EP. 580: Air Bud Never Dunked
In this hilariously unfiltered installment, Brian and Ed return to break down the 1997 family "classic" Air Bud as part of their “Ed Explains a Movie” series. What starts as a deep dive into the myth of a dunking dog turns into a laugh-out-loud autopsy of middle school basketball, clown-based animal cruelty, colonoscopy prep disasters, and nostalgic 90s nonsense.
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Show Notes
This Week on the Show:
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🐾 The Great Air Bud Lie: Did he actually dunk? Spoiler: No.
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🎬 Ed Explains a Movie: Ed gives a play-by-play recap of Air Bud, complete with dog courtrooms, clown breakdowns, inexplicable basketball tryouts, and a subplot involving a clown dying of AIDS (??).
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💩 Brian’s Colonoscopy Countdown: Brian bravely preps for his colonoscopy on-air while debating whether it’s safe to drink the laxative during the episode.
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🎺 Trombone Trauma: Why being forced into band instead of basketball is child abuse.
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🐶 Pet Hygiene Crimes: Giving a dog a bubble bath and then brushing its teeth with your mom’s toothbrush.
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🧼 Mr. Noodle's Dark Arc: From Elmo's World to murderous birthday clown with a vendetta.
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🏀 Basketball Realism Breakdown: Why middle school hoops has never, ever worked like this—coach firings, dog mascots scoring points, and the dreaded invisible ball practice.
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🧒 Movie Tropes Ripped Apart: Dead test pilot dads, janitors who used to be Knicks players, and the magical law of “let the dog choose.”
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🎖️ Lakers Talk: The Dodgers’ billionaire ownership takes over the Lakers, and Brian is ready to declare the LeBron era over.
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🧢 Fashion Disasters: Eric Christmas and 1990s clownwear.
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📺 Mandela Effect: Why you swear you saw Air Bud dunk, and why it never happened.
📌 Highlights & Callbacks:
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“He dunked on the poster. I saw him dunk.”
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“Golden Retrievers shed like a son of a bitch.”
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“There’s no rule a dog can’t play basketball—but there’s no rule against bayoneting someone either.”
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“The Lakers are back—Rob Pelinka and his leather jacket are not.”
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“He scored two points. The whole movie. And they made a franchise.”
🎧 Listen If You Like:
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R-rated MST3K for 90s kids movies
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Comedy meets sports nostalgia
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A grown man's colonoscopy journey
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Dogs, clowns, and basketball (in that order)
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Shitting jokes and solid satire
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