Rent/BuyFETCH! with Ruff Ruffman (2006)
2006 · TV show · 5 seasons · 100 episodes · 30 min
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, sometimes shortened as Fetch!, is a children's television series for children ages 6–12 on PBS during the PBS Kids Go! block of educational programming. It is a game show/reality show that is hosted by an animated anthropomorphic dog named Ruff Ruffman who dispenses challenges to the show's real-life contestants. The series ran for five seasons and 100 episodes from May 29, 2006 to November 4, 2010 on PBS, with 30 contestants in that time. In June 2010, WGBH announced that the series would end due to lack of funding. In June 2008, the series received its first Emmy fo
Written byGeorge Goodchild
Where to watch
United States
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
In the United States, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman is not on a streaming service right now, but it can be rented or bought on Google Play Movies, Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. Created by George Goodchild. Starring Jim Conroy, Rosario Corso, Marc Prophet and Madi Bader. Rated 7.3 on IMDb from 1,193 votes.
- Rank in its year
- #109 · of 245 TV shows from 2006
- Rated higher than
- 71% · of the catalogue's TV shows (Animation)
- IMDb rating
- 7.3/10 · 1,193 votes
Cast
Jim ConroyRuff RuffmanEpisodes
Season 120 episodes · ★ 8.0Episode guide →
1. 3-2-1 Blast-Off!30 minWhile Ruff Ruffman scrambles to get ready for the first episode, Anna, Julia, and Khalil go on a hunt for all nine planets in a scale model of the Solar System scattered throughout the "lovely city of Boston". Taylor, No…★ 8.92. Good Dancing and Bad Teeth30 minRuff Ruffman sends Julia and Khalil to learn how to dance the waltz, while Anna and Brian investigate whether dog mouths are cleaner than human mouths. Noah and Taylor stay behind.★ 8.83. How to Get Out Your Inner Hip Hop30 minAnna learns hip hop dance, and Noah, Khalil, and Julia cook for zoo animals. Taylor and Brian stay behind.★ 8.64. Cats? I Thought You Said Kites!30 minNoah and Brian built a kite to deliver a dog biscuit, and Taylor and Anna attempt to teach cats to fetch. Julia and Khalil stay behind.★ 8.45. Ye Olde Colonial Episode30 min★ 8.66. Saturday Night with a Slight Fever30 minTaylor, Brian, and Noah are required to make a music video with some easily-recognizable stars - their grandparents- while staying under a budget. Anna, Julia, and Khalil stay behind at Studio G.★ 8.37. To Bee or Not to Bee30 minRuff gets stuck in a bee costume when filming an advertisement for FETCH!. Brian and Khalil learn to be beekeepers, while Julia and Anna learn to windsurf. Taylor and Noah stay in Studio G.★ 7.48. B.L.T. For Breakfast?30 minRuff must sell his new beverage. Brian braves a day as a short-order cook in a local diner, while Taylor, Khalil, and Noah design a new ice-cream flavor with ingredients that start with the letters B, L, and T. Anna and …★ 7.49. The Mystery of the Missing Thing in the Haunted Castle30 minRuff forces the kids to retrieve a lost invention in the castle of inventor John Hays Hammond, Jr.★ 8.710. This Old... Lemonade Stand30 minRuff accidentally reduces the show's budget to 13¢. Norm Abram, one of the hosts of This Old House, another program on PBS, teaches Anna and Noah to build a lemonade stand. Anna and Noah must also test thermal insulation…★ 7.911. It's Raining Cats and Dogs30 minRuff is confused when a weather forecast predicts clear skies, but there is thunder. Taylor learns to forecast the weather, conduct interviews, and give a live weather report in front of a greenscreen. The boys paint a m…★ 7.812. That Doesn't Float My Boat30 minRuff Ruffman floods the doghouse when trying to relax. Julia, Anna, and Khalil build a boat out of recycled trash, test it out and race in it. Taylor, Noah, and Brian stay behind.★ 7.713. Send in the Clowns30 minIt is revealed that Ruff wanted to be a clown, but was cheated out by Spot Spotnik (see character list). Julia, Taylor, Noah, and Anna build water balloon launchers for revenge. Brian spends the day with Circus Smirkus a…★ 8.114. Grandma Ruffman's Recipe for Success30 minUnder Grandma Ruffman's marketing advice, Khalil learns to be a stand-up comedian, and Taylor, Noah, and Brian cook Grandma Ruffman's recipes on a farm to learn about energy transfers in a New England food chain. Julia a…★ 7.415. Tryin' Chef30 minRuff is tired of his food. Taylor, Brian, Julia, and Khalil compete against each other as chefs - Iron Chef style to cook up new recipes for Ruff. Noah and Anna are left behind again, but help bail Ruff out.★ 7.216. Don't Put the Kart Before the Sea Lion30 minRuff is training for an interactive driving test monitored by the DMV, but crashes into a sea lion tank. Taylor trains sea lions; Julia helps in a pit crew for a junior go-karter. Anna, Khalil, Noah, and Brian stay behin…★ 7.517. Relaxin' with Ruff30 minRuff decides to calm down from the stresses of running a show. The kids learn to relax with yoga and to calculate heart rate (pulses in 15 sec * 4). Next, they mathematically measure their "fear factor" at Canobie Lake P…★ 7.818. Scat Cat, Scat30 minA cat steals Ruff's kneeboard. Noah learns to kneeboard. The girls track down wild animals using various clues, especially scat. Khalil and Brian stay in the studio.★ 7.219. Ruff Ruffman Spaces Out30 minThe FETCHers go to space camp when the FETCH satellite breaks down.★ 7.520. The Dogcathalon Finale30 minThree rounds of competition and one ultimate quiz will pit the FETCHers against each other. At last Anna was crowned FETCH! seasonal champion.★ 8.0
