▁kind ness , ▁each ▁car ess ▁rep a id ▁with ▁thought ful ness . ▁Less ▁work ▁for ▁mother ▁dear ." ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁versions ▁of ▁this ▁song ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁program : ▁Less ▁work ▁for ▁mother ; ▁let ' s ▁l end ▁her ▁a ▁hand . ▁Less ▁work ▁for ▁mother ▁so ▁she ' ll ▁understand . ▁She ' s ▁your ▁greatest ▁tre asure ; ▁Let ' s ▁make ▁her ▁life ▁a ▁pleasure . ▁Less ▁work ▁for ▁mother ▁dear . ▁ ▁Television ▁When ▁the ▁program ▁went ▁to ▁television , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁radio - TV ▁sim ul cast . ▁The ▁television ▁premi ere ▁was ▁on ▁W CA U - TV ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁followed ▁by ▁W NB T ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁tele cast ▁on ▁Sunday ▁m orn ings . ▁The ▁hosts ▁were ▁Bro za ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Her li hy ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁perform ers ▁became ▁quite ▁successful ▁after ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁TV ▁series , ▁including ▁Ted ▁Arnold ▁( mus ical ▁director ▁for ▁Gl enn ▁Y ar br ough ▁and ▁José ▁Fel ic iano ), ▁Frank ie ▁A val on , ▁Ros em ary ▁Clo oney , ▁Bud dy ▁De Fran co , ▁Edd ie ▁Fish er , ▁Con nie ▁Francis , ▁Dan ▁Gr al ick , ▁Jo ey ▁He ath erton , ▁K itt y ▁K allen , ▁Rose ▁Marie , ▁Bern ad ette ▁Peters , ▁Ann ▁Sher idan , ▁Arnold ▁St ang ,