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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman

Ruff Ruffman at his state-of-the-art headquarters (a.k.a. his doghouse).

Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal, animated-dog host named Ruff Ruffman. For ages 6 to 10.

Upcoming episodes

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 21, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 21, 2009
5:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 21, 2009
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 21, 2009
6:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 21, 2009
7:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 23, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 24, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 24, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 25, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 25, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 26, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 26, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 27, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 28, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 28, 2009
5:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 28, 2009
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 28, 2009
6:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 28, 2009
7:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 30, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., December 1, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., December 1, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., December 2, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., December 2, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., December 3, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., December 3, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Previously aired episodes

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Fri., November 20, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 19, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Thu., November 19, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 18, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Wed., November 18, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 17, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Tue., November 17, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Mon., November 16, 2009
5:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 14, 2009
7:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 14, 2009
6:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 14, 2009
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 14, 2009
5:30 pm
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

WETA Kids

Airs on
WETA Kids Channel

Sat., November 14, 2009
3:00 am
(30 minutes)

Part game show, part reality TV. An animated canine plays host to children who face challenges, some dealing with science. Unscripted live-action mixes with animation in a series aimed at ages 6 to 10.

Closed Captioning Rating: TV-Y

Program description

Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal, animated-dog host named Ruff Ruffman.

For ages 6 to 10.

Series Goals

  • Introduce children to science and the world of scientific inquiry
  • Have fun while learning problem-solving skills and teamwork
  • Demonstrate 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, following six young contestants as they pursue questions, conduct experiments, and actively investigate the world around them. The program's primary science themes are animals, air and space, and invention. Viewers will get a chance to play along with the show, even after the TV is turned off, through an extensive outreach initiative that will sponsor individual and group challenges at science museums and after-school programs around the country.

Helping Kids in School

The series encourages children to pursue questions they encounter, conduct experiments, and actively investigate the world around them. These problem-solving skills are an essential component of school success.

Channel guide

 WETA TV 26WETA HDWETA CreateWETA Kids Channel
Via antenna26.426.126.226.3
Comcast26, 267220 (DC), 219 (Balt)265266
Cox26, 802726800801
Verizon FIOS26, 471526474472
RCN266133938
DirecTV 26, 26-1  
Dish Network8076