Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave

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Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave
GenreEducational
Created byTony Collingwood
Directed byTony Collingwood
Andrea Tran
Voices ofDavid Holt
Joseph West
Ella Pearl Marshall-Pinder
Jonathan Millar
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Singapore
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes104
Production
Executive producersKok Cheong Wong
Jackie Edwards
Tatiana Kober
ProducersHelen Stroud
Gun Yoon Cheong
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesBejuba! Entertainment
SDI Media
Collingwood & Co.
Sparky Animation
Original release
NetworkCBeebies (United Kingdom)
Sprout (United States)
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2015 (2015-02-14) –
January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)

Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave is an interactive animated children's television series which premiered in the United Kingdom on CBeebies and in the United States on Sprout in 2015.[1] Hulu acquired the streaming rights in 2016.[2] Production ceased on new episodes when Universal Kids stopped developing original shows in 2019.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

In each episode, Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave are called out by Hatty the Hamster to go on adventures with him. A few times in each episode, Hatty will ask a question. The three title characters will give their answers, but only one of them is correct. Hatty then asks the viewers which of the three gave the correct answer to his question.

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Hatty (voiced by David Holt) is a hamster and the show's host. He wears a bow tie, and a top hat that shapeshifts from one episode to another. He takes the title characters to certain places in his top-shaped aircraft called the "Spin-Again". His shapeshifting hat also contains cards with questions that he reads to them. He would act like a school teacher to them by providing some information during their adventures. It is unknown if he has a house, although he has a garden where he occasionally takes his three friends to.
  • Ruff-Ruff (voiced by Joseph West) is a red puppy, & one of the three title characters. He lives in a red home (resembling a ball with his ears) which sits beside both Tweet's & Dave's homes, and is located on a mountain that extends above a lake. He also drives a red Rolly Pod. He even likes to dig holes which, at times, result in finding lost items.
  • Tweet (voiced by Ella Pearl Marshall-Pinder) is a yellow chick wearing pink glasses, and the shortest of the group. She lives in a yellow home that sits in between Ruff-Ruff's & Dave's homes. Her house resembles an egg, and drives a yellow Rolly Pod with a beak. She walks by moving her feet simultaneously instead of alternately.
  • Dave (voiced by Jonathan Millar) is a blue panda, and is the biggest of the title characters. He lives in a white home with blue ears that resembles him. His house is further on the right, being beside Tweet's home and is even further than Ruff-Ruff's home. He drives a big fat blue Rolly Pod. He is also the subject of Hatty's last question which the hamster asks at the end of each episode who will fall asleep first, and Dave is always the answer because he always falls asleep before Ruff-Ruff & Tweet do. There was one episode where Dave made a complete sweep by being the only one correct on every question Hatty asks. Unlike most pandas who like to eat bamboo, Dave seems to like eating bananas.

Other[edit]

  • Mr. Squirrel is an orange/brown squirrel whom Ruff-Ruff likes to chase around. He would sometimes aid the main characters in their adventures. As with characters other than the main ones, he does not speak.
  • Cindy Squirrel is the other squirrel in the show.
  • Speedy/Sneezy Sheep are a pair of sheep with a black stripe on the wools near their necks. They occasionally take part in the main characters' games.
  • Mrs. Duck is a green/brown duck who adores Tweet and swims around.
  • The Cows are at the farm, but they do not speak.
  • Farmer Fred is mentioned.
  • Bobby is a spider monkey who speaks a gibberish language.
  • Tara is another monkey and is Bobby's sister.
  • Littlest Rabbit is part of the Rabbit family the three title characters help sometimes. He is sometimes seen with his plush toy which is carrot with a face called a Cuddly Carrot.
  • Mr. Rabbit is the father of the Rabbit family. He won a carrot contest of which Hatty was a contestant.

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (2015-16)[edit]

  1. A Fairytale Adventure
  2. A Bouncy Adventure
  3. A Hide-and-Seek Adventure
  4. A Singing Adventure
  5. A Mountain Adventure
  6. A Beach Adventure
  7. A Pirate Adventure
  8. A Farmyard Adventure
  9. A Racing Adventure
  10. A Collecting Adventure
  11. A Gardening Adventure
  12. A Flying Adventure
  13. A Dancing Adventure
  14. A Kite Adventure
  15. A Cowboy Adventure
  16. A Birthday Party Adventure
  17. A Building Adventure
  18. A Puzzle Adventure
  19. A Counting Adventure
  20. An Opposite Adventure
  21. A Veggie Adventure
  22. A Happy Adventure
  23. A Rainbow Adventure
  24. An Exploring Adventure
  25. An Obstacle Adventure
  26. An Upside-Down Adventure
  27. A Traveling Adventure
  28. A Home Sweet Home Adventure
  29. A Train Adventure
  30. A Sailing Adventure
  31. A Remembering Adventure
  32. A Spot the Difference Adventure
  33. A Squeaky Ball Adventure
  34. A Mini Golf Adventure
  35. A Music-Making Adventure
  36. A Drawing Adventure
  37. An Apple Tree Adventure
  38. A Birdy Adventure
  39. An Inventing Adventure
  40. A Fix It Adventure
  41. A Driving Adventure
  42. A Signs Adventure
  43. A Pattern Adventure
  44. A Matching Adventure
  45. A Bubble Adventure
  46. A Starry Adventure
  47. A Movement Adventure
  48. A Playground Adventure
  49. A Superpower Adventure
  50. A Special Delivery Adventure
  51. A Happy Hat Adventure
  52. A Robot Adventure

Season 2 (2017-19)[edit]

  1. A Firefighter Adventure
  2. A Bibble Bink Adventure
  3. A Ruff-Ruff Adventure
  4. A Song Making Adventure
  5. A Game Show Adventure
  6. A Wishing Adventure
  7. A Noisy Adventure
  8. A Moving Home Adventure
  9. A Friends Adventure
  10. A Princess Adventure
  11. A Prize-Winning Adventure
  12. A Honey Adventure
  13. A Banana Adventure
  14. A Delivery Crew Adventure
  15. A Bug Adventure
  16. A Butterfly Adventure
  17. A Hiccup Adventure
  18. A Bunny-Sitting Adventure
  19. A Magic Show Adventure
  20. A Bowling Adventure
  21. A Cheerleading Adventure
  22. A Playhouse Adventure
  23. A Finding Adventure
  24. A Tall Adventure
  25. A Clean Up Adventure
  26. A Harvest Adventure
  27. An Animal Parade Adventure
  28. A Rollypod Adventure
  29. A Pairs Adventure
  30. A Show Adventure
  31. A Cake Adventure
  32. A Learning Adventure
  33. A Jungle Song Adventure
  34. A Be Safe Adventure
  35. A Photo Adventure
  36. A Story Finding Adventure
  37. A Pumpkin Adventure
  38. A Swapping Adventure
  39. A Super Tweet Adventure
  40. A Ring and Sing Adventure
  41. A Reporting Adventure
  42. A Fruit Juice Adventure
  43. A Finding the Way Adventure
  44. A Big Party Adventure
  45. A Hatty's Hat Adventure
  46. A Vacation Adventure
  47. A Hoe-Down Adventure
  48. A Jungle Games Adventure
  49. A Recycling Adventure
  50. An Egg Hunt Adventure
  51. A Police Adventure
  52. A Fly High Adventure

Special (2016)[edit]

  1. A Christmas Adventure

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 47. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ "Hulu snaps up Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave".
  3. ^ "Universal Kids drops original programming". 20 June 2019.

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