Some great "Dukes of Hazzard" events are on the horizon

Wow, the gang's all there -- really, the whole surviving cast of "The Dukes of Hazzard" --  at the Good ol' Boys Tour in Bakersfield, California, next month. Even Coy Duke and Jeb Duke! What a great idea! And thrown in is a *real* screen-used General Lee, the No. 17 from the series. It all happens April 13 at the Kern County Raceway, then moves on to Irwindale, California, on June 15, then travels to Monroe, Washington, on August 26.

But first, stunt sensation Corey Eubanks will be telling his "Stunt Stories" at Cooter's in Nashville later this month. Proceeds will benefit Final Salute Inc., which provides homeless women veteran and their children with safe and suitable housing.

Images from Cooter's Place

Terrific non-TV Toys: Penguin and Joker figures by Hasbro

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hasbro created a line of action figures for the DC Comics characters that were rather Mego-esque. They wore cloth outfits like the Megos we knew and loved from the 1970s and '80s (and hadn't seen in years, unlike right now), and they were comparable in size to Megos, maybe 9 or 10 inches rather than 8 inches high. But still not big like a 12-inch action figure. They were different.

Hasbro's line featured Batman and Superman in different incarnations, along with their Justice League brethren like Green Arrow and Aquaman. But there also were villains, and that's what you'll see on the latest episode of Terrific non-TV Toys, the 2001 Joker and 2002 Penguin from this set.

This one comes by special request -- thanks, YouTuber Chema Ramos.

A new demo reel for BRB's acting work!

Now that the third episode of the "Reanimated" web series by Evil Genius Entertainment has been released publicly, this new acting demo reel for Billie Rae Bates can be made public rather than unlisted ... Catch BRB in some fun stuff here, not only "Reanimated," but also "Surprise" by Chedda Boys and "Crystal" from director Michael Sneed. There's a longer version and shorter version ...

Catch BRB in the "Reanimated" web series

In the November 16, 2018 post of this blog, you saw the first episode of the new "Reanimated" web series by Evil Genius Entertainment. Well, now the second and third episodes have been released publicly, so it's easy to enjoy this new zombie saga shot in the great state of Michigan. I had a lot of fun with this, playing a zombie in the second and third episodes, and the military interrogator Blanche Lancaster in the third, titled "27,000 Hours." This is such a great group to work with! Check out their website, buy some swag, support independent film! -- BRB

No worries -- that Bandit car will jump after all!

Well, you've no doubt heard the news by now of the canceled jump of the "Smokey and the Bandit" Trans Am at the Detroit Autorama, a stunt that was supposed to happen last Friday. So great to hear that Raymond Kohn and the Northeast Ohio Dukes will get to jump that car for fans after all -- at John Schneider's Bo's Extravaganza event in Louisiana next month!

Congrats to the NEOD on finding a levelheaded host at last -- our own Bo Duke, of course! -- for this fun stunt!

Terrific TV Toys: Nightwing figure by Hasbro, 1997

OK, you know how they sometimes film a very important TV show episode with multiple endings? Well, this week's episode of Terrific TV Toys is not necessarily any more important than any other episode of the series, but we did shoot it with two different endings. We shot it with the ending you see here, below, and we shot it with an alternate ending that was a bit more ... overt, shall we say, about the characteristic of this particular action figure that's unique and perhaps a conversation-starter. When it came right down to it, this author just could not go with the more-overt ending, just had no peace about it. For one thing, there was the fear that the video might go viral for all the wrong reasons and then this channel and series would be known for that  highly weird episode!!! Ugh ...

Anyhow! Maybe it's a case of overthinking it (and yes, this author could be accused of that!!!), but can you possibly guess, after viewing the video, what the characteristic is? Yep, that's it. Maybe it's obvious. And who knows if this is unusual for action figures, or if it's not. There aren't that many 12-inch (OK, that's an inadvertent innuendo) male action figures in the BRBTV collection. And seriously, you just know a Ken doll ain't got this!!!

But enough about all that! This figure is part of a set by Hasbro from the latter 1990s celebrating "The New Batman Adventures," released while the animated series was airing. It's a fun set, and in this episode you get a glimpse of the two figures previously seen on the series (Batgirl and Harley Quinn), as well as the one to come (Supergirl).

(Thanks for the request, River Vixens!)

Snagged this weekend: An assortment of "Dallas" cars

Who knows if any of these vehicles were ever seen in the original "Dallas" TV series; they don't seem to have been. But maybe they are a bit "reminiscent" of some actual "Dallas" vehicles, like Bobby's little Mercedes convertible, or Jock's Lincoln, or Ray's pickup truck. Whatever. They've got the "Dallas" name on them, and they were purchased this weekend by our buddy Mike.

These diecast Matchbox-sized cars are by Majorette and are from 1981.There are even more in the series than what's pictured here. There's a Ewing Oil helicopter, extra-long Ewing Oil tanker truck, tractor with trailer and more. This is not the same line as what Greenlight Hollywood released a couple years ago, from which BRBTV has a blue pickup truck.

Photo courtesy of Mike; please do not copy without permission.