Friday 12/7/2012

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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

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.

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.

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

KET2: Consuelo Mack WealthTrack; #924 "Financial Thought Leaders: Michael Mauboussin" [TV-RE]

KET: Comment on Kentucky; #3906; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: Kenny Colston, Frankfort bureau chief, Kentucky Public Radio; Bill Estep, Somerset bureau reporter, Lexington Herald-Leader; and Tom Loftus, Frankfort bureau chief, Louisville Courier-Journal. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: Doc Martin; #504 "Mother Knows Best" [TV-PG]; It's Portwenn Fun Day. The event sparks a culinary rivalry between Bert Large, who runs Large's Restaurant, and the landlord of the Crab and Lobster pub. Louisa's mum Eleanor arrives in Portwenn unexpectedly. [High-Definition]

KETKY: LAND (and how it gets that way); [TV-PG]; Decades before sprawl made front-page news across America, the farmers, developers, and other citizens of Woodford County had already hit the courtrooms with clashing ideas on growth and development. Filmmaker Walter Brock uses their intimate and impassioned voices to examine how human character, ambition, and social class have shaped the American landscape. Produced with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET2: The Video Vault; #102 "The Naked Kiss/Petticoat Junction"; Constance Towers is a prostitute trying to start fresh in a small town, but she will be the witness of a shocking event that will threaten her happiness and mental health. Also, an episode of Petticoat Junction.

KETKY: Time Jumpers: Jumpin' Time; [TV-G]; Armed with infectious arrangements, amazing musicianship, and engaging personalities, the 11-member Nashville-based band known as the Time Jumpers performs a 26-song set packed with original compositions, Western swing, and familiar standards.

KET: Great Performances; #3504 "Sting: A Winter's Night" [TV-G]; Superstar Sting welcomes the holidays with an atmospheric musical celebration of wintertime. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #101 "Sunnyside of Life" [TV-G]; Celebrates the legacy of the country music dynasty the Carter Family by focusing on the Carter Family Fold in Maces Spring, Va., an old-time music hall founded in 1975 by Janette, Joe, and Gladys, the children of A.P. and Sara Carter. The film features Saturday night performances at the Fold by such artists as the Home Folks, Red Clay Ramblers, and Hot Mud Family. The film also includes a history of the Carter Family.

KETKY: Jubilee - Summertime Blues; #1504 "Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band"; A perennial Henderson blues fest favorite, Carrier and company offer pure Louisiana zydeco fun in a performance recorded at the 2010 W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival in Henderson, Kentucky. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Kentucky Life; #1219 "Wildwood Inn/Mary Breeden/Big Blue Engineering Project" [TV-G]; The Wildwood Inn in Florence, which caters to families with whimsically themed rooms; calligrapher Mary Breeden; and a research project at the University of Kentucky that has engineering students working with NASA to design and test specialized wings for Mars exploration. A 2006 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

KET: WoodSongs; #1104 "Celebration of Arkansas Roots Music - Part 2" [TV-G]; The Ozark sound is celebrated with performances by Blue Rain Bluegrass Band, folkgrass duo Still on the Hill, blues musician Nathan A., dulcimer player Scott Odena, and 11-year-old fiddle player River Lee.

KETKY: Reel Visions: Spotlight on Kentucky Filmmakers; #119 "Films by Thom Sutherland, Justin Hannah, Travis Taylor, and Ashlee Prewitt"; Central Kentucky filmmaker Thom Sutherland's film Fourteen tells the story of a 14-year-old girl who spends Thanksgiving dealing with the eccentricities of her family and the challenges of her new found beliefs. Also featured is Do it Yourself, produced by Justin Hannah and Travis Taylor, and Decadence by Northern Kentucky University student Ashlee Prewitt. [High-Definition] Watch Online