Saturday 1/5/2013

EARLY | MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING | NOW PLAYING

6:00 am EST

KET: Bob the Builder; #809 "Following Clues (Pt. 2)" [TV-Y]; Spud and Scrambler are still searching for the Golden Hammer. When they see school teacher Ela's class practicing their Chinese dragon dance in costume, they think the dragon is real. They decide to follow it in hopes of locating the Golden Hammer. Following the latest clue, Spud and Scrambler start their search at Fixham lighthouse. Bob and the team are also called to a restoration job at Fixham Lighthouse. [High-Definition]

KET2: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; #1565 "Opera: A Star for Kitty" [TV-Y]; Mister Rogers shows a pair of opera glasses, and the neighbors attend the birthday opera A Star for Kitty. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #614 "Crazy Quilts/Tattoo Museum/Cave Painter/Dawson Springs" [TV-G]; Daviess County's Kay Wimsatt and her passion for crazy quilts; a Louisville tattoo parlor that also houses a museum of body art; abstract artist David Gulotta, who finds inspiration in the depths of Mammoth Cave; and Dawson Springs' past as a resort town and spring-training home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1917. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:30

KET: 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]

KET2: Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo; #318 "Nosing Around/The Last Straw" [TV-Y]; The Big Wide World has an unpleasant new smell. Peep and Chirp discover that a drinking straw has many uses.

KETKY: Comment on Kentucky; #3910; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: John Cheves, reporter, Lexington Herald-Leader; Ronnie Ellis, Frankfort reporter, for CNHI, Inc.; and Tom Loftus, Frankfort bureau chief, Louisville Courier-Journal. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

7:00

KET: Curious George; #603 "Auctioneer George/Sock Monkey Opera" [TV-Y]; George wins an auction for red elephant mittens for $101, but only has one dollar. Later, George performs a sock-puppet version of the "Hansel and Gretel" opera for Betsy, who has chicken pox. [High-Definition]

KET2: Inside Washington; #2438 [TV-G]

KETKY: Louisville Life; #408 "Pam Spaulding/Actors Theatre of Louisville/Wilson Wyatt/Mark Johnson/Dr. Manuel Casanova" [TV-G]; Courier-Journal photographer Pam Spaulding shares photos and stories from her book An American Family, Three Decades with the McGarveys; a behind-the-scenes look at incredible costumes of the Actors Theatre of Louisville; Wilson Wyatt, former Louisville mayor and Kentucky lieutenant governor who played major roles in national politics; the new voice of Churchill Downs, track announcer Mark Johnson; and U of L medical researcher Dr. Manuel Casanova thinks he has uncovered a common link between dyslexia, autism, and ADHD. A 2009 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft. [High-Definition] Watch Online

7:00

KET2: Inside Washington; #2438 [TV-G]

7:30

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #114 "The Lost Egg/Hold on Tight" [TV-Y]; The kids are decorating the tree house for a party. The Cat knows the world's most fantabulous decorator: Stan the bower bird! Stan teaches the kids how to decorate with almost anything. Nick tries to hang onto monkey bars but can't. The Cat takes him and Sally to meet the best holder-on-ever, his tiny little friend Larry the limpet. After shrinking down to limpet size, Nick and Sally learn how to hang onto the rocks with the help of natural hand- and footholds, some sticky stuff on their feet, and plain old perseverance. [High-Definition]

KET2: Comment on Kentucky; #3910; Journalists from around the state discuss news of the day with host Ferrell Wellman. Guests: John Cheves, reporter, Lexington Herald-Leader; Ronnie Ellis, Frankfort reporter, for CNHI, Inc.; and Tom Loftus, Frankfort bureau chief, Louisville Courier-Journal. A KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KETKY: Roundabout U; #519; [High-Definition] Watch Online

8:00

KET: Super Why!; #203 "Bedtime for Bear" [TV-Y]; Baby Joy is afraid of the dark! To show her there's nothing to fear, Super Why and his literacy friends fly into Bedtime for Bear and meet Charlie - a bear who is scared of just about everything! [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #137 "Statistics and Probability" [TV-G]; Shows how statistics are gathered and used and explores the basics of chance and probability.

KETKY: Kentucky Muse; #201 "Fire and Motion"; The vibrant glasswork of Stephen Rolfe Powell and the intricate, automata sculpture of Steve Armstrong reveal the distinctive energies of two gifted Kentucky artists.

8:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #215 "Dinos A to Z, Part 1, The Big Idea/Dinos A to Z, Part 2, Spread The Word" [TV-Y]; Tiny gets the idea to gather all the dinosaurs in the 'Dinosaurs A to Z' song for a picnic at Troodon Town. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #138 "Introduction to Algebra" [TV-G]; Explores basic algebraic concepts and properties and shows how to write and solve equations.

9:00

KET: Thomas & Friends; #607 "Wild Weather" [TV-Y]; It's a rainy day on the Island of Sodor. Big puddles are everywhere. Thomas decides to have a game of splashing puddles with Rosie. It's such good fun that he continues this instead of going to the Wash Down to prepare for his Special - to pick up Sir Topham Hatt and Alicia Botti, the famous singer, who are both waiting at Maithwaite. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #105 "Organized Writing" [TV-G]; Experienced writers offer useful organizing techniques.

KETKY: The Appalachians; #101 [TV-G]; When the first European settlers arrive in the Allegheny, Cumberland, and Blue Ridge mountains in the 17th century, they trade and intermarry with the Shawnee, Choctaw, Creek, and Cherokee who have lived there for centuries. But by the mid-18th century, the swelling pioneer population leads to decades of combat on the Appalachian frontier that eventually forces the natives out. As the Scotch-Irish and other immigrants settle in, the isolation of the mountains helps preserve the cultural traditions they have brought with them. The men of Appalachia fight bravely in the American Revolution, but then rail at taxes and regulations imposed by the new American government. Evangelical revivals sweep the region in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and traditional music mingles with the rhythms used by African slaves to form a glorious new gospel music.

9:30

KET: Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps; #304 "Angelina and The Hip Hop Kid/Angelina and the Broken Fiddle" [TV-Y]; Angelina, Vici, and Marco mistakenly think Ms. Mimi is getting married. Angelina and her friends are so noisy and messy during lunch that Ms. Mimi has to shut down the Lunchbox Theatre, right before the big Spring Talent Show. When Angelina lets students rehearse in her attic instead, she learns the importance of respecting others firsthand. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #106 "Writing Style and Word Choice" [TV-G]; Purpose and audience affect how authors compose various kinds of written pieces.

10:00

KET: Paint This with Jerry Yarnell; #603 "Jerry's Lily Pond, Part 1" [TV-G]; This painting develops a lily pad pond with its flower being the center of focus. The canvas is prepared with an olive green mottled background. Jerry sketches the lily pads using elliptical shapes to create flatness. The pads are highlighted using a warm complimentary accent to finish the session.

KET2: Martha Speaks; #113 "Martha In Charge/Truman And The Deep Blue Sea" [TV-Y]; Helen is recuperating from laryngitis, and Martha decides to use her powers of speech to take care of the patient and find a cure. Alice invites the gang to go whale watching, and Ruman is thrilled—until he realizes that he has to actually get on a boat, which means he'll get seasick. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Appalachians; #102 [TV-G]; In the 1830s, the growing nation sets its sights on land still owned by Indians, and President Andrew Jackson orders the removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma. Slavery and other social and economic differences widen the gap between the North and South, and the Appalachian region is caught in between, with many families divided between the Union and the Confederacy. The violence and chaos leave scars on mountain life for years to come. After the Civil War, railroads are built, forests are cut, and outside owners buy up the land. A conflict between two timbering families, the Hatfields and the McCoys, becomes a legendary "blood feud," and outsiders create the damaging stereotype of a stupid, violent hillbilly. Timbering and coal mining bring jobs, but the workers find their lives controlled by the companies. The United Mine Workers' union organizing attempts are resisted by the owners, often with violence, and resentments explode in a series of devastating strikes known as the "great coal wars."

10:30

KET: The Best of The Joy of Painting; #2721 "Lake View" [TV-G]; Join guest artist Steve Ross, Bob's talented son, and see beautiful rolling hills, trees, and water reflections on canvas.

KET2: Arthur; #1605 "Night of the Tibble/Read and Flumberghast" [TV-Y]; The Tibble Twins have a sleepover and James is the target of their shenanigans. D.W. gathers a jury when a cupcake is stolen and Tommy Tibble is the primary suspect. [High-Definition]

11:00

KET: Sewing with Nancy; #2607 "Fancy Footworks 2, Part 3" [TV-G]; Nancy shows how to use the Bias Binding Foot, Buttonhole Foot, and the Free-Motion Quilting Foot. [High-Definition]

KET2: WordGirl; #117 "Two-Brains Forgets/Banned on the Run" [TV-Y7]; It looks like all is lost when Dr. 2-Brains discovers WordGirl's secret identity. Mr. Big finally cheats his way to becoming the town Mayor, and his first order of business is to ban WordGirl. [High-Definition]

KETKY: The Appalachians; #103 [TV-G]; As the 20th century begins, the phonograph and the radio expose the mountain people to new influences and take mountain music across America. But times are hard, and Appalachia falls into an economic depression even before the rest of the country. President Roosevelt's New Deal brings electricity, WPA and CCC jobs, and new infrastructure, and FDR becomes a hero in Appalachia. Then World War II begins taking many young people away from the mountains, and postwar mechanization replaces coal miners and sends more people to Northern cities in search of jobs. For those who try to stay home, it becomes harder to hold onto land as state and federal governments claim property for dams and family farmsteads are flooded. The 1960s War on Poverty again sends federal aid into Appalachia, but television and magazines show painful images of hunger and poverty, reinforcing the stereotype of the poor hillbilly.

11:30

KET: Martha's Sewing Room; #3403 "Whimsical Trims From a Stick" [TV-G]; Using whimsy sticks for creating trims and flowers; roses for headbands, shoe clips; crazy quilting with the embroidery machine, and hand-embroidered ribbon stitch.

KET2: Wild Kratts; #118 "Let the Rhinos Roll!" [TV-Y]; The Wild Kratts team is on an important mission to unearth why Rhinos are mysteriously disappearing from the African Savannah. They soon discover that Zach Varmitech has been kidnapping them to create a new super Rhino Dozers so the creature adventurers devise a plan to rescue them - and it just might work! [High-Definition]

Noon

KET: Quilting Arts; #1011 "It's One-Of-A-Kind!" [TV-G]; Fabric marbling techniques to create layered and organic effects, creating a unique canvas for the addition of color, and using stencils as an aid for free-motion work are featured. [High-Definition]

KET2: Garden Smart; #2909 [TV-G]; A landscape makeover of a historic 1920's era home including planning, demolishing, and rebuilding. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Ted Bassett: A Kentucky Gentleman; Discover the extraordinary life of the longtime Keeneland Race Course executive Ted Bassett, a native Kentuckian who was a decorated World War II marine and former head of the state police. Through interviews with friends, colleagues, and contemporaries a picture emerges of a humble, self-effacing man who, believing in service to others, achieved great things. [High-Definition] Watch Online