Air Bud: World Pup (also known as Air Bud 3 in most other countries) is a 2000 made-for-video American film, and the third film in the Air Bud series. It was the first Air Bud movie to be filmed without Buddy, the canine star of the first two films; Buddy died after production of the previous film, Golden Receiver.World Pup was the first film in the Air Bud series not to be released theatrically in the US, however it was played in Philippine theaters for a limited time.