14 Things You Didn't Know About Hook-Ups Skateboards

In the 90's an odd little skateboard company gained a cult following, without a team or any of the industry standard 'must haves' to build a brand. Jeremy Klein launched this niche little sub brand to Birdhouse without ever leaving the team. In this video we discuss Jeremy Klein's career, The start of the brand, Hook-Ups Shoes, the blockbuster sign, artwork & much much more.

[ShredzShop]

Favorite Hook-Ups graphic or memory?! Also what 14 Things should we do next?!

[shaunquinnmusic]

Hookups was always that brand that you wanted as a kid, but knew your mom would absolutely lose it over the graphics

[vimos.]

He probably doesn’t care about making anime design anymore because how oversaturated it’s become, making anime tees like that in the 90s was revolutionary

[allegedman]

When my best friend got his first hook ups board in the 2000s, Everyone wanted to ride his board. When you had or ridden a hook ups board, it was a badge of honor where I lived if you skated.

[sasimirobot]

the video games, the porn, the candy bars, the anti culture, Jeremy was the real deal in early 90's, and way ahead of his time

[JarrettSpinks]

The reason why Hook Ups is important to me is because during the beginning times when I first started skating my family would buy me boards from Walmart and then 1 day this bmx guy sold me his little brothers complete for $15 and it was the Hook Ups bunny girl deck and this was my first ever actual pro set up. I probably would’ve gave up skating if I never had that board. (Sorry for the sob story but shits true)

[joeyflowz]

They used to make me turn my hookups shirts inside out when I was in high school.

[zeedause]

"what is it you love about the brand?"
Hentai. I love hentai dude.

[ramrunsfast]

It was a smart business move from Jeremey Klein to bring back the boards and the fact they are screen printed and does small runs as you mentioned shows that he wants to bring the artistic side to his brand. Not only that but those same kids we are now adults so our purchasing power is definitely a little higher than before XD

[oakeidissiczeppic]

What y’all know about the pages of your big brother’s CCS sticking together?

[Space-Holiday]

Hook-Ups is a classic brand!!! Back in the 90s there was something quite mysterious about the anime graphics on Hook-Ups because the style was less familiar to us in the West. Not sure how well it’d do nowadays now anime is huge everywhere - imagine how it’d look at the skatepark in 2021 to be the bro rocking the big tiddy anime girl on your board

[Justgoneforsometime]

Jeremy has always been just the realist dude and so low key, for some reason whenever you see anything hookups it always sticks out and really brings you back to having the crispy ccs catalogue.
Then seeing he has never stopped making great products the right way it just makes you want to know more because of how authentic he is.
I love how he runs his company and how honest he is.
Really just Vote with your dollars and support the people that are like minded and speak the same message as you, weather it’s Oakley or your local shop. Great video🤘🏽

[tylerbrunton]

Recently an old photo of me wearing a hook-ups shirt as a teenager turned up on our fridge. I'm 38 now, still wish I had that shirt though. Destroying America still gets a spin in the DVD player at least once annually around here.

[devon]

It's a Brand that stood out and I remember seeing HookUps decks in a CCS magazine.

[averagetom_]

I had a couple hook-ups tech decks when I was a kid. One of my teachers took them because of the graphic on the bottom 🤣

[Kgm]

As someone who bought some of their boards because i appreciate the graphics (go figure) I appreciate this video. Nice to learn more about the history behind it.
Edit: I like Hook-Ups because I like anime and skateboarding.

[DivinityOfficialPage]

Growing up in 90s I remember Hook Ups being one of my first board 🔥🔥
Always enjoyed their graphics.

[RichRetr]

I became a skater 26 years ago and after seeing my first Hook-Ups board I can't recall ever using any other decks. Their aesthetic was so me, I wouldn't have it any other way.

[rollife]

Hook-ups introduced me to anime, and lead me to moving Japan where I met my wife!

[alb]

My very first pair of skate-shoes is from hook-ups (8:43 - that 1). I still have them and also the original box. They are completly beaten down and the tongues were cut out but i always have a smile on my face while remembering...