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Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Wacky challenges that teach real science
Grade Levels:
1-5
Length:
30 minutes
Taping Rights:
School year
Web Site:
PBS Kids

An animated dog challenges a group of kids to tackle real-world adventures that teach principles of scientific investigation and problem solving in this PBS series. Designed for ages 6-10, the series is part game show and part “reality TV,” with the young participants accumulating points toward a grand prize at the end of each season. To score, they must pose and answer questions, conduct experiments, and investigate the world around them in order to complete tasks ranging from learning to scuba dive to building a roller coaster.

Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, Fetch! is built around three major science themes: forces in motion, the human body, and earth science.

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2007/08 KET ED Program Schedule

101. 3-2-1 Blast Off!
Ruff is frazzled because he really needs more time to get his first show ready, but airtime is here and the show must go on. So he sends three kids to meet a "big star." When they arrive at the Museum of Science, they discover that the star in question is the sun—and they're about to blast off on an amazing space race. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, August 7 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, August 13 at 12:30 pm on KETED

102. Good Dancing and Bad Teeth
Ruff wants to try out some new dance moves on the poodle next door and is horrified when she refuses because he has halitosis. He decides to send one team of Fetchers to learn ballroom dancing and another to prove that dog mouths are cleaner than human mouths. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, August 8 at 12:30 pm on KETED

104. Cats? I Thought You Said Kites!
Believing that the next show is all about kites, Ruff instructs Noah and Brian to design, build, and fly a kite that will lift a dog biscuit into the air and land it on the front porch of Charlene, the poodle next door. When his boss, Henry, informs him that the show is really about cats, Ruff reluctantly gives felines some airtime by challenging Taylor and Anna to train a cat to fetch. 29 minutes
    Friday, August 10 at 12:30 pm on KETED

105. Ye Olde Colonial Episode
Losing power in the doghouse gives Ruff an idea: All he needs is a $250 million advance from Henry, and he can buy a time machine to send the whole cast back in time to 1627. Dressed as colonists, the cast members abandon their video games and cell phones for log sawing, oven starting, jaw harping, and goat tending. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, August 14 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, August 20 at 12:30 pm on KETED

106. Saturday Night with a Slight Fever
When the "easily recognizable" major pop star he had lined up cancels out on him, Ruff must find substitutes for a challenge involving producing and directing a music video. He finds replacements that he's sure the kids will recognize: their own grandparents. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, August 15 at 12:30 pm on KETED

108. B.L.T. for Breakfast?
Ever the entrepreneur, Ruff invests the entire program budget in his latest culinary creation: the liver and pineapple biscuit shake. Looking for ways to improve his recipe, he sends a team out to invent a new flavor of ice cream and assigns Brian to fill in as a short-order cook at a local diner. 29 minutes
    Friday, August 17 at 12:30 pm on KETED

109. The Mystery of the Missing Thing in the Haunted Castle
Ruff tells the kids about the legend of his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Ruffael Ruffmanowitz, who lived in spooky Hammond Castle with the famed inventor John Hayes Hammond. As the whole team heads to Hammond Castle to retrieve Ruffmanowitz's lost invention, Ruff warns the kids that the castle is haunted by ghost cats. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, August 21 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, August 27 at 12:30 pm on KETED

110. This Old ... Lemonade Stand
In a slight lapse of fiscal judgment, Ruff decides to buy the Apple-Peeler 2.0, depleting the show's budget. So he assigns the kids to earn some quick cash by building their own lemonade stand with the help of master carpenter Norm Abram. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, August 22 at 12:30 pm on KETED

111. It's Raining Cats and Dogs
After hearing a questionable weather report on WOOF, Ruff sends Taylor out to learn how to forecast the weather. Meanwhile, Noah, Khalil, and Brian must brave the elements to make some art as they join a city crew that's working on a mural for a local pizzeria. 29 minutes
    Saturday, May 31 at 1:00 pm on KETED
    Sunday, June 1 at 1:00 pm on KETED

112. That Doesn't Float My Boat
Ruff falls asleep and leaves the water running in the bathtub, and soon the doghouse is filled with floating junk. So he challenges Khalil, Anna, and Julia to design a boat out of materials from the dump. 29 minutes
    Friday, August 24 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Saturday, May 31 at 1:30 pm on KETED
    Sunday, June 1 at 1:30 pm on KETED

113. Send in the Clowns
Determined to get back at the Great Spotinsky, a famous circus dog who once cheated him out of his dream job, Ruff sends Brian out to the big top to get some circus pointers. Another team sets out to design a water balloon launcher. 29 minutes
    Tuesday, August 28 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Monday, September 3 at 12:30 pm on KETED

114. Grandma Ruffman's Recipe for Success
Grandma Ruffman wants to sell her cookbook on Ruff's show, and she thinks the ratings will be much higher if he's funnier. So Ruff sends Taylor, Noah, and Brian out to cook Grandma's recipes, while Grandma dispatches Khalil to learn how to tell jokes from a professional comedian. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, August 29 at 12:30 pm on KETED

116. Don't Put the Kart Before the Sea Lion
Ruff is learning how to drive using his new Driver Simulation Program for Dogs. Problems ensue when he veers off the course and into a sea lion tank, but the vehicular disaster does provide two great ideas for the show: Julia becomes the pit crew chief for a professional junior go-karter, and Taylor trains sea lions at the New England Aquarium. 29 minutes
    Friday, August 31 at 12:30 pm on KETED

117. Relaxin' with Ruff
The stress of running a TV show is getting to Ruff. So he sends the kids to a spa to learn how to get their heart rates down, then on to an amusement park to get them elevated again. 29 minutes
    Monday, August 6 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Tuesday, September 4 at 12:30 pm on KETED

118. Scat Cat, Scat
Ruff's new kneeboard has been stolen. So while Noah learns the ins and outs of kneeboarding, another team learns how to track all types of wild animals in hopes that they can follow the trail of the thief. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, August 1 at 12:30 pm on KETED
    Wednesday, September 5 at 12:30 pm on KETED

120. The Dogcathalon Finale
The kids compete in three final elimination rounds, with the winner to be awarded the grand prize—if Ruff can decide what that will be. 29 minutes
    Friday, August 3 at 12:30 pm on KETED

206. Reducing the Calories and Cats in Your Life
Mike and Nina meet with a chef to come up with ideas for making a healthy version of Ruff's favorite food: pizza. Then they put their recipe to the test by serving it in Nina's school cafeteria. Madi and Bridget volunteer at an animal shelter, matching cats with families who want to adopt them. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, January 2 at 12:30 pm on KETED

208. The Small Fork Is for Dessert (Unless You're a Dolphin)
During a new call-in segment, Ruff is invited to Orlando by one of his callers, Calvin the dolphin. Then Grandma Ruffman invites him to a tea party but changes her mind because his manners are so atrocious. Rosario and Nina are sent off to an etiquette expert for advice on helping Ruff improve his manners. 29 minutes
    Friday, January 4 at 12:30 pm on KETED

210. Ruff's Bowling Is Going Downhill
Willie and Bridget meet with an engineer to learn about the physics of bowling, then set out to design and build a machine that can bowl. 29 minutes
    Wednesday, January 9 at 12:30 pm on KETED

The list above includes only airings on the KET ED channel. See the complete Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman broadcast schedule for airings on all KET channels.



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