Rodney Mullen 1994 Plan B Second Hand Smoke

[@Austinw646]

20 years later and this is still my favorite skate vid part, and my favorite skater too...

[@full6330name]

+Austinw646 He's ours Da Vinci,Picasso,Einstein etc... no matter what you do today you will never surpass rodney muleln. You can swtich gazelle flip down 20 stair into a nose manual and it would still not push skateboarding as much as guys like Gonz,Nazas,Alva and specially Rodney did.

[@elliottwattson5223]

Same

[@tonderosa90]

I started skateboarding in early 90s becouse of this!

[@JK-gm6kk]

The Neil Peart of skateboarding

[@villiantwo]

yup 27 now! .. i thought jamie thomas was the best skater in the world at the time. .. my new friend showed me this video and i was mind blown!! watched it every day before i went out. Classic

[@zero4775]

its not possible to hate on rodney

[@EthanChase]

Yeah you’d be surprised how much people do

[@LiquidSnake690]

@@EthanChase People hate what they don't understand. People even made fun of Rodney Mullen back in the day when he was still doing flatland freestyle because he was doing tricks ahead of his time while everyone else was still doing circus tricks.

[@tedpalmer1537]

@@LiquidSnake690 So true, before this he'd been pretty much written off as a relic of 80's skateboarding, how little people knew

[@DrawnUp70]

All the Casper shit, especially in transition. Other worldly and still I think one of the most stylish and gangster looking tricks.

[@BrysonHowe]

This is goddamn art

[@bluelavender5139]

Like a lot of people, I'm sure, I unlocked that Rodney video in THPS 2 & just "well, my life has been altered. " got a board & started learning tricks ASAP. Fucked up my ankles back when I was 23 & had to give it up. Still love it though. Still love watching Rodney vids. I'm dating myself here, but I remember hearing a commentator during a baseball game describe Ken Griffey Jr. as having "the perfect swing - just an extension of himself." That's what watching Rodney parts are like - this beautifully insane run of moves, and like one comment on here said, it's done with the ease of as though he's just on a morning commute. Big "but for me, it was Tuesday" energy but in a nice way. Sorry, I'm loopy - should be asleep. Anyone who reads this, have a great day & if you can: get out and skate! Injuries and all, still have fond memories of just getting out and pushing thru parking lots and such. :)

[@Daniel-ll3qp]

Switch tre nosewheelie in 1994! Jesus, this guy was ahead of his time.

[@DeathBringer769]

He invented many, many tricks. You basically wouldn't have modern street skating as we know it without him ;)

[@cominooculto]

People had a lot of time no fucking technology to waste time

[@kyleharrison4045]

I was class of 97, got heavily into skateboarding in about 92 (after just cruising around since 89 or so with no tricks), so it goes without saying Rod was one of my heroes.

[@Gustyen]

Rodney IS time itself!

[@brocksamson9737]

Pretty sure second hand smoke was 93. Than again who knows when the actual switch 360 flip nose manual was actually filmed crazy to think it could of been filmed earlier! 92??? Lol

[@Pitra212121]

The man is the GOAT.

[@mitchio83]

These tricks still hold up in 2019

[@Sursion]

Majority of these tricks still can't be done by anyone else. People are only now just starting to unlock his secrets, almost 30 years later.

[@JroishDubyu]

2024

[@mitchio83]

This was one of my first skate vids, watched it literally about 100 times 20-25 years ago. Those ledge tricks he does could score like 9s in street league today. Even minus the casper/darkslide stuff any pro would be happy to have those tricks in there video parts in 2018.

[@ile69999]

Love the music, love rodney ❤❤

[@jacobdeal1057]

Switch tre noseslide is underrated. The backside 180 casper slide is ridiculous.

[@estebanlacrosse7847]

Still #1 skater of all time hands down

[@thejamesguide]

Doing a switch inward heel nose manual in 1994 is insane. It's insane now!

[@quantumm313]

0:24 the half cab impossible is such an amazing looking trick, I could watch it on loop and never get bored

[@grb2015]

this one the front foot impossible, gethobird and casperflip/hospitalflip are some familiar tricks that look so organic.

[@hey_its_kev]

It’s like watching an artist paint a complete masterpiece in under 5 minutes....

[@skateboston420]

It's not like that, it is that. Skateboarding is certainly a high art, a physical art like dancing. That's why I got into skating in 96-96. It was because of the whole counter culture, artistic side, the graphics on the boards. It has a sport, competition side to it that has become increasingly dominant agains.

[@ongogabotko1394]

Cool video. Absolute favorite part is when he's rolling down the street just shredding every obstacle he sees, like that's how his average ride to school or work or whatever was. He's personifying the lyrics talking about "dreaming until the dream comes true", it's fucking awesome.

[@Clarke1982]

Incredible part. It'll forever hold up.

[@jamesradskijr.9745]

Rodney inspired me to skate when I seen him on That's Incredible back in the mid 80's thank you Sir Rodney Mullen

[@SweetChariotOfFire]

Those Casper’s tho... Magical.

[@juanpablocardona6077]

Ikr

[@df3kt]

The fucking anti casper slides? Like oh casper slides aren't hard enough huh? Let's do something that seems like shouldn't even work. In fact it doesn't fucking work only he can do it because he is a fucking wizard or something who can manipulate matter at will if it is made out of wood has metal trucks and 4 wheels. Like WTF?

[@MadDgtl]

was just reading an interview where rodney said that a guy came up to him after the premier of this and told him he liked his part even though other people were laughing at it. i literally cannot imagine laughing at a rodney mullen part, much less at the premier, the gatekeeping and culture of what tricks are "cool" or not is just cancer through and through

[@seble]

Best skate vid ever! Track: Aerosmith - Dream On

[@recession81]

It really is

[@blakegriplingph]

_And John Rodney Mullen cast himself from the suburbs of Gainsville, Florida. After ten years of kickflips, ten years of endless championships, freestyle would finally come to an end, street skating, would be his escape from freestyle's decline. But it had not always been this way, Mullen had once been a champion of the Skate Gods._

[@SillyKittyPurple]

no one can defeated rodney mullen

[@defgef76]

This is genius at work. One of a kind, ever. Met him once, rad humble dude.

[@justinb7740]

2023 and these tricks still hold up!!!!!!

[@-solidsnake-]

The nose manny Nollie flip out in the red curb was proper

[@al73r]

This video is almost 20yrs old and still blows my mind with the tricks he pulls off. Rodney the legend Mullen!

[@popo2k3]

Best skate video there is and ever will be.

[@Arubapower13]

This video part of Rodney had me skating every single day back in the 90's

[@RealDavoX]

anyone else remembers that small clip available in the 00s that was the casper to casper with "the past is gone" in the background.

[@MIKE2111ful]

Rodney is the goat no doubt about it he can do tricks that nyjah couldn't even dream of I know that nyjah is good and ganrly in his own way but there is no way he could ever replicate what Mullen has accomplished

[@recession81]

Nyjah is an over rated robot with shitty style, Yuto on the other hand has amazing style but yes rodney is the goat

[@MIKE2111ful]

@@recession81 yuto is literally the same 😂😂 you trippen

[@recession81]

@@MIKE2111ful the same? Lmao not at all they have completely different styles, Yuto never even lifts an arm and looks so natural

[@MIKE2111ful]

@@recession81 umm yes that's literally the definition of robotic style

[@recession81]

@@MIKE2111ful Lol not at all you don't understand what I mean lol a robot would have no style, not my fault you don't pay attention to small detail

[@fredroh6193]

he was skating at my old Jr high school, Roosevelt Jr high in San Diego. well at least a large portion of the video..

[@jguava96]

Fredroh 619 the balboa stage was also in there haha

[@kyleharrison4045]

Noice

[@kevinharing766]

It's nearly a quarter-century later and the part is still astounding with lots of tricks that are STILL NBD (outside of Mullen, obviously). Utterly mindboggling 🤯

[@phxnigtmare]

Some of this stuff people think they invented even. Giger thought he was the first to Casper slide a banks and here Mullen does just that on the nose and tail

[@SleepyWizardd]

@@phxnigtmare Actually, he shows Rodney's Double flip casper slide in one of the first videos of his channel and credit him, so no, Giger never said that.

[@phxnigtmare]

@@SleepyWizardd he has said in in his older vids when he first did it... read my comment again i said on banks. illiterate fanboys i swear smh

[@skateboston420]

The Godfather of skateboarding. I've seen a lot of this footage from ON video, but damn is this a good part. It might be favorite from his for the song and the fact that the skating is pretty modern and 30 years old. I came into skating at the tail end of the this 90s, 1st street wave + Golden Era, 1997. I could've been there for more of it. I was skating in the early to mid 90s I was just barely aware of the culture. Only my older neighbor skated (it was extremely rare back then) and I literally took skateboarding books out of the library lol. So, I was aware of Tony Hawk and Rodney as Bone Brigades members. I'm not that old though.

[@kickflipdemon]

this is like watching an artist about to create a masterpiece

[@destructo3915]

when i started skating i cant believe this was only 8 years old, now its 30.

[@Xanrax]

Innovative to the extreme list of tricks invented kick flip impossible 360 flip hard flip I believe and a whole grocery list of unbelievable tricks. Thank you Rodney.

[@smokegames1179]

im new at skating and this man is a god wtf man

[@mondop5270]

We smaaaaaaashed this vcr like a million times growin up... fark me did we

[@fletzyproductions1190]

2:07 shots like this is why i collect old camcorders. The extremely fast zoom lenses that these CONSUMER camcorders had, no dslr lens can compare. No darkening when you zoom in, and you can zoom till the end of humanity! Fast zooming can really make shots pop! Before you would just see a ollie down a stairset, nothing special. But fast zooming can make it look way faster and dramatic!

[@bakerXderek]

Flatland Master

[@halminteljr5870]

LEGEND !!!!!!!!

[@kikujiro499]

Rodney is just ✨

[@user-lg1oo6ev7k]

I love Rodney Mull fav Best

[@christianlopez462]

Here 2022!

[@zero4775]

this should have way more views

[@Kuw2006]

Not Human ! Thx for All you did for this Sport.

[@srdoan]

Glad he's a millionaire ... Probably one of the only skaters who really deserves it.

[@Thatguyuknow734]

srdoan no not true theres many other amazing skaters

[@teebzr5975]

srdoan for real

[@kyleharrison4045]

I agree with most of your statement srdoan, but the other replies are right. There are some other skaters that deserve to be rich from their contribution to the sport. Chris Cole is one example.

[@parallelparkerrr]

The chief, the muska, the boss, and koston all deserve it, but Rodney is the all-time goat of skateboarding

[@kevinp6043]

True skateboarding... with a legend

[@VinceCronk]

He Was always like 12 steps ahead of everyone. we were all mastering kickflips and boardslides and he was doing premos caspers and darkslides.

[@oldro4chyboy]

This VHS changed everything.

[@gmac2558]

I love how Rodney's flips over stairs are always pointed upwards

[@fanatamon]

A true calling to the board.

[@marciogoncalvesmoreira8589]

Pele , Elvis Presley ,Airton Senna, rodney Miller

[@morgellon7877]

Damn, I just realized his style in this part is amazingly good. I've always been a huge Mullen fan, but he has such an idiosyncratic style that I personally was never super into, although I appreciate it. But his style here is something a guy like me-- who still daydreams about the style of guys like Tom Penny and Kareem Campbell as an old man, haha-- can totally dig; that backside flip at the beginning of his street section is one of the best I've ever seen on video, just an impeccable backside flip. Well, he invented them, so no wonder he'd be the one to show how it should be done. And that first kickflip down the stairs looked super good, too; that was always one of my favorite Mullen tricks because he was never the big stairs or gap dude, but he got extra gnarly on this part. Hard to say if this is my favorite Mullen part because they're all so good, but it might be just on style alone; style is everything in skateboarding, as far as I'm concerned (although tricks are definitely a big part of it too, haha).

[@otecnico43]

My hero!

[@fernandofernando4890]

this made me want to be a skateboarder

[@Skatefilmervid]

Y esto en 1994 , imaginaros si estuviese viviendo el ahora con 20 años !!...

[@megadave1987abe]

Just my opinion, he was and is the best ever.

[@JoeyGodsey]

Imagine everyone's face at the video premier. When I was a kid playing THPS I screamed when I saw Rodney's clips from being blown away at the stuff he did.

[@df3kt]

Tbh it is probably more impressive now because back then it was so God damned ahead of it's time people had no idea wtf they were even seeing. It is only after 20 years and where skateboarding is now that you realize this motherfucker is still the only guy to ever do some of this shit. Like WTF?

[@rodneyowusu4536]

What kind of sorcery is this?

[@villiantwo]

THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE G.O.A.T

[@mthsskt]

the best video i've ever seen

[@NoahOD_22]

Wtf how have I not seen this before. I've never seen anyone else skate like this, this shit is crazy

[@recession81]

You been sleeping under a rock?

[@NoahOD_22]

@@recession81 Nah homie, just not all that into skating

[@cominooculto]

Thank u for the nice background music i so appreciate people who has good taste in music and adds it to the good videos. Sometimes u see a good youtube video and hear this background techno shit they use and they just ruined it for everyone.

[@RealDavoX]

who are you thanking to? this is the original song used in the vhs, I hope you know what a VHS is lol

[@kyleharrison4045]

Better choice would have been Arise by Sepultura, released in 91, one of the best thrash songs of all time.

[@kyleharrison4045]

@@RealDavoX shit, ive only watched one skate vid on DVD, the Plan B (i think?) with Danny Way, when he hit that ginormous ramp in Brazil or wherever. We were 90s skaters, all was VHS. (Im not counting watching on the net, because obviously I am commenting on a skate vid on said internet.)

[@adamturner2836]

Blows your mind!!

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

2019 and still, no one as good on deck

[@recession81]

Daewon

[@thvtsydneylyf3th077]

@@recession81 wtf? Song aint half as good

[@ericlowery2162]

@@thvtsydneylyf3th077 While they do have different styles, I’d say they’re both good in their own bags of tricks

[@thomaspreszcator]

Thank you for sharing this

[@claudiofabrianesi9419]

Unparalleled skateboarder on earth

[@df3kt]

Anyone ever try to figure out how many NBDs Rodney has? Lol like I mean he probably has some that are still standing

[@mariasanchezbelgrado7773]

3:36 3:46 another planet lvl.

[@VladQuake]

@2:10 is that Czuleger Park?

[@GG-sc2pj]

Still here

[@FouglassDir]

It’s crazy to be skating for 20+ years now and still not know the name for some of these tricks . Only Rodney 😅…

[@leethomas7659]

Light years ahead of the game.

[@MC_1993]

20 years ago. Whata legend

[@mesaverde2042]

nearly 30 now 🥲🥲

[@larterretral]

youre a legend , bro!

[@puma0210]

He popularized 7.75 and 5.0 trucks

[@erichlf]

360 flip under flip @3:40 took me 30 years to realize that wasn't just a 360 flip.

[@javidrafiek]

Amazing

[@mc540flip]

So good

[@mondop5270]

Modern Skating has more to thank rodney for than most sk8ers will ever realise...

[@MrRickRenegade]

He invented all of it.

[@bmc868]

1994 Rodney was at his peak... 1994 America was at his peak.....

[@jeremiahhuffman2964]

Mother...Fucking...Legend.

[@iReplenish]

G.O.A.T.

[@beyondthebreakingpointoffi5860]

GOAT

[@darrensaltiel440]

Rodney the godfather of flat !

[@12guageINDIANAboy]

sooo SICK! 90s sk8 the best

[@sebastiandelrincon3733]

2:58 WTFFFF ?????

[@ian12346]

nollie inward 360 flip er somethin? lol :p

[@trojanthegreat]

Sebastian Del Rincón late inward heel I think? The one that Mike mo used to do loads?

[@kl884]

i think it is a trick that rodney calls a semi flip, he is really the only person who does them, watch it very closely he flips the board over just a little kind of like a kick flip and then with his back foot kicks it back the other way and frontside at the same time

[@brocksamson9737]

Sebastian Del Rincón I know I'm late to the party but it's a SEMI FLIP

[@kyleharrison4045]

@@kl884 yeah i see him do this sometimes, even pointed it out to my son when he got into skating for a bit. So sick.

[@MD-px6oe]

3:32 - 3:36 is legendary

[@ryanhutch4097]

whoa

[@adriano13867ify]

Muito feraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@full6330name]

The Godfather.

[@cheeseburgersanonymousskat7305]

He's not my favorite skater but the dude is a legend

[@recession81]

He should be because hes your skaters favorite skater

[@Dylan-Malec]

I swear he rides like a 5 inch board haha

[@GodessAmari]

7.6 actually

[@Dylan-Malec]

@@GodessAmari damn bro took you 9 years

[@skateboarderforever]

rodney THE MUTT mullen is the best skateboarder of all history..end of the fucking history

[@N0VAHERA]

never knew his name was John

[@RodneyNicotine]

God on a plank of wood.

[@guyfromsouth1976]

Time traveler machine , to me . . .