Tuesday 11/27/2012

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Noon EST

KET: WordWorld; #105 "Sh-Sh-Shark!/Dog Wants To Play Ball" [TV-Y]; Everyone is afraid of Shark and won't even give him a chance to prove he's friendly. Dog wants to play ball, but he's having trouble communicating that to his friends. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18241 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Time Capsule; #123 "Tell Me Where It Hurts"; In the early 1970s, a group of Kentucky health officials visited rural areas and Louisville's inner city to investigate the quality and availability of health care—and were shocked by the injustices they found. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #218 "Fishing Lessons/No Baths for Cleo" [TV-Y]; Charley has promised to teach Emily Elizabeth to fish, but he keeps putting it off until "tomorrow." Emily tries to be understanding, but finally gets frustrated with his failure to keep his promise. Cleo is so determined not to let Mrs. Diller give her a bath that she runs away from home to avoid it. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bluegrass and Backroads; #917; The Renaissance Festival, Special Olympics, furniture maker Mark Whitley, and Farmer of the Year Jim Sidebottom are featured. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #110 "The GED Essay" [TV-G]; GED graduates describe test day and provide tips on writing the GED essay.

KET2: Caillou; #312 "Caillou the Artiste" [TV-Y]; Caillou makes Mommy a picture of the sun to cheer her up after her car gets stuck in the snow. Jeffrey and Jason come for dinner and opt for unique ingredients when making their own pizzas. And a brand-new painting shirt inspires Caillou to paint something for Grandma. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #606 "David Boaz"; Bill speaks with Kentucky native David Boaz, executive vice president of the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. A staunch Libertarian, Boaz discusses the 2010 mid-term elections and his predictions for what will happen in Washington this year. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition]

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #109 "Poetry" [TV-G]; Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #103 "Daniel's Babysitter/Daniel Goes to School" [TV-Y]; Prince Tuesday comes to babysit Daniel Tiger while Mom Tiger and Dad Tiger go out dancing. When Daniel joins the rest of his friends at school, he doesn't want his Dad to leave - until Dad Tiger reminds him that "grownups come back." [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #194 "Louie B. Nunn"; Former Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn discusses his time in office from 1967/1971. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #104 "Jack and the Beanstalk" [TV-Y]; Baby Joy, Whyatt's little sister, is having a giant-sized tantrum. The Super Readers use their literacy powers to venture up Jack's beanstalk to talk to a real giant and get advice from Jack about the soothing power of music. [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2803 [TV-G]; Visit a unique location to see diverse plants in varying sets of growing conditions. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Common Ground and Cleaner Water; Explores the impact of non-point-source pollution on Kentucky's waterways, with a focus on damage created by agricultural, recreational, and everyday household activities. A 2006 KET production. Watch Online

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #108 "One Big Dinosaur/Play Date with Annie" [TV-Y]; Tiny and Buddy visit a dinosaur family called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! The kids find out there are great things about being really big, and that it's also great being their own size. Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends! [High-Definition]

KET2: P. Allen Smith's Garden Home; #904 "Framing the View" [TV-G]; P. Allen Smith takes a look at the design principle of framing the view with inviting window treatments and energy efficient windows. He shows how to frame pressed leaves to make botanical artworks and as always, a view of all the beauty of the garden. Plus, a first look at the new "Allen's Collections" segment, featuring a unique table setting with glass bottles, old prints, and a few items from the garden. [High-Definition]

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #139 "When I Grow Up/Doing It Differently" [TV-Y]; Sally and Nick are trying to guess what they'll be when they grow up when the Cat drops in for a visit. Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. Nick and Sally can't seem to find Harvey the guinea pig. Cat suggests that they might find Harvey by meeting three friends who always do things differently. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #110 "Patterns and Statistics"; Pattern recognition; tessellations; number patterns; displaying numeric data with graphs; introduction to statistics; sampling and probability.

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #519; Byron Crawford hosts a special two-hour edition featuring people and places along the state's eastern and northern borders. Topics include the restored pioneer community near Cumberland Gap known as the Hensley Settlement, Louisville's Fourth Street, the historical statues along Covington's riverfront, an annual Native American powwow in Christian County, the Paramount Theater in Ashland, the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah, the Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, television host Nick Clooney, a young rodeo champion, author Robert Rennick, thumb-picking guitarists, and canoeists exploring caves around Mammoth Cave. A 1999 KET production. Watch Online

3:30

KET: Curious George; #306 "The Man with the Monkey Hands/Whistle Pig Wednesday" [TV-Y]; After warning George about the poison ivy lurking in the park, the Man with the Yellow Hat loses his balance and lands hands first in a brush of the itchy, poisonous leaves! Mr. Glass' unique version of Groundhog Day, is an annual city tradition of predicting when winter will start. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #123 "The Gift" [TV-G]; Brashov is convinced that everyone has forgotten his birthday. Then someone from his past pays an unexpected visit. Vocabulary: making invitations.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #406 "D.W. Tale Spins/Prunella Gets It Twice" [TV-Y]; The combination of Greek mythology and D.W.'s imagination results in a fantastic tale. Francine's bad mood and the fact that she got two of the same present leave Prunella feeling unhappy on her birthday—until the Ghost of Presents Past appears to explain things. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tennessee Wild Side; #2411 [TV-G]; A salamander survey, meet nature enthusiast Mary Dunlap, a father-daughter turkey hunt, fishing on Spring Creek, and turkey calls. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #113 "Granny's Goodtime All-Cure Spritzer/Mecha-Mouse" [TV-Y7]; GrannyMay and Dr. 2-Brains both have new schemes: Granny is selling bottles of a phony "cure-all" spritzer that's supposed to restore youth, and Dr. 2-Brains has built a mechanical mouse muscle suit to make himself as strong as he is smart. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Desert Speaks; #1901 "The Gadsden Purchase Part 1" [TV-G]; David Yetman and naturalist Jesus Garcia, of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, explore some of the social, political, and financial ramifications of the Gadsden Purchase. They stop off at some of the historical sites along the way. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Dinsmore Homestead; [TV-G]; The Dinsmore Homestead is a unique historic site where visitors can learn what rural life was like in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #131 "Masked Bandits" [TV-Y]; As they prepare for a creature costume party, the Wild Kratts team begins to notice all sorts of strange things happening in the Tortuga HQ. Jimmy is sure there is a ghost or monster living with them, but the Kratt brothers are convinced it's some kind of creature. They discover that certain animals gravitate towards human habitation because it provides food and protection from predators. [High-Definition]

KET2: MotorWeek; #3212 "Volvo S60 T5 Awd" [TV-G]; The 2013 Volvo S60 T5 AWD and the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 are driven. Funnel Facts are featured. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #514; Carter and Clark tour the International Bazaar and talk with a few professors who have studied abroad. Plus, Mandy Meng, an exchange student from China, talks about her time in Murray. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #212 "The Unmuffins" [TV-Y]; Something funny is going on. The Pranksters are being very helpful and The Electric Company is being awfully unfriendly. Will Jessica be able to fix things so everyone is back to normal? [High-Definition]

KET2: Kentucky Afield; #2908 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #819 "Aerial Photographer Bill Fortney/Wildlife Artist Ray Harm" [TV-G]; Profiles of a photographer who conducts weekend seminars and pilots his ultralight airplane to get aerial shots of national parks and a nationally known wildlife artist/naturalist who lived in Kentucky for many years. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17332 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #409 "How Not To Impress the Press" [TV-Y]; In order to prep for his big spread in Canine Weekly Magazine, Ruff tries out a new beauty cream... and it turns him into a turkey vulture! So he sends all six FETCHers out to learn whatever they can about turkey vultures. Later they head to an ad agency to figure out how to improve the turkey vulture's image. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Tom Owen's Louisville; #103 "City Center Walk"; Re-discover the collection of public buildings, monuments, and memorials in the heart of Louisville. Tom Owen weaves memorable tales that expose the strength, humor, irony, and tragedy that shaped Louisville's history.