The Ruff Ruffman Show Explained

Genre:Children's television series
Educational
Presenter:Ruff Ruffman
Voices:Jim Conroy
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Episodes:20
Network:PBSKids.org, YouTube
Runtime:7–8 minutes

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!.

Synopsis

The show features Ruff Ruffman (with Jim Conroy reprising 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.

Notes and References

  1. https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/ruff-ruffman-show/#.WhMmg7Q-cU0 The Ruff Ruffman Show Science Collection. "ny.pbslearningmedia.org"
  2. http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/pbs-kids-announces-the-return-of-fan-favorite-with-new-digital-series-the-ruff-ruffman-show/ PBS KIDS Announces the Return of Fan Favorite with New Digital Series: THE RUFF RUFFMAN SHOW. "PBS.org"