Air Bud (series)

Disney Buddies
Directed by	Charles Martin Smith (1) Richard Martin (2) Bill Bannerman (3) Robert Vince (4, 6-10) Mike Southon (5)
Produced by	Robert Vince (1-10) Anna McRoberts (4-10) 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)
Written by	Kevin DeCicco (1-9) Paul Tamasy (1-9) Aaron Mendelsohn (1-9) Robert Vince (3-10) Anne Vince (3-6) Mike Whiting (3) Sara Sutton (4) Stephanie Isherwood (4) Anna McRoberts (4-5, 7-10) Phil Hanley (6-8)
Music by	Brahm Wenger
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
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.^[1] The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of Air Bud, followed by the theatrical release of Air Bud: Golden Receiver in 1998.^[1][2] The rest of the films in the series were released in direct-to-DVD 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.^[2]

As of August 2011, there are ten movies in the franchise, including five in the Air Bud series, four in the Air Buddies series, and one spin-off of the Air Buddies series. There is one Air Buddies film slated for release on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Treasure Buddies.^[3]

Air Bud films

The first two films in the franchise were released in theaters, while later entries were direct-to-DVD releases.

• Air Bud (1997) - Josh meets a golden retriever and finds out that he can play basketball.^[4]
• Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) - Josh's golden retriever learns to play football.^[5]
• Air Bud: World Pup (2000) - Josh and Emma discover that Buddy's ballplaying skills apply to Soccer.^[6]
• Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002) - Buddy makes the baseball team and becomes a star player.^[7]
• Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003) - Buddy tackles volleyball.^[8]

Air Buddies films

The Air Buddies films focus on Buddy's puppies, and they were all direct-to-DVD/Blu-ray releases.

• Air Buddies (2006) - Buddy and Molly's offspring work together to help each other while attempting to rescue their parents.^[9]
• Snow Buddies (2008) - The offspring of Buddy and Molly go on an Alaskan adventure.^[10]
• Space Buddies (2009) - The Buddies tag along for a field trip to the space museum and accidentally crawl aboard a rocket ship.^[11]
• Santa Buddies (2009) - Santa's puppy ventures out on his own, but gets in trouble and needs the Buddies' help.^[12]
• 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. This film entered production and was completed in 2010,^[13] and release was anticipated for late 2010,^[14] but Disney has held up release. A trailer for this film may be seen on the DVD for Spooky Buddies.^[15]

Spin-Off

The Search for Santa Paws is a spin-off of the Air Buddies series and a prequel to Santa Buddies. The Buddies are not in this movie.

• The Search for Santa Paws (2010) - When Santa is in trouble, Paws has to save Christmas with the help of some friends.^[16]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wolk, Josh (3 April 1998). "Air Bud". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,83481,00.html. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Finley, Adam (24 February 2006). "Air Bud is Coming Back". AOL Moviefone. http://blog.moviefone.com/2006/02/24/air-bud-is-coming-back. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
3. ^ http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/releases/2012/1/DVD-Releases-January-2012.html
4. ^ "Air Bud (1997)". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800020092/details. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
5. ^ "Air Bud: Golden Receiver". Fandango. Fandango. http://www.fandango.com/airbud:goldenreceiver_v168180/plotsummary. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
6. ^ "Air Bud: World Pup Plot Summary and Details". AOL Moviefone. AOL Moviefone. http://www.moviefone.com/movie/air-bud-world-pup/1165226/synopsis. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
7. ^ "Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch". New York Times. New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/261094/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch/overview. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
8. ^ Tyner, Adam (24 June2003). "Air Bud Spikes Back". DVD Talk. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/6789/air-bud-spikes-back/. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
9. ^ Common Sense Media. 23 November 2009. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/air-buddies. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
10. ^ Kho, Nancy (20 December 2010). "Snow Buddies". Common Sense Media. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/snow-buddies. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
11. ^ Orange, B. Alan (6 February 2009). "Space Buddies DVD". MovieWeb. http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/DV2Xw633Ny6m53/RExFODCDGPH8BE. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
12. ^ Filucci, Sierra (1 December 2009). "Santa Buddies". Common Sense Media. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/santa-buddies#whats-the-story-main. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
13. ^ "TREASURE BUDDIES Straight to DVD Feature". Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople. http://www.acfcwest.com/productions/2010/wrapped/treasurebuddies.html. Retrieved October 01, 2011. 
14. ^ "John Trapman Shoots Aerial Shots for Treasure Buddies". Digital Cinema Reports. Aug 30, 2010. http://www.digitalcinemareport.com/Treasure-Buddis-Pictorvision-John-Trapman-aerial-cinematography. Retrieved October 01, 2011. 
15. ^ Kristin Ford (September 12, 2011). "Disney’s ‘Spooky Buddies’ arrives in plenty of time for Halloween". Orlando Sentinel. 
16. ^ Herman, Joly (23 November 2010). "The Search for Santa Paws". Common Sense Media. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/search-santa-paws#whats-the-story-main. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 

External links

• Disney Buddies official website
• Air Bud official website