Thursday 12/13/2012

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KET: WordWorld; #117 "Superhero Sheep/Pirate Ship" [TV-Y]; Sheep becomes Word World's first superhero by saving the day with the letter "S." Sheep, Duck, and Shark find a message in a bottle and embark on a treasure hunt guided by rhyming clues. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18253 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Health; #806 "Physicians"; Dr. Tuckson's guests are Dr. Mary Barry of Norton Community Medical Associates, and Dr. Ron Waldridge of Shelby Family Medicine. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #104 "Clifford's Carnival/Clifford's Doggy Reunion" [TV-Y]; When the islanders team up to put on the Fall Carnival, Jetta thinks she should be the team's boss. Emily and Clifford are excited about a visit from Cousin Laura and her dog, Rex. But it turns out the visitors have changed since their last visit. [High-Definition]

KETKY: 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

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #115 "Drama" [TV-G]; Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.

KET2: Caillou; #407 "I Can Do It!" [TV-Y]; To prove that he's ready to help Dad paint the porch, Caillou paints Rosie's dollhouse first. Even Gilbert helps out with paint-dipped paws. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #626 "Larry Dale Keeling"; Larry Dale Keeling talks about his almost 40-year career at the Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky politics, and his plans for the future. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #114 "Civics and Government" [TV-G]; Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #113 "Daniel Waits For Show And Tell/A Night Out At The Restaurant" [TV-Y]; Daniel is so excited to share a book he made with his class at "show and tell," but he's finding it very difficult to wait. Daniel and Katerina learn ways to make waiting time easier at a restaurant. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #206 "Pat Sturtzel, Katie Christopherson, Laurie Smith, Evelyn Vittitow"; Pat Sturtzel, Katie Christopherson, Laurie Smith, and Evelyn Vittitow, members of Nimble Thimbles, talk about the art of quilt making. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: News Quiz; #2813 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: It's Sew Easy; #206 "Sewing for Family and Friends" [TV-G]; A diaper bag with great fabric selection, a simple cat placemat, birthday party 101 for your favorite little girl, and a quick crib sheet in more fun fabric. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Head of the Holler; #102 "Dr. William Turner"; Sociologist Dr. William Turner, a distinguished professor of Appalachian Studies and regional ambassador at Berea College, examines the experiences of African Americans in Appalachia. A Berea College production.

2:14

KET: Telling Tales; #103 "The Buzzard and the Monkey"; An African-American tale, told by John O'Neal, in which the buzzard learns a lesson.

2:15

KET: Telling Tales; #103 "The Buzzard and the Monkey"; An African-American tale, told by John O'Neal, in which the buzzard learns a lesson.

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #224 "Dome-Headed Dinosaur/Treasure Hunt" [TV-Y]; The Pteranodon kids and their friend Spikey Stygimoloch meet Patrick and Pamela Pachycephalosaurus, two dinosaurs with enormous dome heads. Don has a large collection of things he's found in nature, but he's missing one hard-to-locate item - amber. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scrapbook Soup; #208 "Page Maps and Templates" [TV-G]; A template for your doodles, a teen page featuring cut and fold techniques using dies, a formula for double page layouts featuring paint, and cards from leftovers. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Solar Decathlon; [TV-G]; How the University of Kentucky's s.ky blue team designed, fabricated, constructed, and operated a solar-powered home as part of a solar village on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. UK was only one of 20 universities worldwide chosen to compete in the United States Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon. [High-Definition]

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #110 "Night Lights/Go Snails Go!" [TV-Y]; The kids jump into the Thingamajigger and shrink down to visit the fireflies that live in the backyard. Nick, Sally and the Cat jump into the Thingamajigger and shrink down to go on a snail expedition! [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #104 "Solving Problems"; A four-step process for solving problems in mathematics and in many other situations.

KETKY: American Chestnut: Appalachian Apocalypse; This documentary examines the history and disappearance of the American chestnut tree, once the dominant hardwood species in Appalachian mountain forests.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #311 "Gnocchi the Critic/George Cleans Up" [TV-Y]; Chef Pisghetti is crushed. Gnocchi usually approves every dish the Chef makes, but for some reason Gnocchi hasn't eaten anything for days. Thinking his food is no good, the Chef decides to stop cooking and close the restaurant! George made a mess of the living room. An upright vacuum is hard for a little monkey to control, so the Man with the Yellow Hat gets George a monkey-sized vacuum. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #102 "Growing Pains" [TV-PG]; Henry's plans to work at the café unravel, and a demanding health and safety inspector pays a visit. Topics: making introductions; immigrant families in a new culture.

KETKY: EcoSense for Living; #103 "Green Jobs" [TV-G]; In post-Katrina New Orleans, at-risk young people get hands-on training on how to fortify and weatherize homes and buildings; at 6 billion bottles and counting, the Coca-Cola Company has forged a partnership that's created the largest recycling center of it's kind in the world â€“ and created jobs that didn't exist before; and Pizza Fusion shows how any job can become a green job with the right attitude and practices.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1504 "Cents-Less/Buster The Lounge Lizard" [TV-Y]; Mr. Ratburn decides it's time for his class to learn a little about money...or, rather, the lack of it. For the entire weekend, no one in the class can spend a cent. Buster has the brand-new Dark Bunny Dark Buggy, complete with grappling hook and voice commands! But with all its bells and whistles, the Buggy seems to have a mind of its own and has zoomed its way into the mysterious teacher's lounge, where no student dares to enter. [High-Definition]

KET2: My Generation; #3020 "The Meaning of Money: Make it, Spend it, Give it Away" [TV-G]; Suze Orman shares her financial freedom philosophy; see how fashion icon Diane Von Furstenberg makes money, spends it, and gives it away; financial Feng Shui; and money words from Ben Stein. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Frost Flowers; [TV-G]; A Chris Korrow documentary about frost flowers, also known as "ice flowers." These spectacular icy "blooms" occur for just a few short days a year, with magnificent displays only occurring every six years or so. Thousands of photos along with time-lapse photography and an original score help to illustrate this artistry in nature. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #304 "The Pretty Princess and Mr. Big Power Hour/Clean Up in Aisle Eleven" [TV-Y7]; WordGirl's wildest dream has come true: she's part of an episode of Pretty Princess. It seems like the perfect situation until we realize the villainous Mr. Big is behind this scheme. WordGirl must escape the grips of Mr. Big's remote control in order to save the city. Bob agrees to be a "substitute WordGirl" for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the grocery store while Becky participates in the debate club. When Lady Redundant Woman and her clones stage a heist that's beyond Huggy's control, Becky must choose between the debate club and her quest for justice. [High-Definition]

KET2: Living Smart; #310 "Conflict Resolution" [TV-PG]; Marilyn McKnight presents conflict resolution skills that are useful to anyone, whether they are facing divorce, dealing with a family conflict, or simply find themselves at any kind of an impasse.

KETKY: Water Works: 150 Years of the Louisville Water Company; A documentary history of the Louisville Water Co., chartered as a private company in 1854 but almost wholly owned by the city by the time regular water delivery began on October 22, 1860. In the early 1900s, the Louisville Water Co. pioneered techniques for clearing mud and sand from river water that served as a model for many other city systems. Today, the Louisville water system serves all of Jefferson County with almost 3,000 miles of pipeline.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #109 "Voyage of the Butterflier XT" [TV-Y]; Using Aviva's newest invention, the Butterflier XT, the miniaturized Kratt Brothers embark on the most incredible insect voyage in the world â€“ the Monarch butterfly's astounding 2,000 mile migration to their secret forests in Mexico. Along the way, the gang experiences harsh storms, dangerous predators, and other hardships of the insect migration as they investigate one of the most unusual animal life cycles on the planet. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Piano Guy; #1212 [TV-G]; How to play The Temptations hit song, "My Girl" plus tips on walking a base line and distilling full arrangements into piano-only tunes. Featured guests include Karl Propst, Bradley Sowash, and five-time Grammy nominee David Benoit. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #103; Expert appraisers examine treasures including an original Woodstock poster, a Thomas Hart Benton lithograph, and an 18th century still life passed down through a Kentucky family for more than 200 years. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #307 "Spooky Summer Soiree" [TV-Y]; Everyone dresses up as animals dressed as monsters for the Spooky Summer Soiree costume party. [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #808 "Fairplex" [TV-G]; Visit a southern California railway historical society, one of the oldest garden railroads in the country; enter the magic world of the Sunset Valley Oregon Railroad; visit a toy and train museum in Vermont's scenic Quechee Gorge Village; and ride through New York's Finger Lakes region. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #908 "Glassworks/John and Mary Loeser/Simply Oaxaca" [TV-G]; A new collaborative in Louisville that has brought together artists from every genre of glassmaking; John Loeser, who has been playing the harmonica all his long life; and Lexington-based business Simply Oaxaca, created to promote and share traditions of Hispanic cultures in the Bluegrass area. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17348 [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: One to One with Bill Goodman; #741 "Jim Waters"; Jim Waters, president of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, discusses the state pension crisis and what this Bowling Green-based think tank suggests for the 2013 General Assembly to fix the problem. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online