Air Bud

The cast is almost all White, except for a Black supporting character, Arthur, who's Josh's coach. Arthur is positive but clichéd -- he's a former pro basketball player-turned-mentor who's two-dimensional and exists to support/teach White characters life lessons. But the film warmly portrays a single working mom who's caring and resilient.

The main character is pushed around at school, taunted with nickname "water boy," and knocked down on the basketball court. Animal abuse is implied at the hands of Buddy's first owner, who yells at Buddy and calls him a "fleabag mongrel." A man recklessly drives a truck, crashing into signs and nearly running over two people before driving into a lake (no one gets injured). Buddy falls off the back of a truck while he's in a crate (he's unhurt). A coach uses aggressive tactics, yelling and throwing basketballs at a teen who looks scared. Sad scenes and crying as a boy abandons his dog for the dog's own good.

"Sucks," "hell," and "shut up." Taunts include "water boy" (accompanied by pushing around) and "dumb hooligan," and an abusive pet owner calls Buddy a "fleabag mongrel."

The villain drinks a beer while talking on the phone near a window that's stacked with beer cans.