FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
FETCH with Ruff Ruffman is a reality game show for kids. Blending live-action and animation, FETCH. revolves around an animated dog named Ruff Ruffman, who develops, produces, and hosts his own reality TV show. Ruff runs the show from his state-of-the-art headquarters, otherwise known as his dog house, and issues wild and wacky real-world challenges to a group of 10-14 year old kid contestants. Each of the 20 new episodes follows the kids (real kids, not actors) as they tackle their challenges-everything from training a cat for a commercial, to staying afloat in a self-made boat, to performing stand-up comedy, to blasting off for a shuttle mission at Space Camp. And true to the reality of reality TV, the kids have NO idea what they're getting into until they're off on their challenges.
- 2006-2010
- 5 seasons
- PBS
- Animation, Comedy, Family, Game Show, Reality
- TV-Y
FETCH with Ruff Ruffman is a reality game show for kids. Blending live-action and animation, FETCH. revolves around an animated dog named Ruff Ruffman, who develops, produces, and hosts his own reality TV show. Ruff runs the show from his state-of-the-art headquarters, otherwise known as his dog house, and issues wild and wacky real-world challenges to a group of 10-14 year old kid contestants. Each of the 20 new episodes follows the kids (real kids, not actors) as they tackle their challenges-everything from training a cat for a commercial, to staying afloat in a self-made boat, to performing stand-up comedy, to blasting off for a shuttle mission at Space Camp. And true to the reality of reality TV, the kids have NO idea what they're getting into until they're off on their challenges.
Season 3 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2008
Episode 1
The Debut of Smell-o-Vision
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 28 mins
Ruff broadcasts the Fetch season premiere in Smellovision, quickly realizing his mistake after he's sprayed by a skunk!
Episode 2
When Home Is a House of Cards
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 27 mins
While Ruff is trying to build a card table, he interviews the first candidate for his new assistant. This is a mouse named Chet who abruptly moves into the Fetch 3000. Ruff has no choice-Chet is now an employee.
Episode 3
Just Call Him Spot
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 27 mins
Spot Spotnik, Ruff's nemesis, plays a practical joke on Ruff and spatters him with permanent ink!
Episode 4
Mr. Ruffman Goes to Washington
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 27 mins
To his dismay, Ruff finds out that it's against the law for a dog to host a reality game show. Wanting to overturn it, Ruff decides to run for Local Dog Officer of Canine-Human Affairs-but he needs to know more about the job of an elected official!
Episode 5
Mission Improbable
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 27 mins
Ruff sends the FETCHers to Washington D.C. for training to become secret agents.
Episode 6
How Not to Impress a Poodle's Mother
Tue, Oct 7, 2008 27 mins
Ruff has finally figured out how to get Charlene the poodle to fall for him-by impressing her mother!
Episode 7
There's Food Safety and Then There's Food Safety
Wed, Oct 8, 2008 27 mins
Ruff is thrilled to find a tortilla chip that looks exactly like him.
Episode 8
Do-Se-Dos and Do-Se-Don'ts
Thu, Oct 9, 2008 27 mins
Ruff feels down. He's depressed because he accidentally painted his doghouse "Dingy Gray".
Episode 9
The DogVinci Code
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 27 mins
Ruff's Uncle MacRuffmantosh is back, and there's no time to waste - A new mystery must be solved!
Episode 10
What's Bugging Ruff
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 27 mins
Ruff wants to have a powwow to troubleshoot his recent bug infestation-in fact, there are bugs all over the doghouse!
Episode 11
Will They Like the Show? It's a Shoe-In!
Wed, Oct 15, 2008 27 mins
Ruff designs a new kind of sneaker-the kind that's ridiculous and annoying!
Episode 12
Socket to Me
Thu, Oct 16, 2008 27 mins
Blossom points out that Ruff is using too much electricity. Ruff protests. Hey, he's only running an electric leaf blower, a vacuum, a blender, all the lights, the washing machine, the dryer, and a karaoke machine...
Episode 13
Dog of the Rings
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 27 mins
The FETCH 3000 is on the blink and Glen, Ruff's techie teenage nephew, won't fix it unless Ruff sends his FETCHers to Wing's Castle.
Episode 14
Arrgh - All Me Eggs Are Cracked!
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 26 mins
There's a pirate curse on Ruff's family! Uncle MacRuffmantosh just wrote a book about the curse and their pirate ancestor, Blackmuzzle. To break it, Ruff sends Sammy and Jay to the Florida Keys to search the ocean floor for Blackmuzzle's treasure! Harsha and Sam's challenge is to work at a grocery store and compete in a grocery-bagging showdown!
Episode 15
Feeling Sheepish Ruff?
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 27 mins
Ruff agrees to watch his sister's sheep, assuming that "sheep" means one sheep... When hundreds of them arrive, they stampede the doghouse, forcing Ruff and Blossom to barricade themselves inside the bathroom!
Episode 16
I'll Ruff and I'll Ruff and I'll Blow Your House Down
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 26 mins
Ruff is having a lot of trouble with Chet, his new mouse assistant. Chet needs training, and it would actually be nice if he lived somewhere other than the Fetch 3000. Ruff sends DJ out to a dog obedience school to become an expert trainer. Noel, Sammy and Jay go to an engineering school to construct Chet's new home... out of straw!
Episode 17
The People vs. Grandma Ruffman
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 27 mins
Ruff gets a surprise phone call from Grandma Ruffman from jail!
Episode 18
Just Toying with Ruff
Tue, Oct 28, 2008 26 mins
The latest poll in Toy Magazine just ranked Ruff's Action-to-the-Maxion Figure "the Worst Toy of the Century." Ruff, who is eating ice cream when a reporter asks for a comment, gets an ice cream headache-Brain Freeze! This inspires Ruff to send Harsha and Sammy to become radio reporters and do a news piece on Brain Freeze. He assigns Noel and DJ to invent a new Ruff Ruffman toy.
Episode 19
The Ol' Switcheroo
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 26 mins
Ruff gets scary news: he's been tapped to play goalie in a celebrity hockey tournament! More scary news: his opponents are inmates from Poodle Island, including his twin brother Scruff! Ruff is terrified and sends Harsha and DJ out to engineer a "puck stopper." Meanwhile, Ruff discovers that Scruff is actually living in his doghouse, so he gets Jay to live in Noel's house, and Noel to live in Jay's house for the day.
Episode 20
Finale
Thu, Oct 30, 2008 26 mins
Ruff's twin brother, Scruff, takes over, devising elimination games that take place in their childhood haunts.