Spooky Buddies is a 2011 Disney direct-to-DVD family film that is part of the Disney Buddies franchise, a series often referred to as the Air Bud

Air Bud (series)

The Air Bud film series 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...

 and Air Buddies franchise. For the fifth installment in the Air Buddies

Air Buddies

Air Buddies is the sixth film in the Air Bud series and the first in the direct to video spin-off series Air Buddies, which follows the life of a lonely teenager and his dog who has the uncanny ability to play every sport. The film was released on December 12, 2006...

 series, the team has a Halloween adventure in Fernfield. The movie is directed by Robert Vince

Robert Vince

Robert Vince is an Canadian film director, writer and producer. The brother of producer William Vince, Vince has been involved in film production since the late '80s and has been directing films since 2000...

, produced by Anna McRoberts, and released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray, DVD, and as a movie download on September 20, 2011.

Plot

The Halloween Hound and Warwick the Warlock are accidentally released into the town of Fernfield and have plans to destroy the world. The Buddies, consisting of the talking dogs B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha, Mudbud, and Rosebud, must travel to the mysterious old mansion called Spooky Manor to stop the Howlloween Hound and Warwick the Warlock. Through the adventure, the Buddies join forces with some new friends named Pip The Ghost Puppy, Zelda, Rodney, and Skip, and together they stop the bad guys and save the world.

Voice cast

• Diedrich Bader
  Diedrich Bader
  Karl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's...
  
   as Hound
• Ryan Stiles
  Ryan Stiles
  Ryan Lee Stiles is an American actor, comedian, director, and voice actor whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his improv and co-production work on the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the role of Lewis Kiniski on The Drew...
  
   as Hoot
• Debra Jo Rupp
  Debra Jo Rupp
  Debra Jo Rupp is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her role as Kitty Forman on the long-running Fox sitcom, That '70s Show...
  
   as Zelda
• Tim Conway
  Tim Conway
  Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway is an American comedian and actor, primarily known for his roles in sitcoms, films and television. Conway is best known for his role as the inept second-in-command officer, Ensign Charles Parker, to Lt...
  
   as Deputy Sniffer
• Frankie Jonas
  Frankie Jonas
  Franklin Nathaniel "Frankie" Jonas is an American actor, who had a recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom, Jonas L.A.. His older brothers - Joe, Nick, and Kevin - are in the pop group the Jonas Brothers...
  
   as Pip
• G. Hannelius
  G. Hannelius
  Genevieve Hannelius is an American child actress and singer, better known professionally as G. Hannelius. She has played the role as Emily in Den Brother, a Disney Channel Original Movie also starring Hutch Dano and for her co-starring role as Amy Little on the Disney's Channel Original short...
  
   as Rosebud
• Ty Panitz
  Ty Panitz
  Ty Panitz is an American child actor. He debuted as Ethan Beardsley in the movie Yours, Mine and Ours . His other roles include Woody Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms....
  
   as Mudbud
• Charles Henry Wyson as Buddha
• Nico Ghisi as Budderball
• Skyler Gisondo
  Skyler Gisondo
  Skyler Gisondo is an American teen actor probably best known for his roles as Bryan Pearson on The Bill Engvall Show and Tommy Doyle in Rob Zombie's Halloween.-Awards:...
  
   as B-Dawg

Acting cast

• Harland Williams
  Harland Williams
  Harland Williams is a Canadian actor, comedian, author, artist, musician and radio personality.-Personal life:Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine , a social worker, and John Reesor Williams, who worked as a member of the Ontario Provincial...
  
   as Warwick
• Rance Howard
  Rance Howard
  Rance Howard is an American actor who has starred in film and on television.-Life and career:Howard was born Harold Rance Beckenholdt in Oklahoma, the son of Ethel Cleo and Engel Beckenholdt, a farmer. He changed his name to "Rance Howard" when he became an actor. He married Jean Speegle Howard...
  
   as Mr. Johnson
• Jennifer Elise Cox
  Jennifer Elise Cox
  Jennifer Elise Cox is an American actress best known for her satirical portrayal of Jan Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie.-Film roles:...
  
   as Mrs. Caroll
• Pat Finn
  Pat Finn
  Patrick Joseph "Pat" Finn is the former host of several game shows. He is the owner of the production company Rubicon Entertainment.Finn first hosted the 1990 remake of the classic Jack Barry show The Joker's Wild...
  
   as Frankendude
• Michael Teigen as Sheriff Dan
• Elisa Donovan
  Elisa Donovan
  Elisa Donovan is an American actress.-Early life:Donovan was born Lisa Adaline Donovan in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of Charlotte and Jack Donovan, who was a business executive. She later changed her first name to "Elisa" when she had to join the stage union, Actor's Equity, because...
  
   as Janice
• Sierra McCormick as Alice
• Skyler Gisondo
  Skyler Gisondo
  Skyler Gisondo is an American teen actor probably best known for his roles as Bryan Pearson on The Bill Engvall Show and Tommy Doyle in Rob Zombie's Halloween.-Awards:...
  
   as Billy
• Sage Ryan as Pete
• Jake Johnson as Sam
• Tucker Albrizzi
  Tucker Albrizzi
  Tucker Albrizzi is an award-winning American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Tyler on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush and Jake on Disney’s Good Luck Charlie...
  
   as Bartleby

Release

The direct-to-DVD film was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and as a movie download on September 20, 2011. The physical release will be produced in two different packages: a 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and a 1-disc DVD. The movie download will be produced in both standard and high definition

High-definition video

High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...

. All versions of the release will include an interview by Leo Howard of Disney Channel's Leo Little's Big Show

Leo Little's Big Show

Leo Little's Big Show is a Disney Channel short television series featuring a boy named Leo Little and his sister, Amy Little , who host a show from their family room about Disney stars, movies and programs, in a manner very similar to its predecessor, Mike's Super Short Show...

 with the character "Rosebud" and a music video for the song "Monster Mash

Monster Mash

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes...

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