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Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Doggie Duties

07/07/2009

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Series
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Program
Doggie Duties
Program Number

408

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 has to go... bad! He tries to get through the show without an accident, and learns from Liza and Sterling all about "dog duties." He also finds out how astronauts deal with waste in space when he sends Bethany and Isaac to NASA to learn about recycling liquids on the International Space Station.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Children's
Creators
Taylor, Kate (Series Producer)
Citation
Chicago: “Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Doggie Duties,” 07/07/2009, GBH Archives, accessed January 18, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8B68DA714964EEBBC5E82EAD531D767.
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APA: Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman; Doggie Duties. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E8B68DA714964EEBBC5E82EAD531D767
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