▁former ▁v au dev ille ▁perform er ▁( real ▁name ▁Howard ▁R ice , ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 5 4 ). ▁The ▁half - hour ▁program ▁was ▁broadcast ▁daily , ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁days ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁History ▁Deb uting ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁children ' s ▁show ▁of ▁that ▁era ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁powerful ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 - w att ▁power ▁of ▁W OR . ▁Car ney ▁sang , ▁played ▁the ▁piano , ▁told ▁stories ▁and ▁introduced ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁features : ▁the ▁" E arn est ▁Sa vers ▁Club " ▁which ▁encourag ed ▁setting ▁up ▁accounts ▁at ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ; ▁a ▁" He alth y ▁Child ▁Cont est "; ▁a ▁" T al ent ▁Qu est " ▁that ▁provided ▁screen ▁tests ▁for ▁w inners . ▁Each ▁program ▁began ▁with ▁Uncle ▁Don ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁imag inary ▁aut ogy ro ▁he ▁called ▁his ▁" p ud d le - j um per ." ▁His ▁opening ▁song ▁was ▁widely ▁known : ▁Hello ▁nep he ws , ▁nie ces ▁too , ▁M oth ers ▁and ▁d add ies , ▁how ▁are ▁you ? ▁This ▁is ▁Uncle ▁Don ▁all ▁set ▁to ▁go , ▁With ▁a ▁meeting ▁on ▁the ▁ra - di - o ! ▁We ' ll ▁start ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁little ▁song ▁To ▁learn ▁the ▁words ▁will ▁not ▁take ▁long ; ▁For ▁they ' re ▁as ▁easy ▁as ▁easy ▁can ▁be ,