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20 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 3, 2010 29 mins
The Season 5 opener finds Ruff so caught up in trying to locate his long-lost parents that forgets to choose the season's contestants. Once he does, he loses them on the way to Studio G.
Episode 2
Tue, Oct 5, 2010 29 mins
Ruff finds his lost contestants on mysterious Game Show Island, but in order for them to leave the isle they must to find relics from the "Fabulous Four" game show by sundown. Ruff also digs up clues about his parents' mysterious disappearance.
Episode 3
Wed, Oct 6, 2010 29 mins
When Ruff learns his cousin Bluff Ruffman is sending animals to the doghouse, he has Marco and Shreya learn how to care for animals at Disney's Animal Kingdom. He also sends Rubye to Las Vegas to learn magic from Penn and Teller so that, if anything goes wrong, he can make the animals disappear.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 7, 2010 29 mins
Ruff learns from his pal Crush, the sea turtle in "Finding Nemo," that turtles are in trouble. So he sends Marco and Shreya to Florida in order to learn about turtles and help turtle hatchlings on the beach. He also has Jay appears on a radio game show.
Episode 5
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 29 mins
Ruff inherits a manor home, but is afraid to move in because it's supposedly haunted. So he sends the six contestants to see whether it's safe for him to call it home.
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 29 mins
Ruff sends Shreya to learn about boxing after he's accidentally booked for a boxing match. He also sends Marc and Marco to develop a safe boxing helmet for him.
Episode 7
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 29 mins
Ruff sends Emmie on a cheese-theme challenge. He also decides to use a carrier pigeon to find his long-lost parents, so he sends Jay and Rubye to learn about carrier pigeons, then compete in a race against one.
Episode 8
Thu, Oct 14, 2010 29 mins
Grandma Ruffman stops by. Because her friends are getting married, she sends Rubye and Jay to make a bear-proof picnic basket, which she wants to give as a wedding gift. Meanwhile, Shreya, Emmie, Marc and Marco bake the wedding cake.
Episode 9
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 29 mins
Ruff sends Marc, Jay, and Rubye to Colorado to find gold that his ancestor Gus Ruffman is believed to have hidden in an abandoned mine.
Episode 10
Tue, Oct 19, 2010 29 mins
Someone swipes Ruff's garden gnome, so he sends Emmie and Marco to analyze the thief's footprints.
Episode 11
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 29 mins
Ruff needs a vehicle so he won't have to run when playing fetch with his owner, so he asks Emmie and Shreya to build him one. He also assigns Jay and Marco a difficult task: invent a device that will make his life easier.
Episode 12
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 29 mins
To improve his charade skills, Ruff assigns Emmie and Marc to meet with mimes and has Jay and Rubye learn how to make kinetic sculptures.
Episode 13
Mon, Oct 25, 2010 29 mins
Ruff believes a sarcophagus he found in his backyard contains a cursed Egyptian mummy, so he sends the kids to a museum to carbon date the mummy to prove his hunch. Along the way, the kids enjoy an Egypt-theme amusement park.
Episode 14
Tue, Oct 26, 2010 29 mins
Ruff wants to make a recent dream---in which he was flying with an elephant---come true. So he sends Marco to an elephant sanctuary to learn how to care for elephants, and has Marc and Rubye learn to skydive indoors.
Episode 15
Wed, Oct 27, 2010 29 mins
Ruff's rock-star cousin Rüf Rüfman wants songbirds on his next album, so Ruff sends Emmie and Rubye to the field to work with songbirds. He also assigns Marc and Shreya to meet a hand model because of a mix-up between the word hands and the name Hans.
Episode 16
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 29 mins
To prepare for a family-reunion barbecue that will include distant wolf relatives, Ruff sends Emmie and Rubye to Yellowstone National Park to learn about wolves, and Jay and Marc to South Carolina to learn about Southern barbecue.
Episode 17
Mon, Nov 1, 2010 29 mins
Ruff decides to competes against "Go Get It," a rival game show by cats, in a synchronized-swimming match. To prepare, he sends Marco, Shreya, and Rubye to learn about synchronized swimming, and Marc to an aquarium to learn about beluga whales.
Episode 18
Tue, Nov 2, 2010 29 mins
Ruff sends the six contestants to a gumshoe school so they can investigate Purrs, a mysterious organization that produces a rival game show.
Episode 19
Wed, Nov 3, 2010 29 mins
Ruff's nephew Glen learns that "Go Get It" is hunting for something called the Golden Fetchie. So Ruff, who wants to find it first, sends the kids to an island, dressed as pirates.
Episode 20
Thu, Nov 4, 2010 29 mins
In the Season 5 finale, Ruff learns that Purrs, the group behind "Go Get It," is plotting to brainwash everyone into thinking they're felines---and that it's responsible for his parents' disappearance. He sends the contestants to figure out how to break into the Purrss HQ, which is in a water park.