Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

Airs M-F from 3:30-4:00 p.m. Moves to 4 p.m. on September 1.

Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal animated host - a dog named Ruff Ruffman. The series mixes live-action with animation, and breaks the mold with its educational and comical take on America's newest television genre. Targeting six- to ten-year-olds, the series is spontaneous, unscripted, and full of surprises.

August

8/11 The Mystery of the Missing Thing in the Haunted Castle (Show 109)
Ruff tells the kids about the legend of his great, great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Ruffael Ruffmanowitz, who lived in spooky Hammond Castle in Glouster, MA with the famed inventor John Hayes Hammond. Ruff sends the whole team out to Hammond Castle to retrieve Ruffmanowitz's lost invention. Oh, and by the way, did anyone mention the castle is haunted by ghost cats?

8/12 Send in the Clowns (Show 113)
Ruff plans on getting back at the Great Spotinsky, the now famous circus dog responsible for cheating Ruff out of his dream job. Ruff sends Brian out to the big top to get some circus pointers, and another team sets out to design a water balloon launcher: the Ultimate Weapon of Revenge!

8/13 Grandma Ruffman's Recipe for Success (Show 114)
Grandma Ruffman wants Ruff to sell a few hundred thousand copies of her cookbook on his show, but she thinks her grandson needs to be much funnier to garner the ratings he'll need to move product. So Ruff sends Taylor, Noah, and Brian out to cook Grandma's recipes at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA and Grandma sends Khalil out to learn how to tell jokes from a professional comedian.

8/14 Tryin' Chef (Show 115)
When Ruff's owner brings home a "doggy bag" consisting of one measly dinner roll, Ruff decides that his evening meal needs to get "kicked up a notch." He challenges his cast to use creativity, cunning, and capability in this Iron Chef spoof!

8/15 Don't Put the Kart before the Sea Lion (Show 116)
Ruff is learning how to drive using his new Driver Simulation Program for Dogs. Problems ensue as he veers off course and into a sea lion tank, but this vehicular disaster provides Ruff with two great ideas for today's show: Julia becomes the pit crew chief for a professional junior go-karter, and Taylor trains sea lions at the New England Aquarium in Boston!

8/18 Send in the Clowns (Show 113)
Ruff plans on getting back at the Great Spotinsky, the now famous circus dog responsible for cheating Ruff out of his dream job. Ruff sends Brian out to the big top to get some circus pointers, and another team sets out to design a water balloon launcher: the Ultimate Weapon of Revenge!

8/19 Relaxin' with Ruff (Show 117)
Ruff decides to turn over a new leaf — the stress of running a TV show will no longer get to him—no siree. He sends the FETCHers to a spa to learn about yoga and how to get their heart rates down, then it's on to an amusement park to get their pulses racing and scientifically measure their "fear factor."

8/20 Scat Cat, Scat (Show 118)
There's been a break-in! While Ruff was away at a Canine-Television-Entertainment-Convention, someone broke into his doghouse and stole his new kneeboard. He sends Noah out to learn the ins and outs of kneeboarding, while another team of FETCHers learns how to track all types of wild animals.

8/21 Ruff Ruffman Spaces Out (Show 119)
Ruff's communication satellite is on the blink and in desperate need of repair. He'd fix it himself, but he can't fit into the old spacesuit from his doggie cosmonaut days. This is where Taylor, Brian, Khalil, Anna, Julia, and Noah come in: Ruff sends them all to Space Camp for astronaut training!

8/22 The Dogcathalon Finale (Show 120)
After an incredible season of earning points from wild — and occasionally ridiculous — challenges, the Great Dane of All Episodes is here! In this grand finale, Ruff must award the season's grand prize — which he still hasn't come up with yet! Three elimination rounds of ultimate competition will pit Noah, Khalil, Julia, Brian, Anna, and Taylor against each other. Who will be crowned FETCH! GRAND CHAMPION?! And how will Ruff decide on a grand prize?!

8/25 Relaxin' with Ruff (Show 117)
Ruff decides to turn over a new leaf — the stress of running a TV show will no longer get to him—no siree. He sends the FETCHers to a spa to learn about yoga and how to get their heart rates down, then it's on to an amusement park to get their pulses racing and scientifically measure their "fear factor."

8/26 Ruff Ruffman Breaks the Mold (Show 201)
It's the premiere of FETCH!, Season 2! Ruff learns he has a new intern: Princess Blossom Pepper Doodle Von Yum Yum. One little detail… she's a CAT! If that isn't bad enough, he then accidentally sends a message to the press about his horrible mold problem, and now the health department is shutting down his show until further notice! Ruff immediately sends two FETCHers out to learn about germs (so he can sanitize his doghouse), and he sends two other kids to a chocolate factory to make candy (as a bribe for the health inspector). Will the new season be more than one episode long?

8/27 Ruff's Case of Blues on the Brain (Show 202 )
When Ruff tries to fix a leaky faucet, it ends in disaster—flooding the doghouse and ruining the artwork on his walls. Now he's got the blues, but the FETCHers wouldn't understand because they're humans, and humans only use 10% of their brains. The kids disagree with this urban myth, so Ruff sends Bridget and Mike to a neurologist to prove (or disprove) it. He then sends Madi and Willie to meet some blues musicians to play the blues… or are they actually Blue Man Group?

8/28 You Lucky Dog (Show 203 )
Ruff bets his prized squeaky toy collection on a soapbox derby race with his childhood nemesis, Spot Spotnik. He enters Rosario, Nina and Mike into the soapbox derby race, hoping they can build a winning racecar—out of junk! Realizing that his luck might be in question, Ruff enters Bridget in a Chinese Dragon Boat race to turn his luck around.

8/29 Ruff's Big Break (Show 204)
Ruff's new "Action to the Max-ion” action figure wears dark sunglasses, high platform shoes, and it can dance. Trying to prove that the toy is really based on him, Ruff spins and dances on a fence, and hurts his leg. Wearing a cone around his neck for the rest of the show, Ruff sends two FETCHers to ease his fears about going to the hospital, and sends two more kids to learn about the balance sys­tem. In all the chaos, Ruff forgets about John, the puppeteer expert for today's show. Thinking on his (four) feet, Ruff decides to make the best of everything and have his kids put on a puppet show at the hospital!

September

9/1 Ruff Ruffman Breaks the Mold (Show 201)
It's the premiere of FETCH!, Season 2! Ruff learns he has a new intern: Princess Blossom Pepper Doodle Von Yum Yum. One little detail… she's a CAT! If that isn't bad enough, he then accidentally sends a message to the press about his horrible mold problem, and now the health department is shutting down his show until further notice! Ruff immediately sends two FETCHers out to learn about germs (so he can sanitize his doghouse), and he sends two other kids to a chocolate factory to make candy (as a bribe for the health inspector). Will the new season be more than one episode long?

9/2 The Mystery of Dogtopia and Catlantis (Show 205 )
Ruff recalls the folktale his Uncle McRuffmantosh used to tell him about the ancient civilization, Dogtopia, where cats and dogs lived in harmony—that is, until the cats messed everything up. Strangely enough, Blossom grew up hearing the same story, but in her version it was the dogs that brought on the society's downfall. Uncle McRuffmantosh has just pinpointed the location of the lost civilization, and Ruff sends the FETCHers out to solve the mystery once and for all.

9/3 Reducing the Calories and Cats in Your Life (Show 206)
Ruff maintains that pizza is as healthy as tofu salad, while Blossom, his cat intern, insists that it's not. While looking in the phone book for a pizza caterer to prove his hypothesis, he runs across a cat adoption service. Hmmm… Can he put Blossom up for adoption? Wheels turning, Ruff sends Mike and Nina to a school to make healthy pizzas, and Bridget and Madi head out to an animal shelter. Can the kids make a healthy pizza? And is Ruff secretly trying to find Blossom a new home?

9/4 I'm OK, You're Okra (Show 207)
Ruff is about to enter his "famous” gumbo in a celebrity chef cook-off. He also wants to become a therapy dog because of his soothing personality. (Meanwhile, his kitchen is in chaos and his gumbo explodes.) He sends Madi and Mike to prove that dogs do indeed soothe people, and he sends Rosario and Nina to New Orleans, Louisiana, to make more gumbo.

9/5 The Small Fork is for Dessert (Unless You're a Dolphin) (Show 208 )
During a new call-in segment of the show, Ruff is invited to Orlando by one of his callers, Calvin the dolphin. Ruff then gets a call from Grandma Ruffman who invites him to a tea party, but then changes her mind because his manners are so atrocious. Insisting that Ruff improve his manners, Grandma sends Rosario and Nina to meet an etiquette expert. Since Ruff can't leave his doghouse during the show, Grandma sends Willie to Florida to meet Calvin the dolphin.

9/8 The Mystery of Dogtopia and Catlantis (Show 205 )
Ruff recalls the folktale his Uncle McRuffmantosh used to tell him about the ancient civilization, Dogtopia, where cats and dogs lived in harmony—that is, until the cats messed everything up. Strangely enough, Blossom grew up hearing the same story, but in her version it was the dogs that brought on the society's downfall. Uncle McRuffmantosh has just pinpointed the location of the lost civilization, and Ruff sends the FETCHers out to solve the mystery once and for all.

9/9 Roughing it with Ruff (Show 209 )
Ruff is thrilled that his owner is putting in a pool, until he realizes that his doghouse will be demol­ished in the process. Certain that he'll be forced to live out in the wild, Ruff sends the kids into the wilderness to meet with a survival expert to learn the ways of the woods.

9/10 Ruff's Bowling is Going Downhill (Show 210 )
After Ruff and Blossom return from a night of bowling, Ruff realizes that his giant saltshakers have arrived. Yes!! He decides to store the salt on the top shelf of his cabinet, right by the ceiling fan… Of course, this is a bad idea. The salt goes flying and ends up on the floor. However, the bowling and the mound of snowy salt inspire Ruff for today's challenges: Rosario goes to the mountains to learn to snowboard, and Willie and Bridget go to Michigan to build a bowling machine.

9/11 Mush if by Land, Mush Mush if by Sea (Show 211)
Ruff sat on his favorite Hawaiian hat and needs a new one! He can't afford to fly Rosario and Madi all the way to Hawaii – he can only get them as far as Colorado. They'll need to find the Continental Divide and place a bottle containing his head measurements into a western-flowing river. While searching for his straw hat, Ruff discovers the hat he wore at his last job as a Colonial reenactor, inspiring him to send Willie and Nina on a race against time, following Paul Revere's famous ride through the streets of Boston.

9/12 Still More Mush if by Land, Mush Mush if by Sea (Show 212 )
Ruff is still reeling from last episode. Two of his FETCHers are stuck in the Colorado woods, and another two are somewhere in Massachusetts dressed like 18th century colonists, AND the cameras aren't working. Can Nina and Willie venture farther into the countryside and warn everyone that the Redcoats are coming? And will Rosario and Madi successfully find the Continental Divide by riding dogsleds and using snowshoes?

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Series Resources

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