Wednesday 10/24/2012

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Noon EDT

KET: WordWorld; #202 "Duck Saves Spider's Web/Caterpillar Gets a Home" [TV-Y]; When Duck accidentally crashes into Spider's web and breaks it apart into letters, he has to go about finding the letters to fix it. But he doesn't know what letters are in the word 'web'! Duck makes a new friend on a windy, rainy day - Caterpillar. It soon becomes apparent that Caterpillar needs a home to protect her from the elements. Together she and Duck learn to sound out some words which might make suitable homes. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18217 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #503 "Madisonville"; A concert from the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts in Madisonville spotlights Western Kentucky talent: the Murray State University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dennis Johnson; vocalist Janet Cunningham; a choral group from the Governor's School for the Arts; and nationally known flutist Jim Walker, originally from Muhlenberg County. A 1997 KET production.

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #135 "Potluck Party Pooper/The Best Gift" [TV-Y]; Mr. Bleakman tells the Howards he won't be attending their party because he'd rather stay home and do his usual Saturday routine. Emily Elizabeth, Clifford, and their friends are determined to convince him to try something new and come to the party. Emily thinks she's come up with the perfect gift for her mother's birthday, but Jetta's criticism makes her doubt herself. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #101 "Orientation" [TV-G]; An overview of the GED test and how this series and its accompanying workbooks and online lessons can help adults prepare.

KET2: Caillou; #430 "I'm Learning" [TV-Y]; Jonas, a cowboy friend of Dad's, invites the family to visit his ranch. Caillou learns a lot about horses and gets to brush a pony named Lucky. Later, he accompanies Mom to the grocery store. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky General Assembly Live Interim Coverage; #338 "Interim Joint Committee On State Government"

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #126 "Data Analysis" [TV-G]; Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts and graphs and analyze statistical trends.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #101 "Daniel's Birthday/Daniel's Picnic" [TV-Y]; Daniel is very excited to go to Baker Aker's Bakery with his mom to pick out a cake for his party. When they arrive home after a bumpy ride on Trolley, Daniel is disappointed to find that his cake is smushed. Daniel, Prince Wednesday, and Miss Elaina are having a picnic in front of the clock factory. When it starts to rain, the picnic is ruined, leaving them very disappointed. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #169 "George Trotter"; George Trotter, general manager and editor of the Bardstown Kentucky Standard, talks about journalism in a small community. A 1984 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #136 "The Stars in the Sky" [TV-Y]; Princess Pea wants to play in a rainbow, but her mother says it simply can't be done. So the Super Readers soar into the story The Stars in the Sky and accompany a little girl named Ella with a big dream of her own. [High-Definition]

KET2: Katie Brown Workshop; #311 "Safari" [TV-G]; A memorable safari birthday party for kids.

KETKY: The National Parks: America's Best Idea; #103 "The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919)" [TV-G]; In John Muir's absence, a new leader steps forward on behalf of America's remaining pristine places; a new federal agency is created to protect the parks; and in Arizona, a fight breaks out over the fate of the grandest canyon on earth. [High-Definition]

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #211 "Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch" [TV-Y]; Dad takes the kids on a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decorated their Roundhouse into a "haunted house" for a spooky party. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature - a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium. The Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate "Gourd Day" - a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. [High-Definition]

KET2: For Your Home; #2605 "Intro to Komen House" [TV-G]; Learn the ins and outs of building a custom home or planning a major remodeling project. Put your project on a solid foundation by building a great team. [High-Definition]

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #126 "Blue Feet Are Neat/A Little Reef Magic" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally are trying out their new blue rubber boots but they keep getting stuck in the mud! Cat knows just who can help them - Buster, the Blue-footed Booby bird. Nick has difficulty learning a "disappearing" magic trick, when who should appear but The Cat in the Hat! He takes Nick and Sally to the coral reef of Scoobamareen. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #116 "Passing the GED Social Studies Test" [TV-G]; Tips on reading and interpreting maps, charts, and graphics; information on the content areas covered on the social studies section of the GED Test; and sample test questions.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #602 "George Buys A Kite/Train of Light" [TV-Y]; After a gust of wind destroys their kite, George and Bill are determined to buy the Ultimate Kite on display at Ada & Luke's country store. During a trip to Mabel's Department Store, George helps wrap presents, watches himself on TV, rides the escalator, and becomes fascinated by a lamp that casts a shadow of a moving train onto the wall. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pre-GED Connection; #108 "Fiction" [TV-G]; Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1507 "Prunella The Packrat/What's in a Name?" [TV-Y]; Can Arthur help her break her packrat habits in time to put together the display for the school's Earth Day fair? Binky find out that his real name isn't Binky, it's Shelley! [High-Definition]

KET2: Clodagh's Irish Food Trails; #102 "Carlingford and the North East" [TV-G]; Clodagh learns about different types of oysters at the Carlingford Oyster Company's oyster beds and watches chef Denis Crompton prepare local mussels and oysters. [High-Definition]

KETKY: On the Ohio with John Ed Pearce; Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and columnist John Ed Pearce cruises down the Ohio River, stopping frequently along the way to relate historical ancedotes and facts about the river, its people, and its towns. A 1987 KET production. Watch Online

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #411 "Wordbot/Mount Rush Here" [TV-Y7]; In order to get back at WordGirl for destroying his robots, Tobey builds a robot replica of WordGirl named WordBot. When all the grown-ups suddenly go missing, the kids take full advantage of an adult-free world. [High-Definition]

KET2: Ciao Italia; #2218 "Cooking School for Everyone/La Scuola Di Cucina Per Tutti" [TV-G]; Mary Ann shows students how to make pasta from scratch and a Cuccidati, a tart, citrusy cookie with lemon frosting.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #139 "Googly-Eye: The Night Guru" [TV-Y]; The Kratt brothers secretly "borrow" Aviva's half finished night vision goggles to go in search of a mysterious nocturnal creature. But when the unstable goggles stop working, the brothers find themselves taken in by the nocturnal society of the tarsier. [High-Definition]

KET2: Rudy Maxa's World; #101 "Delhi and Agra, India" [TV-G]; Rudy discovers temples straight out of Disneyland. A street astrologer tells him that he will live a long life, but his hotel room number is not an auspicious one. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2903 [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; #101 "Skills" [TV-Y]; Keith is invited to join the Electric Company, but before he can take the oath, Francine swoops in and steals his special skill. Can the Electric Company help him get it back, or will Keith be powerless forever? [High-Definition]

KET2: Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope; #604 "Southern Ethiopia - Tribal Lands and Primeval People" [TV-G]; Joseph's adventure begins along the shores of Lake Abaya and Chamo in the 2,400 mile Rift Valley. After becoming acquainted with the lakes' fishermen, birds, crocodiles and hippos, he soldiers on into the Lower Omo Valley. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #718 "Melungeons" [TV-G]; Explores the various theories about the origins of the Melungeons, an Appalachian ethnic group of mixed ancestry whose forebears arrived in the New World at the time of the Spanish explorers. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17298 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #317 "The People vs. Grandma Ruffman" [TV-Y]; Grandma Ruffman is in jail, having been accused of trying to break Ruff's twin, Scruff Ruffman, out of prison. Ruff sends two kids to be on Grandma's defense team, two others to examine forensic evidence, and the others to prosecute Grandma. They try the case with help from real lawyers in a real courtroom with a real judge. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #509; Carter and Clark catch up with Michael Martin and Madeline Hart to find out more about All Campus Sing. Plus, the 31st annual Mr. MSU pageant, Jim and Sarah show off a few of their dance moves, and Erik Stolhankse talks about his career. [High-Definition] Watch Online