DefunctTV: The History of Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
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In this episode of DefunctTV, Kevin explores the history of the PBS Kids Go! reality game show, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman.
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@liza_silver2046
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
i always wanted to be on this show
@shallansward
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I was not expecting an emotional trip down memory lane
@SirPhoenixtalon
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Holy cannoli, this was just an absolute nostalgia bomb! I remember watching the finale when it aired! Thank you for this ❤💛
@Your_local_chaotic_gremlin
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I loved Ruff! With Ruff Ruffman so much. I watched it all the time, and could probably still recite the theme song with some prompting.
@punkboybaby5593
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
im proud to announce fetch with ruff ruffman has been mildly rebooted as ruff ruffman, content creator! go show it some support
@elizabuga4337
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I remember asking my sister to help me apply for season 3 and she told me I couldn’t because we had to spend the whole summer in Boston and it was too far 😂 It’s interesting remembering those kinds of details years later.
@LevitheEldritchAbomination
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I LOVED THIS SHOW AS A KID. I was always a little jealous of how fun it looked, and always wanted to be on it. I hope some more kids get an opportunity like this someday!
I think all the cast (Of the first two seasons, at least. I never watched the last 3) will always be somewhere in my heart.
This show always had such unique soul to it, I loved how educational it was. I think it was a great way to teach all of its lessons.
@OrionOfRealms
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Holy nostalgia
@davidhenry7536
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I looooved this show sm!
@LTDESP
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
hearing that series of sponsers is so nostalgic
@RizzyGyatt
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
gyatt
@da_cool_figure1445
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
ugh why didn't i watch this as a kid, i eat up shows like this
@sortaspicey9278
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I just realized I haven't heard that theme song in almost 20 years. 🙃
@TreasureValleyBricks
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
We genuinely got to live through the glory days, children's televesion was on another level. This and things like Zoboomafoo, or even Steve Irwin. There was some really quality stuff that made us smarter and better for it. Now, in a world full of AI, misinformation, doomscrolling, brainrot, etc… I look back and realize how important all that was, and how scared I am for the future. We had it good.
@reidwill6604
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
my brother had a ruff ruffman themed bday party
@funnysupernova96
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
This show was peak, I watched this hella. I miss it
@enerok5008
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Huh I think I realize why I like the format of game changer! Man educational programs were different back then…
@dat_dabbing_pacman7065
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Could fetch be described as the first ARG in public television?
@JesseNightingale
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I was wondering why the bame was so damn familiar up untill the theme started playing then my memorys unlocked everything lol
@DrkL3gend
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I was the targeted audience for PBS Kids Go! I believe 2006 to 2013 was the runtime for this show. 9 year old me would be excited to come home from school to watch these at my grandparents house bc we didn’t have cable growing up. Everything on pbs kids go during that time shaped me into this weird and wacky person but at least I’m not a sheep 😂
@Bagreciever9000
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Goated show
@leod3997
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I STILL want to be casted🥀
@emlove3321
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I have a tattoo of a cat I had named after a villain from this show lol
@seththetechguy
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Man… this took me down memory lane!
@magicsasafras3414
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
BRO I FORGOT ABOUT THIS SHOW, i saw every episode.
@whatismyname0568
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Yall remember the cat and mouse that came in the later seasons
@K_J_Coleman_Composer
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
What's crazy is that first episode is a core memory for me growing up. Anytime I see a planet exhibit now it reminds me of the episode.
@Battledroid1B277
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Fricking ARBYS???
@jonstel5941
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I have one very distinctive episode stuck in my head even 15 plus years after seeing it and it's how to eat a hot dog in a ball fancy setting
@AGayThiccman
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Dude I remember PBS Kids Go it was my life when I was young, but as I got older I almost thought Fetch was a fever dream I had as a kid
@PunkAtrophy01
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I can confirm it was a fantastic website! I spent a lot of time playing a rollercoaster making game
@karamcgiboney1468
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Okay so I clicked because of Fetch with Ruff Ruffman, and I was NOT ready for a nice PBS Kids intro and ad… my sir thank you
@pootis6263
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Man… this takes me back.. PBS kids was the bomb
@animorphs128
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I hated this show as a kid
@samthehypotheticaldad
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
This show was my childhood! I always watched it after school.
@Dukebandit
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
kinda strikes me as a pdf file 3:20
@Bigdogloma71197
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I loved this show as a kid.
@RiddleReeves
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Holy cow the nostalgia hit SO much harder than I thought it would when they played the theme song!
@jeremycampo5495
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Growing up in boston,this hits different
@bloodren0374
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 pm
I thought this show was cancelled due to a mold problem D:
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