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The Super Buddies are Here! (scroll down for a quiz)

Who isn't a fan of those adorable golden retriever puppies, the Buddies?

EverythingDogBlog #75: New Disney Movie Arrives

Super Buddies (Disney, 81 minutes, 2013, DVD/digital copy for $29.99 - DVD/Blu-Ray/digital copy for $39.99)

The Buddies are Super

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Today is the day you have been waiting for: August 27 - the day the new Disney movie is available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Today you can watch your own Super Buddies and read the book (already available).

Who is your favorite – Rosebud, Buddha, Mudbud, Budderball or B-Dawg? My favorite changes. . . . but I love all five of these caped crusaders fighting the bad guys in the guise of a bully from outer space who threatens Planet Earth.

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But, can our Super Pups save the day? Are comic books real? Who are Kid Courageous and Captain Canine?

And so, another Super Puppy adventure begins.

The Super Plot

Five super power rings are rocketed to Earth for safe-keeping, followed by the bad guys on a spaceship. They land in Fernfield, a suburb of Seattle where all the Bud and Buddies movies take place.

The Wizard of Oz meets Superman meets Halloween meets Friday the 13th meets Freddie Krueger, the Nightmare on Elm Street (for kids)

Think a combination of The Wizard of Oz married to Superman with brilliant teaching moments and adorably brave and funny pups that everyone adores. (I think I’ll get Rosebud in her pink outfit. I won’t have to feed her: she’s stuffed already! [That’s an old, old joke – but you too can own your own Buddy, if you can only decide on which one.])

Rings of Power

Remember when a box of laundry detergent had a towel inside? In Super Buddies, a bag of Purina Puppy Chow has a set of five rings (puppy necklaces) and thus the drama and excitement begin anew.

Super power rings give each pup a different super power (based on their inherent strengths); each glows a different color around one puppy’s neck. Rosebud’s, of course, is pink and her superpower is Super Speed (she even talks at super speed). However, all five pups learn all about teamwork and how you don’t need superpowers to be super heroes. I bet your child will be able to match up the pups with their super powers before you can!

In Super Buddies, the kids who belong to the pups also have more visible roles than in some of the previous Buddies movies which is good for the viewers (kids) who are growing up themselves.

It all begins with Bartleby’s 12th birthday on the farm. The farm pup, Budderball, welcomes his canine sibs to an early morning birthday party with their human kids and it takes off from there with rocket ships and strange creatures invading Earth.

For the Entire Family

Super Buddies is truly entertaining for the entire family – from the slapstick scene in the candy shop to the almost-too-long finale on the farm which explains everything and ties up all the loose ends. Adults will especially get hooked early on, due to the clever ‘plays on words.’

And, I predict an award for that rubbery wonderful Sherriff Dan, Michael Tiegen.

Air Bud’s Legacy

As we all know, Air Bud, that super athletic golden retriever came on the scene in 1997, excelling in five sports to save the day. His meeting with Molly, another golden retriever, resulted in the advent of the Buddies in 2006 who adventured in snow, in space, in Santa land, at Halloween and in the desert (Treasure Buddies). The latest in the series is Super Buddies, released directly to homes.

Have a great day at the movies! 

And, as they say in the movies, “Goodbye, Earthlings!”

For more information, fun and games:

·      “Like” the Buddies on Facebook at facebook.com/TheDisneyBuddies

·      View trailers, games, video clips and more at Disney.com/Buddies


Skye’s Super Buddies Quiz, A Baker’s Dozen

1. What is Super Hero Rule Number One?

2. What is Super Hero Rule Number Two?

3. Who said, “I might throw up all four of my stomachs”?

4. Who said, “You don’t get chicken pox from chickens’?

5. Who is the Dirt Maestro? What does he uncover?

6. Who said, “Electricity cannot conduct through rubber”?  (two characters)

7. Who speaks Pig Latin?

8. Who are Strawberry and Lollipop?

9. What is the driving pig called?

10. Who says, “OMG,” and “CYL”?

11. Who said, “Positive energy will always win over negative energy”?

12. Who said, “It’s time to be a team.”

13. Name some body swappers.

 

Bonus Question:

Who are the characters in this exchange?

“Bath time!”

“Oh, no! Has it been a month already?”

 

And, for the Greek geeks among us:

What does the sign on the barn mean?

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