Friday 12/7/2012

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1:00 pm EST

KET: GED Connection; #127 "Passing the GED Math Test" [TV-G]; Advice on what to expect from and how to prepare for the GED math test, including information on the calculator used on the test.

KET2: Caillou; #403 "Just for Laughs" [TV-Y]; Seeing Bravo the magician at a friend's birthday party inspires Caillou to become Caillou the Great and put on a magic show. He plays the clown for a wary Rosie, who's afraid of clowns until Caillou shows her they're just people wearing silly costumes. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #619 "Rita Mae Brown"; Author Rita Mae Brown, the prolific writer of the Mrs. Murphy and Sneaky Pie Brown Mysteries, talks about her life as a writer and her new novel A Nose for Justice. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #112 "Themes in World History" [TV-G]; Major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #109 "A Trip To The Enchanted Garden/A Trip To The Crayon Factory" [TV-Y]; The Tiger family head all head to the Enchanted Garden where Mom Tiger shows Daniel the strawberry patch. Daniel Tiger, Miss Elaina, and Katerina Kittycat take a fun trip to the factory to see how crayons are made but O the Owl can't come because he's sick. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #202 "Bob Schulman"; Bob Schulman, news critic of Louisville Times and Courier-Journal, talks about news media. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #112 "Cinderella" [TV-Y]; Red doesn't feel like much of a princess, so she wonders how she'll fit in at Sleeping Beauty's princess party. A visit to Cinderella's story teaches her that she doesn't need the help of a fairy godmother to feel great about who she is. [High-Definition]

KET2: Lidia's Italy In America; #123 "Eastern Seaboard: Fishing Along America's Eastern Seaboard" [TV-G]; Lidia heads to Providence, Rhode Island to visit Mark Gasbarro, owner of Gasbarro's wines, to learn about his favorite seafood pairings. Lidia goes crabbing in Chesapeake Bay; visits the Italian-American fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts; and goes fishing with Esca's Dave Pasternack off New York's coast. [High-Definition]

KETKY: News Quiz; #2812 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

2:15

KETKY: Telling Tales; #102 "The Two Gals"; A story about a good sister and a bad sister, told by Appalachian storyteller Anndrena Belcher.

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #117 "Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers" [TV-Y]; Buddy and his Pteranodon family ride the Dinosaur Train to the North Pole - where it's cooler out and the skies are dark all winter long! The kids get to play in the snow and slide on a frozen pond for the first time. The whole Pteranodon family have fun celebrating Mom's favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about large conifer (evergreen) trees and help decorate them at a holiday party. [High-Definition]

KET2: Simply Ming; #1003 "Caramelization with Guest Jody Adams" [TV-G]; Recipes include scallops with curried gooseberries and loin lamb chops with plums. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Our Kids; #904; News and features about classroom projects and activities in Louisville-area schools.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #106 "Dress Up Day/Bathtime" [TV-Y]; Mindy the caterpillar shows Sally how she makes silk and uses the silk thread to fix Sally's dress! In Bana Bana Savanah, Nick and Sally meet three different animals who all keep clean in very different ways. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #101 "Beginning"; Orientation to the series; basic mathematics vocabulary; applying math to real-life settings.

KETKY: Cassius Marcellus Clay: An Audacious American; A documentary about the great Kentucky emancipationist that follows his bold and fearless journey through the 19th century landscape of bitter politics and duels, palatial homes and beautiful women, slavery, the Civil War, and a diplomatic mission which led to the purchase of Alaska. A Michael Breeding MEDIA production. [High-Definition]

3:30

KET: Curious George; #702 "We Otter Be Friends/Sir George and the Dragon" [TV-Y]; After an otter swims away with Mr. Quint's boat keys, a stranded George tries everything he can to retrieve them. George is starring in his first play. Under the hot stage lights, George falls asleep and dreams he's a guarding a medieval castle! [High-Definition]

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

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1408 "Arthur Unravels/All the Rage" [TV-Y]; Grandma Thora teaches Arthur to knit and he's really into this new hobby. But...he's a kid! And a boy! Knitting is a grandma thing...right? How long can Arthur keep his new hobby a secret before the yarn spills out of the bag? Muffy wants to rock the fashion world like her fashion mentor Capri DeVapida! But creating a fad is a lot harder than it looks, especially when all her hot new trends turn out to be lukewarm flops. Can Muffy learn that it's just better to be yourself? [High-Definition]

KET2: Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence; #116 "You Say Tomato" [TV-G]; Joanne prepares a chilled tomato and Greek yogurt soup, and then teaches her student Jack the versatility of roasted cherry tomatoes, showcasing them in a lamb sirloin salad. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Once Upon a Vision; Depicts the early days of Berea College. Author Alex Haley serves as host and storyteller. Watch Online

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #224 "Wishful Thinking/Lady Redundant Woman Gets The Blues" [TV-Y7]; Seymour Orlando Smooth is hoodwinking the audience members of his new show "Wishful Thinking." When he tricks Violet and TJ into giving him their money, Becky has had enough. She teams up with TJ to bring Smooth down and save the whole city from being tricked. Beatrice Bixby is trying to prove a point: she thinks copies are just as good as the original. She helps the character from a painting, Royal Dandy, to become a real life kid and he's the most spoiled child the town has ever seen. WordGirl needs to help Lady Redundant Woman and the city stop his greedy rampage and return the original painting to the museum. [High-Definition]

KET2: Cuisine Culture; #105 "Thomas Henkelmann, Connecticut" [TV-G]; World-renowned Chef Thomas Henkelmann and his wife Theresa open up their home as we experience the magic and delights at his namesake restaurant nestled in charming Greenwich, Connecticut. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #107 "Polar Bears Don't Dance" [TV-Y]; Martin and Chris are on a mission in the Arctic to discover just how animals move around in different environments. Their new knowledge of both buoyancy and traction comes in handy when they discover that the dastardly Zach Varmitech has kidnapped a Walrus calf and a Polar bear cub. The Wild Kratts team will do whatever it takes to return the baby animals to their mothers! [High-Definition]

KET2: Connections with Renee Shaw; #811 "Charles Badger"; Renee's guest is Charles Badger, a Republican political strategist from Lexington who has worked on multiple campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee. His most recent role was working for the Republican Party of Kentucky on Andy Barr's campaign for Congress. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #105 "H.F. Henry"

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #303 "The Incredible Return-a-Ball" [TV-Y]; After seeing a commercial for Francine's Return-a-ball invention, Marcus buys it and it won't work. [High-Definition]

KET2: Louisville Life; #406 "Youth Performing Arts School/Bon Vivant Savant/Paul Rusch/Joe Reagan/Merridian" [TV-G]; With the release of the updated musical, Fame, a look at in Louisville's "Fame" school — the Youth Performing Arts School; the unique and adventurous dining experience of Bon Vivant Savant; a profile of Paul Rusch, a Louisville native who found his life's work in the Far East and became a national hero to the Japanese; an interview with Joe Reagan of Greater Louisville Inc.; and a visit to Merridian, an importer of goods who believes in being "green" and supporting local communities. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #904 "Pool Prodigy/Kids on the Block/Fishing for Smiles/Fabulous Leopard Percussionists" [TV-G]; A 7-year-old pool ace from Green County; a nonprofit organization from Bowling Green dedicated to informing children about social issues through puppetry; a fishing event for special-needs children; and Diane Downs, founder and director of the Fabulous Leopard Percussionists, made up of Jefferson County children. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17342 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #413 "Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? It's... Ruffman Man!" [TV-Y]; Ruff's nephew Glen has learned that a mysterious villain, Gamma Ray Person, is trying to harness the electromagnetic spectrum for evil. He forces Ruff into a mask and tights to become television's newest superhero... Ruffman Man! [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roads Home—The Life and Times of A.B. Happy Chandler; A compelling look at the life and career of Southern "stump speaking" politician A.B. "Happy" Chandler. At age 89, Chandler looks back on a colorful past, which included becoming America's youngest governor in 1935, serving in the U.S. Senate during World War II, and ushering African-Americans into baseball as Commisioner of Baseball during the 1950s. A 1987 production. Watch Online

6:30

KET: Nightly Business Report; #32003 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Cyberchase; #509 "On the Line" [TV-Y]; Digit heads off to dispose of the powerful Network Interface Card, but a sinister cyvulture steals it from him and gives it to Hacker. At a secret location on the Northern Frontier, Hacker uses the NIC to power up his dastardly Transformatron and transforms himself so he can slip into Control Central and replace Motherboard. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Seven Sisters; A moving profile of seven sisters who grew up in rural Kentucky, outside West Liberty, during the Great Depression. Produced by Patrick Donohew with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

6:30

KETKY: Seven Sisters; A moving profile of seven sisters who grew up in rural Kentucky, outside West Liberty, during the Great Depression. Produced by Patrick Donohew with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

7:00

KET: PBS NewsHour; #10515 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: 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