Losing power in the doghouse gives Ruff the most Brilliant Idea in the History of Television! All he needs is a $250,000,000 advance from his boss, Henry, to buy a time machine to send the whole cast back in time - way back - to 1627! Dressed as Colonists, the cast members abandon their videogames and cell phones for log sawing, oven starting, jaw harping, goat tending, and lessons in Colonial life.
Ruff accidentally reduces the show's budget to 13¢. Norm Abram, one of the hosts of This Old House, another program on PBS, teaches Anna and Noah to build a lemonade stand. Anna and Noah must also test thermal insulation to sell lemonade as a fundraiser. Meanwhile, the rest stay in Studio G and help bail Ruff out with his financial problems.
Ruff is confused when a weather forecast predicts clear skies, but there is thunder. Taylor learns to forecast the weather, conduct interviews, and give a live weather report in front of a greenscreen. The boys paint a mural in Jamaica Plain for the mayor of Boston. Julia and Anna stay at Studio G once more.
It's the premiere of FETCH, Season 2! Ruff learns he has a new intern: Princess Blossom Pepper Doodle Von Yum Yum. One little detail... she's a CAT! If that isn't bad enough, he then accidentally sends a message to the press about his horrible mold problem, and now the health department is shutting down his show until further notice! Ruff immediately sends two FETCHers out to learn about germs (so he can sanitize his doghouse), and he sends two other kids to a chocolate factory to make candy (as a bribe for the health inspector). Will the new season be more than one episode long?
In the second half of this two-part episode, Madi and Rosario travel by dogsled and snowshoe to the Continental divide, while Nina and Willie warn the countryside (Boston suburbs) that the Redcoats are coming. Bridget and Mike are still in the studio. Technically there is no Half-time Quiz Show" in this episode (due to the fact that this was a "Part two" episode), but Ruff gave Bridget and Mike a task to complete for the same number of points.
Ruff has two things that are mistakenly at the same time- throw the first pitch at a baseball game and go to Europe for a party for his fashion cousin, Helga. So, he hires someone to dress up like him and throw the pitch while he goes to Europe. He soon realizes he accidentally put his clothes in the trash and his trash in the dry cleaning. After the party, Helga tells Ruff he can no longer go to Europe unless he can get some fashion sense, and the Ruff costume was so big the pitch was thrown badly. Ruff sends Mike out to the ballpark to learn the science of pitching strikes, and he challenges Bridget, Madi and Rosario to create high fashion for dogs. Willie and Nina stay behind.
It's the grand finale and Ruff may be going to jail for stealing the FETCH Grand Prize! The kids compete in a series of elimination games to become the FETCH Grand Champion. Blossom disguises as Scruff, gets the grand prize fom Scruff's assistants and gives it to Ruff, meaning Ruff doesn't go to jail.
Grandma Ruffman does the beginning of this one. Ruff's twin brother Scruff takes control of the show, renames it as "FETCH! with Scruff Ruffman", and designs a series of elimination games for the contestants. After all the rounds, Jay becomes the champion and wins a Ruffman trophy, similar to trophy Mike won in Season 2. After the show, it turns out that FETCH! was canceled and Ruff was fired.
This episode is an all-animated adventure! Ruff has been FIRED by the new Australian owner of the TV network, Harriet Hackensack, because she hates dogs. With this, Ruff begins a journey in a cooking oil-powered aquatic doghouse shaped like a chicken to get his job back! Along the way he enlists the help of his friends & family , including his brother Scruff, Grandma Ruffman & Uncle MacRuffmantosh, the dread ghost pirate Black Muzzle, his nephew Glen, as well as his Studio G helpers, Chet & Blossom.
Ruff decides he needs success for his show, so he decides to find the lost Helmet of Victory, an old Ruffman family heirloom that is supposed to grant success to its wearer. To his dismay, there is a new picket fence installed by his owner to keep Ruff in the yard. Talia & Bethany are tasked with learning all about fencing while Isaac & Liza are supposed to figure out how to pole vault over the fence.
Ruff's new "Ruff Meal" needs is a good jingle and 50 pounds less packaging to become a success. Bethany meets with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops to master "Stars and Stripes Forever" for his new jingle. Sterling, Talia & Isaac work with a chef to create a lunch that is healthier, and more sustainable.
Ruff thinks he has been invited to play rock music in South Carolina. He then realizes that his Swedish environmentalist-rock-star-cousin Ruf Ruffman was actually the one invited to perform. Ruff sends Isaac & Talia to learn how to build a "green" doghouse to convince Ruf that he should play in the concert. Meanwhile, Liza & Sterling go to rock n' roll band camp.
The convention for the Animal Reality Game Show Host and Aquatic Bird Performer Organization (ARGSHAABPO) is coming soon and Ruff wants to be prepared. The convention will be attended by penguins and Ruff struggles to relate to them, so he sends Isaac to the New England Aquarium to learn about penguins to get some pointers. Liza, Bethany & Brian learn the art of improvisation.
Ruff recently heard that schnauzers are the most intelligent breed of dogs, much to his dismay. He then finds that Chet has shredded his final term paper for obedience school so Ruff tasks Isaac & Talia to determine which dog breed is the most intelligent. Brian & Sterling learn about air pressure when they play wheelchair basketball.
Ruff is convinced "Crustationery" is a great idea. Customers will write letters on crustaceans, which will then be delivered by race car across the Atlantic Ocean. To prepare for his new business venture, Ruff sends Talia to a shrimp boat to become a deckhand. Brian, Isaac & Bethany learn how to drive race cars.
LePurr, the sinister, disguise-wearing criminal, has caused a crime wave by hitting flower shops all around the city. In an attempt to stop her, Ruff has Brian patrol a local flower shop. To see if Brian is a good patrolman, he has Isaac in disguise to try to trick Brian. Sterling & Talia learn about optics & laser light in order to disable the security system in LePurr's hideout.
Ruff bought a sock at a yard sale for $16, after talking the price UP from a quarter and also a broken tennis racquet. Ruff realizes that he is a bad shopper and remembers he needs a tennis racquet for an upcoming match against his nemesis Spot Spotnick. Talia & Liza go to the headquarters of Wilson Sporting Goods to design a new tennis racquet for Ruff. Brian & Bethany give Ruff some shopping tips after going to the largest flea market in the world, Brimfield Fair.
Ruff is desperate to find the mythical Helmet of Victory that will reverse his fortunes against competing Cat grooming shows. Uncle MacRuffmantosh believes he has located the Helmet on a mountaintop. Ruff needs to go to the top of the mountain to retrieve the prize, but only has a tricycle. Needing something more, Ruff sends Talia, Bethany & Brian to meet a bicycle expert and physics professor. In an effort to get more "grooming" into his show, Liza learns about goat grooming.
Ruff is close to finding the Helmet of Victory. He has information that it is somewhere in Old Sturbridge Village, a town that time forgot. The FETCHers are sent to the village to undergo a series of elimination trials and the one who retrieves the Helmet becomes the Season IV FETCH Grand Champion! At the end of this season, Ruff finds out that his parents are still alive.
Ruff's nephew Glen has been playing a pirate-themed video game on the Go Get It! website. Through this game he's somehow gotten into the Go Get It! mainframe computer, and discovers that they're hunting for something called The Golden Fetchie. Ruff wants to find the FETCHie first, so he sends the kids off to the island. And at Glen's request, he makes them dress up as pirates.
Ruff has learned that PURRS, the organization that runs Go Get It!, is an evil cat organization! PURRS plans to brainwash the entire country with a device that makes everyone think they're cats. PURRS is also responsible for the disappearance of Ruff's parents. After learning that PURRS headquarters is hidden somewhere inside a water park, Ruff sends the FETCHers to find a way inside. The HQ of PURRS is Studio P, Go Get It's Studio (Only a remodeled Studio G in production terms). The season finale was incorporated during the whole episode and the final winner of the show is determined.