Monday 11/19/2012

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KET: WordWorld; #211 "Totally Terrific Duck/A Star Is Born" [TV-Y]; Bear is going to paint everyone's picture today, and Duck wants to look "totally terrific" for his portrait. Frog and Sheep help him build a tie, top hat, and tutu - because if you want to look totally terrific you need the letter T. Duck gets a case of stage fright while singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for all his WordFriends. Instead of singing the word "star," Duck freezes and blurts out the first thing he sees. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18235 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #119 "Eleanor Churchill" [TV-G]; Eleanor Churchill cofounded Churchill Weavers in Berea with her husband, D. Carroll Churchill. Her innate flair for combining colors and textures soon made her the company's primary designer, and she also managed and marketed the business to national renown. A 1976 KET production. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #212 "When I Grow Up/Not Now, I'm Busy" [TV-Y]; Jetta makes fun of Charley's desire to be a martial arts master when he grows up, but learns a lesson in respecting other people's dreams. Cleo feels slighted when she, Clifford, and T-Bone go to K.C.'s house to visit him and he tells them he's too busy to play. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6079 "Touch Matters" [TV-G]; Children need nurturing touch for emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Positive touch communicates love and care and helps children learn that they are in control of their bodies. [High-Definition]

KET2: Caillou; #305 "Caillou the Brave" [TV-Y]; Caillou musters up his courage to ride down the big water slide. Grandpa babysits and brings along a book about sailing ships and a real telescope, and Caillou conquers his fear of a thunderstorm by pretending to be a brave sea captain. Caillou uses stories and drawings to teach Rosie about bugs. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky General Assembly Live Interim Coverage; #345 "Interim Joint Committee On Education"

1:30

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6089 "Saying Goodbye" [TV-G]; It is important to prevent the perception of abandonment. Adults should try to explain that the change or loss is not a child's fault. [High-Definition]

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #116 "Be A Vegetable Taster!/Daniel Tries A New Food" [TV-Y]; Teacher Harriet introduces Daniel and his friends to the school's vegetable garden and convinces them to pick out some healthy veggies for their snack. Miss Elaina is having dinner with the Tiger family and encourages Daniel to try Veggie Spaghetti and Banana Swirl. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #188 "Judy and Terry Dedden"; Terry and Judy Dedden, Herpetologists, discuss the study of reptiles and amphibians. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

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: Taste This!; #1010 "Prepared Meals Delivered to Your Home" [TV-G]; Chef Joseph cooks up veal porterhouse with umeboshi plums from Japan deglazed with merlot wine. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #103 "Tori Murden McClure"; Tori Murden McClure, president of Spalding University, author, and the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic, is interviewed.

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #102 "The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus/Triceratops For Lunch" [TV-Y]; The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads. Our Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discover that he and his family are all plant-eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites! [High-Definition]

KET2: America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated; #1216 "Cool and Creamy Desserts" [TV-G]; How to make the homemade ice cream and the secrets to the perfect chocolate pudding. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Kentucky Theatre; An affectionate look at the history of Lexington's downtown movie house, the Kentucky Theatre, by filmmakers Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos (Beyond the Border). From its opening in 1922 to the present, the Kentucky has been a vital part of downtown Lexington. Its story is warmly told by historians, patrons, manager Fred Mills, and others. Supported in part by the KET Fund for Independent Production. Watch Online

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #205 "Meet The Beetles/Tongue Tied" [TV-Y]; Three of the Cat's beetle friends help Nick and Sally protect their cookie jar. Nick and Sally learn about different tongues. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #123 "Life Science" [TV-G]; Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics to ecosystems.

KETKY: Secrets of the Kentucky Derby; A behind-the-scenes look at the Kentucky Derby to discover how the "fastest two minutes in sports" really comes together.

3:15

KETKY: Secrets of the Kentucky Derby; A behind-the-scenes look at the Kentucky Derby to discover how the "fastest two minutes in sports" really comes together.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #609 "Junky Monkey/Jumpy Warms Up" [TV-Y]; George is on a mission to clean up his neighborhood, but where others see trash, George sees treasures hidden in alleys, sidewalk, and recycling bins. One cold winter's day, George and the Man with the Yellow Hat find an unexpected houseguest living in their country home - Jumpy Squirrel! [High-Definition]

KET2: Pre-GED Connection; #115 "Geography" [TV-G]; Explores the relevance of geography—from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1404 "Falafelosophy/The Great Lint Rush" [TV-Y]; At the urging of guest-star author Neil Gaiman (Coraline, The Graveyard Book) Sue Ellen tries her hand at writing and illustrating a graphic novel. When Sue Ellen needs inspiration and encouragement, she turns to Neil - who pops up in unexpected places! - and to the philosophy lessons of her local falafel vendor! Mr. Toad is back! And he's ready to corner the Sock Market, leaving everyone in Elwood City barefoot and bereft. [High-Definition]

KET2: Painting with Paulson; #1210 "The Grand March Part II" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Appalachians; #102 [TV-G]; In the 1830s, the growing nation sets its sights on land still owned by Indians, and President Andrew Jackson orders the removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma. Slavery and other social and economic differences widen the gap between the North and South, and the Appalachian region is caught in between, with many families divided between the Union and the Confederacy. The violence and chaos leave scars on mountain life for years to come. After the Civil War, railroads are built, forests are cut, and outside owners buy up the land. A conflict between two timbering families, the Hatfields and the McCoys, becomes a legendary "blood feud," and outsiders create the damaging stereotype of a stupid, violent hillbilly. Timbering and coal mining bring jobs, but the workers find their lives controlled by the companies. The United Mine Workers' union organizing attempts are resisted by the owners, often with violence, and resentments explode in a series of devastating strikes known as the "great coal wars."

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #109 "The Birthday Girl/Granny-Sitter" [TV-Y7]; WordGirl meets the Birthday Girl, a spoiled brat who enlarges when she doesn't get her way. Hoping to provide herself with an alibi for her latest crime, Granny May answers an ad to be the Botsfords' new babysitter—but she didn't plan on babysitting WordGirl! [High-Definition]

KET2: Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer; #107 "Burning Man" [TV-G]; Roger and Sarah Bansemer travel to the remote desert near Gerlach, Nev., where they participate in one of the most unusual and unique events ever held called Burning Man. Roger sets up his easel and paints the Burning Man sculpture. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #205 "Happy Turkey Day" [TV-Y]; The Kratts are on a mission to defend the honor of the wild turkey and to stop Gourmand, who is hunting for the largest, fattest turkey in the forest. [High-Definition]

KET2: The American Woodshop; #1607 "Classic Fluted Book Case" [TV-G]; Fluted molding is milled and trims an elegant bookcase. See how solid reclaimed barn woods can be brought back to life as a useful book repository. Tongue and groove construction allows the wood to "move" and stay crack free for centuries. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #101 "John Haywood"; Floyd County native, visual artist, and master banjo player John Haywood performs. John is part of the band Rich and the Po' Folk and the adventurous group the Travelin' Snakes who are featured on the MTV film The Wild and Wonderful Whites. He also performs solo at festivals and in concert around the U.S. [High-Definition]

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #201 "Friends or Aunts" [TV-Y]; Annie Scrambler and her aunt go head-to-head with Lisa and Hector on a semi-popular game show. [High-Definition]

KET2: This Old House; #3207 "Old and New In Harmony" [TV-G]; Replacing the existing concrete front walk, modifications on the replacement windows, using a shower waterproofing system, and paint prep begins. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #814 "Harlan and Anna Hubbard" [TV-G]; Writer Harlan Hubbard and his wife, Anna, lived for more than 40 years without electricity—but with plenty of books, music, and art—in an isolated spot near the Ohio River in the Trimble/Campbell County area. A 2002 KET production.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17324 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #407 "Ruff Rocks The (Environmentally Sustainable) House!" [TV-Y]; Ruff is excited about being invited to play rock music in South Carolina - that is, until he realizes that his Swedish environmentalist-rock-star-cousin Ruf Rufman was actually invited to perform instead. In order to convince Ruf that he should play in the concert, Ruff sends Talia and Isaac to learn how to build a "green" doghouse. He then sends Sterling and Liza to rock n' roll band camp. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Louisville Life; #404 "Tori Murden McClure/Abbey of Gethsemani/Southern Baptist Seminary Sesquicentennial/John Gordon/Capriole Goat Cheese" [TV-G]; Adventurer and educator Tori Murden McClure shares details of her Louisville life, including why her new book, A Pearl in the Storm, focuses on her first unsuccessful attempt to row across the Atlantic; a visit to the Abbey of Gethsemani; a brief history of the Southern Seminary, the first seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention; John Gordon, chief meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Louisville, discusses the odd weather Louisville has received over the past 12 months; and the tasty and natural goat cheese of Capriole. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online