Air Bud: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 7 h 30 min. Air Bud is a 1997 sports comedy film directed by Charles Martin Smith. It sparked the franchise centered on the real-life dog Air Buddy, a cross-bred Golden Retriever, who shoots basketball hoops and appears as Buddy. The film was financially successful, grossing $4 million in its opening weekend and totaling $27.8 million in its run against an estimated $3 million budget. The film was followed by one theatrical sequel, three direct-to-video sequels, and a spin-off film series. In each film, Buddy learns to play a different sport while the spin offs focus on Buddy's children, the Buddies.

Movie 1
Air Bud (1997)

1 h 38 min · ★ 5.6

A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
Movie 2
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)

1 h 30 min · ★ 5.1

Josh and Buddy move from basketball to football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.
Movie 3
Air Bud: World Pup (2001)

1 h 22 min · ★ 5.1

In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S.…
Movie 4
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (2002)

1 h 33 min · ★ 5.6

Josh is off to his first year of college and Buddy has stayed behind with Josh’s little sister Andrea and the rest of the family. Andrea, attempting to fit in with her Jr. High classmates, decides to join the baseball…
Movie 5
Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)

1 h 27 min · ★ 5.3

Air Bud finds that he has the uncanny ability to play volleyball.
Movie 6
Air Bud Returns (January 22 2027)

12-year-old Jacob is an aspiring basketball player coping with the recent loss of his father. After he and his mother move to his dad’s childhood home in Fernfield, Jacob discovers a VHS tape of his old man playing…