My TV Show Review on Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

G’Day, everybody. This is your friendly movie and TV show reviewer in the house.

Today, I’ll be making my 6th TV show review by reviewing “Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman”.

The series is a reality game show, with animated host Ruff Ruffman (voiced by Jim Conroy), sending real kids on real challenges. The cast of six young contestants are unscripted and never know what task they'll be asked to complete next. Lessons revolve around science, math, and just about anything you can think of, and prizes are awarded to the person who best completes the challenges and quizzes, and at the grand finale of each season, one contestant is crowned the Fetch Grand Champion!

First off, I can definitely tell you that I’ve never seen anything like this show. Everything was like Wheel of Fortune and school rolled into one, with some slight sitcom on the side. The best part is that it’s all in a really fun way.

It has often put me in awe with how realistic the Fetchers’ interactions with Ruff are, much more than one can say for kiddie shows like Dora the Explorer. How did they do it? I certainly wish I knew, because it made Ruff and the rest of the animated characters seem so real!

I love how, in the show, the kids are sent to places to do things, whether indoors or outdoors, all the while being educated in the process. They go do actual tests, experiments, and activities for scientific study, as well as explore and ask questions to others instead of merely using books or internet service. It was all a great way of teaching audiences of all ages the subjects featured.

The overarching stories centered on Ruff, and the comedy used on him, were likewise intriguing and fun. Ruff himself was a great game show host, and every animated character was really memorable and fun to hang out with.

Did I forget to mention that Jim Conroy voiced every animated character, especially Ruff and his relatives, perfectly?

Well, since I did just now, I can definitely say that he was the perfect “Mel Blanc” for the series.

The contestants were really fun and memorable too. It was as if, for each season, the kids were meant to be on the show, particularly because they were so distinct, engaging, and relatable, especially to child audiences. In addition, I loved that they took on their challenges with awesome commitment, and how supportive they were of each other and their host. The growing friendships shown throughout each season truly shined.

My only problem with the series was that it wasn’t without some certain teachings. In this case, teachings that aren’t Christian nor honor God as a whole.

Episode 12 of Season 3 (Socket to Me), along with episodes 3 (The Ruffmeal needs more Roughage), 5 (Ruff’s Just Fueling Around), and 7 (Ruff Rocks the Environmentally Sustainable House!) of Season 4 have earned a particular minus because of their teachings of ‘Global Warming’.

As a whole, ‘Global Warming’ is nothing more than a scam to get people’s attention and swindle them for their money. My Dad had once told me that when he was a boy, people were all about the world going into another ’Ice Age’, and there wasn’t even any proof of it to begin with. The whole ‘Global Warming’ thing, which is the most common claim of today, is honestly proving to be no different. Along with that, there’s been talk that too much carbon dioxide would cause the earth and everything in it to die, especially from vehicles. However, it’s like saying that the earth should not have air to breathe from, but really, the earth does need air, and every kind of carbon dioxide is good for it.

Anyway...

Episode 17 of Season 2 (Scruff Ruffman at Large), and episode 10 of Season 5 (Who Wants to Trade for Some Old Tracks?) are others that have earned a minus because of their teachings of evolutionism.

I mean, come on! They’re teaching things that they claim to be fact, but really, they’re only unproven hypotheses that lack evidence. If they’re so sure that what they’re saying is true, then where’s the actual and physical proof to back themselves up?

And finally...

Episode 13 of Season 5 (Look What the Dog Dug Up!) has earned a minus because of this: They talked about something called Carbon-14 and Carbon-14 dating. In this case, learning how old something is by how much C-14 it has, even by touching it.

In reality, however, C-14 is one of the rarest elements in the world, and it can never be measured by anything. You have to really be there with it just to know how old the object you’re studying is. You can’t measure it just by touching it.

I might as well be referring to these episodes of the series as “The 7 Dwarves”, because overall...these seven episodes gave nothing but miseducation, and they overshadowed whatever other challenges not relating to the subjects I mentioned were featured in them. But, they were still educational in some ways, I’ll give them that.

And trust me, it definitely wouldn’t hurt to see who wins the challenge at the end of each episode and how the scores of the contestants are upgraded for next time.

If anyone asks me “How do you know if all of the stuff you mentioned isn’t true?”, it’s very easy. I have a loving and wise family that has taught and guided me every step of the way, and a loving Lord and Savior that I’m absolutely proud to worship.

In the end, though, despite getting ruined by environmentalist extremism and evolutionism, “Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman” is still an amazingly fun and educational series. One might say it’s even better than sitting in your own classroom.

So, I rate “Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman” a very solid four out of five stars.