Wednesday 10/17/2012

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Noon EDT

KET: WordWorld; #121 "Bit by Bit/Ride 'em Cowbear" [TV-Y]; On Monkey's birthday, a sick Frog entrusts Duck and Bug to take his present—a banana—to the party. In their enthusiasm to get to the party, Duck and Bug accidentally break the banana into letters, then don't know how to rebuild it. Pig, Dog, and Duck play cowboys. Bear wants to join them but gets frustrated when she learns she's not very good at rope tricks. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18212 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #403 "Prestonsburg"; Features music from three different perspectives: the Lexington Singers, a community chorus; the River City Drum Corp, a group of young percussionists who perform traditional African rhythms; and the Kentucky Opry, a cast of instrumentalists and singers who take a "down-home" approach to entertainment. A 2000 KET production taped at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #130 "Morning, Noon, and Night/Mr. Bleakman's Special Day" [TV-Y]; Cleo learns about how to be a good houseguest when she spends a weekend at Clifford's. Mr. Bleakman is especially grumpy one day, and the dogs try doing "secret good deeds" to cheer him up. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #122 "Passing the GED Science Test" [TV-G]; An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method.

KET2: Caillou; #425 "Getting the Message" [TV-Y]; When Mom is busy on the phone all morning and doesn't have time for Caillou, he feels left out. In the park, Caillou makes friends with a deaf boy named Robbie and learns about communicating with sign language. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky General Assembly Live Interim Coverage; #335 "Interim Joint Committee On Health and Welfare"

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #124 "Ratio, Proportion, and Percent" [TV-G]; Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to compare numbers and solve problems.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #107 "Friends Help Each Other/Daniel Helps O Tell A Story" [TV-Y]; Katerina shows Daniel a birthday tea-party she set up for her stuffed animals and accidently knocks it over! O the Owl and Daniel choose a very special book about dinosaurs, but they realize that the last page of the story is missing! [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #164 "David Jones"; An interview with David Jones, chief executive officer of Humana. A 1980 KET production.

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #164 "The Cookbook" [TV-Y]; Whyatt wants to bake Baby Joy a special birthday cake - but he doesn't know how! Super Why and his friends soar into a new kind of book - a cookbook - and get the information they need from a rhyming chef with a silly sense of humor as well as a recipe for fun! In the end, Whyatt learns how to cook up the perfect birthday for his little sister. [High-Definition]

KET2: Katie Brown Workshop; #310 "Green" [TV-G]; Environmentally smart projects to do with the kids: a corkboard calendar, a children's terrarium, and three green salads.

KETKY: The National Parks: America's Best Idea; #102 "The Last Refuge (1890-1915)" [TV-G]; A young president, Theodore Roosevelt, becomes one of the national parks' greatest champions; in Yellowstone, a magnificent species is rescued from extinction; and in Yosemite, John Muir fights the battle of his life to save a beautiful valley. [High-Definition]

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #135 "The Good Mom/Hornucopia" [TV-Y]; "Mom's" the word when Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids. The two moms compare mothering methods in a play date at the Big Pond. - At the Big Pond, Tank introduces the Pteranodon family to his friend, Stacie Styracosaurus, a fellow Ceratopsian with a crown of elaborate horns on her head. Everyone attends Stacie's "Hornucopia" celebration, where she reveals her new big horns and then performs a moonlit shadow show with her Styracosaurus family. [High-Definition]

KET2: For Your Home; #2604 "Victory Junction" [TV-G]; With a lot of help from her friends, Vicki creates a much needed lounge space for the big-hearted counselors of Victory Junction, a camp for children with extremely debilitating diseases. [High-Definition]

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #120 "Finola's Farm/Pick Your Friends" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally are sitting down to breakfast but have run out of milk. The Cat arrives to take them to Finola's Farm to have breakfast with Finola. First they learn how to milk a cow, then they discover that cows' milk can be made into butter and cheese and best of all--ice cream! It's Valentine's Day and Nick and Sally disagree hotly on how to decorate the card they're making for the Cat. Does this mean they aren't really best friends? The Cat takes them to meet Sheldon, a tortoise who knows all about friendship. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #139 "Special Topics in Algebra and Geometry" [TV-G]; Explores patterns in math and in the real world and shows how mathematical relationships can be plotted on the coordinate plane.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #207 "Color Me Monkey/Special Delivery Monkey" [TV-Y]; George is asked to help Chef Pisghetti by delivering a very special pie to a very special meeting. Along the way, he counts bus stops and buildings. George and Charkie go to the zoo to meet SooBerm, an elephant who paints. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pre-GED Connection; #106 "Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization" [TV-G]; Tips on how to improve your writing mechanics.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1603 "All About D.W./Blockheads" [TV-Y]; When Emily gets the starring role in the preschool play, D.W. is beside herself with jealousy. D.W. and Emily are upset when they get stuck with the blocks at playtime. [High-Definition]

KET2: Clodagh's Irish Food Trails; #101 "Dingle, Co Kerry - Part 1" [TV-G]; A vibrant market in the colorful town of Dingle and the famous Doyle's Seafood Bar are visited. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #406 "WordGirl and Bobbleboy/Crime in the Key of V" [TV-Y7]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Ciao Italia; #2217 "Something Sweet/Qualcosa Di Dolce" [TV-G]; Mary Ann pulls out the stops when it comes to a "bomb" of an ice cream treat: La Bomba. She starts with lady fingers dipped in Marsala wine, and adds them to a mold, along with coffee and vanilla ice cream, topped with whipped cream. She also makes a ricotta pudding.

KETKY: American Chestnut: Appalachian Apocalypse; This documentary examines the history and disappearance of the American chestnut tree, once the dominant hardwood species in Appalachian mountain forests.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #203 "Creature Power Challenge" [TV-Y]; Martin and Chris decide to have a contest to decide what's stronger - elephant or rhino powers. [High-Definition]

KET2: Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa; #413 "A Music Lover's Europe" [TV-G]; Rudy discovers surprising and fresh takes on Europe as he sets out on a music lover's tour. He visits folkdance groups in Greece, Sweden, and Norway and delights in the classics in Italy and Austria. And everywhere, the music provides a backdrop for enthralling local scenery and engaging local stories.

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2902 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #306 "Shrink, Shrank, Shrunk!" [TV-Y]; Manny borrows the Skeleckian Shrinkanator 3002 and Marcus and Jessica accidentally get shrunk. [High-Definition]

KET2: Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope; #603 "Riding The Range In Southern Alberta, Canada" [TV-G]; Joseph travels to Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, and Head-Smashed-In- Buffalo Jump, sacred and historic native sites, where he celebrates the rich heritage of the Blackfoot First Nations people. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #713 "Larry Elmore/Crafters' Co-Op/Middlesboro Golf Course" [TV-G]; A Leitchfield man who's one of America's most widely published fantasy artists; Munfordville's Creations from the Hart, a crafts store owned and operated by the crafters of Hart County; and a round of golf at the oldest continuously operated course in the country. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17291 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #316 "I'll Ruff and I'll Ruff and I'll Blow Your House Down" [TV-Y]; Ruff is having a lot of trouble with Chet, his new mouse assistant. Chet needs training, and it would be nice if he lived somewhere other than in the Fetch 3000. So Ruff sends DJ to a dog obedience school to become an expert trainer, and Noel, Sammy, and Jay go to engineering school to learn to construct a new home for Chet—out of straw. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #508; Carter and Clark talk with Jason Hinson-Nolan, Murray State's newest Greek coordinator and Panhellenic Council President Kaitlyn Farlee. Sigma Sigma Sigma celebrates their 70th birthday, learn how Angry Birds found their way campus for a good cause, and don't miss SGA's annual "Take Back the Night." [High-Definition] Watch Online