Thursday 11/15/2012

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KET: WordWorld; #213 "Welcome Home, Duck/The Lost Letter L" [TV-Y]; Frog, excited about Duck's return from a long vacation, makes a "Welcome Home" banner to hang over Duck's nest. Problem is, the dock connecting Frog's log to Duck's nest has broken, so Frog has to find another way across. When Duck accidentally breaks the L off Frog's lamp, he decides not to tell Frog. Instead, he'll just fix it himself.Although Bug and Dog try to help, things spiral out of control, and soon Duck has broken a lamp, a lever and even Frog's log! [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18233 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Health; #802 "Modern Cancer Care"; Dr. Alfonso Cervera discusses modern cancer care. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #210 "Doggie Detectives/Camping It Up" [TV-Y]; Equipment is disappearing from the local playground, and K.C. tries to figure out what's happening. Thinking that her camping trip will be boring, Jetta tries to bring all the comforts of home into the woods with her. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Connections with Renee Shaw; #810 "AIDS Events"; Renee talks with AIDS activists about the annual "Dining Out for Life" event and the upcoming World AIDS Day commemoration in December. Guests: Michele Staton-Tindall, assistant professor of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work; Brian Slate, resource coordinator for AIDS Volunteers Inc. (AVOL); and Krystal Frieson, AVOL board member. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #108 "Grammar and Usage" [TV-G]; Reviews typical grammar and usage problems writers encounter.

KET2: Caillou; #303 "Caillou the Builder" [TV-Y]; After Caillou, Leo, and Clementine finish their cleanup duties, they decide to build a road through the sandlot. Daddy and Grandpa help a charity build a new home for a needy family, and Caillou comes along to help hand out sandwiches. Mommy and Caillou go visit an old friend of Mom's and her 4-year-old son, Kevin, who live in an apartment building. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #536 "Sue Halpern"; Writer and author Sue Halpern discusses her book, Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Frontlines on Memory Research, about her search to find out what experts and scientists really know about dementia. Halpern will be presenting at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference in September in Lexington. A 2010 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #107 "Nonfiction" [TV-G]; Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing—informational, opinion, and memoir—and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #110 "Daniel Shares His Tigertastic Car/Katerina Shares Her Tutu" [TV-Y]; Daniel has a new toy car and struggles to share it with the others. Daniel and Katerina decide to perform a Jungle Dance show but need to find a way to share the same tutu. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #186 "Bobby Mackey"; Bobby Mackey, bar owner, talks about his country bar and the bar's popular mechanical bull. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: News Quiz; #2810 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: It's Sew Easy; #202 "Baby and Kids Basics" [TV-G]; A fun poncho to keep your baby dry and warm, a quick hooded baby towel, and sewing ecofriendly and baby-friendly diapers are featured. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Head of the Holler; #201 "Paula Nelson"; Silas House talks with Cherokee artist and preservationist Paula Nelson. They discuss the importance of language, how the Cherokee are the first Appalachians, the importance of art to any culture, and the natural world and the Cherokee connection to it. Nelson sings a sacred Cherokee song.

2:14

KET: DanceSense; #110 "Tap and Percussive Dance"; Looks at the classic tap form, its roots in jazz and blues, and other percussive dance forms such as flamenco and clogging. Watch Online

2:15

KET: DanceSense; #110 "Tap and Percussive Dance"; Looks at the classic tap form, its roots in jazz and blues, and other percussive dance forms such as flamenco and clogging. Watch Online

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #220 "Arnie Rides The Flatcar/Old Reliable" [TV-Y]; Buddy, Tiny, and Mom visit their very large sauropod friend, Arnie Argentinosaurus, and his dad. Mr. Pteranodon and Mr. Lambeosaurus take all the kids to see a field of geysers. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scrapbook Soup; #204 "Quick and Easy Journaling" [TV-G]; Ways to use scrapbooking with a purpose especially for those with memory loss, unique journaling, a lettering tutorial, and a page featuring dimensional flowers are featured. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Living by Words; Kentucky writers Bobbie Ann Mason, Wendell Berry, Ed McClanahan, Gurney Norman, and James Baker Hall read from their works and talk about their long-time friendships, their creative writing teachers at the University of Kentucky, and their relationships with Kentucky. The joint reading featured in the program was recorded at UK's Singletary Center for the Arts on October 18, 2001. A 2002 KET production.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #135 "Super Cleaner Uppers/Itty Bitty Water" [TV-Y]; Sandy the Sand Hopper teach the kids the difference between natural "garbage" and man-made trash. The Cat takes the kids to Drippety Dry Desert to meet three creatures who are experts at conserving water. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #108 "How Much?"; The base-10 system; working with decimal fractions less than 1; computing sales tax; weight, capacity, and volume; different ways of expressing the same amount or quantity.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #608 "Dj George/Curious George Paints The Desert" [TV-Y]; At the radio station, George accidentally locks himself into the DJ booth. George decides to create a painting to replace his friend's ruined one. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #121 "Walls and Bridges" [TV-G]; Rosa comes to the aid of a student whose father wants her to quit school, while Brashov struggles with his citizenship exam. Vocabulary: asking for and offering help; cultural information: the citizenship process.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1403 "Nicked by a Name/The Play's the Thing" [TV-Y]; There is a virus spreading through Lakewood Elementary! It changes the way everyone acts and how they treat each other - it's the new nicknames! Can Brain stop the virus he created or will everyone be mean to each other forever? The playground has been quiet lately - too quiet - and the Tough Customers don't like it one bit. All the rest of the kids seem more interested in electronics than in good old-fashioned fun! [High-Definition]

KET2: My Generation; #3016 "Tell Your Story" [TV-G]; Music icon Barry Manilow narrates his life as a Las Vegas showman and health advocate, comedy writers Dave Barry and Alan Zwiebel share their secret to good story-telling, and a unique artist unmasks and preserves the powerful stories of Holocaust survivors. [High-Definition]

KETKY: From This Valley; Author and outdoorsman Gurney Norman explores Eastern Kentucky's Big Sandy region, including its trails, its people, its history, and its rich literary heritage. A 1989 KET production. Watch Online

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #408 "Have Snob, Will Travel/Tobey's Playground Calamity" [TV-Y7]; Unable to choose the most valuable items to steal, The Butcher kidnaps Reginald the jeweler and uses him for his knowledge of fine artifacts. Ms. Davis holds a recycling fundraiser contest to raise money for a new playground, which was destroyed by villains over the weekend. [High-Definition]

KET2: Living Smart; #306 "Tackling Povery and Empowering Women" [TV-PG]; A witness to the affects of poverty, Iraq War veteran Elizabeth Vallette gives an eye-opening account about how instability in other parts of the world affects us in the United States and what we can do about it. This program especially benefits women, who have vastly less access to education than men. By introducing us to microfinance, Vallette offers an easy way for Americans to become involved in combating poverty and helping others become self-sufficient.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #132 "Flight of the Pollinators" [TV-Y]; When a miniaturized Chris gets covered with pollen and ends up sticking to a bee, he's off into the remarkable world of the pollinators. Martin, Aviva, and the rest of the creature explorers must find Chris in an adventure that uncovers the amazing delivery system of plants and their animal partners. They learn that plants use animals to help them make their seeds through a process called pollination. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Piano Guy; #1208 [TV-G]; How to play Henry Mancini's "Days Of Wine And Roses" and the signature lick from "The Addams Family Theme." Featured guests include Jack Widner, Karl Propst, and Lori Mechem. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #104; Expert appraisers examine treasures including a baseball signed by several Hall of Famers, a watch fob known as "The Rock," and an Italian Revival Lamp worth a lot more than the purchase price of $25. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #124 "Electric Accompany" [TV-Y]; Annie hypnotizes Keith to sing an annoying jingle. The Electric Company needs to cure Keith in time for him to perform the song he wrote for his dad's birthday. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #804 "Saxony Narrow Gauge Railways" [TV-G]; Visit the German state of Saxony to see narrow gauge steam line; enjoy a large Lionel club layout in Levittown, New York; visit a combination freight and passenger railroad in Pennsylvania; and visit a 7' inch gauge steam line in Pennsylvania. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #812 "Strickler's Stained Glass/Artist Erika Kaiser/Kentucky Down Under" [TV-G]; A small firm in Auburn that carries on a time-honored tradition of making stained glass, an Austrian-born painter who has become a prominent neo-primitive artist, and a family-run park that offers both cave tours and animals and culture from the Australian Outback. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17320 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #405 "Ruff's Just Fueling Around" [TV-Y]; Blossom has organized her own FETCH challenge: Two teams of FETCHers will compete in a 50-mile race, and the team that emits the least amount of CO2 wins. Unfortunately, neither Ruff nor Blossom can enjoy the race because they're handcuffed to each other for the entire episode! [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #740 "Andy Barr"; Bill sits down with Andy Barr, newly elected Republican congressman for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online