Monday 12/17/2012

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KET: WordWorld; #125 "The Christmas Star/A Christmas Present for Dog" [TV-Y]; It's the night before Christmas and Frog needs a star to hang on his Christmas tree. Duck thinks this will be the perfect present for Frog, and tries to lasso one out of the sky for him. Next, It's Christmas morning, and all the WordFriends are excited by the presents Santa has brought for them! Pig has a sled, Bear has a doll, and Ant has a cookie. But not all the letters for Dog's present came down his chimney. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #18255 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Distinguished Kentuckian; #123 "Harry Caudill" [TV-G]; Author Harry Caudill is interviewed by Louisville journalist Bob Schulman. Caudill, author of Night Comes to the Cumberlands, is credited with focusing national attention on Appalachia and helping to launch the federal War on Poverty. A 1977 KET production. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #106 "Cleo Comes to Town/False Friends" [TV-Y]; The dog friends remember how Cleo shook things up when she first moved to Birdwell Island. Cleo gets a new doggie playground and starts hanging out with Mac, ignoring Clifford and T-Bone. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6044 "Managing Disruptive Behavior" [TV-G]; Establish clearly defined rules and boundaries to manage disruptive behavior and apply appropriate consequences. [High-Definition]

KET2: Caillou; #408 "My Family" [TV-Y]; Dad lends Caillou his old camera and helps him take pictures of every member of their family—including Gilbert. Looking at the photo album, they remember when Gilbert was a kitten and first came to live with them. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #628 "Larry Webster"; Bill speaks with Larry Webster, columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader, concentrates his wit and wisdom on eastern Kentucky and his observations as a Pikeville lawyer and writer. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET: A Place of Our Own; #6061 "How to Handle A Bully" [TV-G]; To combat bullying, model behavior you want kids to learn, set limits and enforce them, and use positive discipline techniques. [High-Definition]

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #108 "Something Special for Dad/I Love You, Mom" [TV-Y]; Daniel visits the Post Office and joins Mr. McFeely on his "speedy delivery" to give Dad a special letter! Daniel wants to make banana bread for Mom Tiger and visits Baker Aker's Bakery to learn about the bread-making process. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #208 "David Jenkins, Gary Johnson"; David Jenkins and Gary Johnson, from the Louisville Zoo, discuss herpetology, reptiles, and snakes of Kentucky. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #116 "The Princess and the Pea" [TV-Y]; With the annual Junior Princess Competition approaching, Princess Pea is worried that she won't be able to pass the test and win her golden crown. The Super Readers visit the story of "The Princess and the Pea" to learn how Pea's mother, Priscilla, handled her own princess test. [High-Definition]

KET2: Taste This!; #1101 "The Art of Mozzarella Making" [TV-G]; Chef Joseph and his staff explore the artistry involved in the process of making the perfect ball of mozzarella and show how to incorporate mozzarella into the meals you make at home.

KETKY: Leadership Landscape; #107 "David Stone"

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #118 "The Burrowers/Shiny's Sea Shells" [TV-Y]; The Pteranodon family rides the Dinosaur Train to meet a family of amazing, burrowing dinosaurs that live in holes and put on a "Cirque de Soleil" kind of acrobatic show every evening! Shiny, with help from Buddy, Tiny, and Don, looks for the shiniest sea shells she can find, but ends up making a new friend named Henry, a hermit crab who lives in his own shell on the beach at the Big Pond. [High-Definition]

KET2: America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated; #1220 "Cold-Weather Comfort" [TV-G]; The secrets to making easy caramel cake and foolproof split pea and ham soup are revealed. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Sight and Insight: Travels with Orbis; Follows Lexington eye surgeon Dr. Woodford Van Meter from his roots in Bourbon County and his job teaching at the University of Kentucky to distant, sometimes dangerous lands where he performs sight-restoring corneal transplants on people in dire need. Ashley Judd narrates.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #111 "Flight of a Penguin/Let's Go Fly a Kite" [TV-Y]; Sally and Nick pretend to fly in their backyard. The Cat in the Hat brings them to meet his good friend Percy the penguin. After a fun race with a penguin and a gull, the kids learn that not all birds fly. Sally, Nick and the Cat try to fly a kite, but there's not enough wind. The Cat in the Hat takes them to Huff-Puff-Maguff where there's so much wind, their kite gets away from them! They chase the runaway kite, using the wind to help them. When they finally reach it, the breeze helps to cool them down! [High-Definition]

KET2: Heirloom Meals Christmas; [TV-G]; Celebrate the holiday season by delving into America's rich and diverse culinary history, tried-and-true recipes, and dining traditions. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Looking at Painting; #101 "Realism"; Four Kentucky realist painters—Gaela Erwin (Louisville), Dal Macon (Whitley County), Laurin Notheisen (Bowling Green), and Sheldon Tapley (Danville)—illustrate how the real world inspires and informs their work.

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]

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1506 "Grandpa Dave's Memory Album/Buster's Carpool Catastrophe" [TV-Y]; Grandpa Dave is moving closer to the family and the kids are thrilled. But something isn't quite right; he's forgetting all sorts of things. Joan Rivers, reprising her role as Francine's grandmother. Muffy, Arthur, and Buster are carpool to their cooking class. [High-Definition]

KET2: Painting with Paulson; #1201 "Inness Landscape Part I" [TV-G]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Masters of Art; #101; A profile of artist and University of Kentucky professor Tharsing, plus an overview of the elements and principles of visual art and Tharsing's painting techniques and philosophy. A 1998 KET production.

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #103 "Coupon Madness/When Life Gives You Potatoes ..." [TV-Y7]; Granny May goes on a crime spree by printing her own coupons to get things for free. Dr. 2-Brains has escaped from prison again, and WordGirl must find him before he perfects his latest weapon: a ray that can turn gold into cheese. [High-Definition]

KET2: Painting and Travel with Roger and Sarah Bansemer; #110 "Lake Michigan" [TV-G]; Roger and Sarah visit the Great Lakes. Sarah visits the historic Michigan Maritime Museum while Roger sets up his easel and paints along the shoreline. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Instrument Maker: Homer Ledford; [TV-G]; A chronicle of the creation of a dulcimer, from conception to finished instrument, interwoven with the life story of Winchester craftsman Homer Ledford, America's premier dulcimer maker. Produced by Stan Petrey with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #110 "Honey Seekers" [TV-Y]; While on an adventure to discover the toughest animal in Africa, Chris and Martin uncover the amazing symbiotic relationships between bees, the Honey guide bird and the Honey badger â€“ a bond that the Wild Kratts team uses to foil the evil plans of Chef Gourmand. [High-Definition]

KET2: The American Woodshop; #1610 "Built in Shaker-Inspired Painted Cabinets" [TV-G]; Milk paint often adorned Shaker furniture. Why? Because Shakers liked a space to be balanced and perfect. Color was often the only way to take ordinary wood and turn it into extraordinary woodworking. Raised panel doors are perfect when painted to reveal shadow lines. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Music; #105 "Don and Carmen Rogers"; Musicians Don and Carmen Rogers hail from Flat Bottom in Bath County. They come from strong musical roots and are passing the musical traditions down to their own duaghters. They perform traditional and original selections. [High-Definition]

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #309 "Tip It or Dip It" [TV-Y]; Marcus and Manny are contestants on a game show and Francine is the surprise guest host. [High-Definition]

KET2: This Old House; #3211 "Cambridge 2012/Window Seat, Stairs, Knee Walls" [TV-G]; New granite steps, a timeless window seat, and some MDF doors cleverly disguised as wainscoting are installed. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #824 "Christmas Special 2002" [TV-G]; Host Dave Shuffett and canine co-star Sadie introduce Christmas segments from around Kentucky, including music and lights from Renfro Valley, toy trains under the Christmas tree at Covington's Behringer-Crawford Museum, and a photo session in which pets get their pictures taken with Santa. A 2002 KET production. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17352 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #415 "Ruff Needs His Herring Checked" [TV-Y]; Ruff has finally lost it! He's hearing a voice that no one else can hear. Even stranger, the voice is telling him to bake cookies to woo Charlene, the poodle next door. Ruff's sanity is at stake as he sends Isaac and Liza to meet with an audiologist to find out everything they can about hearing. And just in case the voice is right about the cookies, he sends Sterling and Brian to a cookie company! [High-Definition]

KETKY: Louisville Life; #702 "Swope Auto Museum/ValuMarket/Food Trucks"; The Swope Auto Museum features antique cars from the early 1900s to the 1960s - and is free to the public; since 1978, ValuMarket has been a local family owned neighborhood grocery store that values building community; and Matt Davis of LouisvilleStreetFood.com and Lil Cheezers explains what makes food trucks so popular. A 2012 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online