TGIF: A trip to Hazzard County! Sorta!

Our roving reporter Jason finds all kinds of things "Dukes of Hazzard" when he's driving across the country for his work. This time, though, he got quite literal in his hot pursuit of Hazzard County. Well, if you take away one "z" he did ...

 

So what do ya suppose ya learn at the Hazard Community and Technical College? The schematics for building a moonshine still? How to hot-wire a sheriff's deputy car? Hmmm ... we can only wonder ...

Happy Friday, Y'all!!! And a safe and pleasant Memorial Day weekend!

Photo by Jason G.; please do not copy without permission.

A follow-up to the "Dynasty" dollhouse -- how about some Carringtons to go inside?

In our October 25, 2014 post and May 20, 2017 post, we showed you the handmade scale replica of the Carrington mansion from "Dynasty" that was commissioned by "Dynasty" superfan Bjørn. Now, Bjørn has this wonderful photographic update ... some figures of the Carrington clan to go inside!

These poseable resin dolls are 1:12 scale, and they're also handmade.

"Blake and Alexis was finished early this year," Bjørn says. "Krystle is a slightly different scale, so a new one in same scale is ordered." He adds, "Alexis' dress is stunning." Yea. We're obliged to agree ...

 

 

Photos courtesy of Bjørn Erik; please do not copy without permission.

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl of Burnside figure by Jada Toys

Jada Toys sure has served up the female superheroes in this plentiful set of diecast figures. There are Supergirls, Wonder Women, Harley Quinns and even Catwomen of varying styles and sizes. There are also some wonderful Batgirls, one of which we see in this month's episode of Terrific non-TV Toys.

Barbara Gordon is young and savvy in this Burnside incarnation, featured in DC Comics' "New 52" series in recent years. She's not Oracle -- she's back in the streets fighting crime the traditional way. She's tech-savvy, posting to social media and reading her own press. And her costuming is tweaked -- a blueish-purple suit with seams and a more complicated utility belt, plus some very practical (flat-soled!) laced-up workboots to kick the tails of the criminals. Check out her style in fine detail, from the pages of the current comic series to this diecast figure, up-close and personal ....



(And speaking of Oracle, by the way, that will be the next Batgirl figure we look at on this web series, in a few months! So stay tuned!)

Terrific TV Toys: Scooby-Doo jigsaw puzzles by Pressman

It's Friday, and we've got a lot to celebrate. We're upright and breathing, after all, right? And even if we're just breathing, we're still celebrating! Some days in this thing they call life, that's saying a lot! So let's have some fun and work a jigsaw puzzle -- maybe two!

These two beauties come from Pressman, and they're dated 1999 and 2000. They depict our favorite cartoon canine, Scooby-Doo. One of them is a floor puzzle with extra-big pieces. The other is a regular tabletop puzzle that also features Scooby's pal Shaggy. It evidently has glow-in-the-dark pieces? Hmmm. It also has a (gasp!) missing piece!!!! Oh no! Still wonderful TV toys that were Christmas gifts from a wonderful friend.



(And whew -- that second one was harder than you think!!! It was one of those puzzles where the pieces seem to fit into more than one spot, or more than one piece fits into a particular spot, or whatever! You know what we mean ...)