{"id":474456,"date":"2022-07-16T00:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T21:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T00:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T21:23:59","slug":"a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Guide to the Delightfully Dumb, Surprisingly Long Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2917f64375c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2917f64375c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/#%E2%80%9CA_Guide_to_the_Delightfully_Dumb_Surprisingly_Long_Franchise%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A Guide to the Delightfully Dumb, Surprisingly Long Franchise&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/#A_Dog_Can_Play_Basketball\" >A Dog Can Play Basketball?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/#A_Dog_Can_Play_Soccer\" >A Dog Can Play Soccer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/#A_Dog_Can_Play_Baseball\" >A Dog Can Play Baseball?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-guide-to-the-delightfully-dumb-surprisingly-long-franchise\/#A_Dog_Can_Play_Volleyball\" >A Dog Can Play Volleyball?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_Guide_to_the_Delightfully_Dumb_Surprisingly_Long_Franchise%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A Guide to the Delightfully Dumb, Surprisingly Long Franchise&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\nWho knew a singular dog could play so many sports? You may be asking yourself: Can he actually? Who cares! They&#8217;re kids&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> people. You probably watched at least one <strong><em>Air Bud<\/em><\/strong> movie as a kid or with your own kids. The movies have many moments that have entered into the cultural lexicon, but let&#8217;s be honest: the plot of the movies themselves is jaw-droppingly insane.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --><br \/>\nMaybe you can somehow get behind a dog playing basketball, but now he can play four other sports too? Bananas! He has six puppies that can also play sports like he can? Bonkers! There is also the spinoff <em>Air Buddies <\/em>series, culminating in the 14th <em>Air Bud<\/em> movie (that&#8217;s right, 14), <em>Super Buddies<\/em>, where Buddy&#8217;s puppies literally have superpowers.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone\" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, however, we are going to focus on the first five films and on Air Bud himself. Let&#8217;s consider the facts: the first <em>Air Bud <\/em>movie came to fruition because Buddy the dog was featured on <em>America&#8217;s Funniest Home Videos, <\/em>actually playing basketball. That&#8217;s pretty cool, so it&#8217;s easy to understand why these movies came from that pop culture moment. However, the <em>Air Bud<\/em> franchise kind of got off the rails after the first film; let&#8217;s examine just how far off the rails.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-dog-can-play-basketball\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Dog_Can_Play_Basketball\"><\/span> A Dog Can Play Basketball?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-with-basketball-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Buena Vista Pictures&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-with-basketball-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-with-basketball-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-with-basketball-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-with-basketball-1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Air Bud with basketball\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-with-basketball-1.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Buena Vista Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fun fact (actually really sad fact): this is the only film in the franchise that features the actual Buddy himself. The rest of the films use a multitude of golden retrievers to play the iconic athletic dog. As mentioned above, this film was made because of the actual Air Buddy&#8217;s &#8220;viral&#8221; video that was very well received. This original <strong><em>Air Bud<\/em><\/strong> is the most well-known and most beloved of all the films, and rightfully so.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Air Bud Rap Gives an Epic Shout Out to All 14 Movies<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The plot is heartwarming yet ridiculously random. In the movie, it is a fact that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2022\/04\/watch-john-oliver-unravel-the-legal-arguments-of-air-bud.html\">there is no legal rule<\/a> against dogs playing basketball. Whoever wrote the rules probably thought there would never be a dog that could play basketball, but that loser never saw Air Buddy play. If you&#8217;re going to watch any of the movies on this list, going back and rewatching the original <em>Air Bud <\/em>is, for some reason, actually kind of fun.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-with-football.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Dimension Films&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\nAlliance&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-with-football.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-with-football.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-with-football.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-with-football.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Air Bud Golden Receiver with football\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Golden-Receiver-with-football.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Dimension Films<br \/>Alliance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is the second installment in the franchise and the last of the franchise to be released in theaters; the rest were direct-to-video movies (and surprisingly make up the second most profitable direct-to-video franchise). In <em><strong>Air Bud: Golden Receiver<\/strong><\/em>, Buddy was played by an assortment of golden retrievers instead of Air Buddy himself due to the (traumatizing) aforementioned death of Air Buddy due to cancer.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nAnyway, despite Josh being a great basketball player in the first film, he is easily convinced to play football in this installment even though the team sucks. That is, until Buddy joins the team, and then they rock and make the playoffs very easily (shocking). Then some absolutely insane kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing thing happens but in the end, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nfl\/look-nfl-players-tweet-about-air-bud-going-viral\">Buddy makes it to the championship game<\/a>, and they win. Then Buddy somehow sneaks onto the field at a Seattle Seahawks <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>? Super confused about how that happens, but it&#8217;s ridiculous and adorable so who cares.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-dog-can-play-soccer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Dog_Can_Play_Soccer\"><\/span> A Dog Can Play Soccer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-World-Pup-with-soccer.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Buena Vista Home Entertainment&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-World-Pup-with-soccer.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-World-Pup-with-soccer.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-World-Pup-with-soccer.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-World-Pup-with-soccer.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Air Bud World Pup with soccer\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-World-Pup-with-soccer.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Buena Vista Home Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Okay, this is probably the most believable sport that a dog can play out of all the films, since it&#8217;s the only sport Buddy plays which doesn&#8217;t require hands. (Personally, we used to call my dog Air Bud when I was a kid because he used to play soccer with my sister and me in the backyard. Since I had my own soccer-playing dog, this third installment feels the most realistic to me.)<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Air Bud Director Admits He&#8217;s Not a Huge Dog Lover<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is the last of the original <em>Air Bud <\/em>series in which Buddy plays with his owner Josh, who goes to college in the fourth film. In <em><strong>Air Bud: World Pup<\/strong><\/em>, Buddy has his six puppies with another golden retriever, Molly. As previously mentioned, we will not be going into the <em>Air Buddies <\/em>spinoff today, so these puppies are kind of irrelevant (sorry, puppies). As he does in every <em>Air Bud <\/em>film, Buddy plays on the school&#8217;s soccer team and is the star player, inevitably causing issues. However, in <em>World Pup<\/em>, Buddy also plays with the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team and helps the female athletes win the literal Women&#8217;s World Cup, despite Buddy not being a woman (and being, you know, a dog).<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #5! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-dog-can-play-baseball\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Dog_Can_Play_Baseball\"><\/span> A Dog Can Play Baseball?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch-with-baseball.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Buena Vista Home Entertainment&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch-with-baseball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch-with-baseball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch-with-baseball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch-with-baseball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Air Bud Seventh Inning Fetch with baseball\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Seventh-Inning-Fetch-with-baseball.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Buena Vista Home Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As previously mentioned, Josh goes to college in this installment, so who does Buddy play with now? Andrea, Josh&#8217;s younger sister who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly irrelevant in the previous movies. Andrea decides to try out for the baseball team (because this middle school apparently doesn&#8217;t have softball) and surprise-surprise, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.draysbay.com\/2021\/3\/9\/22321246\/whos-on-worst-draysbay-podcasts-air-bud-seventh-inning-fetch\">Buddy is amazing at baseball<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<p>The pair play together on the school&#8217;s team until Buddy finds that his puppies are being kidnapped to be tested for &#8220;sports ability&#8221; or some special gene they may have. Buddy now has to rescue his pups and then go play in the major leagues. It is quite a wonder how professional sports teams seem to always have space for a dog, and that the dog plays better than all the actual athletes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-dog-can-play-volleyball\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Dog_Can_Play_Volleyball\"><\/span> A Dog Can Play Volleyball?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Spikes-Back-with-volleyball.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Buena Vista Home Entertainment&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Spikes-Back-with-volleyball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Spikes-Back-with-volleyball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Spikes-Back-with-volleyball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Spikes-Back-with-volleyball.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Air Bud Spikes Back with volleyball\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Air-Bud-Spikes-Back-with-volleyball.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Buena Vista Home Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #6! --><br \/>\nTo be frank, this is probably the blandest of all the movies in the <em>Air Bud<\/em> franchise, which is a bummer. As normal, a kid (Andrea) picks up a new sport (volleyball) and Buddy is also really good at that sport. This all happens in <em><strong>Air Bud: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Spikes Back<\/strong>, <\/em>but it does also include a talking parrot who Buddy works with to stop kidnappers, so there&#8217;s that. It&#8217;s never explained why there are so many kidnapping schemes in these children&#8217;s movies, but that may have to contributed to why every kid is scared of getting kidnapped for no reason.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nThis is also the first installment in which Josh, Buddy&#8217;s original owner, is not featured in the movie at all, marking the end of a very dumb era (and the beginning of a dumber one with <em>Air Buddies<\/em>); surprisingly, the actor who played Josh (Kevin Zegers) has had a great career post-<em>Bud<\/em>. In the end, it&#8217;s weird that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/olympics\/2020\/04\/06\/kiara-beach-volleyball-dog-viral-video\/2953281001\/\">a dog can play volleyball<\/a>, but good for him. It&#8217;s weird that a dog can play all these sports, but it&#8217;s not as weird as what happens in the <em>Air Buddies <\/em>spinoffs, where the dogs do a lot more than sports.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #7! -->\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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