I wrote to Frankie Hill via Powell Peralta back in the day asking for him to sign an ad he was in I tore out of a mag and some stickers, he wrote me back a full two pages of encouragement and positivity. Class act all the way. The letter and autograph are long gone but the memory will always remain.

Frankie, I'm sure a million people have said this to you but thanks for stoking me and my friends to go out and skate every day. It was standard practice to fire up your sections before we went out and we always burst out of the door ready to jump off buildings thanks to you man.

One of the most underrated SKATERS OF ALL TIME! Respect Frankie Hill...

When I was skating seriously back in the 90s, we used to say "go Frankie" as a synonym for "go bigger". Man... This guy, it's truly hard to understand how ENORMOUS some of his stuff were. I Would say a bunch of his stuff is really big even with today's standard. Man.. such a fearless hero. I would love to see a videopart from these days, I wouldn't even care if he couldn't do big or new stuff.... I just wanna see Frankie skate again

The Legend Frankie Hill getting the respect he deserves

That gap blew me away the first time I saw it! It was a historical moment that showed what was possible and changed everything along with many other things Frankie did! What Pat Duffy, Jamie Thomas ...and others went on to do in the nineties, what people like Jaws and many do today, all stems from that very moment. 30 odd years ago! It's still as magical today and I can't help but keep watching it over and over, just like I did back then! Flying! Frankie Hill, Thank you! ✨🛹⛰️😮👏🏼👊🏼🙏🏼💓

What separated Frankie was just his crazy love for skateboarding. His Stoke just radiated through the TV screen. Such a legend.

Frankie Hill’s part in Propaganda is the reason I started skating. Still skating till this day. Changed my life.

Frankie, you will forever be a major stone in the wall of skateboarding. One of the raddest for sure🤘

Finally!!! All time favorite skater. Frankie definitely changed the game. That gap ender in propaganda wow! Been waiting for this one.

Was in awe of him as a kid. Felt like he was the bravest person in the world. Those ridiculously long and steep Ollie-handrails were just so dangerous

at one point in the late 80s every skater wanted to be frankie hill... so cool to have him on the show!!!

Growing up in the middle of nowhere aka no vert ramps and seeing Frankie Hill's part in the videos and Mike V.'s gave me hope. A street skater I would become.

Love having Roger back

Crazy how in the few months between Ban This and Hokus Pokus, he was arguably the most influential street skater worldwide. Was the absolute peak of those boom years.

My first real board was a Frankie Hill Bulldog,.....He's an absolute Legend ! Loved this Interview , thx nine club !

"Hi, my name is Frankie Hill and I like to throw down the biiiiig faaat ollie one foot.. hahaha" Cit. F.Hill - Propaganda- Me and my friends back in the days we always quote that every day, all the long when we were skating! Good ol' times.... Thanks for inspiring us in all those years...

Yep, Frankie Hill, Matt Hensley, Ron Allen, Danny Way, Brian Lottie, Ben Job, Natas just to name a few when I skated from 85' till 91'!! My favourite days of my life! 😎

This is the best episode I’ve seen personally, since Salba. I’m looking forward to seeing the continued expansion of Frank’s presence in the skateboarding space. He’s so humble and has such a great sense of humor. Great job on this one, gentlemen.

Love the Legends on The Nine Club, it's a trip down memory lane. Great stories, pay attention kiddos. R.I.P. Robin Williams 🙏

Kids don't know how epic this guy was to us.....

Frankie Hill was ahead of the times. Amazing skating. Such a legend!

never heard of this guy but this Is the era i most like hearing about and the way these guys pushed the boundaries...and u know this generation rode through all the darker times and I hav to respect that

'If you just don't give up hope you can probably eventually turn something around. It just sometimes takes the rest of your life.' Thanks Frankie, I really needed to hear this.

Thank you Roger 😊....pat brennen mention, celebrity tropical fish🐠 Pat used to comeback from visiting Powell and would tell all the neighborhood kids what big time pros like Frankie were like in person. Pat Brennan really respected Frankie hill

I had the same experience with Gonz as everyone else who grew up in that era, and don’t want to minimize that impact, but I have to say Frankie was & is really my “gonz.” Whoa, you can do that on a skateboard? And while they were both natural and flowed through streets, gonz had his spontaneous freeform thing going on, but there was something about Frankie ATTACKING shit that really got me. In my head he was Cardiel before Cardiel was Cardiel, which I mean as a compliment to both of them. Stoked he’s getting a boost in recognition right now - truly think he should have had more of it back then, and continuously.

So stoked to see Frank on here finally. 2 hours hardly scratches the surface of what a legend really is. Thanks 9 club!

Wow.....I've been begging in the comments for years for you guys to get Frankie on. Finally!..... "I like to throw down the big fat ollie one foot."

I remember seeing Ban This at the local Blockbuster Video store and begging my Mom to rent it. Frankie was on another level. His part inspired my entire crew to approach things differently. Respect!

Thanks for all the kind words frankie I always love helping you with doodles

Thank you so much for bringing this true Legend at the table

Anybody that hucks, you owe it to Frankie!

One of my all time favorites!! Super underrated

Frankie is hilarious. No matter what. Love that dude.

Let's all take a shot every time he says "correct". I'm sauced already...

Thanks for stopping by Frankie! I still have my original copy of Propaganda on VHS. My jaw still drops watching you grab over that gap. Glad you're still skating. Great one Nine Club, thx

Chris pronounces "Rog" as "Raj". I watched quite a few episodes, wondering who this Rajinder of India was behind the lens. Thumbs up for Frank!

This interview raises the bar. Thank you Frankie!

I can still feel it watching that gap ollie for the first time and getting my mind absolutely blown.

Oh crap FRANKIE HILL is a legend

I started ollying gaps because of his part in Propaganda, huge influence, cant be any more greatful to see Frankie on here !! Thanks 9 club !!

Goleta. This is Frankie Hill and you’re watching the new SSC video. Frankie had a cameo in our Savage Skate Crew video when we were in 10th grade at DP. Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito have a place in skateboarding history, and Frankie is a fucking legend!!!

My very first favorite skater. Frankie was the dude that made me see my skateboard as more than a toy. I would wear out those VHS tapes getting hyped before going to skate, haha! Got to meet him in Caracas, Venezuela in the early 90s when he and Wade Speyer were on tour. This has to be on my top 3 NineClub episodes 🤘🏽

Let's keep this Frankie energy going! Villani and Crazy Frankie for the next two episodes!

I grew up on Frankie's street in Goleta. I started skating a little after his day ('95), Powell was on the way out and Shorty's on the way in (both Goleta companies) but he was such a legend in our neighborhood. I went to that high school he's talking about (Dos Pueblos), and that gap is huge. SB/Goleta doesn't get a lot of love anymore, but for a while, there pretty much wasn't a skate video without at least one SB spot in it (a whole lot of the San Marcos High ledges and rails). Anyway, great interview, as always.

Frikin' franky men ...Don't trip on things man. YOU DID IT YOU FREAKING did it and pulled it off big. Bigger than most of us and way better than a handful around your time. Not to be nostalgic or anything: You a legend to sk8boarding. Keep on doin' it with your heart in your hand.

This guy i s a god dang legend. The original street video hammer god. Nothing else to say.

I also grew up in Isla Vista, and to hear Frankie talk about the legendary IV freeBox is rad. I have gotten so many great fits , when I was young, outta the freeBox , also went to the Shorty's yearly sale, got up at 5am, I was first in line... Ohh soo many great memories from skating. Thank you Frankie Hill.

His Ban This section was my first proper introduction to street skating as a kid and got me so hyped, stoked to see this

I still remember where I was when I saw the Frankie Hill part in propaganda...blew my mind. Few occasions remain at my recall, but that is one of them.

Frankie hill is so awesome

Frankie Hill in Ban This, 1989. First video part I ever saw. I must have been 6 or 7 years old, depending on what month my brother got the tape. Shit was mind blowing.

Great episode! I could listen to Frankie tell trick stories for days

A pioneer, i saw him do his first grind on vert, it was a six foot wall and he was so stoked, he shouted it out to the crowd, at the time i was confused why he was celebrating it so loudly, seeing this interview all these years later i think i finally understand, what a beautiful expression of when humility and pride are so gracefully intertwined. So much respect for how he carried himself in this interview and for all the inspiration he generated in others, a skateboard legend undoubtedly.

All skateboarders love Frankie! Legend.

I didn’t learn about Frankie Hill until the ON Videos started coming out in the early 2000’s. I remember thinking he looked totally on par compared to what was going on in modern skating at the time. Skateboarding would undoubtedly be different right now if he was given more time to film in his prime.

Frankie Hill we missed you so much. Thank you for taking the time do the the 9-club. One of my all time favorite skateboarders of all time. yewwwwwwwwwwwww

I was obsessed with Frankie Hill's "Ban This" Part. Biggest thing since Natas "Wheels of Fire"!!

Yesssss ! Oh man, so stoked that you brought Frankie Hill on the show thank you thanks Frankie for a childhood full of memories.

I have not watched the episode yet but hells bells Im already stoked. Much love Nine Club all the way from South Africa 🤘🏻

Love hearing from the OGs who crossed different eras of skate. (Also shoutout Rufio RIP)

Imagine what Frankie’s Video Days part would have looked like if he said yes to Blind? 🤯

So many sound bites when he goes into that voice 🤣

You guys treated Frankie (a legend) with such grace. Such an awesome episode. The jokes about jump ramps and the "Bonite Brigade" credit for Roger was top shelf!

Legend! Favorite quote: "I remember...Labias?" (Laban Pheidias) 🤣

Amazing interview with a legend.

This dude is seriously responsible for giant gaps

thank you Frankie for the inspiration and just the memories of watching your vids. you are a living legend!! I still have my og bulldog shirt

Gnarliest skater of all time!!!

That gap when i was a kid looked impossible.

In Finland I started skating 1988 when I was 12 and Public Domain, Ban This etc. VHS tapes were ordered from US. We almost cried when those were wrong format (not PAL). We got the right format later and our eyes were so big watching Frankie Hill and we tried to be like him but 1/10th scale. Now I am 46 and have family and living in Bangkok. These guys were Rockstars for us in a small city in Finland. We thought Frankie is also a millionaire with yachts, Playboy mansions etc. Respect.

Kelly’s Title above his name at the end is so funny 😂

All time hero! Really got me into skating. Ban this! Was my go to. To this day Frankie is a rad dude and still killin it. Keep it up Frankie 💎💎💎💎

I bought a board from Frankie and he was the best. Keep on pushing my brother

Wow I love this interview! Love frankie hill

WOW, My favorite from Ban This

Great show! Frankie is legendary!

Finally! Absolute legend! Next, George Powell And Stacey Peralta! Please.

Legend! Thank you Frankie, thanks 9ers, thank you skateboarding.

I've been waiting for this one for a long time. Great stuff!

Keep it up fellas! Frankie yur a legend dude! Watching Powell vids/Nightmare on Elm street/DnD ya that’s a weekend in my youth lol.

What a legend!!!! This was so good. He's such a good guy. Didn't know he was in Hook! I love that movie!!!

Def tune in for Frankie hill!! 🤙🏼 Wow man... That dude for sure was an influence into skateboarding for me. Ban this and public domain would be in my VHS, non-stop

He was one of the best street skaters in early 90s. He was gnarly. He would go big.

At 13 years old I quit skating in 1989 as a sponsored amateur, I walked away from skateboarding and didn’t look back until 2 years ago when I was around 46 years old. I love skateboarding and regret ever quitting. But as I’m getting back into the sport, I’m watching/listening to your podcasts and hearing all of the personal stories from legends which is awesome. However, there needs to be a documentary on “Evolution of Skateboarding” as an American made sport that spread world wide. That would get more people into skateboarding. The bones brigade documentary was awesome but that’s just the bones brigade, but little is focused on the culture and why like, non-skaters wear thrasher T-shirts.

Loving the past few interviews. It's amazing how many people started their skate careers with Dogtown.

My favorite video celebrity tropical fish. I was in 7th grade when that came out and my friend bought it.

Wow, Hill looks great. Funny too. Still find myself singing the music to his parts all the time.

I had no idea Frankie Hill was in Hook, as one of the Lost Boys! Firm childhood favourite that movie...

My favorite skater, and the one I emulated for most of my career. Love you bro!

The first video I ever saw was Powell Peraltas Eight video, growing up overseas in the 90's-2000's being able to find anything was tough and I re-watched that tape for years, to this day I'm still blown away by the tricks, the style..It's crazy growing up skating looking up to you guys like a celebrity who in my life I would never get to meet being over seas and feeling this connection to skateboarding and "home" through this video since that didn't exist where I was, and almost 30 years later watching this brings me right back to those days. Thank you for lighting that fire and inspiring this passion that has been with me ever since!

Growing up as a wee skate rat in Ireland in the 80s. Frankie Hill was the board we all wanted

Frankie Hill!!! Finally.

That bulldog origin story was beautiful. Gave me a tear . Been to Amsterdam. I love that town.

One word to describe this episode: “correct!”

Most underrated street skater of all time he was some skater frankie and he was pushing the envelope at a time when big jumps were in there infancy he was one of the fore runners of that style of skating always liked him I had his 1990 board huge it was but yeah he deserves the credit only guy get a pro board through video clips only hall of fame material that

this took way too long to have Frankie on here. 🤘🤘🤘

frankie hill is the last dragon. they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

So Natas was going around discouraging people to do gnarly shit.

More of the underrated and under seen side of skateboarding like this please!