Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

'Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (sometimes shortened as Fetch!') is an American animated television series that was on PBS Kids. It is a reality-game show that is hosted by an animated anthropomorphic dog named Ruff Ruffman who dispenses challenges to the show's real-life contestants. The series ran for five seasons and 100 episodes from May 29, 2006, to November 4, 2010, on PBS, with 30 contestants in that time. The show received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and it won a bunch of awards, including an Emmy award for Best Original Song for its theme song.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The theme song is really catchy.
 * 2) Ruff's crying is actually pretty funny to listen to such as in this online flash game.
 * 3) The villain P.U.R.R.S is actually really funny and a great example of a likeable and charming villain kinda like the villains from Count Duckula or any other generic villain.
 * 4) Ruff's impulsive actions adds great comedy to the cartoon and it can actually give viewers a laugh.
 * 5) The live action segments of the show is actually pretty decent and enjoyable to see while watching the cartoon, even if it can get boring at some point. A couple people may actually still enjoy watching them at anytime.
 * 6) Lots of catchy songs, an example is the "Just Drive" song which is pretty nice to listen to; it's good for newcomers to learn the dangers of distracted driving.
 * 7) Passable and decent animation.
 * 8) Some good voice acting and great plots for the show. In fact, the show is pretty much well written and it managed to be a great game show.
 * 9) The Humble Media Genius videos are very educational and comedy gold.
 * 10) Ruff befriending the penguins in "How to Break the Ice and Also Waddle on It" with the help of his FETCHers.
 * 11) Nathan Ball from Design Squad appears in the episode "Don't Like Fencing? Try Fencing?" It's perfect for kids who also love Design Squad!
 * 12) The crossover episode "The Ol' Shell Game" features Crush from Finding Nemo!

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Ruff Ruffman talking too fast can make it hard to understand him at times.
 * 2) The episode "How Not to Impress the Press" has Ruff becoming a turkey vulture, which is a very nauseating and nightmarish sight, as it almost made Blossom vomit. Don't worry, Ruff turned back to normal, even more so if he didn't accidentally turn himself back into one again; which he did.
 * 3) "Team Hamster" was heavily disliked by PBS Kids fans.
 * 4) A skunk spraying Ruff was a very humiliating way to start the third season. Thankfully, The FETCHers did help remove the skunk odor from Ruff, even more so, when they used chemistry which is a very realistic method of eliminating skunk odor in real life.
 * 5) At one point in a early Season 2 episode, Ruff's fur turned green after falling into a bucket of paint and couldn't get it off of him for the rest of the episode. He was spotless by the time the next episode "You Lucky Dog!" aired though.