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Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Ruff Pigs Out and Has A Whale Of A Time
07/07/2009
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- Series
- Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
- Program
- Ruff Pigs Out and Has A Whale Of A Time
- Program Number
404
- Series Description
Premiered May 29, 2006
Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal host named Ruff Ruffman (yes, he's an animated dog!) Featuring 20 half-hour episodes, FETCH! 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, it is spontaneous, unscripted, and full of twists.
FETCH! explores the untapped potential of the hugely popular reality television genre and proves that it can be a great venue for kids to have fun while learning problem-solving skills and teamwork. The series also offers viewers an important perspective on competition by letting them know that the value of an experience isn't just determined by winning or losing, but by what happens along the way. Funded in large part by the National Science Foundation, the series focuses on real world science, featuring kids as they pursue questions, conduct experiments, and actively investigate the world around them. Series release date: 5/29/2006
- Program Description
Ruff's cameradog, Tank, is not the most reliable employee in the world, and Ruff is looking for his replacement. Meanwhile, Blossom informs him that pigs are actually smarter than dogs. Ruff sends Bethany and Brian out to prove Blossom wrong; and Sterling and Liza go to SeaWorld to see if Shamu could make a good replacement for Tank.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Children's
- Creators
- Taylor, Kate (Series Producer)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Ruff Pigs Out and Has A Whale Of A Time,” 07/07/2009, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed July 24, 2017, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0C909831EAD9493388EB3CCD1D4BC2DF.
- MLA: “Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Ruff Pigs Out and Has A Whale Of A Time.” 07/07/2009. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. July 24, 2017. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0C909831EAD9493388EB3CCD1D4BC2DF>.
- APA: Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Ruff Pigs Out and Has A Whale Of A Time. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0C909831EAD9493388EB3CCD1D4BC2DF