The Ruff Ruffman Show is an American live action/animated children's educational web series produced by GBH Kids for PBS Kids. It is a follow-up to Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (2006-2010), with this show focusing on topics of science, rather than the game show format of Fetch!.
| The Ruff Ruffman Show | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Children's television series Educational |
| Presented by | Ruff Ruffman |
| Voices of | Jim Conroy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Editor | Locked |
| Running time | 7-8 minutes |
| Distributor | GBH Kids |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBSKids.org, YouTube |
| Picture format | Closed-Captioned, Color, High Definition |
| Original release | September 28 – October 20, 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman |
SynopsisEdit
The show features Ruff Ruffman (with Jim Conroy retaining the voice role of Ruff) showing the viewers how to do certain science related hands-on activities and games. Also, the show features some videos of kids asking him questions about certain science experiments. It also teaches children certain science inquiry skills. The topics on the show that are featured include building things, materials, sports, and kitchen science.[1] The show was primarily funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Department of Education's Ready to Learn Program. The show also features Ruff's co-hosts Chet the Mouse and Blossom the Cat, who were also from Fetch!.[2] It is an online show that premiered on September 28, 2017, and ran until October 20, 2017 on PBSKids.org and YouTube.
EpisodesEdit
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 2 | September 28, 2017 | September 29, 2017 | |
| 2 | 2 | September 30, 2017 | September 31, 2017 | |
| 3 | 4 | October 3, 2017 | October 6, 2017 | |
| 4 | 3 | October 9, 2017 | October 11, 2017 | |
| 5 | 5 | October 12, 2017 | October 15, 2017 | |
| 6 | 6 | October 16, 2017 | October 20, 2017 | |
Season 1Edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Plushie for Grandmana" | September 28, 2017 |
| 2 | 2 | "Plushie On ice" | September 29, 2017 |
| 3 | 3 | "Pulling for the Plushie" | September 29, 2017 |
| 4 | 4 | "Win a Plushie!" | September 29, 2017 |
| 5 | 5 | "Music Video: I won't Give Up, Ruff Ruffman Action Plushie!" | September 29, 2017 |
Season 2Edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | "Make Sure It's a Hamster" | September 30, 2017 |
| 7 | 2 | "Plarn it!" | September 31, 2017 |
| 8 | 3 | "Turn Your Rhino into a Dog" | September 31, 2017 |
Season 3Edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "The Great Ruffet/Scruffet Cookoff" | October 3, 2017 |
| 10 | 2 | "How to Un-toast Toast" | October 4, 2017 |
| 11 | 3 | "Duck, Duck, Egg!" | October 4, 2017 |
| 12 | 4 | "Ruff Mixes It Up" | October 4, 2017 |
| 13 | 5 | "Music Video: Now We're Cookin'!" | October 4, 2017 |
Season 4Edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Building is a Breeze" | October 3, 2017 |
| 15 | 2 | "Eye of th Hamster" | October 4, 2017 |
| 16 | 3 | "Winging It" | October 4, 2017 |
| 17 | 4 | "Ruffman Escapes" | October 4, 2017 |
| 18 | 5 | "Music Video: That'll Work!" | October 4, 2017 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ The Ruff Ruffman Show Science Collection. "ny.pbslearningmedia.org". Accessed November 20, 2017.
- ^ PBS KIDS Announces the Return of Fan Favorite with New Digital Series: THE RUFF RUFFMAN SHOW. "PBS.org". Accessed November 20, 2017.