Thursday 1/31/2013

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Noon EST

KET: WordWorld; #107 "Dog's Camping Adventure/V Is for Vacation" [TV-Y]; Dog is excited because Pig and Frog are taking him on his first camping trip. As the weather turns colder, Duck knows that it's time for his yearly migration ... but he's not sure how to go about it. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #19028 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Health; #810 "Dental Implants"; A discussion about dental implants with Dr. Michael Livesay and Dr. Martin Segal. Watch Online

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #201 "That's Snow Lie/Friend in Need" [TV-Y]; Cleo, who's not a very graceful skater, pretends to hurt her paw so she won't have to embarrass herself at the ice rink. Jetta takes on a big job and refuses offers of help because she wants to be a hero. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Connections with Renee Shaw; #818 "Derek Anderson"; Former University of Kentucky Wildcat and NBA player Derek Anderson discusses his new book, Stamina, about how he overcame poverty and other challenges. [High-Definition] Watch Online

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #135 "Geometry" [TV-G]; Reviews geometry terms, basic properties of angles and triangles, and methods for solving a variety of geometry problems.

KET2: Caillou; #440 "Outdoor Adventures" [TV-Y]; On a canoe trip, Caillou sees a dragonfly, a blue heron, and a beaver working on its lodge. A family of ducks is swimming in the park pond, and Caillou wants to take a closer look. So Dad shows him a trick for calling the ducks. A white rabbit eats a bunch of carrots set aside for a picnic lunch, and Caillou and Rosie go looking for him. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky General Assembly Live Interim Coverage; #352 "Interim Joint Committee On Judiciary"

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #124 "Ratio, Proportion, and Percent" [TV-G]; Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to compare numbers and solve problems.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #111 "Prince Wednesday Goes to the Potty/Daniel Goes To The Potty" [TV-Y]; Prince Wednesday learns how important it is to stop playing and go to the potty. Daniel needs to use the bathroom at Music Man Stan's Shop, but thinks he will have to wait until he gets home. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #245 "Robert E. Green"; Robert E. Green, hotel owner, talks about his career. A 1981 KET production.

2:00

KET: News Quiz; #2817 [TV-G]; [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: It's Sew Easy; #213 "Home Decor" [TV-G]; A great drapery technique featuring grommets, simple serging for a fabulous coat, and using unique fabrics to create a retro vibe for a kitchen ensemble are highlighted. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Head of the Holler; #109 "Pat Banks"; Artist Pat Banks, director of Kentucky RiverKeepers, talks about her artistry and passion for preserving and protecting waterways.

2:14

KET: Telling Tales; #108 "Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery"; A tale about cultural identity from Choctaw history, told by Native American storyteller Marilou Awiakta.

2:15

KET: Telling Tales; #108 "Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery"; A tale about cultural identity from Choctaw history, told by Native American storyteller Marilou Awiakta.

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #116 "Night Train/Fossil Fred" [TV-Y]; Dad, Buddy, and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon. Buddy, Tiny, and Don play "detective" and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur. [High-Definition]

KET2: Scrapbook Memories; #1602 "Kids and Babies" [TV-G]; A perfect baby album, great ideas for scrapbooking for kids, and clear embossing techniques. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Sweet Tooth; A profile of Dr. Ed Smith, a dentist who travels in his van around Eastern Kentucky helping battle "Mountain Dew Mouth" and other dental maladies. Produced by Nell Cox.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #129 "Digging The Deep/Puddle Puzzle" [TV-Y]; Nick and Sally are exploring how deep they can dig in the sandbox. The Cat arrives to whisk them away to the deepest place he knows - the bottom of the Swirly Whirly Ocean! Nick and Sally are excited to jump in the giant puddle in their backyard - but it's gone! Where did it go? With the help of Cat's Seussian camera, they see that the puddle has turned into water vapour. Off they go to the Bluey Blue Sky to follow their puddle. [High-Definition]

KET2: Math Basics; #103 "Many Ways To Measure"; Customary and metric units of measure; tools and instruments for measuring; the use of a calculator in learning mathematics.

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #102 "Caldwell County"; A historical look at Caldwell County.

3:25

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #102 "Caldwell County"; A historical look at Caldwell County.

3:30

KET: Curious George; #505 "Monkey Size Me/Metal Detective" [TV-Y]; It's hard being a little monkey in a big world. George tries to throw the Man with the Yellow Hat the perfect surprise party, but he orders a cake too big to fit in the freezer and he's too short to hang the decorations from the ceiling. George fantasizes about a life where everything is monkey-sized. There's no better way to spend a sunny afternoon than playing with your favorite robot on the beach. But when a sudden rainstorm has George and the Man with the Yellow Hat running for shelter, George is upset to learn that he left his robot resting in the sand. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crossroads Café; #112 "Turning Points" [TV-PG]; The café is vandalized, and Rosa learns to drive. Vocabulary: talking about possibility; cultural information: problems with gangs and possible solutions.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1009 "Do You Speak George?/World Girls" [TV-Y]; Everyone at school is suddenly speaking their own made-up languages, and George can't make sense of what anyone is saying. The girls anticipate the grand opening of World Girl World, which sells dolls from every country. [High-Definition]

KET2: My Generation; #3001 "The Power of One" [TV-G]; Martina Navratilova sits down with friend Elton John for a rare, personal interview and meet two people whose simple ideas are changing the world. [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.

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #215 "Two Brains Quartet/Big's Big Bounce" [TV-Y7]; For the city's centennial celebration the mayor promises to unveil its 100-year-old cheese wheel to the winner of the barbershop quartet competition. The Botsford family and Dr. Two Brains assemble talented groups. Becky and Bob join the city scout troop only to discover Mr. Big is the guest troop leader. He vows to motivate Troop 865 to sell the most granola bars in order to win the world famous mega-jump trampoline. [High-Definition]

KET2: Royal Memories: Prince Charles' Tribute to the Queen; [TV-G]; Prince Charles leads a touching tribute to Queen Elizabeth, featuring never-before-seen home movies, archival news reels, and photographs from Her Majesty's private collection of the family during and after the Queen's Coronation in 1952. [High-Definition]

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #134 "Little Howler" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin are unpacking from an adventure and are surprised when a wolf pup pops out of their bags. They have no idea where the little guy came from and must retrace their steps in order to return him back to his pack. They experience that wolves are a very social animal with a close pack structure and frequent visual and audio communication among individual members. [High-Definition]

KET2: The Piano Guy; #1406 [TV-G]; Scott and guests show viewers how to play Don McLean's epic rock ballad, "American Pie." Several guest pianists discuss their favorite piano players. Featured artists include Dave Powers and Nat Kerr. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Collectibles; #105; A look back at some of the best moments from the first season of Kentucky Collectibles. [High-Definition] Watch Online

5:30

KET: The Electric Company; #311 "Pranster Holiday" [TV-Y]; The pranksters try to launch a wordball balloon that reads, "The Electric Company doesn't like you." [High-Definition]

KET2: Tracks Ahead; #706 "Japan's Bullet Trains" [TV-G]; Take a ride on the world's first high speed rail line, home to the famous Japanese bullet trains; visit an interpretive park in eastern Michigan that holds a steamy surprise; visit a man who has collected toy trains from the Louis Marx company; and see a re-creation of the 1949 Lionel showroom layout. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1014 "Rudy Ayoroa/Lincoln Library and Museum/Mammoth Cave" [TV-G]; Rudy Ayoroa, an artist from Bolivia who lived and worked in Danville for more than 20 years; the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Harrogate, TN; and scenery from Mammoth Cave National Park. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17031 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #512 "That Sculpture Isn't Yours, It's Mime" [TV-Y]; Ruff sends Emmie and Marc to learn how to mime. Then he sends Jay and Rubye to learn how to build sculptures that move. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #804 "David Walker"; David Walker, a former U.S. Comptroller General, founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative and national co-chair of No Labels, an organization dedicated to promoting a new politics of problem solving. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online