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	{{Infobox media franchise		{{Infobox media franchise
	\|title = Air Bud		\|title = Air Bud
			\|origin = '']'' (1997)
	\|owner = ] (Original films and ''Air Buddies'')<br>] (All other movies)
			\|owner = Air Bud Entertainment (original films and ''Air Buddies'') <br> ] (all other films)
	\|years = 1997–2013		\|years = 1997–2013
	\|films = {{Plainlist\|		\|films = {{Plainlist\|
	*'']'' (1997)		* '']'' (1997)
	*'']'' (1998)		* '']'' (1998)
	}}		}}
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	\|title=''Air Bud'' series		\|title = ''Air Bud'' series
	\|1='']'' (2000)		\|1 = '']'' (2000)
	\|2='']'' (2002)		\|2 = '']'' (2002)
	\|3='']'' (2003)		\|3 = '']'' (2003)
	}}		}}
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	\|title=''Air Buddies'' series		\|title = ''Air Buddies'' series
	\|1='']'' (2006)		\|1 = '']'' (2006)
	\|2='']'' (2008)		\|2 = '']'' (2008)
	\|3='']'' (2009)		\|3 = '']'' (2009)
	\|4='']'' (2009)		\|4 = '']'' (2009)
	\|5='']'' (2011)		\|5 = '']'' (2011)
	\|6='']'' (2012)		\|6 = '']'' (2012)
	\|7='']'' (2013)		\|7 = '']'' (2013)
	}}		}}
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	\|title=''Santa Paws'' series		\|title = ''Santa Paws'' series
	\|1='']'' (2010)		\|1 = '']'' (2010)
	\|2='']'' (2012)		\|2 = '']'' (2012)
	}}		}}
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	The '''''Air Bud''''' film series (~~not~~ known as '''''Disney Buddies''''') is an ] franchise based on a sports-playing ] named Buddy, portrayed by ].<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite news\|last=Wolk\|first=Josh\|title=Air Bud\|url=http://ew.com/article/1998/04/03/pooch-comes-shove/\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly\|date=April 3, 1998}}</ref> The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of '']'', followed by the theatrical release of '']'' in 1998.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly" /><ref name="AOL Moviefone" /> Following the box office failure of ''Golden Receiver'', the rest of the films in the series were released in ] form. The ''Air Buddies'' spin-off series began in 2006 with the release of '']'' and it focuses on the adventures of Buddy's talking Golden Retriever puppies.<ref name="AOL Moviefone">{{cite news\|last=Finley\|first=Adam\|title=Air Bud is Coming Back\|url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2006/02/24/air-bud-is-coming-back\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=AOL Moviefone\|date=February 24, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612025450/http://blog.moviefone.com/2006/02/24/air-bud-is-coming-back/\|archive-date=June 12,		The '''''Air Bud''''' film series (also known as '''''Disney Buddies''''') is an ] franchise based on a sports-playing ] named Buddy, portrayed by ].<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite news\|last=Wolk\|first=Josh\|title=Air Bud\|url=http://ew.com/article/1998/04/03/pooch-comes-shove/\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly\|date=April 3, 1998}}</ref> The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of '']'', followed by the theatrical release of '']'' in 1998.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly" /><ref name="AOL Moviefone" /> Following the box office failure of ''Golden Receiver'', the rest of the films in the series were released in ] form. The ''Air Buddies'' or ''Disney Buddies'' spin-off series began in 2006 with the release of '']'' and it focuses on the adventures of Buddy's talking Golden Retriever puppies.<ref name="AOL Moviefone">{{cite news\|last=Finley\|first=Adam\|title=Air Bud is Coming Back\|url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2006/02/24/air-bud-is-coming-back\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=AOL Moviefone\|date=February 24, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612025450/http://blog.moviefone.com/2006/02/24/air-bud-is-coming-back/\|archive-date=June 12, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The franchise features fourteen films (five of which were in the ''Air Bud'' series and seven in the ''Air Buddies'' series),<ref name="nis">{{cite news\|last1=Strowbridge\|first1=C.S.\|title=DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 27th, 2013 - The Numbers\|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/120880830-DVD-and-Blu-ray-Releases-for-August-27th-2013\|access-date=December 18, 2017\|work=The Numbers\|publisher=Nash Information Services, LLC\|date=August 26, 2013}}</ref> in addition to two Christmas spin-offs of the ''Air Buddies'' series.

	~~2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref>~~ ~~The~~ ~~franchise~~ ~~features~~ ~~fourteen~~ ~~films~~ ~~(five~~ of ~~which~~ ~~were~~ ~~in the~~ ''~~Air~~ ~~Bud~~'' ~~series~~ ~~and~~ ~~seven~~ in the ~~''Air~~ ~~Buddies''~~ ~~series),~~<ref ~~name="nis"~~>{{cite news\|last1=~~Strowbridge~~\|first1=~~C.S.~~\|title=~~DVD~~ ~~and~~ ~~Blu-ray~~ ~~Releases~~ ~~for~~ ~~August~~ ~~27th,~~ ~~2013 - The~~ ~~Numbers~~\|url=https://www.~~the-numbers~~.com/news/~~120880830~~-~~DVD~~-~~and~~-~~Blu~~-~~ray~~-~~Releases-for-August-27th-2013~~\|access-date=December 18, 2017\|work=The ~~Numbers~~\|~~publisher~~=~~Nash~~ ~~Information Services~~, ~~LLC~~\|~~date~~=~~August 26, 2013~~}}</ref> ~~in addition to two Christmas spin-offs of the ''Air Buddies'' series.~~		''Disney Buddies'' is one of the top ] franchises, just behind '']'' at $300 million, with the first 12 films grossing $220 million by March 2014.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=McClintock\|first1=Pamela\|title=How Tinker Bell Became Disney's Stealthy $300 Million Franchise\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-tinker-bell-became-disneys-692559\|access-date=December 18, 2017\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=April 3, 2014\|language=en}}</ref>

	''Air Buddies'' is one of the top ] franchises, just behind ] at $300 million, with the first 12 films grossing $220 million by March 2014.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=McClintock\|first1=Pamela\|title=How Tinker Bell Became Disney's Stealthy $300 Million Franchise\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-tinker-bell-became-disneys-692559\|access-date=December 18, 2017\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=April 3, 2014\|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==Film series==		==Film series==
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; margin=auto; width:100%;"
	#<li value="1">'']'' (1997) – Josh meets an abused ] and finds out that he can play basketball.<ref name="Yahoo! Movies">{{cite web\|title=Air Bud (1997)\|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020092/details\|work=Yahoo! Movies\|publisher=Yahoo! Movies\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722225930/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020092/details\|archive-date=July 22, 2010\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
			! style="width:14%" \| Film
	#<li value="2">'']'' (1998) – Josh's Golden Retriever learns to play ].<ref name=Fandango>{{cite web\|title=Air Bud: Golden Receiver\|url=http://www.fandango.com/airbud:goldenreceiver_v168180/plotsummary\|work=Fandango\|publisher=Fandango\|access-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref>
			! U.S. release date
	#<li value="3">'']'' (2000) – Josh discovers that Buddy's ballplaying skills apply to soccer.<ref name=Moviefone>{{cite web\|title=Air Bud: World Pup Plot Summary and Details\|url=http://www.moviefone.com/movie/air-bud-world-pup/1165226/synopsis\|work=AOL Moviefone\|publisher=AOL Moviefone\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121147/http://www.moviefone.com/movie/air-bud-world-pup/1165226/synopsis\|archive-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref>
			! Directed by
	#<li value="4">'']'' (2002) – Buddy makes the baseball team and becomes a star player.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite web\|title=Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch\|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/261094/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch/overview\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131190445/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/261094/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch/overview\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=January 31, 2008\|department=Movies & TV Dept.\|work=]\|author=Buzz McClain\|date=2008\|access-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref>
			! Screenplay by
	#<li value="5">'']'' (2003) – Buddy tackles volleyball.<ref name="DVD Talk">{{cite news\|last=Tyner\|first=Adam\|title=Air Bud Spikes Back\|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6789/air-bud-spikes-back/\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=DVD Talk\|date=24 June 2003}}</ref>
			! Story by

			! Produced by
	==Spin-offs==
			! {{nowrap\|{{Abbr\|Refs.\|References}}}}
	===''Air Buddies'' series===
			\|-
	The ''Air Buddies'' films were all direct-to-video releases and are considered spin-offs of the original series, focusing on Buddy's puppies.
			! colspan="7" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| Air Bud

			\|-
	#<li value="6">'']'' (2006) – Buddy and Molly's offspring work together to help each other while attempting to rescue their parents.</li>
			\| '']''
	#<li value="7">'']'' (2008) – The offspring of Buddy and Molly go on an Alaskan adventure.<ref name="Common Sense Media 2">{{cite news\|last=Kho\|first=Nancy\|title=Snow Buddies\|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/snow-buddies\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=Common Sense Media\|date=December 20, 2010}}</ref>
			\|August 1, 1997
	#<li value="8">'']'' (2009) – The Buddies tag along for a school field trip to the space museum and accidentally walk aboard a rocket ship.<ref name=MovieWeb>{{cite news\|last=Orange\|first=B. Alan\|title=Space Buddies DVD\|url=http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DV2Xw633Ny6m53/RExFODCDGPH8BE\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=MovieWeb\|date=February 6, 2009\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929075013/http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DV2Xw633Ny6m53/RExFODCDGPH8BE\|archive-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>
			\|]
	#<li value="9">'']'' (2009) – The Buddies team up with Puppy Paws, the son of Santa Paws, to end the melting of a magical icicle threatening Christmas Eve.<ref name=hwr/>
			\|colspan="2" rowspan="2"\| Paul Tamasy & Aaron Mendelssohn
	#<li value="11">'']'' (2011) – The Buddies are in a new adventure when Halloween hits Fernfield.</li>
			\|] and ]
	#<li value="12">'']'' (2012) – The Buddies find themselves on an Indiana Jones style adventure.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.acfcwest.com/productions/2010/wrapped/treasurebuddies.html\|title=TREASURE BUDDIES Straight to DVD Feature\|publisher=Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople\|access-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Blu-ray.com>{{cite news\|last=Katz\|first=Josh\|title=Treasure Buddies Blu-ray\|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7677\|access-date=November 11, 2011\|newspaper=Blu-ray.com\|date=November 4, 2011}}</ref>
			\|<ref name="Yahoo! Movies">{{cite web\|title=Air Bud (1997)\|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020092/details\|work=Yahoo! Movies\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722225930/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020092/details\|archive-date=July 22, 2010\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
	#<li value="14">'']'' (2013) – After acquiring rings that grant them superpowers, the Buddies must use them to stop a villainous alien dictator.
			\|-

			\|'']''
	===''Santa Paws'' films===
			\|August 14, 1998
	The ''Santa Paws'' films were produced as prequels to '']''.
			\| ]

			\| Robert Vince
	#<li value="10">'']'' (2010) – When ] is in trouble, Paws has to save Christmas with the help of some friends.<ref name="Common Sense Media 4">{{cite news\|last=Herman\|first=Joly\|title=The Search for Santa Paws\|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/search-santa-paws#whats-the-story-main\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=Common Sense Media\|date=November 23, 2010}}</ref></li>
			\|<ref name=Fandango>{{cite web\|title=Air Bud: Golden Receiver\|url=http://www.fandango.com/airbud:goldenreceiver_v168180/plotsummary\|work=Fandango\|access-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref>
	#<li value="13">'']'' (2012) – When the Christmas spirit begins to disappear, Mrs. Claus and the Santa Pups must race to save Christmas around the world.</li>
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\|December 12, 2000
			\| Bill Bannerman
			\| colspan="2"\| Mike Whiting and Robert Vince & Anne Vince
			\| Ian Fodie
			\|<ref name=Moviefone>{{cite web\|title=Air Bud: World Pup Plot Summary and Details\|url=http://www.moviefone.com/movie/air-bud-world-pup/1165226/synopsis\|work=AOL Moviefone\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404121147/http://www.moviefone.com/movie/air-bud-world-pup/1165226/synopsis\|archive-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\|June 18, 2002
			\| Robert Vince
			\|Sara Sutton & Stephanie Isherwood and Anne Vince & Anna McRoberts
			\|rowspan=2\| Robert Vince
			\| Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts
			\|<ref name="New York Times">{{cite web\|title=Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch\|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/261094/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch/overview\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131190445/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/261094/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch/overview\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=January 31, 2008\|department=Movies & TV Dept.\|work=]\|author=Buzz McClain\|date=2008\|access-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref>
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\|June 24, 2003
			\|]
			\| Anne Vince & Anna McRoberts
			\|Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince and Benjamin Kutz
			\|<ref name="DVD Talk">{{cite news\|last=Tyner\|first=Adam\|title=Air Bud Spikes Back\|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6789/air-bud-spikes-back/\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=DVD Talk\|date=24 June 2003}}</ref>
			\|-
			! colspan="8" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| Air Buddies
			\|-
			\| '']''
			\| December 12, 2006
			\| rowspan="7"\| ]
			\|colspan="3" rowspan="7"\| Anna McRoberts & Robert Vince
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| February 5, 2008
			\|<ref name="Common Sense Media 2">{{cite news\|last=Kho\|first=Nancy\|title=Snow Buddies\|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/snow-buddies\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=Common Sense Media\|date=December 20, 2010}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| February 3, 2009
			\|<ref name=MovieWeb>{{cite news\|last=Orange\|first=B. Alan\|title=Space Buddies DVD\|url=http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DV2Xw633Ny6m53/RExFODCDGPH8BE\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=MovieWeb\|date=February 6, 2009\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929075013/http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DV2Xw633Ny6m53/RExFODCDGPH8BE\|archive-date=September 29, 2012}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| November 24, 2009
			\|<ref name=hwr/>
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| September 20, 2011
			\|
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| January 31, 2012
			\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.acfcwest.com/productions/2010/wrapped/treasurebuddies.html\|title=TREASURE BUDDIES Straight to DVD Feature\|publisher=Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople\|access-date=October 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Blu-ray.com>{{cite news\|last=Katz\|first=Josh\|title=Treasure Buddies Blu-ray\|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7677\|access-date=November 11, 2011\|newspaper=Blu-ray.com\|date=November 4, 2011}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| August 27, 2013
			\|
			\|-
			! colspan="8" style="background-color:#ccccff;" \| Santa Paws
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| November 23, 2010
			\| rowspan="2"\| ]
			\| colspan="3" rowspan="2"\| Anna McRoberts & Robert Vince
			\|<ref name="Common Sense Media 4">{{cite news\|last=Herman\|first=Joly\|title=The Search for Santa Paws\|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/search-santa-paws#whats-the-story-main\|access-date=May 11, 2011\|newspaper=Common Sense Media\|date=November 23, 2010}}</ref>
			\|-
			\|'']''
			\| November 20, 2012
			\|
			\|}

	==Recurring cast and characters==		==Recurring cast and characters==
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	! Buddy		! Buddy
	\|]		\|]
	\|Rush<hr>Chase<hr>Zak<hr>Chance		\|Rush<hr>Chase<hr>Zak<hr>Chance
			\|Dakota<hr>Walker<hr>Shooter<hr>Tango<hr>Poacher
	\|various Golden Retrievers
			\|Shaq<hr>Dakota<hr>Shooter<hr>Sniper<hr>Tango
	\|Shooter
			\|Bailey<hr>Brandy<hr>Charlie<hr>Walker
	\|various Golden Retrievers
	\|colspan="2" \| ]{{ref\|voice\|V}}		\|colspan="2" \| ]{{ref\|voice\|V}}
	\|colspan="7" style="background-color:lightgrey;"\|		\|colspan="7" style="background-color:lightgrey;"\|
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	*'''Note''': A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.		* '''Note''': A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.

	==Crew==		==Crew==
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	\|{{small\|Sara Sutton,<br>Stephanie Isherwood,<br>Anne Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts}}		\|{{small\|Sara Sutton,<br>Stephanie Isherwood,<br>Anne Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts}}
	\|{{small\|Anne Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts}}		\|{{small\|Anne Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts}}
	\|rowspan="2"\| {{small\|Anna McRoberts,<br>Robert Vince,<br>Phil Hanley}}		\|rowspan="2"\| {{small\|Anna McRoberts,<br>Robert Vince,<br>]}}
	\|rowspan="2" colspan="7"\| {{small\|Robert Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts}}		\|rowspan="2" colspan="7"\| {{small\|Robert Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts}}
	\|rowspan="2" \| {{small\|Robert Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts,<br>]}}		\|rowspan="2" \| {{small\|Robert Vince,<br>Anna McRoberts,<br>]}}
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*]		* ]
	*]		* ]

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*Disney Buddies {{url\|http://disney.com/Buddies\|official website}}		* ''Disney Buddies'' {{url\|http://disney.com/Buddies\|official website}}

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American film franchise

Air Bud
Original work	Air Bud (1997)
Owners	Air Bud Entertainment (original films and Air Buddies) The Walt Disney Company (all other films)
Years	1997–2013
Films and television
Film(s)	Air Bud (1997) Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Direct-to-video	Air Bud series Air Bud: World Pup (2000) Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003) Air Buddies series Air Buddies (2006) Snow Buddies (2008) Space Buddies (2009) Santa Buddies (2009) Spooky Buddies (2011) Treasure Buddies (2012) Super Buddies (2013) Santa Paws series The Search for Santa Paws (2010) Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)

The Air Bud film series (also known as Disney Buddies) is an American film franchise based on a sports-playing Golden Retriever named Buddy, portrayed by Buddy. The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of Air Bud, followed by the theatrical release of Air Bud: Golden Receiver in 1998. Following the box office failure of Golden Receiver, the rest of the films in the series were released in direct-to-video form. The Air Buddies or Disney Buddies spin-off series began in 2006 with the release of Air Buddies and it focuses on the adventures of Buddy's talking Golden Retriever puppies. The franchise features fourteen films (five of which were in the Air Bud series and seven in the Air Buddies series), in addition to two Christmas spin-offs of the Air Buddies series.

Disney Buddies is one of the top direct-to-DVD franchises, just behind Disney Fairies at $300 million, with the first 12 films grossing $220 million by March 2014.

History

Kevin DiCicco's Golden Retriever Buddy was featured on "America's Funniest Home Videos" and David Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks". He then (in 1991), approached the independent production company Keystone Entertainment to produce Air Bud, a film based on Buddy. He also formed his production company, Air Bud Productions, that year. Disney's Miramax was brought on as the distribution company. Keystone indicated that no sequel was planned. The film did well in the home video market.

By April 1998, DiCicco and Robert Vince, the film's producer at Keystone, had a falling out, as Keystone and Vince had gone forward with a sequel, Air Bud: Golden Receiver, without DiCicco, who also claimed he wasn't paid anything for the first film and that he owns the Air Bud rights (based on the name of this production company name).

DiCicco bred three offspring of Buddy and trained them for sports like Buddy. The puppies were signed to an endorsement deal by DiCicco for Milk-Bone dog biscuits for puppies. He intended to make his own sequel, Air Bud: The Next Generation, which was scheduled to start production in the fall of 1999, with its concept being a "cross between Ferris Bueller and Home Alone".

Disney and William Morris Agency were sued in December 2011 over the Santa Paws films being unauthorized copies of a 1991 script for Santa Paws: The Story of Santa's Dog.

Film series

Film	U.S. release date	Directed by	Screenplay by	Story by	Produced by
Air Bud
Air Bud	August 1, 1997	Charles Martin Smith	Paul Tamasy & Aaron Mendelssohn		Robert Vince and William Vince
Air Bud: Golden Receiver	August 14, 1998	Richard Martin	Paul Tamasy & Aaron Mendelssohn		Robert Vince
Air Bud: World Pup	December 12, 2000	Bill Bannerman	Mike Whiting and Robert Vince & Anne Vince		Ian Fodie
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch	June 18, 2002	Robert Vince	Sara Sutton & Stephanie Isherwood and Anne Vince & Anna McRoberts	Robert Vince	Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts
Air Bud: Spikes Back	June 24, 2003	Mike Southon	Anne Vince & Anna McRoberts	Robert Vince	Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince and Benjamin Kutz
Air Buddies
Air Buddies	December 12, 2006	Robert Vince	Anna McRoberts & Robert Vince
Snow Buddies	February 5, 2008
Space Buddies	February 3, 2009
Santa Buddies	November 24, 2009
Spooky Buddies	September 20, 2011
Treasure Buddies	January 31, 2012
Super Buddies	August 27, 2013
Santa Paws
The Search for Santa Paws	November 23, 2010	Robert Vince	Anna McRoberts & Robert Vince
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups	November 20, 2012	Robert Vince	Anna McRoberts & Robert Vince

Recurring cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
indicates a voice-only role.

Characters	Air Bud film series					Buddies film series							Santa Paws film series
Characters	Air Bud	Air Bud: Golden Receiver	Air Bud: World Pup	Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch	Air Bud Spikes Back	Air Buddies	Snow Buddies	Space Buddies	Santa Buddies	Spooky Buddies	Treasure Buddies	Super Buddies	The Search for Santa Paws	Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
Buddy	Buddy	Rush Chase Zak Chance	Dakota Walker Shooter Tango Poacher	Shaq Dakota Shooter Sniper Tango	Bailey Brandy Charlie Walker	Tom Everett Scott
Jackie Framm (Sullivan)	Wendy Makkena	Cynthia Stevenson	Chilton Crane	Cynthia Stevenson
Josh Framm	Kevin Zegers
Tom Stewart	Shayn Solberg
Andrea Framm	Jessibelle and Katy Mather	Alyson MacLaren	Caitlin Wachs		Katija Pevec
Dr. Patrick Sullivan		Gregory Harrison	Dale Midkiff	Richard Karn	Alf Humphreys	Richard Karn
Molly			various Golden Retrievers			Molly Shannon
Noah Sullivan				Hannah Marof and Emma Marof	Jake D. Smith	Slade Pearce	Dylan Minnette
Sheriff Bob				Patrick Cranshaw
B-Dawg						Skyler Gisondo						Cooper Roth
Buddha						Dominic Scott Kay	Jimmy Bennett	Field Cate		Charles Henry Wyson		Tenzing Trainor
Budderball						Josh Flitter				Nico Ghisi	Tucker Albrizzi	Jeremy Shinder
Mudbud						Spencer Fox	Henry Hodges		Ty Panitz
Rosebud						Abigail Breslin	Liliana Mumy			G Hannelius
Sniffer						Don Knotts			Tim Conway
Eli									Danny Woodburn				Danny Woodburn
Santa Claus									George Wendt				Richard Riehle	Pat Finn
Mrs. Claus													Patrika Darbo	Cheryl Ladd

Note: A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.

Crew

Credited as	Air Bud film series					Spin-offs
	Air Bud film series					Air Buddies film series							Santa Paws film series
	Air Bud (1997)	Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)	Air Bud: World Pup (2000)	Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)	Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)	Air Buddies (2006)	Snow Buddies (2008)	Space Buddies (2009)	Santa Buddies: Here Comes Santa Paws/The Legend of Santa Paws (2009)	Spooky Buddies (2011)	Treasure Buddies (2012)	Super Buddies (2013)	The Search for Santa Paws (2010)	Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
Director	Charles Martin Smith	Richard Martin	Bill Bannerman	Robert Vince	Mike Southon	Robert Vince
Producer(s)	Robert Vince, Michael Strange, William Vince	Robert Vince	Ian Fodie	Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince
Screenwriter(s)	Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn		Mike Whiting, Robert Vince, Anne Vince	Sara Sutton, Stephanie Isherwood, Anne Vince, Anna McRoberts	Anne Vince, Anna McRoberts	Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince, Phil Hanley	Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts							Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts, Philip Fracassi
Story by	Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn		Mike Whiting, Robert Vince, Anne Vince	Robert Vince		Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince, Phil Hanley	Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts							Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts, Philip Fracassi
Composer(s)	Brahm Wenger							Brahm Wenger, Gregory Prechel	Brahm Wenger
Cinematographer	Mike Southon		Cyrus Block	Steve Adelson	Mike Southon		Kamal Derkaoui			Mike Southon	Kamal Derkaoui	Mark Irwin	Kamal Derkaoui	Mark Irwin
Editor(s)	Alison Vince	Bruce Lange, Melinda Seabrook	Kelly Herron, Laura Mazur	Kelly Herron, Jason Pielak			Kelly Herron				Jason Pielak	Kelly Herron

References

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Herman, Joly (November 23, 2010). "The Search for Santa Paws". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 11, 2011.

External links

Disney Buddies official website

Air Bud

Buddy

Theatrical

Air Bud (1997)
Golden Receiver (1998)

Direct-to-video

Air Bud series	World Pup (2000) Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) Spikes Back (2003)
Air Buddies series	Air Buddies (2006) Snow Buddies (2008) Space Buddies (2009) Santa Buddies (2009) Spooky Buddies (2011) Treasure Buddies (2012) Super Buddies (2013)
Santa Paws series	The Search for Santa Paws (2010) Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)

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