Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
Game Show Isle (#502)
TV Schedule:
Ruff discovers that his lost FETCHers are stranded on a mysterious island-Game Show Island. [28 minutes]
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FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman | Spy with Ruff | How...
Chet listens to the audio book "How to Speak Chicken." Join Ruff's 20-day online adventure to find games, puzzles,... 00:53
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PBS KIDS GO! Fetch! Season 5 | Rap | PBS
Fetch! Season 5 is about to arrive! Tune in for all new episodes with Ruff Ruffman starting October 4! 03:05
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PBS KIDS GO! Fetch! Season 5 | Let's Get It...
Fetch! Season 5, October 4! It's finally here! Tune in for all new episodes with Ruff Ruffman this fall! 00:47
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PBS KIDS GO! Fetch! Season 5 | Get On Your Feet...
Fetch! Season 5, October 4! Get on your feet and on the floor! Tune in for all new episodes with Ruff Ruffman this fall! 00:47
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FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman | Eat Your Vegetables!...
Eat Your Vegetables! 00:41
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- K-2, 3-5
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Social Studies
- Series Length
- 163 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 28 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
- Visit the Website for Teacher Resources
- http://pbskids.org/fetch
Visit the IPTV Education website to access timely, relevant resources for your classroom.
Series Description: Part game show, part reality series, part spoof, FETCH! explores the untapped potential of the hugely popular reality television genre and proves it can be a great venue for kids to learn problem-solving skills and teamwork, while at the same time exposing them to different cultures and experiences. Featuring an animated dog, Ruff Ruffman, and a group of real kids, this series will offer young viewers some perspective on competition by reinforcing the age old adage "it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game! "
All Upcoming Episodes
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Game Show Isle (#502)
Ruff discovers that his lost FETCHers are stranded on a mysterious island-Game Show Island. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 18, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, June 18, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, June 24, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Mon, June 24, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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You Can't Teach An Orange Dog New Tricks (#503)
The kids learn to care for animals at Disney's Animal Kingdom and learn magic from Penn and Teller. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, June 19, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, June 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, June 25, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Ol' Shell Game (#504)
Ruff sends the FETCHers to Florida to learn about turtles and help turtle hatchlings on the beach. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 20, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Wed, June 26, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, June 26, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Ruff Fetches The Fetchers (#501)
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Ruff goes about picking his intrepid contestants. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, June 21, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Ruffman Manor Is Haunted (#505)
Ruff is set to inherit Ruffman Manor. He sends the kids to check it out to find out if its haunted. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, June 27, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Wed, July 3, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, July 3, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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It's Ruff in the Ring (#506)
Ruff gets accidentally booked in a boxing match against the legendary boxer Whipped Cream McGee. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, June 28, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, July 4, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, July 4, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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A Whole Flock of Cheese (#507)
Ruff is searching for his long-lost parents and decides to employ the help of a carrier pigeon. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 1, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Mon, July 1, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, July 5, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, July 5, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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How Much Frosting Can You Bear? (#508)
Grandma Ruffman takes over the show and sends the kids to help bake a wedding cake for her friends. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 2, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, July 2, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, July 8, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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The Legend of Ruffman's Gold (#509)
The kids solve clues to locate gold that Ruff's ancestor Gus Ruffman hid in a mine in Colorado. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 9, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, July 9, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, July 15, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Mon, July 15, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Who Wants to Trade for Some Old Tracks? (#510)
To catch a thief, the kids analyze footprints at the Amherst College Museum of Natural History. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 10, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, July 10, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, July 16, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, July 16, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Eureka' Is Not A Brand of Dog Food (#511)
Ruff's owner is running him ragged making him fetch, so he sends the kids to build him a vehicle. [28 minutes]
- Thu, July 11, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, July 11, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Wed, July 17, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, July 17, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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That Sculpture Isn't Yours, It's Mime (#512)
To help him figure out how to act without making a sound, Ruff send the kids to meet some mimes. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 12, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, July 18, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, July 18, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Look What The Dog Dug Up! (#513)
When Ruff digs up a sarcophagus in his backyard, he's convinced it's an authentic Egyptian mummy. [28 minutes]
- Fri, July 19, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, July 19, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Thu, July 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Thu, July 25, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Ruff Follows His Dream (#514)
Ruff sends Marco off to an Elephant Sanctuary. Marc and Rubye learn how to indoor skydive. [28 minutes]
- Mon, July 22, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Mon, July 22, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, July 26, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Fri, July 26, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Birds Are Handy! (#515)
The kids meet field biologists from the Teton Science Schools in Wyoming to work with songbirds. [28 minutes]
- Tue, July 23, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, July 23, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Mon, July 29, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Mon, July 29, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Wolfing Down Some Barbeque (#516)
Ruff has a family reunion barbeque. The kids visit Yellowstone National Park to learn about wolves. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 24, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, July 24, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Tue, July 30, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, July 30, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Go Belugas Go! (#517)
FETCH! competes with Go Get It!, the rival cat game show, in a synchronized swimming match. [28 minutes]
- Wed, July 31, 2:00 PM on IPTV
- Wed, July 31, 9:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Past Episodes
These episodes of Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Ruff Fetches The Fetchers (#501)
- Fetch Finale IV: The Prophecy Fulfilled! (#420)
- How to Really Train Your Dog (#419)
- Gearing Up for Getting Ruff's Goat (#418)
- Ruff's Yard Sale Makes A Racket (#417)
- Lepurr Strikes (#416)
- Ruff Needs His Herring Checked (#415)
- Shrimp A La Cart (#414)
- Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? It's.... Ruffmanman! (#413)
- Ruff Bounces Back (#412)
- Blossom Bawls While Ruff Has A Ball with Balls (#411)
- How to Break The Ice and Also Waddle On It (#410)
- How Not to Impress The Press (#409)
- Doggie Duties (#408)
- Ruff Rocks The (Environmentally Sustainable) House! (#407)
- Finding Eight-Legged Tights Isn't Easy (#406)
- Ruff's Just Fueling Around (#405)
- Ruff Pigs Out and Has A Whale of a Time (#404)
- The Ruffmeal Needs More Roughage (#403)
- Don't Like Fencing? Try Fencing! (#402)
- Season Four Is Canceled (#401)
- Finale (#320)
- The Ol' Switcheroo (#319)
- Just Toying with Ruff (#318)
- The People Vs. Grandma Ruffman (#317)
- I'll Ruff and I'll Ruff and I'll Blow Your House Down (#316)
- Feeling Sheepish Ruff? (#315)
- Arrgh - All Me Eggs Are Cracked (#314)
- Dog of the Rings (#313)
- Socket to Me (#312)
- Will They Like The Show? It's A Shoe-In! (#311)
- What's Bugging Ruff (#310)
- The Dogvinci Code (#309)
- Do-Se-Dos and Do-Se-Don'ts (#308)
- There's Food Safety and Then There's Food Safety (#307)
- How Not to Impress A Poodle's Mother (#306)
- Mission Improbable (#305)
- Mr. Ruffman Goes to Washington (#304)
- Just Call Him Spot (#303)
- When Home Is A House of Cards (#302)
- The Debut of Smell-O-Vision (#301)
- The Fetch Finale (#520)
- Long Glen Silver And The Pursuit Of The Golden Fetchie! (#519)
- Snoop Dog (#518)
- Go Belugas Go! (#517)
- Wolfing Down Some Barbeque (#516)
- Birds Are Handy! (#515)
- Ruff Follows His Dream (#514)
- Look What The Dog Dug Up! (#513)