The Ruff Ruffman Show
The Ruff Ruffman Show is an American live action/animated Children's educational web series produced by 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 | |
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Genre | Children's Educational |
Presented by | Ruff Ruffman |
Voices of | Jim Conroy |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 7-8 minutes |
Distributor | WGBH Kids |
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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 |
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Website |
Synopsis
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. After the 2006 series, the 2010-2017 series is now Team Hamster! & The Ruff Ruffman Show. One of the hamsters that are voiced by Fiona Anchor, Rose Penn, and Levi Ollence
- 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.