''Super Buddies'' is a 2013 American

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. It is the seventh and final installment in the ''Air Buddies'' film series, and the fourteenth and final film of the overall ''

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'' franchise. It was released on August 27, 2013.

Plot

The Buddies find five magical rings from the planet Inspiron. Each one gives them unique

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. Budderball gets super strength, Buddha gets

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, RoseBud gets super speed, B-Dawg gets super elasticity, and MudBud gets

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. Together, the Buddies must use the rings responsibly with the help of Megasis/Captain Canine in order to stop a power-hungry extraterrestrial warlord named Commander Drex, who wants to take the rings for his own and full dictatorship of Inspiron. The Buddies soon learn that they don't need to have superpowers to become

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Cast

Live-action

John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947)About John
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as Marvin "Gramps" Livingstone *Trey Loney as Bartleby Livingstone *Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Sofia Ramirez *

Jay Brazeau Jay Brazeau is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Sam Fisher in ''Cold Squad'', as Harlan in ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007), and for voicing Uncle Quigley in '' Sabrina: The Animated Series''. He is also known for his role as Bobby in ...

as Mr. Swanson *

Jason Earles Jason Daniel Earles (born April 26, 1977) is an American actor. Known for his role as Jackson Stewart in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Hannah Montana'' and his role as Rudy Gillespie in the Disney XD series '' Kickin' It''. Early life Earles was ...

as Jack Schaeffer *

Jonathan Morgan Heit Jonathan Morgan Heit (born July 16, 2000) is an American former teen actor and currently a gallerist. He is known for his role in the Adam Sandler film, '' Bedtime Stories'', where he played Patrick. He also directed and wrote a short film enti ...

as Pete * Harley Graham as Alice *Darien Provost as Sam *Sam Adler as Billy *Michael Teigen as Sheriff Dan *Jake Brennan as Young Jack Sharffer *Kimberley Sustad as Joanne *Sean Mathieson as Todd

Voices

Cooper Roth Cooper Roth (born September 27, 2000) is an American actor, widely known for his roles as David in the ABC's situation comedy '' Back in the Game'', and as voice of B-Dawg in '' Super Buddies''. Roth first showed interest in acting at the age o ...

as B-Dawg *Jeremy Shinder as Budderball * Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Buddha * G. Hannelius as Rosebud *

Ty Panitz Ty Panitz (born April 8, 1999) is an American actor. He made his screen debut as a child actor in the movie '' Yours, Mine & Ours'' (2005) alongside Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo playing Ethan Beardsley. His other roles include Woody Forrester in ...

as Mudbud *

Colin Hanks Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor. He has starred in films including ''Orange County'', ''King Kong'', ''The House Bunny'', ''The Great Buck Howard'', and the ''Jumanji'' film series. His television credits include ' ...

as Megasis/Captain Canine *

Fiona Gubelmann Fiona Victoria Gubelmann is an American actress. She has appeared in a number of single-episode roles in television, including ''CSI: NY'', ''My Name Is Earl'' and ''Knight Rider'', as well as a handful of films including '' Employee of the Month ...

as Princess Jorala *

John Michael Higgins John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and comedian whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's '' The Late Shift'', and a starring role in the American versio ...

as Drex *

Tim Conway Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. From 1966 to 2012 he appeared in more than 100 TV shows, TV series and films. Among his more notable roles, he portrayed the ...

as Deputy Sniffer *Michael Teigen as Sheriff Dan *

Maulik Pancholy Maulik Navin Pancholy (, born January 18, 1974) is an American actor and author who is best known for his roles as Jonathan on ''30 Rock'', Baljeet Tjinder in ''Phineas and Ferb'', Neal in the first season of ''Whitney'', and as a character named ...

as Curly * Chris Coppola as Mr. Bull *

Amy Sedaris Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the ...

as Betty *

Debra Jo Rupp Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an American actress best known for her roles as Kitty Forman on the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' and its sequel series ''That '90s Show'', and Alice Knight-Buffay on the third through fifth seasons o ...

as Cow *

Alyson Stoner Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her film roles include ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003), '' Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005), and the ''Step Up'' franchise (2006–2014). Her television roles i ...

as Strawberry *

Zendaya Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ( ; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the ...

as Lollipop *

Atticus Shaffer Atticus Ronald Shaffer (born June 19, 1998) is an American actor known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom '' The Middle'' (2009–2018), as well as for voicing Edgar in the film '' Frankenweenie'' (2012) and Ono on the Disney Junior seri ...

as Monk-E *Brian T. Finney as Dog *Tatiana Gudegast as Cat *

Justin Roiland Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent Rick and Morty (franchise), franchise. H ...

as Chihuahua

Release

Home media

''Super Buddies'' was released on

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, and as a film download on August 27, 2013. The physical release was produced in 2 different packages: a 2-disc Blu-ray / DVD combo pack and a 1-disc DVD. The film download was produced in both standard and high definition.

External links

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