raven compete in a bounty challenge with nasty results.
Runtime: N/A minA weird, sloppy and ridiculous award show; Clint gets a taste of his own medicine; revealing the big winners.
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