{"id":1952063,"date":"2025-08-09T23:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T23:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1952063"},"modified":"2025-08-09T23:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T23:48:36","slug":"air-bud-movie-franchise-launches-national-search-for-next-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/air-bud-movie-franchise-launches-national-search-for-next-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Air Bud&#8217; movie franchise launches national search for next &#8216;Buddy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"3435417001\" title=\"Golden retriever delivers Chick-fil-A to her owner\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2020\/08\/25\/USAT\/d2af5849-3744-4028-b3c9-cb28096fa446-VPC_CHICKFILA_PUP_DESK_THUMB.00_02_32_14.Still003.jpg\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Golden retriever delivers Chick-fil-A to her owner<\/p>\n<p>Even our four-legged friends can&#8217;t say no to chicken.<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY, Storyful<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>America&#8217;s next canine superstar could be living right next door, or even under your roof.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>A nationwide search is on to find a talented golden retriever to inherit the famous role of the original Air Bud, or &#8220;Buddy,&#8221; for the franchises&#8217; final movie in 2026, &#8220;Air Bud Returns&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The series first began in 1997 and has since produced 14 movies, its latest in 2003 with &#8220;Air Bud Spikes Back&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In an Aug. 8 video on Air Bud Entertainment&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/returns.airbud.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/returns.airbud.com\/\">website<\/a> and social media, creator and producer of the series Robert Vince explains their ongoing search.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today we have big news. For the first time ever, we&#8217;re opening up the auditions for the next Air Bud,&#8221; Vince said. &#8220;This is your chance to be a part of the Air Bud legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Think your dog has what it takes? Here&#8217;s how to submit an audition<\/h2>\n<p>Owners are encouraged to send in a photo or a 60- to 90-second video of their purebred golden retriever through a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/returns.airbud.com\/?nocache=1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/returns.airbud.com\/?nocache=1\">form on their website<\/a> with these specifications.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep it short and sweet: 60 to 90 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Show them doing\u00a0basic commands: sit, stay, come.<\/li>\n<li>Include their\u00a0age.<\/li>\n<li>Show off their\u00a0skills \u2212 running, jumping, playing tricks\u2026<\/li>\n<li>If they\u2019ve got game, show us those basketball moves!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-08-09 16:10:54 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-08-09 16:15:32 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cincinnati.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golden retriever delivers Chick-fil-A to her owner Even our four-legged friends can&#8217;t say no to chicken. USA TODAY, Storyful America&#8217;s next canine superstar could be living right next door, or even under your roof. 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