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Snow Buddies
Snow Buddies title card
Buddies
Details
Film # 2
Release date February 5, 2008
Written by Anna McRoberts
Robert Vince
Directed by Robert Vince
Chronology
Previous film

Air Buddies

Next film

Space Buddies

Snow Buddies is the second direct-to-video film in the Buddies spin-off series to the Air Bud series.

Premise[]

The Buddies accidentally board a cargo plane heading for Alaska, where they are befriended by a boy who wants to enter the annual dog sled race with them, which is the only way to get back home.

Synopsis[]

Air Bud's five Golden Retriever puppies known as the Buddies from the town of Fernfield, Washington are having fun with their new owners before they go to school. The puppies meet up in the park and decide to play hide and seek. Budderball sees an ice cream truck and decides to go in, forcing the others to try and rescue him. However, the Buddies become trapped in a truck heading to Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. Upon arrival, the Buddies meet Shasta, a Siberian Husky puppy whose 11-year-old owner, Adam Bilson, is determined to win the Alaskan sled dog race because of what had happened to his father, due to a tragic accident a year prior. The puppies decide to help Shasta pursue his dreams as well as get to the airport, located at the finish line. Unfortunately, as Shasta's parents are both dead, this puts the puppies in a predicament as there is nobody to teach them how to become snow dogs. Fortunately, Shasta manages to persuade a legendary Alaskan Malamute named Talon, who had taught Shasta's deceased father, into teaching the puppies. When Shasta introduces Adam to his new sleigh team, the child is delighted at the prospect of his dreams finally coming true and the team pursue vigorous training routines. Adam begins building a new sleigh with his team of hard-working puppies. Talon proudly watches as the team's efforts come to fruition and it seems as though they are cooperating as a team. The older town huskies, however, are not impressed and begin to plan their downfall. Two of the huskies Francois and Philippe, reveal to the Buddies that Shasta's parents were killed during a dog sled race (sitka) last year when the ice beneath them shattered to dishearten them. Talon calls the puppies to the mountain lake one night to view the Northern Lights (juno) before he goes of telling Shasta that he knows all he needs to know and that he can become the great leader that his father once was; once all the puppies say their goodbyes to him, Talon disappears into the lights. The following morning, the puppies enter the race with Adam. But everyone else laughs at the thought of a little boy and puppies entering a race. The sheriff goes over the rules and sees Adam wrote his own name in the entry list. After being reminded how treacherous the race is by the sheriff, the puppies begin their track while Jean George III, an unscrupulous and arrogant French musher-(who is hated by nearly everyone in town) and last year's champion, cheats his way through every race by sabotaging the other mushers' sleds or pushing them off their sleds. Soon only young Adam and Jean George are left but news of a terrible blizzard arrives and it's too late to call off the race as the racers have already gotten past the midway checkpoint. Meanwhile, the puppies' parents, Buddy and Molly follow the puppies to Alaska, after being tipped by Himalayan cat Miss Mittens, where the Saint Bernard dog Bernie informs them of their participation in the race. Sheriff Ryan gets a message sent by Fernfield's Deputy Dan asking for any information on the Buddies. The Sheriff immediately phones Deputy Dan to inform him that the Buddies are in Alaska, who then goes to inform their owners at their treehouse about the good news, much to their delight. A dangerous blizzard forces Adam and the team to take shelter in an igloo provided by an Inuit until the storm subsides. They come head to head with Jean George, and Adam gets injured. Adam then recovers while Francois and Philippe, the lead dogs of Jean George's team, get into trouble when the ice beneath them shatters. Jean George continues and abandons his dogs while Adam and the puppies begin a rescue operation despite Shasta's fears of his parents death, revealing that they had died from drowning. The puppies pull Francois and Philippe out of the icy waters and Jean George continues the race without any gratitude and abandons their rescuers. Francois and Philippe realize they owe nothing to their owner for leaving them to die, and everything to Shasta and the Buddies for rescuing them, and so, decide to "go on strike". They stop and refuse to run any further, causing Jean George to lose the race. Adam is victorious and the Buddies reunite with Buddy and Molly. Jean George scolds his dogs for embarrassing him, and they respond by chasing him around the Arctic. The Buddies sadly say goodbye to their new best friend, Shasta, as well as Adam, and both groups promise that they will stay in touch with each other. All seven Buddies return home via airplane and are greeted by their owners Sam, Bartleby Livingstone, Billy, Alice, Pete, Henry and Noah; who were waiting for them. Budderball and his owner, Bartleby, are watching the news the next day and Bartleby is completely dumbstruck when he watches the part about the Buddies, Adam, and Shasta winning the race. That night, Buddy and Molly sit on the roof of their house and discuss their puppies' accomplishments, while wondering if they will ever outgrow exploring. The film ends with Adam and a now nearly full-grown Shasta hiking through Alaska on a cold, winter night with five new adult huskies, while Talon narrates a reminder for the audience that "life may lead you where you least expect, but have faith, and you'll know exactly where you were meant to be".

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

Locations[]

Objects[]

  • Ice cream

Vehicles[]

  • Fernfield Dairies truck
  • Cargo plane

Cast[]

Skyler Gisondo Voice of B-Dawg
Josh Flitter Voice of Budderball
Henry Hodges Voice of Mudbud
Jimmy Bennett Voice of Buddha
Liliana Mumy Voice of Rosebud
Tom Everett Scott Voice of Buddy
Molly Shannon Voice of Molly
Dylan Minnette Noah Sullivan
Cynthia Stevenson Jackie Framm
Richard Karn Patrick Sullivan
Christian Pikes Henry
Tyler Foden Bartleby Livingstone
Cainan Wiebe Pete
Jarvis Dashkewytch Sam
Gig Morton Billy
Kelly Chapek Alice Finch
Dominic Scott Kay Adam Bilson
Dylan Sprouse Voice of Shasta
William Samples James
John Kapelos Jean George
Lise Simms Meg Bilson
Mike Dupod Joe Bilson
Kris Kristofferson Voice of Talon
Whoopi Goldberg Voice of Miss Mittens
Lothaire Bluteau Voice of Francois
Paul Rae Voice of Phillipe
James Belushi Voice of Bernie
Charles C. Stevenson Jr. Sheriff Ryan
Michael Teigen Deputy Dan
Viv Leacock Harold
Nicholas Harrison Pilot
Malcolm Scott Co-pilot
Anthony Harrison Coach
Mackenzie Mowat Pretty girl
Kolton Nowaczynski Paul
Paula Lindberg Icelandic racer
Taku Kawai Japanese racer
Stuart Malinowski Russian racer
Cliff Solomon Inuit
Lucas Zayonc Joel

Continuity[]

Notes/trivia[]

  • This is the first film where the Buddies would have a major sidekick who would be Shasta.
    • This is the second film that features a wolf. The previous one was Air Buddies. This is also the second film where the main antagonist is a human. The previous one was also Air Buddies and the future ones would be Space Buddies, Santa Buddies, Spooky Buddies,Treasure Buddies, Super Buddies and a possible eighth Buddies movie to be scheduled for 2023 or 2024
  • This is the last film where Buddy and Molly made a proper appearance. Though B-Dawg mentions Buddy in Space Buddies. Soon after, Buddy and Molly were no longer seen or mentioned.
  • This is the first film to begin with the letter "S."
  • This is the first film that features a cat. The next films would be Treasure Buddies and Super Buddies.
  • Dominic Scott Kay, Spencer Fox, and Abigail Breslin are replaced by Jimmy Bennett, Henry Hodges, and Liliana Mumy as the voices of Buddha, Mudbud, and Rosebud.
    • Kay's recasting may be due to him playing Adam on-screen.
  • Dylan Minnette replaced Slad Pearce as Noah.
  • Tyler is now credited as Tyler Foden.
  • Deputy Dan, played by Michael Teigen, replaces the recurring Sheriff Bob, who's portrayer, Patrick Cranshaw, had passed away after filming his last film, Air Buddies.
  • This is the Buddies' first Christmas, with their second Christmas was in two films later in Santa Buddies.
  • Rosebud and Shasta have a very similar behavior to that of Chase and Skye in Paw Patrol despite from the first season.
  • At the Mid-Way checkpoint, Buddha says “It’s a seventh inning stretch,” which is an allusion to Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch.

Errors[]

  • None known.

Home media[]

  • USA: Snow Buddies DVD released on February 5, 2008.
  • USA: Snow Buddies Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo released on January 31, 2012.

External links[]

Snow Buddies on Buddies.Disney.com

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