02x16 - How to Get Dogs and Doggerel In Better Shape

[bunniefuu]

[grunting]

Oh, hi!

Just working out on my new Jog-O-Matic .

And let me tell you, I definitely felt the burn.

Just listen to these stats.

COMPUTER: You ran a total of six seconds.

You b*rned one calorie.

What?! That felt like an hour!

Blossom, what do you expect?

I'm a lapdog.

Look, Charlene thinks I look like a talking orange pillow,

and I have to change that.

Oh, Charlene,

don't fall for Spotnik

just because he can do sit-ups and I can do...

[groaning, crackling]

Less than .

That's right.

Spotnik is back in town and wooing my Charlene,

which is why I purchased the FETCH

love poetry companion.

Check this out.

[clearing throat]

"Charlene, my darlene.

"The green sardine

ate a bean in Aberdeen"?

That's terrible.

Oh, Spotnik, I haven't given up yet.

You stay away from my girl.

Hand me my water bottle, will you?

Blossom, that actually is an orange pillow.

I'm over here.

RUFF: ♪ Life was missing its mystique ♪

♪ My squeaky toys had lost their squeak ♪

And then, out of the blue, I saw the phone and bam!

My destiny was calling me.

[instrumental jazz playing]

♪ Pitched my vision for a show

♪ They loved it, thought I was a pro ♪

♪ They got my contract back to find ♪

♪ To their alarm, a dog had signed ♪

♪FETCH!♪Oh, I like that name.

♪With Ruff Ruffman♪

♪ I didn't wait to renovate

♪ Found six contestants, all were great ♪

♪ And now I'm on the road to fame ♪

♪ I've got a game show and its name is... ♪

♪FETCH!♪

It's very catchy.

♪With Ruff Ruffman♪

It rolls off the tongue.

Wait, stop.♪With Ruff Ruffman.♪

Somebody want to tell me why we got cats singing?

♪FETCH!♪

And here come the contestants now.

He once ate some octopus.

Ew! Rosario.

Her favorite time of day?

When her homework is finished.

Nina.

She loves rhythm and blues.

That's R&B to Bridget.

She insists she can live without the Internet.

I can't!

Madi.

Don't make him sing in front of the president.

He'll get embarrassed.

Willie.

He wants to try building a raft someday.

I think that was last year's challenge.

Mike.

Let's get an update on the scores.

In sixth place with points, Madi.

In fifth with points, Nina.

Rosario in fourth with an even , points.

Michael five points ahead in third with ,.

Bridget in second with , points

and Willie is alone on top with , points.

Hello, and welcome toFETCH!

We're going to stretchHey, Ruff.

our bodies and brains

in games of trains...

No, uh,

drains, no, flains, is that a word?

Cranes?

What's this all adding up to?

I'm trying to make poetry

and I'm doing very badly.

If I don't become the next greatest poet of all time

by next week, I'm worried

that I'll lose Charlene's heart forever to Spot Spotnik.

Oh!

That's a bummer.

Oh, Charlene, don't throw

your love away yet.

I'm still counting on challenge number one.

All right!

Awesome.

One of you will be traveling today

to the planet of vegetables.

Nina, that one is you!

That's right, your instructions are in the mailbox so go fetch!

Wait, Ruff,

I eat enough vegetables at home.

We are promoting health on this show today.

Bye, Ruff.

I hope I can help you.

Bye, Nina!

This may come as a little bit of a surprise to some of you,

but there might be a dog or two out there

in slightly better shape than I am.

[gasping]: So surprising.

You mean like every other dog in the world?

I appreciate your honesty.

So for challenge

number two, help your host

get in shape so I can impress the poodle next door.

This is my friend Brandy.

She's going to teach you about fitness,

so you can design a workout.

Now she is waiting

for Willie, Mike and Madi.

Everything you need to know

is in that mailbox, so go fetch!

Awesome.

Thanks, Ruff.

Bye, Ruff.

See you.

ROSARIO: Have fun, guys, good luck.

As determined by the FETCH ,

Bridget and Rosario

have stayed behind in the studio this week,

but they'll be eligible to win points

during the half-time quiz show.

And of course we couldn't doFETCH!

without the Fetch Fairness Guarantee.

Two, three, four.

All the contestants will have competed

for the same number of points by the grand finale.

For the four kids out on the challenges,

up to points are at stake in the Triumph Tally.

So let's check in on Nina

and see if she's reached the... uh... scene-a?

Oh, man, I'm in trouble.

Veggie Planet?

RUFF: There's Veggie Planet.

It's made of granite.

Have you seen Janet?

Oy.

♪ I was torn down

♪ Worn feets, no one to carry me ♪

♪ I was thrown down below

♪ Deep hole filled with gasoline. ♪

RUFF: Cool, she's singing a poem.

♪ This night was greatest enemy. ♪

I've sent Nina to learn about poetry

from some poetry professionals.

Paint the world black if the spirit moves you

and the night tells you that you got next, Nina.

Shout like you know you mean it.

Oh, that is pretty cool.

Welcome.

We are slam poets.

Slam poets.

My name is Alex.My name is Ioka.

Yunis, it's a pleasure to meet you. How you doing?

It's nice to meet you, too.

Slam poetry is the art of performance poetry.

Ruff has given us your assignment for today.

You're going to learn how to write, edit

and learn to perform your very own slam poem.

So cool.

Hi. Are you Brandy?

There's Brandy.

She's a fitness instructor.

Let's learn first about the body.

We're going to start off

with three components...

Blossom, let's write this down.

Let's talk about flexibility.

Does anyone know anything about flexibility?Yeah, I do.

Wow, Mike, whoa.

I thought he was going to rip in half.

When you think flexibility, repeat after me.

Say "range of motion."

ALL: Range of motion.

So we want to keep increased range of motion.

Increasing your range of motion

means improving your flexibility, huh?

Ah, you want to stretch out your muscles

so you don't hurt them when you're exercising.

Now, cardiovascular training.

Can you tell me anything about it?

It means heart or something.

Thank you, Blossom.

Your cardiovascular system is your heart and blood vessels.

So cardiovascular exercise

gets your heart pumping and your blood flowing.

What side of the body is the heart located on?

The left side.

BRANDY: The left side.

Now, when you're not doing

a vigorous activity, how is your heart b*ating?

Slow.

Can you demonstrate for me?

Eight, nine...

It's b*ating pretty slow.

Oh, I like this part. Yeah, this is easy right here.

Ready, foot fire, go.

Faster.

Faster. Stop.

Now, is the heart b*ating faster?

Yeah.

It has to work harder to get more oxygen into the body

and to let out more carbon dioxide.

So you actually need it to go faster?

You need it to go fast.

Sheesh, I only did that for a few seconds.

I need to sit down.

Now the last component

is strength training.

Can anyone tell me about strength training?

Um, lifting weights?

Building muscles?You have to be strong.

BRANDY: We are building muscle.

Now why would someone

want to lift weights? Do you know?

Maybe so they could impress their family or friends?

Impress the poodle that lives next door, maybe?

Why don't we say "to increase bone density."

You guys are young and you're still growing.

And you want your bones to be really strong.

So by adding a certain level of weight training,

what you do, it will help make your bones strong.

Because you're young, you don't want to lift a lot of weights

because it can put pressure on your joints.

Joints?

I give out points.

[chuckles]

Okay, let's go back to Nina.

I'm going to need you to just

write whatever comes to mind.

Two words I'm going to give you...

So I need you to write down

anything that you believe.

Oh, I got it.

I believe that...

Things I believe-- okay...

I believe that Spot Spotnik is not as good of a poet as I am.

I want to know about you.

We want to know about you.

Excited, interested.

Uh... I'm great with computers.

Uh... I make a mean smoothie.

Now what else?

First thing that comes to mind

when you think of

what your mother or your father taught you.

Now I want you to think of

what you have taught your parents.

Let's think of things

you really could change when you get home.

I could change my pants, but I don't wear pants.

Honestly, Nina, you have a lot to work with.

This is awesome.

I'm so, so proud of you.

Look at all she's written!

Oh, hi.

I got you a bubble tea.

I'm all ready to do some editing.

FETCH , I'd like my bubble tea now.

[slurps]: Thank you.

How many pages she got there, four pages?

Now it's time to edit Nina's poem.

Within this whole piece,

I want you to try to pick

what some of your favorite lines are.

I like it all.

I like the part about my mom. Okay.

"My mother taught me how to believe,

"how to love and how to be open and passionate.

She taught me it doesn't matter if it's real..."

Pause, wait.

Now you've got to let them marinate on that.

"She taught me it doesn't matter if it's real..."

That line is so strong,

that can be the chorus around the whole poem.

The chorus is the part that draws the audience in.

It draws them back to your point,

to what you're... the point you're trying to express.

The point of my poem--

it needs to be better than Spot Spotnik's.

Now I'm going to teach you

basic stretching.

Does anyone know how long

you should hold your stretches? Ten...

seconds?

Thirty seconds.

Hey, that's great.

Let's start off with taking your arms

and moving them forward.

[groans]

What muscle are we stretching?

MADI: Back? Right.

WILLIE: Your back is a muscle?

Yes, your rhomboids.

Now let's reverse that.

What muscle are we stretching right now?

Pectoralis.

What you guys may refer to as your chest.

What muscle are we stretching now?

I don't know.

You don't know?

Your obliques.

And we have to make sure

that we stretch both sides. So reach over.

Now we're going to stretch

our hamstrings.

All right, switch.There we go.

Quadriceps-- how do we stretch it?

Uh, like this.

Perfect. Switch.

Last stretch is the calf stretch.

What else do we call the calf stretch?

Gastrocnemius.

Reach up.

Up, up, up.

Reach, moving feet.

All right, let's do a little cardio.

BRANDY: Now I'm going to demonstrate the equipment.

Okay, so I'm going to get on.

What did I tell you this does for my heart?

Makes it healthy.

Makes it healthy.

So we worked out on the bike.

Now we're going to go to the treadmill.

Now you need to do ten minutes of the treadmill.

Wait, this isn't right.

Now for some strength training.

This is the biceps machine.

We're going to actually just do ten reps.

Now, why aren't you guys counting?

He's going to be working forever

if we don't count.Seven. One.

Oh. Eight.

Triceps are right here.

You're going to have a seat right there.

All right, keep it going.

Count it out now, you guys, five...

Seven...

I'm going to let you demonstrate this one.

You're going to extend your arms straight up.

Up? Up.

Don't forget to breathe. Ten!

Don't forget to breathe.

I can't when you're making me laugh.

This is the leg press machine.

Ready, push out.

You feel that in them quads?

Yeah. Okay.

It's time to do the stretches.

RUFF: Wait, we're stretching again?

Why do you stretch after your exercises?

Well, now your muscles are warmed up.

So they respond better to exercise at the end.

So we'll actually be able to extend our body

a little further.

[grunts]: Okay, we're stretching again.

And we're in the studio again

with Rosario and Bridget.

Time for you guys

to stretch your minds with the...

All right. Yeah.

points are available.

You have seconds to answer as many questions as you can.

Ten questions available at five points apiece.

You guys ready?Yes. Absolutely.

Then let the quiz begin.

Okay, strength...

Excellent. Yes!

True or false?

True, true.Correct.

Is the heart b*ating faster?

Because more oxygen is...

Yeah, more oxygen is flowing

because like when you have a lot of activity...

It has to work harder to get more oxygen into the body

and to let out more carbon dioxide.

Yes! Outstanding.

Reach, moving feet.

Oh, calf.Excellent.

True or false?

False.

You're Brandy? Yes, I am.

Correct.

Well... stretch

and... And...

Uh, warm up.

Incorrect.

Slam poets. Slam poets.

We are slam poets.

Awesome.

The chorus.Awesome.

Oh, it's a... bubble tea.

I got you a bubble tea.Correct.

And we are out of time!

Let's go over the one you missed.

The answer is stretch and cardio.

So sorry about that,

but you did get eight out of ten.

points, awesome score. Good job, guys.

Thank you, Ruff.Thank you.

So that brings us to the end

of our half-time quiz show.

And now let's check back with Nina,

if you know what I mean-a.

[chuckles]

Am I getting any better at this yet?

Are you ready to learn how to perform your poem? Yes.

Taking your time, having both feet planted on the ground,

back straight...

Take the time to enunciate each word.

I believe that I can do anything.

My friends show me how to be myself.

My sister Neela taught me to go through life my own way,

not to care what others think.

Ruff!

You taught me how to love my squeaky toys.

I'm glad I could pass that on to you, Nina.

Mom, you taught me how to believe,

how to love and how to be open.

Yeah, open? Nice, good.

Dad, you taught me how to think,

how to sort things into perspective,

and that there is not always a logical explanation.

You're addressing a lot of people in this poem.

And since it is a storybook,

you can almost turn pages while you're bringing someone new in.

So I could start it like I'm opening the cover of the book?Sure.

Mom, you taught me how to believe,

how to love, and how to be open.

Dad, you taught me how to think,

how to sort things into perspective,

and that there is not always a logical explanation.

Like I'm...

Is that working for you?

Does that feel okay?

It's a little weird.

It feels like, like they don't really...

Okay, yeah.

That's okay, good, we rework it.

We do that a lot on this show.

You got some big words in there,

words like beauty and love and passion.

They need to be delivered and punched

in, like, a really dramatic fashion.

Life is a storybook.

I turn a new page and teach my parents not to be afraid.

I think of beauty and I think of passion and love

for everyone and everything.

See, she's getting into it now.

I believe in magic.

I believe that believing makes the story come alive,

that seeing is not believing, imagining is believing.

I think she's ready, guys.

YUNIS & NINA: Ready for what?

Ruff's made arrangements

for you to be in our show tonight.

Ruff, I'm going to be in the show!

I'm going to be in the show!

That's right.

Nina's so excited.

I love when she gets all jumpy.

What I want you to do is just have a seat here.

Okay, we're going to watch a video.

Working out issoboring.

MIKE: Madi, that's your sister.

I get so tired.

I don't work out, because I can't afford a gym membership.

It's your mom!And even still,

I've had it before and I never used it.

You know, I'd rather go

to the candy store than the gym.

I don't work out because I don't own a treadmill.

MADI'S SISTER: I'm too lazy.

When I get home from camp,

I just want to go to sleep.

Do I look like I need to work out?

I can't work out because my dog ate my jump rope.

Hi, guys, it's Ruff.

Sounds like your families make a lot of excuses

for not exercising.

Now, here's the second part of your challenge.

You've got to take the gym outdoors,

where you'll be designing a workout for your family.

I hope you're up for the challenge. Good luck.

BRANDY: All right, let's get started.

What were some of the things that people were...

your parents and friends were saying?

Fitness isn't what? Fun.

Fun-- so you have to remember, when we're doing this,

we need to make this as fun and as exciting as possible.

What did we start off with before? Stretching.

Now I'm going to teach you basic stretching.

We could just do the regular stretches.

Front? Back, side, side.

Reach, reach.

Our cardiovascular exercises start off with...

Or we could do dodge ball.

Oh, that's a great one.

Oh, we could go, like, on those stairs maybe.Excellent.

Okay, now it's time to move to our

strength training part.

What machines did we use

in the gym earlier?

This is the biceps machine.

Okay, so how can we do that movement again?We could use cans.

RUFF: Oh, cans would work. They're heavy like weights.

So now we need to work our lower body.

This is the leg press machine.

Leap frog. We could do leap frog. That's a good idea.

RUFF: Oh, leap frog, great idea!

The last part is stretching,

so we're going to have to remember

to bring back the stretches at the end.

Now it's time to check on Nina.

She's trying outfits like it's Halloween-a.

Oh, man, I've got to stop doing this.

Well, she's got to look good on stage anyway.

Wow, look at all the people.

Don't be nervous, man.

I am.

You're going to be great.

You've got a good poem.

You got us.

Hello, and welcome to the Fresh Poetry slam.

How y'all doing?

[audience cheering]

I always get nervous when I put my fetchers on stage.

It's so much pressure.

Are y'all ready to slam?

Whoo!

I live to eat and breathe of this bread before me.

Education comes their way,

but they're so quick to throw it away,

because the days are shorter than the nights.

People, my young people,

we are ready to move.

[applause and cheers]

That was really good.

Wow, she's great.

Who's next?

Lemonade stands.

Ooh, lemonade stand.

Come and get it, fresh homemade lemonade.

Ice cold for a hot day.

I suddenly want lemonade.

My dream is to play in the NBA.

I would always practice every single day.

I love to play basketball, it's what I do,

but I need to get good so my dream could come true.

[cheering]

Okay.

Now it's Nina's turn.

Nina! Give it up!

[cheering]

Okay, my poem is called "Life Can Be Ruff"

and it's dedicated to Ruff fromFETCH! with Ruff Ruffman.

To me?

Oh, man!

Now, that is poetry right there.

Mom, you taught me how to believe,

how to love and how to be open.

Dad, you taught me how to think;

how to put things into perspective,

and that there is not always a logical explanation.

I think of beauty and passion

and love for everyone and everything,

'cause I believe in magic.

I believe that believing makes the story come alive,

that seeing is not believing, imagining is believing.

[applause, cheers]

Yes, she did it!

Listen to that crowd!

They love Nina!

Whoo!

That was cool.

So Nina, what did you think of your first slam?

It was so good. Everyone was awesome.

You're a slam poet.

Does she get like a license or anything or a plaque?

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.

See you at the studio, Ruff.See you, Nina.

Thanks, guys.

Hey, uh, you have any poetry tips for the Ruffman?

When in doubt, order takeout.

Doubt? Takeout?

That gives me an idea.

I think I'll order some takeout.

That's my kind of rhyme.

Hi, Mom!

They look like the people in the video.

Here come the Fetchers' families for their workout.

And I told them to bring some household supplies with them.

This is stretching

your back muscles, all right?

[groaning]

ALL: ... ... .Good.

Okay, over on the side.

, , ...

You know, Blossom,

try not to make it look so easy, will you, please?

Yes, I know you take yoga.

WILLIE: So in order for our heart to be strong and healthy,

it needs to have a challenge for itself.

Today we're going to play

dodge ball to get your heart b*ating.

[shrieks]

We're going to head over to these stairs over here.

You have to go up and down five times.

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Look at how many more.

This looks like a scene out ofRocky.

We're doing the strength training.

So I want everyone to take two cans.

Ruff, dog food.

Wait a minute.

You're working out with my food?

ALL: ...eight...

nine...

ten.

This is called the leap frog race.

Go.

No expensive gym equipment is being used

and everybody's getting healthy.

You're reaching for the stars, you're done.

Let's go.

, ! Yeah!

Blossom, I actually feel pretty good.

Little tired, little sore, but pretty good.

So I don't have to go to the gym after all, eh?

Thank you, Brandy.

Anytime.

See you at the garage, Ruff.

See you at Studio G, Ruff.

Thank you, Madi.

Bye-bye, guys.

Thanks for all your help.

Well, they're jogging in

to Studio G with ease.

Hey, guys.

The fitter Willie, Mike and Madi.

That was awesome.That was awesome.

Well, she's a poet

and we know it. Ha-ha!

Welcome back, Nina.

Today I'll be giving out points

and improving my cardiovascular system at the same time.

ALL: All right!

Yeah, Ruff.

It's Triumph Tally Time.

Mike, Willie and Madi, for hitting the gym, points.

Nice.

We're going to head over to these stairs over here.

RUFF: You designed a balanced family-style workout.

And was the workout boring?

Today we're going to play dodge ball.

RUFF: No, it was fun!

Fun gets you points.

[kids cheering]

And another points for great teamwork!

Yeah!

For a grand total of points.

Yeah!Nicely done. Nina.

My mother taught me

how to believe.

RUFF: You wrote, edited,

and choreographed your first ever slam poem.

I believe in magic.

And all in one day!

For that, the full points.

All right!Yeah, Nina!

Now, you knew it wouldn't be slam

if you didn't take the stage.

You could have backed out, but instead

for guts and style...

I believe that believing makes the story come alive.

Which brings your poetic total to...

Yeah! All right!

But is that all the points a dog can give?

KIDS: No!

What time is it?

KIDS: Bonus points.

Actually, it's time to do some pushups.

One, two, three,

four, five, six, seven, eight.

Nine... ten.

Now it's bonus point time.

[cheering]

For recognizing the poetic potential

of something that's near and dear to my heart...

Ruff,

you taught me how to love my squeaky toys.

Five bonus points for you, Nina.

Which means...

Nina, with points,

you're today's daily winner.

Yeah, Nina!

Now, Nina,

I have here two exercise-ready stacks of canned goods.

Under one a Paw-litzer Prize submitted poem by yours truly.

That's the dog version of the Pulitzer.

Under the other...Okay.

eh, some lame jive.

So which will it be?

Stack A or Stack B?

Uh, B.

All right, well, you'll find the prize

in the mailbox.

Go, Nina!

Go, Nina!

The Shruffle MP player.

Awesome!

Oh, my gosh.

It is a shuffling digital player my team invented.

Awesome.That's so cool.

Thank you so much, Ruff.

You're welcome. Now dig this, Nina.

I've already downloaded some workout music on it,

and a special file of yours truly

reciting yours truly's latest poetry.

All right, g*ng,

that brings us to the end

of another awesome episode ofFETCH! with Ruff Ruffman.

We'll see you next time.

Bye. Bye, Ruff. See you!

Charlene, my washing machine is green and keen.

I think this is gold!

Hi, Spotnik and I have been sending love poems

to Charlene all week.

Ooh,

a letter from Charlene!

Yes! Dear Mr. Ruffman,

stop all poetry immediately,

or my client will sue.

Sincerely, Charlene's lawyer.

What?

What's that, Blossom?

Spot received the same letter?

Charlene rejected us both!

Yes! Take that, Spotnik.

Now what am I going to do with all this poetry?

Okay, Blossom, that's one option.



[Ruff scatting]

♪FETCH!♪

♪With Ruff Ruffman!♪

[Ruff scatting]

Ah, whatever.

♪FETCH!♪

♪With Ruff Ruffman!♪

♪FETCH!♪