Austral ia ) ▁Category : M amm als ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Old field ▁Thomas <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Horn ▁and ▁Hard art ▁Children ' s ▁H our ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁H our ) ▁was ▁a ▁variety ▁show ▁with ▁a ▁cast ▁of ▁children , ▁including ▁some ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁well - known ▁adult ▁perform ers . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁run ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁dec ades . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Horn ▁& ▁Hard art , ▁which ▁owned ▁restaur ants , ▁b akes h ops ▁and ▁autom ats ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Radio ▁La unch ed ▁on ▁Hall owe en ▁day , ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁initially ▁broadcast ▁on ▁W CA U ▁Radio ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁hosted ▁by ▁Stan ▁Lee ▁Bro za , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁a ired ▁on ▁N BC ▁Radio ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁original ▁New ▁York ▁host ▁was ▁Paul ▁Douglas , ▁followed ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Edwards ▁and ▁finally ▁Ed ▁Her li hy . ▁ ▁Horn ▁and ▁Hard art ' s ▁s log an ▁was ▁" L ess ▁work ▁for ▁mother ▁dear ▁whose ▁gentle ▁hands , ▁lead ▁us ▁so ▁kindly ▁through ▁little ▁folk ▁lands . ▁We ' ll ▁give ▁her ▁happiness , ▁each