SK8-TV

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SK8-TV
Starring Matthew Lyn
Skatemaster Tate
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time 24 minutes (approx.)
Broadcast
Original channel Nickelodeon
Original run 1990 – 1990
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

SK8-TV is a program shown on Nickelodeon that began in 1990 and was originally hosted by Matthew Lillard (who went by the name Matthew Lynn at the time) and Skatemaster Tate. It hosted a wide variety of skateboarders such as a young Tony Hawk and many others that went on to become famous and well known. It was directed by Stacy Peralta, who later went on to direct the retrospective documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys. It later resurfaced on the now-defunct Nick GAS channel in 1999 and aired until 2005.