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| As of 2014, there are fourteen movies in the franchise, including five in the ''Air Bud'' series, seven in the ''Air Buddies'' series, and two Christmas spin-offs of the ''Air Buddies'' series. | As of 2014, there are fourteen movies in the franchise, including five in the ''Air Bud'' series, seven in the ''Air Buddies'' series, and two Christmas spin-offs of the ''Air Buddies'' series. | ||
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| ==''Air Bud'' films== | |||
| The first 2 movies in the franchise were released in theaters, while later entries were ] releases. | |||
| #'']'' (1997) – Josh meets a ] and finds out that he can play basketball.<ref name="Yahoo! Movies">{{cite web|title=Air Bud (1997)|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020092/details|work=Yahoo! Movies|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|accessdate=May 11, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| #'']'' (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|accessdate=May 11, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| #'']'' (2000) – Josh and Emma discover 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|accessdate=May 11, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| #'']'' (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=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/261094/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch/overview|work=New York Times|accessdate=May 11, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| #'']'' (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/|accessdate=May 11, 2011|newspaper=DVD Talk|date=24 June 2003}}</ref> | |||
| ==''Air Buddies'' films== | ==''Air Buddies'' films== | ||
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1997 American film
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| Directed by | Charles Martin Smith (1) Richard Martin (2) Bill Bannerman (3) Robert Vince (4, 6–14) Mike Southon (5) |
| Written by | Kevin DeCicco (1–9) Paul Tamasy (1–9) Aaron Mendelsohn (1–9) Robert Vince (3–14) Anne Vince (3–6) Mike Whiting (3) Sara Sutton (4) Stephanie Isherwood (4) Anna McRoberts (4–5, 7–14) Phil Hanley (6–8) |
| Produced by | Robert Vince (1–14) Anna McRoberts (4–14) Keven Kasha (4–5) Michael Strange (1–5) Anne Vince (1–5) Ian Fodie (2–3) William Vince (1–2) Bob Weinstein (1) Harvey Weinstein (1) |
| Music by | Brahm Wenger |
| Production company | Keystone Entertainment (1997-2003) Key Pix Productions (2006-present) |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date | 1997–present |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Air Bud film series (also known as Air Buddies or Disney Buddies) is an American film franchise based on a sports-playing golden retriever named Buddy, portrayed by Air 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. 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 Air Buddy's talking golden retriever puppies.
As of 2014, there are fourteen movies in the franchise, including five in the Air Bud series, seven in the Air Buddies series, and two Christmas spin-offs of the Air Buddies series.
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Air Buddies films
The Air Buddies films focus on Buddy's puppies, and they were all direct-to-video releases.
- Air Buddies (2006) – Buddy and Molly's offspring work together to help each other while attempting to rescue their parents.
- Snow Buddies (2008) – The offspring of Buddy and Molly go on an Alaskan adventure.
- Space Buddies (2009) – The Buddies tag along for a field trip to the space museum and accidentally walk aboard a rocket ship.
- Santa Buddies (2009) – The Buddies help deliver the presents on Christmas Eve.
- Spooky Buddies (2011) – The Buddies are in a new adventure when Halloween hits Fernfield.
- Treasure Buddies (2012) – The Buddies find themselves on an Indiana Jones style adventure.
- Super Buddies (2013) – The Buddies acquire rings that give them super powers, now they must use them to stop a villain.
- Upcoming Buddies film (2015) – A brand new film which will see the Buddies on a new adventure.
Spin-off series
The Santa Paws series is a spin-off of the Air Buddies series, and The Search for Santa Paws is a prequel to Santa Buddies.
- The Search for Santa Paws (2010) – When Santa is in trouble, Paws has to save Christmas with the help of some friends.
- Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012) – When the Christmas spirit begins to disappear, Mrs. Claus and the Santa Pups must race to save Christmas around the world.
Cast and characters
| Characters | Main films | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | The Search for Santa Paws | Spooky Buddies | Treasure Buddies | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | Super Buddies | |
| Buddy | Air Buddy | Various golden retriever dog actors | Tom Everett Scott (voice) | |||||||||||
| Molly | Various golden retriever dog actors | Molly Shannon (voice) | ||||||||||||
| B-Dawg | Skyler Gisondo (voice) | Skyler Gisondo (voice) | Cooper Roth (voice) | |||||||||||
| Buddha | Dominic Scott Kay (voice) | Jimmy Bennett (voice) | Field Cate (voice) | Aramis Knight (voice) | Charles Henry Wyson (voice) | Tenzing Trainor (voice) | ||||||||
| Budderball | Josh Flitter (voice) | Nico Ghisi (voice) | Tucker Albrizzi (voice) | Jeremy Shinder (voice) | ||||||||||
| Mudbud | Spencer Fox (voice) | Henry Hodges (voice) | Jonathan Morgan Heit (voice) | Ty Panitz (voice) | Ty Panitz (voice) | |||||||||
| Rosebud | Abigail Breslin (voice) | Liliana Mumy (voice) | G. Hannelius (voice) | G. Hannelius (voice) | ||||||||||
| Josh Framm | Kevin Zegers | |||||||||||||
| Jackie Framm (Sullivan) | Wendy Makkena | Cynthia Stevenson | Chilton Crane | Cynthia Stevenson | ||||||||||
| Andrea Framm | Alyson MacLaren | Caitlin Wachs | Katija Pevec | |||||||||||
| Dr. Patrick Sullivan | Gregory Harrison | Dale Midkiff | Richard Karn | Alf Humphreys | Richard Karn | |||||||||
| Norm Snively | Michael Jeter | |||||||||||||
| Sheriff Bob | Patrick Cranshaw | |||||||||||||
| Sniffer | Don Knotts (voice) | Tim Conway (voice) | Tim Conway (voice) | Tim Conway (voice) | ||||||||||
| Shasta | Dylan Sprouse | |||||||||||||
| Billy | Wallace Shawn | |||||||||||||
| Belinda | Debra Jo Rupp | |||||||||||||
| Babi | Maulik Pancholy | |||||||||||||
| Cammy | Kaitlyn Maher | |||||||||||||
| Ubasti | Elaine Hendrix | |||||||||||||
| Mala | Bonnie Somerville | |||||||||||||
| Slither | Ryan Stiles | |||||||||||||
- Note: A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.
References
- ^ Wolk, Josh (April 3, 1998). "Air Bud". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ Finley, Adam (February 24, 2006). "Air Bud is Coming Back". AOL Moviefone. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- Kho, Nancy (December 20, 2010). "Snow Buddies". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- Orange, B. Alan (February 6, 2009). "Space Buddies DVD". MovieWeb. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- "TREASURE BUDDIES Straight to DVD Feature". Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- Katz, Josh (November 4, 2011). "Treasure Buddies Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- Herman, Joly (November 23, 2010). "The Search for Santa Paws". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
External links
- Disney Buddies official website
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