Catch the discussion of Daphne Blake in the latest ScoobyAddicts panel

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!

TGIF! Tune in tomorrow for the latest ScoobyAddicts panel!

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!  

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batman color change mug, Zak, 2019

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.)

TGIF! Catch the new trailer for the "Rapture Chronicles" web series

(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!

Mike shows us his finished shadowbox of Daisy Dukes' eyelashes

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 ... 

 

A Batgirl comic run includes a cool toy blast

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 ...

Photos by Billie Rae Bates / BRBTV

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Terrific TV Toys: Scooby-Doo model sheet mug, Enesco, 2019

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 ...