In hindsight, this show was the perfect counter to Total Drama Island. Both took the idea of taking a game/reality show (typically aimed at and enjoyed by older audiences) and gearing it towards younger audiences, only while TDI was made for teens and was purely entertainment, Fetch was made for kids as edutainment. I kinda wanna see Ruff Ruffman and Chris McLean sit down and have a conversation.
Ruff would have them sail to an island for a camping trip and Chris would bust in his house being like "Hi Chris McClean here. I had my only paid intern bust this wall open to tell you to back off of my program spotlight! And while I cannot legally do anything to stop the kids, without severe ratings backlash, I am not above unleashing Owen after Chef's bean special in here.
I REMEMBER THIS! Along with Word Girl, Arthur, Dinosaur Train, Sesame Street, Peg + Cat, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Word World, Wild Kratts, Super Why, Cyber Chase, Sid the Science Kid, Martha Speaks and lastly. Curious George. Gosh! I MISS THOSE DAYS! 😭😭😭😭
This just popped onto my homepage outta nowhere and I immediately clicked on it because HOLY COW THIS SHOW WAS AWESOME. This show is probably what I consider the crowning jewel of PBS Kids. If I were to put on something for a bunch of kids to watch, it would be this one. I almost consider it to be like Gravity Falls, in a way: the show had a definitive ending, had other types of media that continued to be released even after the show had already ended _(browser games, in FwRRM's case),_ and the main "game show" part of the show was just one part of it, these cold openings/closings being the other part _(much like how GF had _*_way_*_ more going on than it seemed)._ I watched this as a kid, and lemme say that I actually CRIED after I saw the series finale. I didn't want the show to be over. All in all, this show is a *_MASTERPIECE._* Nothing PBS Kids ever makes will ever top it.
Well said! They really did well with Season 5, putting a bow on the entire series despite only finding out it would be the last season after filming was completed. A masterpiece to be sure!
Blossom is so cute and she was always my favorite, she kind of reminds me of my black cat, Jubei. Mainly because she is a silent little snot (sometimes) but then she always maintains on being a good girl (sometimes)
36:49 honestly this episode was just a highlight because in every scene with ruff and blossom, we see Blossom doing some awesome acrobatic levels of tricks. Seriously, how does she do that stuff? There’s this one scene where she’s juggling on an unstable plank that’s being held on top of an umbrella and ruff doesn’t think that’s cool. Meanwhile, I’m over here thinking that’s the coolest thing ever seriously a cat that can do all that can’t get any cooler than that
I remember every other day on PBS kids this would come on when I came home from school and I would always be looking forward to it. What a fun show this was
@@jmoney3372I get that! I watched this show on the website (awesome site back then btw) all the time in 2012, but it took a while for 5-to-6-year-old me to understand that there would be no Season 6 and the show was already dead and buried lol
32:05 as kid. This was my first ship. 😂 I thought they be a cute couple. It was funny to me that the cat and dog need glasses 👓 Their was so much small lore
@michellejackson9763 I checked up on this and turns out it's because it's industry music! meaning anyone can buy the rights to the song for their program. the track is called "dancing the hula" and spongebob is just the most famous usage of it
Ruff being sad about his cat gone matches my reaction in 2024/25 perfectly. My childhood is ruined due to they replaced blossom with a talking cat in the recent batch of Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius episodes discussing AI programming
@@jmoney3372 lol that's true. Also we don't fully know if they replaced Blossom with Lupine but I might be biased cause I kinda like her! She's kinda similar to Ruff too
@fruitystarstar949 according to GBH TikTok Blossom was promoted to "Director"... which as someone who works in TV as a tech director that doesn't make a lot of sense to me haha... we'll make it make sense in the story 😉
This was an incredible show, but one thing I really didn't like about It is how it treated itself so badly. The constant running gags about it having low ratings in-universe were unfunny and in poor taste. The show deserved to be praised.
Marina: Don’t worry Ruff. We’ll figure something out. Lily: But, what can we do? Raymond: Surely she hasn’t been put in trial yet. Francine: You’re not suggesting that the FETCHers will take part in this court case, are you? Raymond: It does make great TV. So, why not? Chrissy: Okay. Let’s do this. Marshal: HEY YOU GUYS!!!!
1:03:12 and now Ruff is about to learn what sound skunk sometimes make, along with why dogs often get sprayed by skunks because they ignore the sign skunks give to them. Seriously dogs often ignore the warning sign skunks give to let other animals know they’re gonna spray them if they get too close. And I’m not sure if dogs actually learn after they’ve been sprayed by a skunk because if an animal is sprayed by a skunk or nose, what happens if they get sprayed by skunk they tend to avoid the skunk. Dogs seem to not do this and then they smell bad. Quick hit it. It turns out even dogs who learned or have been sprayed by a skunk previously still get sprayed if they don’t realize quickly enough or if they just don’t care.
a "cold open" is a clip that plays before the intro sequence begins, it's cold because it's like throwing you into the water before you're used to the temperature no episode of Fetch begins with the theme song and the first clip is actually expecting it to come after so that's why I put it there
There should be no such thing as a cold open. I'm not saying that the scene shouldn't exist at all, I'm saying that the clips shouldn't be before the theme song, they should be after the theme song
of course it's not a choice everyone would make lol, it's all up to the writers and creators. Gravity Falls does cold opens really well but not many other cartoons have them. They're mostly done for live-action shows.
To think this show will become 20 years old in 2026, and I’d be so proud of him being apart of my childhood.. 🥹🥹🥹
Yeah!
In hindsight, this show was the perfect counter to Total Drama Island. Both took the idea of taking a game/reality show (typically aimed at and enjoyed by older audiences) and gearing it towards younger audiences, only while TDI was made for teens and was purely entertainment, Fetch was made for kids as edutainment. I kinda wanna see Ruff Ruffman and Chris McLean sit down and have a conversation.
That would be cool to see
Ruff would have them sail to an island for a camping trip and Chris would bust in his house being like "Hi Chris McClean here. I had my only paid intern bust this wall open to tell you to back off of my program spotlight! And while I cannot legally do anything to stop the kids, without severe ratings backlash, I am not above unleashing Owen after Chef's bean special in here.
Man this brings back so many memories for me because I never miss an episode of Fetch with Ruff Ruffman
I used to try and watch this before school!! BRING THIS BACK
I REMEMBER THIS! Along with Word Girl, Arthur, Dinosaur Train, Sesame Street, Peg + Cat, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Word World, Wild Kratts, Super Why, Cyber Chase, Sid the Science Kid, Martha Speaks and lastly. Curious George. Gosh! I MISS THOSE DAYS! 😭😭😭😭
Every show you mentioned, I watched.
Am I the only one here who remembers Sarah n Duck?
@@synthecharterYou're making that up, right?
He isn't making that up, It's an actual show called that. Just Google it and you'll see.
31:38 and this was the debut of Jerry, the parrot, a parrot who loves playing checkers and is very good at it and says some of the funniest stuff
32:05 I honestly wonder who would've voiced Blossom if she did speak either way she's still great as a silent character.
Ikr?
"Y'know, I bet Arthur doesn't have to deal with stuff like this."
God he would’ve loved twitch
The cold openings/closings have so much charm. Really glad you made this and I'm also really glad to see you post again!!!
Happy Holidays
blossom is a vibe.
Real
This just popped onto my homepage outta nowhere and I immediately clicked on it because HOLY COW THIS SHOW WAS AWESOME.
This show is probably what I consider the crowning jewel of PBS Kids. If I were to put on something for a bunch of kids to watch, it would be this one.
I almost consider it to be like Gravity Falls, in a way: the show had a definitive ending, had other types of media that continued to be released even after the show had already ended _(browser games, in FwRRM's case),_ and the main "game show" part of the show was just one part of it, these cold openings/closings being the other part _(much like how GF had _*_way_*_ more going on than it seemed)._
I watched this as a kid, and lemme say that I actually CRIED after I saw the series finale. I didn't want the show to be over.
All in all, this show is a *_MASTERPIECE._* Nothing PBS Kids ever makes will ever top it.
Well said! They really did well with Season 5, putting a bow on the entire series despite only finding out it would be the last season after filming was completed. A masterpiece to be sure!
Ikr!!
What a nostalgic feeling! I used to love this show as a kid!
I swear these shows were worth watching growing up. I feel so old
I loved this show so much as a kid, and I really wanted to be on it! By the way, I just subscribed to your UA-cam channel! You’re so talented!
I remember coming home hoping to Fetch with Ruff Ruffman after school! So many memories^^
Blossom is so cute and she was always my favorite, she kind of reminds me of my black cat, Jubei. Mainly because she is a silent little snot (sometimes) but then she always maintains on being a good girl (sometimes)
Chet will forever be my favorite mouse assistant
Fr
I miss this TV show
@@adriangarcia543 I really want a Fetch reunion show with all the Fetchers from seasons 1-5
Same
Me too😢
Me too! That show was awesome!
8 year old me waiting for this to air brings back so many memories :)
36:49 honestly this episode was just a highlight because in every scene with ruff and blossom, we see Blossom doing some awesome acrobatic levels of tricks. Seriously, how does she do that stuff? There’s this one scene where she’s juggling on an unstable plank that’s being held on top of an umbrella and ruff doesn’t think that’s cool. Meanwhile, I’m over here thinking that’s the coolest thing ever seriously a cat that can do all that can’t get any cooler than that
I remember every other day on PBS kids this would come on when I came home from school and I would always be looking forward to it. What a fun show this was
I still remember trying to sign up for this show, but it was in Boston lol
I bawled when I found out it was canceled but it had been canceled for two years by the time I started watching the show 😂
@@jmoney3372Double for me Jmo.
@@jmoney3372I get that! I watched this show on the website (awesome site back then btw) all the time in 2012, but it took a while for 5-to-6-year-old me to understand that there would be no Season 6 and the show was already dead and buried lol
@@jmoney3372 Well Ruff Ruffman Will Good Be Idea Since I Lost My Voice I’m Using It For My Next Project A Another Show
This just came on my recommendation and now I'm feeling real nostalgic right now cause I remember watching this on PBS Kids
NOSTALGIC!!! I loved this show.
This show was my jam when I was a kid
^^Mines too!
Mine too adorable
32:05 as kid. This was my first ship. 😂
I thought they be a cute couple.
It was funny to me that the cat and dog need glasses 👓
Their was so much small lore
30:36 31:02 SpongeBob music
How did Nickelodeon not sue them for this 💀🙏
@michellejackson9763 I checked up on this and turns out it's because it's industry music! meaning anyone can buy the rights to the song for their program.
the track is called "dancing the hula" and spongebob is just the most famous usage of it
😢😢😢 we had SUCH good studd back then🥲
I miss this.....
Nostalgic memories watching pbs kids
Real
You are goated for this
lol this whole thing is so relatable and fun to watch 😂
Dude I always hoped to be able to get on Fetch, cause I loved this show as a child, and damn do I miss it
9:38 Ruff: No not in the soup! 😧😨
Big stars x3 big star planetarium okay time to panic
This show is still the goat!
1:18:19 CHET I MEANT OUTSIDE THE DOGHOUSE!!!!
Ruff being sad about his cat gone matches my reaction in 2024/25 perfectly. My childhood is ruined due to they replaced blossom with a talking cat in the recent batch of Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius episodes discussing AI programming
It was either that or have Blossom talk so if that's the case I think they made the right decision 😂
@@jmoney3372 lol that's true. Also we don't fully know if they replaced Blossom with Lupine but I might be biased cause I kinda like her! She's kinda similar to Ruff too
@fruitystarstar949 according to GBH TikTok Blossom was promoted to "Director"... which as someone who works in TV as a tech director that doesn't make a lot of sense to me haha... we'll make it make sense in the story 😉
Yooo I watch this show good times
1:02:11 New Year music
This show was so good. I wish they made this show more often.
1:47:21 Chet DONT LET THEM IN!!
28:09 Oh, not Again!
that brings me back into 2022 stuff that I have done it before without smeshariki and stuff
I LOVED THIS SHOW AS A KID!!!!!! I still remember this show. 6 to 10 year old me loved it:):):););)
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2:13:07 what does he look like blossom?
1:47:10 Rawak I look like a Turkey Vulture in glasses!!
Ironically, he spends the whole episode looking like that and towards the end, he makes a joke about Chet and tries to eat him but says he is kidding
57:03 Shock Horror
I heard it too, I remember being so alarmed hearing that music as a kid 😂😂😂
2:13:09
58:48 This is Vat you learned about FASHION?!?!
1:00:43 Princess Pepperdoodle Blossom Von YumYum!
@@gabetuttle981because, 🤫 🧏♀️
@@gabetuttle981 She hasn't got a mouth.
1:00:42 Princess Pepperdoodle Blossom von yum yum 😡😝😆🤣
Here's my ranking for each season
5. Season 4
4. Season 1
3. Season 3
2. Season 5
1. Season 2
All of them, goated
@@diaquallo Eh, Season 4 was forgettable & Season 1 was sorta shallow due to it being The Anna Show.
@ welp it’s my honest opinion because all 5 seasons are great
@@diaquallotrue. Season 4 will always be my #1
@ goated
I remember trying to audition for this show back when i was a kid
34:35
How come people can upload this and not all the seasons. Sobs
I'm still surprised I could upload this much... took like a week for PBS to copyright claim it 😂 I found all the episodes on the Internet Archive!
This was an incredible show, but one thing I really didn't like about It is how it treated itself so badly. The constant running gags about it having low ratings in-universe were unfunny and in poor taste. The show deserved to be praised.
24:18:Moo!
1:28:43 My Grandma’s In Jail! 😭😭
Marina: Don’t worry Ruff. We’ll figure something out.
Lily: But, what can we do?
Raymond: Surely she hasn’t been put in trial yet.
Francine: You’re not suggesting that the FETCHers will take part in this court case, are you?
Raymond: It does make great TV. So, why not?
Chrissy: Okay. Let’s do this.
Marshal: HEY YOU GUYS!!!!
Blossom be like: are you serious right now?
50:44 What? Why Are You Dressed Like That?
1:03:12 and now Ruff is about to learn what sound skunk sometimes make, along with why dogs often get sprayed by skunks because they ignore the sign skunks give to them. Seriously dogs often ignore the warning sign skunks give to let other animals know they’re gonna spray them if they get too close. And I’m not sure if dogs actually learn after they’ve been sprayed by a skunk because if an animal is sprayed by a skunk or nose, what happens if they get sprayed by skunk they tend to avoid the skunk. Dogs seem to not do this and then they smell bad. Quick hit it. It turns out even dogs who learned or have been sprayed by a skunk previously still get sprayed if they don’t realize quickly enough or if they just don’t care.
1:35:04 1:35:09
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1:33:30 and 1:34:21
18:49 - 19:05 that was so funny! Did you do that on purpose, Ruff?
59:22 Ew! Ink!
2:13:43
I like this opening
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1:20:48 🎶 What’s a leaf blower go to do with Global Warming 🎶
Can you do every cold opening from Peg Plus Cat
1:45:33 The blobby BROKE the toilet!! Quick called the plumber!!
dont tell ruff but i like Blossom as a boss 1:04:10
1:34:37 sounds like an elephant 🐘
Makes up for the lack of screen time.
Can you upload season 4
9:36 poor phone...
The intro song has the same rhythm and tone compared to the Mask Cartoon intro
0:00 every adult
2007 vibes
32:32
The theme song should start before the episode opening, not after the episode opening
a "cold open" is a clip that plays before the intro sequence begins, it's cold because it's like throwing you into the water before you're used to the temperature
no episode of Fetch begins with the theme song and the first clip is actually expecting it to come after so that's why I put it there
There should be no such thing as a cold open. I'm not saying that the scene shouldn't exist at all, I'm saying that the clips shouldn't be before the theme song, they should be after the theme song
of course it's not a choice everyone would make lol, it's all up to the writers and creators. Gravity Falls does cold opens really well but not many other cartoons have them. They're mostly done for live-action shows.
Neither cartoons nor live action shows should have theme songs start after episode openings
@@braylonspeights6658that's the point of a cold opening
1:38:28 Oh you got a saxophone now?
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