Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, this series features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal animated host - a dog named Ruff Ruffman. It 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, the series is spontaneous, unscripted, and full of surprises.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Shrimp A La Cart (#414) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff thinks his "Crustationery" is a great idea. Customers will write letters on crustaceans, which will then be delivered across the Atlantic Ocean by racecar. The service will be a huge success... if you don't mind writing letters on crabs, shrimp, and lobsters. To kick-off his new business venture, Ruff sends Talia out to become a deckhand on a shrimp boat, while Bethany, Brian and Isaac learn how to drive racecars.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Sun, Sep 23, 2018 -- 6:00am
Ruff Needs His Herring Checked (#415) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff has finally lost it! He's hearing a voice that no one else can hear. Even stranger, the voice is telling him to bake cookies to woo Charlene, the poodle next door. Ruff's sanity is at stake as he sends Isaac and Liza to meet with an audiologist to find out everything they can about hearing. And just in case the voice is right about the cookies, he sends Sterling and Brian to a cookie company!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Mon, Sep 24, 2018 -- 6:00am
Lepurr Strikes (#416) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
A crime wave has hit the city! The sinister, disguise-wearing criminal LePurr has been hitting up flower shops, and Ruff is determined to stop her! Ruff gets Brian to patrol a local flower shop, and he also sends Isaac out in disguise to try to trick Brian. He then sends Talia and Sterling to learn about laser light and optics, which they will use to dismantle the security system in LePurr's hideout!
Ruff's Yard Sale Makes A Racket (#417) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff realizes that he's a horrible shopper. (He just bought a sock at a yard sale for sixteen dollars, after talking the price UP from a quarter!) He also bought a broken tennis racquet at the same sale, which he plans on using in an upcoming match against his nemesis Spot Spotnick! Ruff sends Liza and Talia to the headquarters of Wilson Sporting Goods to design a new tennis racquet for him; and he gets some shopping tips from Bethany and Brian, as they head out to Brimfield Fair, the biggest flea market in the world!
Gearing Up for Getting Ruff's Goat (#418) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
All of the Cat Grooming shows are competing with Ruff's ratings and he's desperate to find the mythical Helmet of Victory that will reverse his fortunes. Uncle MacRuffmantosh calls with news that he thinks he's located the Helmet on a faraway mountaintop, so Ruff plans to ride his trusty tricycle up the mountain to retrieve the prize. (Unfortunately, the tricycle doesn't work so well on mountainous slopes.) So Ruff sends Brian, Bethany and Talia to meet with a bicycle expert and physics professor. Meanwhile, in an effort to get some "grooming" into his show, he sends Liza to learn how to groom a goat.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Thu, Sep 27, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
How to Really Train Your Dog (#419) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Uncle MacRuffmantosh is hot on the trail of the Helmet of Victory! He's chartered a train scheduled to arrive at the helmet's hidden location-but the train is riddled with riddles... Ruff sends the six FETCHers to figure out the riddles on the train, which will unlock a mysterious briefcase. But there are others who won't stop until THEY get the briefcase... will the FETCHers be able to stop them? And will they be able to stop the TRAIN before it crashes into a river??
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Fri, Sep 28, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Fetch Finale IV: The Prophecy Fulfilled! (#420) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
The lost legendary Helmet of Victory is so close Ruff can almost TASTE it! He's just learned that the Helmet is somewhere in Old Sturbridge Village, a town that time forgot. The FETCHers head off to the village, and then undergo a series of elimination trials to retrieve the Helmet. The FETCHer who finds the Helmet will be the Season IV FETCH Grand Champion! But will the Helmet of Victory really make Ruff victorious?
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Mon, Oct 1, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Ruff Fetches The Fetchers (#501) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Season Five is about to start but Ruff has been so busy trying to find his long-lost parents, he's forgotten to choose his Season 5 FETCHers! In this casting special, viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at how Ruff goes about picking his contestants. Unfortunately, shortly after selecting his intrepid kids, Ruff loses them on the way to Studio G!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Game Show Isle (#502) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
After losing his FETCHers at the end of the Season Five premiere, Ruff discovers that they're stranded on a mysterious island-Game Show Island. To get off the island and back to Studio G, they must find the "Fabulous Four" game show relics before sundown or they will be trapped on the island forever! Ruff also learns some important clues about the mysterious disappearance of his parents.
It's Ruff in the Ring (#506) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff gets accidentally booked in a boxing match against the legendary boxer Whipped Cream McGee, so he sends Shreya out to learn how to box, and sends Marc and Marco to engineer a safe boxing helmet for him.
A Whole Flock of Cheese (#507) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Chet has gone on a cheese craze, replacing everything in the doghouse (including the furniture) with cheese-inspiring Ruff to send Emmie on a cheese-themed challenge. Meanwhile, Ruff is searching for his long-lost parents and decides to employ the help of a carrier pigeon. He sends Jay and Rubye out to learn about carrier pigeons and then compete in a race against one!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Fri, Oct 5, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
How Much Frosting Can You Bear? (#508) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Grandma Ruffman takes over today's show. Her friends Fig and Tucker's person is getting married, so she calls upon Ruff and the FETCHers to help her with the wedding gifts! She sends Rubye and Jay to meet up with some experts at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center to engineer a bear-proof picnic basket for the couple. Meanwhile Shreya, Emmie, Marc, and Marco bake the bride and groom's actual wedding cake!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Mon, Oct 8, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
The Legend of Ruffman's Gold (#509) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff's ancestor Gus Ruffman is believed to have hidden gold in an abandoned mine somewhere in Colorado. He sends Marc, Jay, and Rubye to solve clues, find the mine, and most importantly, find the gold!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Tue, Oct 9, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Who Wants to Trade for Some Old Tracks? (#510) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Someone has just stolen Ruff's garden gnome and he's determined to get it back! In fact, he's so obsessed that he hasn't bathed in several days and is covered in flies-prompting Charlene to send him some fly swatters. Ruff sends Emmie and Marco to the Amherst College Museum of Natural History to analyze the footprints left behind by the perpetrator who stole the garden gnome; while Rubye and Shreya try to barter the flyswatters for something better that Ruff can give to Charlene.
Eureka' Is Not A Brand of Dog Food (#511) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff's owner is running him ragged making him fetch, so he sends Emmie and Shreya to build him a vehicle he can ride on so he doesn't have to run. He then sends Jay and Marco to invent another device that will make his life easier.
That Sculpture Isn't Yours, It's Mime (#512) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff learns that he's horrible at charades. To help him figure out how to act without making a sound, he sends Emmie and Marc to meet some mimes. Then he sends Jay and Rubye to learn how to make sculptures that move called kinetic sculptures.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Fri, Oct 12, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Look What The Dog Dug Up! (#513) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
When Ruff digs up a sarcophagus in his backyard, he's convinced it's an authentic Egyptian mummy, and he's also convinced it comes with a curse. He sends the FETCHers to the Museum of Fine Arts to authenticate the artifact, and also to a carbon dating lab to verify the age of the mummy. The kids then go through Tomb, an Egypt-themed amusement park to solve the mystery of the mummy.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Mon, Oct 15, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Ruff Follows His Dream (#514) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
After Ruff has a dream where he's flying with an elephant, he decides to see if he can make his dream come true! He sends Marco off to Tennessee to the Elephant Sanctuary to learn what it takes to own and care for an elephant. He then sends Marc and Rubye to learn how to indoor skydive.
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- PBS Kids: Tue, Oct 16, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Birds Are Handy! (#515) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff's rockstar cousin Ruf Rufman wants to record songbirds on his next album. So Ruff sends Emmie and Rubye to meet with field biologists from the Teton Science Schools in Wyoming to work with songbirds in the field. He also sends Marc and Shreya to meet with a hand model due to a misunderstanding between the word "Hands" and the name "Hans."
Wolfing Down Some Barbeque (#516) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff has a family reunion barbeque, and invites some distant relatives-wolves! He sends Emmie and Rubye to Yellowstone National Park to learn all about wolves, and sends Jay and Marc to South Carolina to make some authentic southern barbeque.
Go Belugas Go! (#517) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
FETCH! competes with Go Get It!, the rival cat game show, in a synchronized swimming match, so he sends Marco, Shreya, and Rubye to learn about synchronized swimming, and he sends Marc to Mystic Aquarium to learn how beluga whales are adapted for the water.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Fri, Oct 19, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Good Dancing and Bad Teeth (#102) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff wants to try out some new dance moves on the poodle next door, but is horrified when she tells him he's got halitosis. He decides to send one team of FETCHers to learn how to ballroom dance, and a second team out to prove that dog mouths are cleaner than human mouths.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Mon, Oct 22, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
How to Get Out Your Inner Hip Hop (#103) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff incinerates his daily ration of kibble in the Fetch 3000 but then discovers he's out of Chinese food. Resorting to desperate measures, Ruff must try to extract a treat from a dog toy. A starving Ruff challenges Anna to "cook" on the dance floor as she learns how to dance hip-hop, and Noah, Khalil, and Julia must cook for a crowd of picky eaters-animals at the zoo!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Tue, Oct 23, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Cats? I Thought You Said Kites! (#104) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff is excited because he thinks today's episode is all about kites, until he gets a phone call from his boss Henry who wants the show be about cats. Cats!!!??? Ruff has no choice but to give airtime to cats as he challenges Taylor and Anna to train a cat to fetch. Meanwhile Noah and Brian must design, build and fly a kite that will lift a dog biscuit in the air and land it on the front porch of Charlene, the poodle next door.
Ye Olde Colonial Episode (#105) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Losing power in the doghouse gives Ruff the most Brilliant Idea in the History of Television! All he needs is a $250,000,000 advance from his boss, Henry, to buy a time machine to send the whole cast back in time...way back...to 1627! Dressed as Colonists, the cast members abandon their videogames and cell phones for log sawing, oven starting, jaw harping, goat tending, and lessons in Colonial life.
3-2-1 Blast-Off! (#101) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff is frazzled. He needs more time to get his first show ready, but unfortunately, he's live on the air right now! What to do? The show must go on! Ruff sends three FETCHers to meet a big star. They arrive at the Museum of Science to discover that the star is the sun, and that they're about to blast off on an amazing space race. Can they rush through a city-sized scale model of the solar system--using trains, boats, cabs, and a three-wheeled bike--before time runs out?!
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Fri, Oct 26, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Snoop Dog (#518) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
FETCH!'s rival game show Go Get It! is produced by a mysterious organization called PURRS. Ruff sends all six kids to meet with a team of private investigators and learn how to become gumshoes. Ruff and the FETCHers then try to use their sleuthing skills to get to the bottom of who is behind PURRS.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Mon, Oct 29, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
The Mystery of the Missing Thing in the Haunted Castle (#109) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff tells the kids about the legend of his great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather Ruffael Ruffmanowitz who lived in spooky Hammond Castle with the famed inventor John Hayes Hammond. Ruff sends the whole team out to Hammond Castle to retrieve Ruffmanowitz's lost invention. Oh, and by the way, did anyone mention the castle is haunted by ghost cats?
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Tue, Oct 30, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
Ruffman Manor Is Haunted (#505) Duration: 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
Ruff has just learned that he's set to inherit Ruffman Manor from his ancestor Maximilian Ruffman. The only problem... Ruffman Manor is said to be HAUNTED! Ruff sends all six FETCHers out to check out the manor and find out if it's safe for him to move in.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- PBS Kids: Wed, Oct 31, 2018 -- 6:00am Remind me
TV Technical Issues
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KQED DT9, Sutro Tower – Mon 8/20 thru Fri 8/24/18
Engineers at Sutro Tower in San Francisco will be doing their annual maintenance work 9am-4pm Mon 8/20 through Fri 8/24. All stations transmitting from Sutro Tower will be dropping to half-power each day, and perhaps moving from main antennas at the top of the tower to auxiliary antennas at the “waist” (middle) of the tower … Continue reading KQED DT9, Sutro Tower – Mon 8/20 thru Fri 8/24/18
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7/27/18: Comcast Ch10 (SD version of KQED Plus)
We are aware that Comcast is not broadcasting KQED Plus, SD version, on Ch 10 throughout most of the Bay Area. There is no problem with KQED’s signal, and the HD version of KQED Plus is still operational on Ch710. KQED Plus is also still available over the air on DT9.2, 54.1 and 25.2. Despite … Continue reading 7/27/18: Comcast Ch10 (SD version of KQED Plus)
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Update 7/27/18: KQET signal restored
DT25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4 UPDATE: Signal restored as of 7:45pm Friday afternoon (original post): KQET’s signal is down due to a break in the 3rd party fiber feed between San Francisco and the uplink reception point at California State University Monterey Bay. The line owner is aware of the issue and working on it.
TV – Transmitter Status
To view previous issues and how they were resolved, go to our TV Technical Issues page.
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KQED 9 / KQET
Channels 9.1, 54.2, 25.1
XFINITY 9 and HD 709
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Unique programs including the best British dramas, mysteries, and comedies.
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Channel 54.4, 25.4, and 9.4
XFINITY 192 (Monterey/Salinas 372 and Sacramento/Fairfield 391)
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