It was a sunny day, and that fit just right, because it was great to be back at a comic-con again, first time since lockdowns hit at the beginning of the pandemic. It was the Monroe Pop Fest south of Detroit, and it was a cool little show this author had been to a couple years back. I really went there to do a quick interview with my buddy Tom Hutchison of Big Dog Ink (first photo below), for an upcoming BRBTV project yet to be disclosed, and ran into some other friends, as well, like T.J. And took a few photos!!!
This guy looked so good -- I could have totally bought the idea that Michael Myers stepped off the movie screen and into this friggin' parking lot.
My friend T.J., featured on a couple Terrific TV Toys videos for his "Dukes of Hazzard" collection, brought his Rosco sheriff's car. His friend Dylan, who has employed both T.J. and his car in some of his independent Detroit area movies, was there, as well, showcasing his screen-used TV and movie prop collection, below.
Photos by Billie Rae Bates / BRBTV Copying with credit is OK; a link would be grand
Wow … a charm bracelet of Scooby and the gang … T-shirt iron-on transfers … an original painting of “Scooby’s Clues” … Playmobil toy sets … a Scooby Dee push puppet … tons more … and that’s just everything she has added in the past year, added onto everything Scooby-Doo she already had!!! Wendy is a commissioned artist in Canada and a hard-core Scooby collector who appears in the ScoobyAddicts panel discussions you’ve seen linked on this blog. I was delighted to read through her latest blog post on what she’s acquired for her collection in the past year … then I scroll down to the plush “Billie Doo” and the shout-out to BRBTV!!! Mind blown?!!! Thanks so much, Wendy!
She's pretty and she's perfectly poisonous. She's Poison Ivy, and she got good play on the "Batman: The Animated Series" of the 1990s. It's that incarnation of this femme Batman villain that this 2004 Barbie doll by Mattel plays on. It's this month's featured item on the Terrific TV Toys series, so let's get up-close and personal with this emerald-clad gal ...
There are a variety of ways the character of Daphne Blake has been portrayed in Scooby-Doo lore. Amid the multitude of cartoon series and movies over the years, she's been the spoiled rich girl, the danger-prone one, the pretty one, the crafty one who helps concoct a plan, even the clever one who invented Scooby Snacks! Daphne is a lot of things, beyond that purple-and-lavender-clad exterior. The latest panel discussion on the ScoobyAddicts channel on YouTube explores the many facets of Daphne, and this author was delighted to join host Nikki, along with Wendy, Cameron and Tiger for this talk! It just dropped on Saturday, and in this discussion you'll see lots of interesting points raised by a group of hard-core Scooby fans. Thanks again for the opportunity, guys!
It's Friday, and if you're reading this, you made it through another week. It's a great time to remind yourself to tune in to the ScoobyAddicts channel on YouTube tomorrow for the drop of the latest episode of the ongoing Scooby-Doo panel discussion. This time, host Nikki is joined by Wendy, Cameron, Tiger and this author right here to discuss the character of Daphne Blake. How cool is that? All aspects of good ole Danger-prone Daph are discussed (yes, even that aspect). Join in the discussion in the comments area!
We just love those episodes of the BRBTV collectibles series that are most like live TV -- for instance, when unboxing a toy for the first time and the packaging is complicated. You can only shoot it once. Stuff can go wrong. Yea, we love that. Well, this month's episode of Terrific non-TV Toys is a lot like that, but this time it's the interactive quality of this piece that possibly could run things off the rails. This Batman mug was a gift from family in 2019, and it's designed to add a lush color design to the black background when hot liquid is poured into the mug. Sooooooo ... will it work? It's an out-of-the-box experience that you'll just have to watch and see ...
(Note that for some reason this video upload cuts off at 5:28, but the only thing missing in that last minute is more of this collector prattling on about how great the mug is, thanking bro, nephew Christian and niece Veronica, and then the closing music and credit screen! LOL.)
(Happy Friday the 13th! It was my mom's favorite day. She always said good things happened to her on that day.) I have been so thankful to be part of the "Rapture Chronicles" web series for the past couple years. Director / producer / creator Dray Hill has just released a new trailer for the series, below, and there's a new episode coming out soon. This trailer gives some glimpses of the first few episodes of the series, which you can find on Facebook and YouTube. Like and share!
OK, maybe that's the strangest headline we've run on this blog so far, but it's absolutely true! Mike, our honorary procurement chief at BRBTV, procured himself a genuine "Dukes of Hazzard" ... "prop," shall we call it? Maybe just "wardrobe piece." Anyway, you can read about it in our July 27 post. He has been working on a display for this marvelous piece, and here it is now, finished and on his wall. You can see he has included the business card of the makeup artist whose estate the eyelashes came from, Ray Sebastian, along with the "Dukes" logo and a wonderful batting-eyes image of Daisy ...
Comic book ads over the years are fun -- just think about the comics from when you were a kid, how they advertised some cool toy that you decided you had to have! Well, this author recently collected and read the latest Batgirl series by DC Comics, issues 1 through 50 that just completed a year or so ago. I loved seeing the ads for collectibles just released ...
Evidently August is Drinkware Month here at BRBTV, because both of the collectibles series will feature mugs celebrating beloved pop culture icons. First up, on Terrific TV Toys, is everyone's favorite Great Dane, Mr. Scooby-Doo, in this interestingly labeled "model sheet" mug. It shows sketches of Scoob in varying poses, along with a full-color image. It was a gift from Mike, our honorary procurement chief. Here it is, up-close and personal ...
For several years our friend Bjørn has shown us wonderful "Dynasty" collectibles and memorabilia on this blog, from drinkware, art and other goodies to a dazzling "Dynasty" dollhouse / scale replica of the Carrington mansion. This hard-core fan of the 1980s primetime soap checks in once again with an update, and it's rather exciting. Emma Samms, our own second Fallon Carrington of "Dynasty," has spoken up since the pandemic as being a COVID-19 long-hauler, and she organized a "Dynasty" Zoom reunion fundraiser for COVID research this past March. You can read more about the cast reunion in this DigitalJournal.com review, and here's what Bjørn has to say about it:
"Got some fun additions to my 'Dynasty' collection. Was also invited
by Emma Samms to show my collection to most of the cast during the zoom
reunion. Fun to hear them 'oooh' and 'aaah' over artifacts from the show 30
years ago. Fun to talk to them one-on-one as well. As you can
see, my 'Dynasty' dolls has extended their wardrobes now. And Pamela Sue
was kind enough to give me stationary from Fallon's desk at La
Mirage. ;)"
Photos courtesy of Bjørn; please do not copy without permission.
BRBTV's honorary procurement chief, Mike, has just procured some items for himself that are of a nice "Dukes of Hazzard" persuasion. These items come from the estate of Ray, nicknamed the "Duke of Disguise," who once worked makeup on our beloved classic "Dukes" TV series. Items from his estate have been selling online, and this gentleman worked a lot of other great classic shows -- you can see his resume below, as well.
Did you know Daisy Duke wore fake eyelashes? Yep, we were surprised, as well. Mike is putting these into a shadow box with a nice photo of Catherine Bach. Though these exact pairs of eyelashes were not likely actually worn by Bach, they are from the stash Ray used to make her up for the show.
And here's a photo Sonny ("Deputy Enos Strate") Shroyer signed for Ray ...
Photos courtesy of Michael Knight; please do not copy without permission.
It's always fun to join the Pop Ninja podcast with Patrick Bennett and Lisa Everetts. This past weekend's episode was this author's fourth spin on the weekly series. We got to talk about two fave classic TV shows, "CHiPs" featuring Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox, and "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" starring Darrin McGavin. And besides Erik Estrada, who was red-hot on "CHiPs" in this author's opinion????? Well, you'll just have to tune in to find out!!! It's episode 22 of the second season. Listen in here.
Three out of four ain't bad, and we've got three out of four in a set of Archie Comics Pops by Funko. Archie's got his classic outfit on from the earlier days of the comics, Jughead has his trademark "S" shirt, and Betty's got some vintage duds, too. "Riverdale" the TV show this is not. It's the printed page we're talking here, and they're quite delightful in the latest episode of this collectibles series.
While this author has used this deck of playing cards for many a game of solitaire over the years, along with some card games with friends, there actually are two unique card games "included" in the deck, so to speak -- there are two cards with instructions for these two different games. I've never played them, so you'll have to tell me if they're fun or not. In the meantime, let's take an up-close and personal look at this fantastic item released with a whole flood of merchandise when "Batman: The Animated Series" originally debuted on TV in 1992 ...
