There’s no new episode of Last Week Tonight this week, but John Oliver did return to YouTube for an all-important web exclusive: a second deep dive in to the formidable and ongoing Air Bud franchise.
In the 20-minute video above the host rants about the Golden Retriever-led film empire, leaving no water bowl unturned. He weaves through everything from the plot summary of the upcoming 2026 instalment Air Bud Returns and its associated canine casting call to the staggering number of movies in the franchise (14 plus two Christmas spinoffs).
It’s a long and entertaining rant about the enduring might of Air Bud, but it can perhaps best be summarised by a question Oliver asks partway through: “Is this a money laundering scheme?”
