{"product_id":"radio-tv-mother-earth-joel-rapp-9781593930059","title":"Radio, TV, Mother Earth \u0026 Me: Memories of a Hollywood Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaster comedy writer\/master plant guy\/fish cookbook guru!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoel Rapp was raised in Beverly Hills, surrounded by show-business legends. His father, Philip Rapp, created \u003cem\u003eThe Bickersons\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaby Snooks\u003c\/em\u003e, his godmother was Fanny Brice and his godfather was Eddie Cantor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoel inherited the writing gene and went on to write or co-write 16 motion pictures and over 200 sitcom episodes, among them \u003cem\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lucy Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcHale's Navy, My Favorite Martian, The Patty Duke Show, The Joey Bishop Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Donna Reed Show\u003c\/em\u003e. In 1969 he quit his job as Vice-President in charge of Comedy Development at Universal Pictures and went into the indoor plant business, soon becoming known as \"Mr. Mother Earth, Plant Man to the Stars,\" a persona in which he wrote 14 best-selling books on indoor gardening and cooking, spent eleven years with Regis \u0026amp; Kathie Lee as their TV gardener, and for almost ten years was heard weekly dispensing gardening advice on WABC radio in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis memoir is filled with marvelous anecdotes from both his Show-biz and Grow-biz careers - stories of his friendships with Lucille Ball, John Huston, Ruth Buzzi, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Rickles, Ernest Borgnine, Lenny Bruce, Clark Gable, Dinah Shore, and many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I really never knew the full extent of his incredibly exciting life until I read these memoirs. The story of the rise and fall of Mother Earth is fodder for a highly dramatic movie\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - Roger Corman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Rapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593930054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593930059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/29\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.12w x 0.55d","brand":"Joel Rapp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439797842175,"sku":"9781593930059","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ba5d3cd-37ef-4b42-a5cc-5dfa866c0bdb.jpg?v=1777179309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radio-tv-mother-earth-joel-rapp-9781593930059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}