Wednesday 12/26/2012

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Noon EST

KET: WordWorld; #119 "The Race to Mystery Island/A Star Is Born" [TV-Y]; Pig and Frog's attempts to outdo each other result in a big race to Mystery Island. Duck gets a case of stage fright while singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" for all his WordFriends. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #19002 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #104 "1997 Holiday Program"; Features the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood, an a cappella gospel group; Vince DiMartino and a jazz trio with singer Gail Wynters; and holiday readings by Warren Hammack and Pamela White of Horse Cave Theatre. A KET production. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #113 "The Dog Who Cried Woof/Doing the Right Thing" [TV-Y]; Cleo plays a series of tricks on her friends, then finds that they don't believe her when she really needs their help. T-Bone accidentally walks off with someone else's squeak toy and then feels guilty for not returning it right away. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery; [TV-Y]; When trouble strikes at the Blue Mountain Quarry, Thomas is sent to help his Narrow Gauge engine friends. While shunting and hauling, he discovers a little green engine hiding in the tunnels. [High-Definition]

KET2: Caillou; #306 "Caillou the Snow Man" [TV-Y]; Caillou eagerly awaits the first snowfall of winter, imagining himself building the biggest snowman in the world. When the snow finally starts to fall, he and Sarah rush out to take a close look and then go inside to make their own snowflakes out of paper. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #637 "Will Nash"; Bill sits down with Will Nash, executive director of Teach for America in Appalachia. They discuss the organization's recruiting efforts of 90 new teachers for positions in Knox, Martin, and Floyd Counties in eastern Kentucky. A 2011 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:30

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #104 "Daniel Gets Mad/Katerina Gets Mad" [TV-Y]; Daniel Tiger and Prince Wednesday get mad when Mom Tiger won't let them go play at the beach in the rain. Katerina Kittycat gets mad when someone else picks the instrument she wants to play. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #215 "Harry Jackson"; Harry Jackson, art critic and collector, discusses the development of the Arts in Kentucky. A 1981 KET production. Watch Online

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #121 "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" [TV-Y]; Whyatt wants to know why his family is acting sneaky, so the Super Readers waltz into the story of the 12 Dancing Princesses to see whether they can discover what the princesses are concealing. [High-Definition]

KET2: Katie Brown Workshop; #513 "A Sparkling Holiday" [TV-G]; Katie makes beef filet with cranberry tarragon butter, silky potato gratin and orange and olive salad with basil vinaigrette. Also, glamorous name cards and star-studded pinecone trees. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Festival of Champions 2012; #2012; Murray State University presents this competition featuring high school bands from Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Arkansas, as well as, exhibition performances from Racer Band. Hosts Jim Carter and Sarah Clark share a glimpse of the design process for the marching arts and excerpts of the bands' performances are prominently featured. [High-Definition]

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #119 "King Cryolophosaurus/Buddy the Tracker" [TV-Y]; Buddy, Tiny, Don, and Mom meet a reclusive, singing dinosaur named King who has a big swooping crest on his head and a voice that sounds an awful lot like Elvis Presley. Buddy and Don are "footprint detectives" as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old! [High-Definition]

KET2: For Your Home; #2301 "Baby on the Way" [TV-G]; With her second child on the way, Sloan shares a nursery makeover and what's new in health, safety, and gear for baby.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #140 "Seasons - Spring and Summer/Seasons - Fall and Winter" [TV-Y]; For Show and Tell at school, Nick and Sally must bring something from their favourite season. But how can they choose which is their favourite? The Cat in the Hat takes them to the magical Garden of Seasons, where they can visit any season they like, any time they like! [High-Definition]

KET2: Petula Clark: This Is My Song; [TV-PG]; The story of the singer Petula Clark's life in music, told in her own words and those of friends and colleagues including Harry Belafonte, Lynn Redgrave, Andy Williams, Rod McKuen, David Cassidy, and others. A wealth of rare material, from movie trailers, newsreels, stage productions, and television appearances reveal a multi-faceted entertainer who has also managed to have a successful personal life.

KETKY: Upon This Rock; Explores the origins, role, and activities of the black church and its leaders in Kentucky, focusing on the struggle for civil rights. Watch Online

3:30

KET: Curious George; #315 "Movie House Monkey/Cooking with Monkey" [TV-Y]; The Man with the Yellow Hat and George decide to rescue a beloved old bijou theatre from being replaced by a self-cleaning parking lot. If they can show Mr. Glass a truly unique" experience, he promises to save the theatre from being demolished. Professor Wiseman proudly presents a cake for the fire station barbecue, but when the cake bends a knife and proves to be extra sticky, everyone is astonished. Embarrassed, Wiseman explains that she will be "extra creative" for the bake sale. Bake sale? George needs to find out what's wrong with Wiseman's cooking, fast! [High-Definition]

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1601 "Based on a True Story (Part 1 & 2)" [TV-Y]; Ladonna Compson, a new kid in town, charms Arthur and friends with her amazing "true" stories. But are her stories real? [High-Definition]

KET2: Clodagh's Irish Food Trails; #110 "The Midlands - Athlone and Mullingar" [TV-G]; After visiting two local markets, Clodagh meets one of Ireland's very few full-time bee-keepers and organic dairy farmers on the shores of Lough Ennell. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Independence Hall: Its History, Its Legacy....; The story of the little known origins of the Pennsylvania State House, later to be known as Independence Hall. Commissioned to be built under royal decree, the building was the largest in in the American colonies. Its architectural style became synonymous with the best of American ideals. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #114 "Princess Triana & The Ogre of Castlebum/Heat Wave, Crime Wave" [TV-Y7]; WordGirl does battle with Tobey, who is determined to steal a copy of the newest sequel to everyone's favorite book series so he can read it before everyone else. On the hottest day of the summer, GrannyMay uses her air-conditioned jetpack/suit of armor to go on a crime spree. [High-Definition]

KET2: Ciao Italia; #2226 "More Umbrian Cooking/Piu' Cucina Umbra" [TV-G]; Mary Ann travels to a cooking school in Spoleto, Italy, where she prepares Capelletti in Brodo (Little Hats in Chicken Broth), lentils with leeks and sausage, and spinach-filled Torta al Testo (Bread on a Stone).

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #115 "Octopus Wildkratticus" [TV-Y]; When Martin accidentally knocks the Creature Power Suits into a deep Arctic trench, Aviva takes the brothers to search for them in her brand-new Octopod submarine. But after the gang encounters what seems to be a very strange new species of underwater octopus, they figure out that something has gone very wrong in the deep sea. [High-Definition]

KET2: Rudy Maxa's World; #109 "St. Petersburg, Russia" [TV-G]; The treasures of the Hermitage, the splendors of Peterhof, and the quiet grace of canals in St. Petersburg, a former capital built by a czar that has reclaimed its position as one of the world's great destinations. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2912 [TV-G]; A KET/Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources co-presentation hosted by Tim Farmer. [High-Definition]

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #101 "Skills" [TV-Y]; Keith is invited to join the Electric Company, but before he can take the oath, Francine swoops in and steals his special skill. Can the Electric Company help him get it back, or will Keith be powerless forever? [High-Definition]

KET2: Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope; #612 "Christmas In Switzerland" [TV-G]; Joseph heads to Lausanne, Montreux, and Basel, Switzerland to bask in the glow of a Swiss-style Christmas at some of the country's best Christmas Markets. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #910 "Old-Time Fiddler/Amphibious Cars" [TV-G]; Fiddler John Harrod of Owen County has spent 30 years finding and documenting Kentucky fiddlers and old-time fiddle tunes and continues to pass on this lively, indigenous roots music to the next generation. At Lake Cumberland, owners of rare amphibious cars built in Germany in the 1960s put their unusual vehicles to the test on land and on water. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17361 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #418 "Gearing Up for Getting Ruff's Goat" [TV-Y]; All of the cat grooming shows are competing with Ruff's ratings and he's desperate to find the mythical Helmet of Victory that will reverse his fortunes. Uncle MacRuffmantosh calls with news that he thinks he's located the Helmet on a faraway mountaintop, so Ruff plans to ride his trusty tricycle up the mountain to retrieve the prize. So Ruff sends Brian, Bethany, and Talia to meet with a bicycle expert and physics professor. Meanwhile, he sends Liza to learn how to groom a goat. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #518; Travel to Patti's 1880 Settlement in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, for some holiday cheer, learn what MSU students are doing over the holiday break, and Jason Lindsey demonstrates how Santa really gets down the chimney. [High-Definition] Watch Online