Thursday 10/25/2012

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Noon EDT

KET: WordWorld; #203 "Bugs to the Rescue/Sheep's First Bike Ride" [TV-Y]; Ant builds Bear a hot-air balloon for her birthday, but Dog accidentally floats away in it! Ant elicits the help of his insect WordFriends Bug, Bee, and Fly to rescue Dog and save the day. Bear and Sheep both learn to build the word "bike," and Sheep learns how to ride one for the first time in her life. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18218 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Health; #704 "Pikeville Medical Center"; The man responsible for the growth of the Pikeville Medical Center says he'd like it to become the Mayo Clinic of the South. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #136 "Two's Company/Fair-Weather Friends" [TV-Y]; All of the dogs are excited that their old friend K.C. is visiting for a few days, but Cleo gets so carried away that she completely ignores Clifford and T-Bone. When bad weather threatens the annual Back-to-School Barbecue at Jetta's house, the dogs set out to see whether they can stop the rain from falling. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Connections with Renee Shaw; #807 "Mimi Pickering and Dr. Catherine Fosl"; Filmmaker Mimi Pickering and biographer Dr. Catherine Fosl, director of the University of Louisville's Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research, discuss the upcoming documentary on KET Anne Braden: Southern Patriot, about the American civil rights leader. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #102 "Passing the GED Writing Test" [TV-G]; Advice on how to prepare for the GED writing test, with sample test questions.

KET2: Caillou; #432 "The World Around Me!" [TV-Y]; Miss Martin takes Caillou and his friends to the park. After finding a childhood photograph of Dad with a model train set, Caillou and Dad decide to look for the train in Grandpa's basement. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky General Assembly Live Interim Coverage; #339 "Interim Joint Committee On Appropriations and Revenue"

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #101 "Getting Ideas on Paper" [TV-G]; Successful writers and adult learners share ideas on how to get started writing.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #114 "Thank You, Grandpere Tiger!/Neighborhood Thank You Day" [TV-Y]; Daniel is sad that Grandpere Tiger can't come to the special Thank You Day celebration. Daniel has trouble deciding what to put in his note for the annual neighborhood Thank You Day celebration. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #170 "James Buddy Thompson"; James Buddy Thompson, Chairman of the Air Board of Louisville, and Chairman of the Board of Glenmore Distillery, talks about his many activities, including hot/air ballooning. A 1984 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: News Quiz; #2807 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: It's Sew Easy; #112 "Gifts" [TV-G]; Creating a computer tablet cover featuring grommets and menswear fabrics; using bias tape for lanyards, purses, and flowers; and a tote pattern that can be personalized for all ages. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Head of the Holler; #108 "Ben Sollee"; Kentucky musician Ben Sollee discusses his own musical journey and his concern for the people and the environment of Appalachian Kentucky and beyond.

2:14

KET: DanceSense; #107 "Ballet"; Explores dance as a means of creative expression—focusing on the history, vocabulary, and style of ballet—as well as the viewer's role in responding to and appreciating a dance performance. Watch Online

2:15

KET: DanceSense; #107 "Ballet"; Explores dance as a means of creative expression—focusing on the history, vocabulary, and style of ballet—as well as the viewer's role in responding to and appreciating a dance performance. Watch Online

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #138 "The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers/Dads' Day Out" [TV-Y]; The Pteranodon family travels deep underwater on the Dinosaur Train to view two backwards-bounding brothers named Max and Mitch Michelinoceras. The kids are delighted to see that Max and Mitch put on a synchronized swimming show. Buddy, Tiny, and Mr. Pteranodon join Annie Tyrannosaurus and Leroy Lambeosaurus and their dads for a Dads' Day at the Big Pond. It's all fun and games until it starts to rain, and they all have to take cover in a cave they've never noticed before. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scrapbook Soup; #201 "Digital Scrapbooking" [TV-G]; Learn how to use software, online resources, Facebook, Twitter, and blogs in your scrapbooking. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Faces of Farming; [TV-G]; The program highlights how Kentucky farmers care for their animals, the environment, and their consumers. Meet the farmers in the Commonwealth who are providing a safe, affordable food supply to not only their family, but yours.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #127 "Be Cool/Elephant Walk" [TV-Y]; Phew, it's hot outside! How are Sally and Nick going to stay cool? They visit the Dizzle-dazzle Desert. Nick and Sally wonder if there's such thing as a one-thing-does-it-all tool. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #102 "Getting Up to Speed"; Basic concepts of arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

KETKY: Catching a Killer: Colon Cancer Among Us; [TV-PG]; Follow three people, a retired farmer, a minimum-wage worker, and a Kentucky State Senator, as they relate their own experiences in battling, diagnosing, and dealing with the spectral aftermath of colon cancer.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #211 "The Fully Automatic Fun Hat/Creatures of the Night" [TV-Y]; George wants to have a hat as fun as the Man with the Yellow Hat's, but picking the right headgear is hard. When all the food disappears from the birdfeeder in a single night, George sets out to find out who or what is eating it all. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #115 "Breaking Away" [TV-PG]; Henry and his Caucasian girlfriend deal with negative reactions from their parents, and a laundromat opens next door to the café. Vocabulary: talking about likes and dislikes; cultural information: intercultural relationships.

KETKY: Jewish Kentucky; The majority of Jewish Kentuckians immigrated in waves from Germany, Eastern Europe, or by virtue of religious intolerance. This special describes how a family from each of these categories found its way to the Commonwealth.

3:35

KETKY: Jewish Kentucky; The majority of Jewish Kentuckians immigrated in waves from Germany, Eastern Europe, or by virtue of religious intolerance. This special describes how a family from each of these categories found its way to the Commonwealth.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #128 "I'm a Poet/The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club" [TV-Y]; Fern challenges everyone to enter a poetry contest judged by a famous poet. Arthur and the gang fight back when a group called Parents Against Weird Stories wants to ban their favorite ghost-story books from the library. [High-Definition]

KET2: My Generation; #3013 "VIP Tour" [TV-G]; Frank Sinatra Jr. gives a private tour of the iconic Los Angeles Capitol Records building while telling stories of his famous father. The Kodachrome King discovers America in a shoe box and a couple of Grannies go on an urban safari. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Aviation Pioneer Matthew B. Sellers; The Carter County native who invented the retractable landing gear for airplanes and made the first powered flight in Kentucky.

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #412 "Road Rage, Anger, and Fury/By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robots!" [TV-Y7]; Fed up with all of the city's traffic, Lady Redundant Woman creates an army of copies in order to block all of the other cars and get her own carried out of traffic. With the hopes of exposing WordGirl's true identity, Tobey takes a game about evil robots to Becky's house. [High-Definition]

KET2: Living Smart; #303 "Preparing for the Future" [TV-PG]; Dr. Peter Bishop offers guidelines for strategic foresight, which will generate long-term success as opposed to short-term gratification. One of the nation's most respected futurists, Dr. Bishop also offers his predictions as far as the job market, which industries will thrive, and what else is in store for the U.S.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #135 "Quillber's Birthday Present" [TV-Y]; It's Aviva's birthday, and Chris and Martin decide to collect shed porcupine quills to make a beautiful necklace as a gift. As they tag along with an African Crested Porcupine, they discover that animals have different ways and features to defend themselves from predators. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Piano Guy; #1205 [TV-G]; Scott and guests show viewers how to play Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock And Roll" and the signature lick from Tony Bennett's "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." Featured guests include Bradley Sowash, Bobby Floyd, and Andy LaVerne. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #101; Expert appraisers examine treasures including an autographed Babe Ruth baseball, a Harpers Ferry pistol, and an amazing snuff bottle collection. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #102 "Scent of a Human" [TV-Y]; On the day he is supposed to star in his own rap video, Hector is hypnotized into thinking he's a dog. Can The Electric Company train Hector to use his human instincts, or will he have to rap with a doggie brain? [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #801 "Harz Mountain Railway" [TV-G]; Go into eastern Germany to ride a historic mountain line that wasn't reopened until after the Cold War. Visit a man who has realized his childhood dream, ride a narrow gauge line at a place where the geese wear pants, and meet a steel making man who also has a passion for railroading. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #719 "Wood Carver/Piano Prodigy/Revolving Aquarium" [TV-G]; Carver Bruce Smith of Villa Hills specializes in human caricatures in wood; 11-year-old Kelsey Tamayo of Hardin County composes music, plays more than 20 instruments, and actually loves to practice; and Bowling Green pet store owner Mitch Gibbs' patented revolving aquarium helps coral grow more naturally and keep its color. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17299 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #318 "Just Toying with Ruff" [TV-Y]; Toy magazine names Ruff's Action-to-the-Maxion Figure "Worst Toy of the Century." Ruff is eating ice cream when a reporter asks for a comment, and the shock causes him a severe case of brain freeze. Harsha and Sammy become radio reporters and do a news piece on brain freeze, and Ruff assigns Noel and DJ to invent a new Ruff Ruffman toy. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #737 "David Brooks"; David Brooks, a political and cultural commentator who writes for the New York Times as well as a commentator on PBS NewsHour, discusses his career and the 2012 presidential election. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online