BRBTV News Blog

An indulgence of great classic television by journalist and author Billie Rae Bates.

Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Step inside the lovely Sowers-Scofield-Hudson home in Ovid, Michigan

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I may be a Detroit girl, but it's not where I grew up. Tucked into a small town in mid-Michigan -- the greater Lansing area, really -- a...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl of Gotham Knights, Funko Pop!, 2022

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We don't play video games much here at BRBTV -- the games this author plays are limited to Pokemon Go, Bubble Witch and merge games (LOV...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

What classic "Twilight Zone" plots found their way into later movies?

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So you're watching an episode of the classic "Twilight Zone" and you feel like something's familiar -- like you've see...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

Livin’ in the Land of the Lost ... 24/7!

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By Brian of the Six Feet Under Hollywood blog Long-time readers know that we love "Land of the Lost," the groovy, 1970s Saturday ...
Sunday, August 09, 2026

Rest in peace, Ben ("Cooter") Jones

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We don't always post when there's a death in the family of classic TV shows we cover here at BRBTV. Frankly, we don't have enoug...
Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Terrific TV Toys: Scooby-Doo puzzle lunchbox, Pressman Toy Co., 2012

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Have you ever wanted to work a jigsaw puzzle on your lunch break? Yeah, c'mon, we know you have. Well, Pressman Toys has the perfect thi...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl of the DC Multiverse, McFarlane Toys, 2022

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If you're not familiar with the Gotham Knights video game, you can get a glimpse of the look and feel of it at the game's website . ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Get out of town -- ANOTHER "Twilight Zone" episode I haven't seen????

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OK, let's get real here. I've been a fan of the classic "Twilight Zone" TV show ever since I was a teen and saw my very fi...
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl chibi plush, Toy Factory, 2020

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What on earth is chibi? Well, let's ask AI .... Chibi (ちび) is a Japanese slang word meaning "short" or "little," use...
Monday, June 01, 2026

"Room for one more, honey" ... one more episode of "Just Beneath the Surface," that is!

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When you're building an audience on YouTube, there's always "room for one more, honey," as Brian so aptly puts it at the...
Friday, May 22, 2026

TGIF! How about some delicious TV-themed toys from last weekend's Motor City Comic Con?

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It's never too late to show some pics of great collectibles, and the TV-themed goodies definitely were in abundance at last weekend'...
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Monday, May 18, 2026

Announcing ... the Vanderbilt Family Tree

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There are statesmen, businessmen,  authors, and  Congressmen. There are counts and countesses, lords and ladies. There are artists, museum f...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Ode to Michael, from a (formerly teenage) fan

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I saw the "Michael" movie a week ago, and my head has been in Michael-land ever since. I fished out a couple thin paperback books ...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Terrific TV Toys: Mary Marvel action figure, Figures Toy Co., 2016

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She was part of the Marvel family decades ago in Fawcett comics and in the 1981 Saturday-morning Filmation cartoon series " The Kid Sup...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

How about another "Dynasty" collector update from Bjørn?

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We've featured him on this blog so many times, you might as well just copy and paste his name into that little search field off to the r...
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Created in 1998, BRBTV is a series of fun fact books and shorter reference guides on classic television shows: primetime soaps "Dynasty" and "Dallas," the action-adventures "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Wonder Woman," "The Secrets of Isis" and "The Green Hornet," along with a host of fab animated series like "Super Friends" and "Scooby-Doo." Founded with the mission of spreading "peace, love and useless information about television," BRBTV seeks to inform, with a solid journalistic expertise, on these shows and their stars, as well as a sprinkling of the TV world in general. While this news blog takes a journalistic approach, with many posts delivered straight-on, you will see some attitude here. You will see an opinion or three (and unfortunately, you will see us attempt to crack jokes once in a while!). That's why a blog format was chosen. Just sayin'. Learn more at the BRBTV home page: www.brbtv.com. Learn more about BRB and her other work at her own home page: www.billierae.com
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