that made skateboard wheels and clothing from 1998 to 2000. The name Landspeed comes from Landspeed Wheels, which was a subsidiary of Tum Yeto Inc. Landspeed presents: CKY, the first film in the CKY series, was released on March 1, 1999. A subsequent MTV spin-off entitled Viva La Bam followed Bam Margera and his crew as they tortured Bam's family and generally wreaked havoc in West Chester and around the world. Most Jackass skits featuring the CKY Crew were lifted from previously released CKY material or were recorded by the crew in West Chester, while the Los Angeles-based faction of the Jackass team featuring Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and others recorded in California. The CKY videos brought Bam and his friends to the attention of Jeff Tremaine who drafted them into the cast of Jackass which aired for three seasons on MTV. Jenn Rivell's daughter is also seen in some clips. Bam's uncle Vincent Margera aka "Don Vito" starred in the fourth video. Chris Raab was called Raab Himself in the third video, which also featured CKY band members Deron Miller and Chad Ginsburg as well as Tony Hawk and Brandon Novak. Bam's ex-girlfriend Jenn Rivell and David Decurtis aka Naked Dave starred in the second video, which also features Bam's mother April Margera (uncredited). Bam's father, Phil Margera, were also featured (uncredited) in the first video. The first video stars the crew as well as The Gill (Ryan Gee), Mike Maldonado, Chris Aspite aka Hoofbite, and Kerry Getz. Jess's involvement with the video side of CKY became increasingly limited as CKY the band became popular, and touring and recording commitments took up most of his time. In addition to Margera and DiCamillo, the core members of the CKY Crew included Bam's brother Jess Margera, Ryan Dunn, Chris Raab (Raab Himself) and Rake Yohn (real name Edward Webb). In a 2002 interview Bam Margera said that more than 400,000 copies of the CKY series have been sold. During class, they would go out to a field and film skits, eventually being compiled into the CKY series. CKY started when Bam and his friends were in the same Graphics Arts class at school in West Chester, Pennsylvania. A trademark of the skating footage was to show unsuccessful trick attempts immediately followed by the same skater pulling the trick off. The videos feature Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, their friends and Bam's relatives performing various stunts and pranks, interspersed with skating and prank footage of Bam and other pros. Differences between the VHS and DVD versions. The videos were named after Bam Margera's brother Jess Margera and his band CKY (with Deron Miller and Chad Ginsburg). There is also a CKY "documentary" DVD, which is a supplemental item in the hard-to-find CKY "Box Set," as well as two "CKY Trilogy" sets, both of which are compilation DVDs featuring scenes from the previous CKY DVDs. Four videos were released, Landspeed presents: CKY (later called CKY), CKY2K, CKY 3, and CKY4: The Latest & Greatest. The CKY video series were a series of videos produced by Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo and other residents of West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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