Wednesday 2/6/2013

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KET: WordWorld; #110 "Dancing Dog/Pig's Big Moonlight Feast" [TV-Y]; All the WordFriends are gathering to perform in the WordWorld concert, and Dog is especially excited. When Pig is too sick to cook his special Moonlight Feast, Duck and Dog step in to help out. [High-Definition]

KET2: Charlie Rose; #19032 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

12:30 pm

KET: Clifford the Big Red Dog; #204 "Stinky Friends/He's Wonderful Mr. Bleakman" [TV-Y]; Emily Elizabeth tells Clifford he's not allowed to play in a certain field, but he just can't resist sneaking into it. Mr. Bleakman gets a little grumpy when Clifford messes up his new potato garden. [High-Definition]

1:00

KET: GED Connection; #122 "Passing the GED Science Test" [TV-G]; An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method.

KET2: Caillou; #302 "Caillou the Sports Star" [TV-Y]; Clementine wins a swimming ribbon, and Caillou really wants to get one, too. When a new, longer set of monkey bars is installed at the park, Caillou can't climb as far as Leo. With training wheels on his bike, Caillou is having trouble keeping up with Sarah, so he decides he's ready to try it without the training wheels. [High-Definition]

KETKY: One to One with Bill Goodman; #339 "Judy Woodruff"; Judy Woodruff, political editor for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, discusses the presidential election and her own career. She has covered politics and other news for more than three decades at CNN, NBC, and PBS. A 2008 KET production. Watch Online

1:30

KET: Pre-GED Connection; #125 "Measurement" [TV-G]; A variety of uses for measurement, how to calculate in the English and metric systems, and how to solve for the perimeters and areas of various shapes.

KET2: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; #114 "Thank You, Grandpere Tiger!/Neighborhood Thank You Day" [TV-Y]; Daniel is sad that Grandpere Tiger can't come to the special Thank You Day celebration. Daniel has trouble deciding what to put in his note for the annual neighborhood Thank You Day celebration. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Bywords; #302 "Bob Sexton"; Dr. Robert Sexton, executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, talks about the issues in higher education. A 1981 KET production.

2:00

KET: Super Why!; #144 "The Boy Who Drew Cats" [TV-Y]; Whyatt's big brother Jack is sick, and Whyatt wants to give him a picture to make him feel better. But even though he thinks and thinks, Whyatt still doesn't know what to draw! So the Super Readers soar into the Japanese folktale The Boy Who Drew Cats and encounter a little boy struggling to sketch a picture for the emperor. [High-Definition]

KET2: Crafting at the Spotted Canary; #213 "Things That Have Meaning" [TV-G]; Joy incorporates a past memory using a special necklace from a to create a jewelry piece with an updated look. She shows how to creatively use jars to display dimensional memorabilia. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life on the Road; #709 "Along Highway 60" [TV-G]; In a special expanded edition, host Dave Shuffett takes a nostalgic tour of Kentucky by driving from Ashland to Paducah on U.S. 60. Stops include a drive-in restaurant, Grayson Lake, Calumet Farm, the state capitol, a Frankfort memorial to African-American Civil War veterans, a Louisville blues bar, Brandenburg, an Owensboro pastry shop, Camp Breckinridge, Smithland, and the Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area. A 2001 KET production. Watch Online

2:30

KET: Dinosaur Train; #201 "Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 1/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2" [TV-Y]; Join Buddy and his Pteranodon family as they journey on the Dinosaur Train to the big Theropod Club Convention in Laramidia, the "Dinosaur Big City." During their adventure they meet Mayor Kosmoceratops and help King Cryolophosaurus overcome stage fright. [High-Definition]

KET2: For Your Home; #2307 "Energy Savers" [TV-G]; Reducing both the cost of living and your carbon footprint by making smart choices with insulation, lighting, recycling, and appliances.

3:00

KET: The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!; #134 "Amazing Eyes/Water Walkers" [TV-Y]; Three different animals with very different ways of seeing help the kids find a missing guinea pig. Cat takes the kids to Splishy Splashy Pond to meet Walker the water strider, who shows them how he can stay on top of the water with the help of air bubbles. [High-Definition]

KET2: GED Connection; #128 "Number Sense" [TV-G]; Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense to make number problems more manageable.

3:15

KETKY: Kentucky Life on the Road; #709 "Along Highway 60" [TV-G]; In a special expanded edition, host Dave Shuffett takes a nostalgic tour of Kentucky by driving from Ashland to Paducah on U.S. 60. Stops include a drive-in restaurant, Grayson Lake, Calumet Farm, the state capitol, a Frankfort memorial to African-American Civil War veterans, a Louisville blues bar, Brandenburg, an Owensboro pastry shop, Camp Breckinridge, Smithland, and the Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area. A 2001 KET production. Watch Online

3:30

KET: Curious George; #508 "Go West, Young Monkey/Meet the New Neighbors" [TV-Y]; The Doorman gets a special delivery - a Western Town to add to his amazing train set. He lets George, Steve, and Betsy assemble it, but they lose the final railroad pin that holds it all together! After helping them search, an exhausted Hundley dozes off and dreams that he's the deputy of an old West town where a stranger (George) loses the ceremonial pin that links the new railroad tracks. George ventures into the new neighborhood Vietnamese grocery store to buy carrots, cucumbers, and apples. He has a hard time finding the items on his list, so George buys the closest fruits and vegetables he can find: phat thu, mang cau ta, and kho qua. [High-Definition]

KET2: Pre-GED Connection; #108 "Fiction" [TV-G]; Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.

4:00

KET: Arthur; #1103 "Buenas Noches, Vicita/Prunella Packs It In" [TV-Y]; Vicita Molina has lost her favorite book, a lovely South American tale of friendship and courage in the Amazon jungle. Even though she's still in elementary school, Prunella has become obsessed with thoughts of college and piles on extracurricular activities to make herself more appealing to the good schools. [High-Definition]

KET2: Clodagh's Irish Food Trails; #103 "Dublin and Dun Laoghaire" [TV-G]; The thriving markets of Temple Bar and Dun Laoghaire and a Belgian chocolatier are showcased. [High-Definition]

4:30

KET: WordGirl; #207 "I Think I'm a Clone Now/Answer All My Questions and Win Stuff" [TV-Y7]; Lady Redundant Woman has an evil plan to destroy WordGirl's reputation. When she creates an evil WordGirl copy the real WordGirl has to prove that she hasn't turned to a life of crime. Seymour Orlando Smooth is the host of the hottest new game show and Mrs. Botsford is a contestant! WordGirl has to find a way to stop the fun and games before Seymour steals all the contestant's money. [High-Definition]

KET2: Ciao Italia; #2206 "Exquisite Cakes/Le Torte Squisite" [TV-G]; Mary Ann and young friend Rachel Carew join forces to satisfy their sweet tooths by preparing an upside down peach tart and a rich and creamy ricotta cheesecake in amaretti cookie crust.

KETKY: Faces of Farming; [TV-G]; The program highlights how Kentucky farmers care for their animals, the environment, and their consumers. Meet the farmers in the Commonwealth who are providing a safe, affordable food supply to not only their family, but yours.

5:00

KET: Wild Kratts; #138 "Birds of a Feather" [TV-Y]; Chris and Martin hope the Birds of Paradise in New Guinea will inspire Aviva to learn to dance. [High-Definition]

KET2: Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa; #502 "Oahu and Kauai" [TV-G]; Rudy explores Hawaii's Polynesian roots at the Bishop Museum, remembers WWII history at Pearl Harbor, and pays homage to King Kamehameha. He hikes the Waimea Canyon and kayaks past traditional Hawaiian villages.

KETKY: Kentucky Afield; #2918 [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; #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: Travelscope; #305 "West Virginia—Wild and Wonderful" [TV-G]; Joseph paddles the gentle New River and then battles to stay afloat on the raging Gauley. Along the way he bikes up a mountain trail, rappels down the gorge's face, and experiences West Virginia's coal mining past. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Life; #1018 "Challenger Center/Dinosaur Dentist/Bert & Bud's Vintage Coffins" [TV-G]; At the Challenger Center at Hazard Community College, 6th graders are treated to an interactive space exploration experience. Danville dentist Jack Hankla and his son, John, have built one of the largest and most important private collections of dinosaur bones in America. And one of the last custom coffin makers in Kentucky carries on at Bert & Bud's Vintage Coffins in Murray. A 2004 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett. Watch Online

6:00

KET: BBC World News America; #17037 [TV-RE]; [High-Definition]

KET2: Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman; #516 "Wolfing Down Some Barbeque" [TV-Y]; Emmie and Rubye go to Yellowstone National Park to learn all about wolves, and Ruff sends Jay and Marc to South Carolina to make some authentic southern barbeque. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Roundabout U; #524; Carter and Clark visit Sirloin Stockade and talk to owner Adam Carver as well as former employees of this MSU landmark eatery. [High-Definition] Watch Online