The Ruff Ruffman Show

TV Show · Animation · Kids & Family

Starring canine host extraordinaire, Ruff Ruffman, THE RUFF RUFFMAN SHOW features YouTube-inspired videos, digital games and real-world activities to help kids experiment with science in everyday life. Ruff and his trusty assistants, Blossom and Chet, answer questions from kids, take on challenges, and learn the value of failure—all while modeling science inquiry skills.

2017 · 7m
  • 4+
Starring Jim Conroy

Season 1

  • Pet-Sitting Tip #1: Make Sure It's a Hamster
    EPISODE 1
    Pet-Sitting Tip #1: Make Sure It's a Hamster
    Pet-Sitting Tip #1: Make Sure It's a Hamster- Ruff, expecting the delivery of a hamster for his new Pet-Sitting Service, receives a rhinoceros instead. His failed efforts to make a leash to bring the rhino to heel eventually lead him to enlist the help of live-action kids to help him test the strength of household materials.
    7m
  • Pet-Sitting Tip #2: Plarn It!
    EPISODE 2
    Pet-Sitting Tip #2: Plarn It!
    Pet-Sitting Tip #2: Plarn It!- Fluff, the rhinoceros Ruff is pet-sitting, has just destroyed several valued items belonging to his roommate, Blossom. When Ruff’s attempts to paste, tape, and glue the items back together fail miserably, his kid viewers introduce him to “plarn,” a versatile material made from plastic bags that can be woven, knit, or crocheted to recreate the items Fluff shredded.
    4m
  • Pet-Sitting Tip #3: Turn Your Rhino Into a Dog
    EPISODE 3
    Pet-Sitting Tip #3: Turn Your Rhino Into a Dog
    With Blossom due home any moment, Ruff frets that she won’t approve of his pet-sitting a rhinoceros. His desperate plan? Disguise Fluff as a dog. His dog breed research leads him to the perfect pooch to base Fluff’s costume on—the shaggy, dreadlocked Puli Dog. Ruff and Chet set to work analyzing and sorting different materials based on their “shagginess” scale.
    4m
  • Pet-Sitting Tip #4: A Dry Pet Is A Happy Pet
    EPISODE 4
    Pet-Sitting Tip #4: A Dry Pet Is A Happy Pet
    Ruff confides to his viewers that pet-sitting a rhinoceros disguised as a giant Puli dog is hard, especially if you have to take them out for a walk in the rain. Their first try leads to a very unhappy Fluff, whose absorbent mop costume is now soaked. Ruff has to find a water-resistant material he can use to keep Fluff dry.
    5m
  • Music Video: A Well-Dressed Rhinoceros
    EPISODE 5
    Music Video: A Well-Dressed Rhinoceros
    A music-video in which Ruff and Fluff show viewers that clothing made out of different materials has different properties. Ruff sings about how Fluff always dresses appropriately for every occasion, while Ruff has the wrong choice of attire. On a hot day, Fluff wears a cool cotton while Ruff dons a hot rubber slicker.
    2m
  • A Plushie for Grandma
    EPISODE 6
    A Plushie for Grandma
    It’s Grandma Ruffman’s Birthday and Ruff has decided to give her an “Ruff Ruffman Action-to-the-Maxion Skate-Pro Plushie” as a gift. Ruff decides to roll the plushie (mounted on a mini-skateboard) right up to Grandma’s front door, but her perfectly flat sidewalk foils his plan. Ruff recruits help from live-action kids who explain that he needs an incline to deliver his present to Grandma.
    8m

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Cast & Crew

  • Jim Conroy
    Voice

About

The Ruff Ruffman Show

Animation

Starring canine host extraordinaire, Ruff Ruffman, THE RUFF RUFFMAN SHOW features YouTube-inspired videos, digital games and real-world activities to help kids experiment with science in everyday life. Ruff and his trusty assistants, Blossom and Chet, answer questions from kids, take on challenges, and learn the value of failure—all while modeling science inquiry skills.

4+

COMMON SENSE

Wacky canine host teaches kids about science concepts.

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PBS
Released
2017
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TV-Y

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