Smoothie Operator Ruff Ruffman (2024)

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What happened to Ruff Ruffman? ›

The show was going to have a sixth season, but it ended because of lack of funding. However, it aired reruns on the PBS Kids 24/7 channel but the channel stopped airing episodes overtime. A number of spinoffs were created and they also serve as continuations in a way.

The series ran from May 29, 2006, to November 4, 2010 on PBS across five seasons and 100 episodes, and featured 30 contestants. Although a sixth season was planned, with auditions taking place in January 2010, WGBH announced on June 14, 2010 that the series would end due to lack of funding.

Ruff-Ruff (voiced by Joseph West) is a 5-year-old red puppy, and one of the three title characters.

Part game show, part reality TV and part spoof, "FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman" features real kids, real challenges, real science and an unreal animated animated host—a dog named Ruff Ruffman.

Normal. In Normal mode, penguins are given two minutes to complete orders by smashing the correct fruit given in the recipe. A streak is gained if the player smashes consecutive correct fruit, resulting in more points for each correct fruit smashed; the maximum streak is gained after five fruit.

A smoothie is a beverage made by puréeing ingredients in a blender. A smoothie commonly has a liquid base, such as fruit juice or milk, yogurt or ice cream. Other ingredients may be added, including fruits, vegetables, non-dairy milk, crushed ice, whey powder or nutritional supplements.

According to the episode "Ruff Bounces Back", Ruff is a mutt and is proud of it.

Of all the Ruffman family members, Ruff, Scruff and Bluff are the only three known members whose names rhyme with each other. Ruff's love of food is probably why he is seen overweight (as do other Ruffman family members). He also wears glasses due to astigmatism.

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Ruff Ruffman / Voiced by

Dee and Del

However, Dash still appeared in the familiar PBS Kids logo, until 2022 when they unveiled a new logo; he did make a surprising return in a Word of the Week promo. The song Brothers and Sisters which they appear in reinforces that they are siblings.

What breed of dog is Ruff Ruffman? ›

According to the episode "Ruff Bounces Back", Ruff is a mutt and is proud of it.

Although a sixth season was planned for early 2011, with auditions taking place in January 2010, WGBH announced on June 14, 2010, that due to a lack of funding, the series would end. It previously aired reruns on the 24 hour PBS Kids Channel from January 16, 2017 until November 20, 2018.

In the show, the children try to create a functioning society in the town, including setting up a government system with minimal adult help and supervision. On May 14, 2008, CBS officially canceled the series after one season.