"Henry Prendergast grew up on televisionnot merely watching it, but starring in the wildly popular childrens show (3z(BRumpus Room.(3y (BCast in the roles of Bee Good and Bee Bad by his mother Audrey, the shows creator, Henry came of age along with the new mediumone that would soon propel his family out Torontos middle-class life and into the tabloids. Henrys father Peter, a would-be novelist, refuses to have any part in his wifes burgeoning television empire, but commits himself instead to the task of being a walking, talkingmostly scathingreminder of the familys (3z(Bhumble beginnings.(3y (BThen, on the heels of Rumpus Room, Audrey dreams up The Philo Farnsworth Show, loosely based on the life story of the young teen credited with inventing the tube and starring Henry in the lead role. Rapidly amassing a cult-like following of (3z(BPhilosophers,(3y (Bthe show challenges the Prendergasts anew. Forced into increasing isolation by a fervent media, they must work harder than ever to not let success get the best of them."--Publisher description.