01x03 - Pulling for the Plushie!

[bunniefuu]

The Ruff Ruffman Show!

With Blossom and Chet.

Yeah!

♪

Hello, viewers.

Today we're at the county fair.

Why?

Because a penguin tossed

the Ruff Ruffman actionto the max-tion plushie

I was going to giveto Grandma for her birthday

onto a passing truckfull of dry dog food,

also known as kibble,and I followed the truck here.

You know, happens all the time.

Oh, hey!

It's my nephew Glen.

Uncle Ruff, I just saw a plushiethat resembled you.

What? Where?

[screams]

All that kibble is for theannual county fair llama pull.

RUFF: A llama pull?

GLEN: Yeah.

Each contestant rides a llama

as it pulls poundsof dried kibble

over a surfaceof their choosing--

sand, grass, or pavement.

The contestant that travels feet the fastest

wins all the kibble.

[panting]

Wait, I have to travel feet the fastest?

Well, then, I have no choicebut to become

the llama pull champion!

So, you must be, uh, Steve.

Steve the llama.

Okay, Steve, here we go, huh?

Oh.

Doesn't seem too bad.

Kind of comfortable.

[screaming]

Whoa, Steve, whoa!

[screaming]

I need to stop!

Whoa, camel!

No, no!

[screaming]

[coughing]

[i-bone rings]

Blossom, hi.

So you're sayingI was dragged by Steve

over three different surfaces,and sometimes the llama

moved more slowlythan other times?

Huh.

So maybe one of these surfacesis easier for Steve

to pull a sled overthan the others.

And if I figure out which one,it'll help me win?

Thanks, Blossom!

Okay, viewers, if anyoneout there has an extra sled

and a South Americanpack animal lying around,

I could sure use your help.

[i-bone ringing]

BOTH: Hi, Ruff!

We're here to help.

I have Jade here,who's really strong...

A sled.

Some kibble.

And a llama hat.

Luckily we have every surfacewe need for the test--

grass, sand, and pavement.

Okay, Ruff, as you can see,it's really heavy,

so it's going to behard to pull.

Yep, that's super-heavy,all right.

So how are we going to test

which surface is easierto pull a sled on?

Well, the easier it is to pullit, the faster it will go.

And I can time you to seehow long it takes you

to pull the sledon each of the surfaces,

and then we cancompare the times.

Yeah, great idea.

Yay, I'm excited!

We have this rope.

We're going to use itto measure the same distance

on each surfaceso that it's fair.

RUFF: We want fairness here.

- So what surface

do you think's going to bethe easiest to pull the sled on?

JADE: Probably the sand,because it's the softest.

- I think it'sgoing to be the grass,

because the grass will...because the grass

will fall down, and thenit'll be slippery.

JADE: Well, only one wayto find out.

RUFF: I'm so hungry--look at all that kibble.

I'm going to timehow long it takes you,

and then record the resultson this chart.

Ready,

set,

go!

That looks really hard.JADE: It is!

[grunting]

RUFF: It's difficult.

And across the finish line.

seconds.

Okay, that seemsto be a long time.

How are we feelingabout seconds?

Well, I would have thoughtthat would be easier.

Well, it was kind of hard.

Let's try the sandand see how it compares.

Jade predictedit would be easiest.

Let's hopeI'm right about this.

- Ready, set...

RUFF: ♪ Draggin' kibbleacross the sand ♪

♪ It looks difficult.

Wow.

Come on, you can do it!

RUFF: That doesn'tseem much easier.

Go, go, go!

Across the finish line!

seconds.

RUFF: That took even longer!

It was actuallya lot harder

to pull the sled acrossthe sand than the grass.

I wonder how longit would take us

to get across a hard surfacelike pavement.

Let's find out.

RUFF: I'm not a big fanof pavement.

Just... my pawsare very sensitive.

Three, two, one, go!

Whoa, she is flying!

Eight seconds!

RUFF: Whoa.

What a surprise, Ruff!

The pavement wasthe fastest surface,

even though it was the hardest.

The pavement?

Why would the pavementbe easier?

I think it has to dowith the fact that

the pavement surfaceis smooth,

while the other surfacesare rough and bumpy.

RUFF: Friction?

Yes-- when the surfaceof objects

push and pullagainst each other...

It slows their motion?

That's right.

RUFF: And the forcethat slows the motion,

that's called friction?

By George, you've got it,Uncle Ruff!

That must be it.

There's less frictionwhen I pull the sled

across the pavement,

because it's smootherthan the other surfaces.

Awesome work, guys.

BOTH: Bye, Ruff-- good luck!RUFF: Bye, guys!

Great hats!

[grunting]

Come on, Steve,we've got kibble to pull.

On pavement!

ANNOUNCER: Ready, set, go!

RUFF: ♪ Go team go,go, Steve, go ♪

♪ Get across the finish line,you are awesome. ♪

Yeah!

[crowd cheering]

Yeah!

Go, kibble!

Ha-ha!

Action to the max-tionplushie recovered!

Hey, come back here!

Come on, Chet.

We've got to get that llama!

♪ The Ruff Ruffman Show.

Yeah!