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3	''The Skateboard Kid'' is a 1993 comedy film directed by Larry Swerdlove. It follows Zack, the leader of a gang of mischief-causing skateboarders, who suddenly finds having to move from Los Angeles to Mill Creek, Pennsylvania. Even though his old gang follows him on skateboard all the way to Mill Creek, they slowly turn from Zack's friends to bullies. After Zack's skateboard breaks, he meets Maggie, the mother of one of the local girls, who gives him a new skateboard as a thank-you gift. After making some modifications to the new board, a bolt of lightning hits it, bringing it to life (voiced by Creator/DomDeLuise.) After Rip the board protects Zack from the bullies, they form a friendship like no other.
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5	In 1994 a sequel, simple entitled ''The Skateboard Kid II'', was released.
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7	!This movie provides examples of
8	* AnimateInanimateObject: Zack's skateboard becomes this after getting hit with a lightning bolt.
9	* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his sentient skateboard, in this case.
10	* CompanionCube: Rip to Zack.
11	* CoolBoard: Rip, Zack's modified skateboard. It has a motor and a prehensile arm, and it talks too!
12	* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Frank, Zack's dad, dresses like one in his car dealership commercial.
13	* GoofySuit: In the movie's opening sequence, the gang runs into a man in a chicken suit advertising a wing restaurant. They pull off his costume's head to distract a cop.
14	* InNameOnly: ''The Skateboard Kid II'' has nothing to do with the first movie except the general idea of a kid skateboarding.
15	* LightningCanDoAnything: In this case, bring a motorized skateboard to life.
16	* MinnesotaNice: Maggie, a Mill Creek local, is extra nice to Zack when they first meet.
17	* TheMockbuster: This film is actually one of an obscure 1985 movie entitled ''Film/TheDirtBikeKid''.
18	* PassThePopcorn: When Zack and Rip fight the bullies, one of said bullies eats a sandwich while the chaos unfolds.

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