BRBTV News Blog

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

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Enjoy the Southfork Experience -- from your own home or phone

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A Southfork Experience event has come and gone, and it looked like a wonderful one, for sure. Both Dallas Fanzine and the Ewing Barbecue P...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Terrific TV Toys: Batgirl Cycle by McFarlane, 2024

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It's the third of three Batgirl episodes on the BRBTV collectibles series, and this time, it's joy on wheels. Two wheels. As in, the...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Just Beneath the Surface Episode 16 - Looking for Love in the Twilight Zone

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Can you find love in the Twilight Zone? Should you even look for love in the Twilight Zone? Good questions! Brian and Bruce discuss the them...
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Is that #Farrah ???

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Somewhere in Metro Detroit: When you see this hot car strolling by, it must be Jill Munroe!!!!  #charliesangels #classictv #hotcars #farrahf...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl figure by McFarlane, 2024

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We've got a three-pete going on in the two BRBTV collectibles series. Or is that a three-episode series? Maybe just a miniseries, or a s...
Monday, July 07, 2025

Congratulations, Northeast Ohio Dukes, on a great jump -- and so much great attention

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All of the attention this past week couldn't be happening to a better guy and a better crew.  Since Raymond Kohn of the Northeast Ohio ...
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Thanks to Bold Journey magazine for the new interview

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The Bold Journey magazine and podcast is all about creating a space for all of us to learn from each other.  "We believe the stories,...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Terrific TV Toys: Barbara Gordon variant figure with wedding dress, Figures Toy Co., 2016-17

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We've seen a variety of Barbara Gordon / Batgirl figures by Figures Toy Co. on the Terrific TV Toys series, and we've seen an even ...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Join Patrick and the Filmsquatch podcast for the Monster Mingle

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Patrick Shawn Bennett of the Pop Ninja and Filmsquatch podcasts has always been a fan of Bigfoot. He's also been a host and organizer ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Six Feet Under Hollywood: Tallulah Bankhead - Unlikely Bat-Villain

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In the 1960s "Batman" TV series starring Adam West, she was the Black Widow. Who knew that her life behind the scenes was so dark,...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Our "Dukes of Hazzard" friend Jason shares this vintage photo

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Awwwww , it's too cute not to share. It's our friend Jason, who is often a roving reporter for BRBTV as he's out and about in hi...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Terrific non-TV Toys: At long last, Blythe!

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Maybe I saved the best for last. I don't know. I seem to have saved the most valuable doll I own for last, I know that! Because as it tu...
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Just Beneath the Surface podcast discusses "Little Girl Lost" of classic "Twilight Zone"

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Because they're awesome, Bruce and Brian at the Just Beneath the Surface podcast, who discuss classic "Twilight Zone" episode...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Terrific TV Toys: "Star Trek" transporter set, Playmates, 2009

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One second you see him, the next, you don't. That's the wonder of the transporter. "Beam me up, Scotty," and all of that. ...
Friday, April 18, 2025

When Hazzard County meets "Alice," Mel gets "Hogg Tied"

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Happy Friday! TGIF and all that! How about a guest post from writer Brian of the Six Feet Under Hollywood Blog ? ..............................
Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Terrific non-TV Toys: Little Miss Dollikin, Uneeda, 1971

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They're adorable and roughly the size the beloved Dawn doll of this author's childhood. They're Little Miss Dollikins, and they ...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Terrific TV Toys: Mary Ellen Walton and the glorious grab bag, Mego+, 1970s

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Have you ever experienced the joy of a grab bag??? Call this experience grab bag "lite," because this bag you can actually see thr...
Sunday, March 02, 2025

Six Feet Under Hollywood: The Lost Grave of Andy Williams

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His signature hit was "Moon River," but did you know that his ashes were scattered on Moon River, in a manner of speaking? The Six...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Terrific non-TV Toys: Uncle Sam's 3 Coin Register Bank, Western Stamping Corp., 1970s

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This week on " Terrific non-TV Toys ," a crazy thing this author dug out of storage, an item that was pretty beloved when I was a ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Terrific TV Toys: Welcome back to my life, Kotter!!

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Welcome back ... your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back ... to that same old place that you laughed about ... From the first "O...
Wednesday, January 08, 2025

Terrific non-TV Toys: Peanuts 50th anniversary kids' meal toys, Wendy's, 2000

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A spinning top, a jigsaw puzzle and a few other tricks -- none needing batteries, thankfully! In the first episode of the eighth season of T...
Wednesday, January 01, 2025

Happy New Year! Here's the updated episode guide to the two BRBTV collectibles series

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We're off to a new year again, already??? Great -- let's go. And as we look forward to new seasons for both of the BRBTV collectibl...
Thursday, December 26, 2024

Just Beneath the Surface (Episode 14) -- "The Masks" episode of classic "Twilight Zone"

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A new study of one of Rod Serling's magnificent studies of human nature, more specifically the classic "Twilight Zone" episode...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Terrific TV Toys: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" board game, 2018

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The true meaning of Christmas is something that is front-and-center in the 1960s "Charlie Brown Christmas" TV special, the first i...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Terrific non-TV Toys: "The Peanuts Movie" Happy Meal Toys, McDonald's, 2015

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Didya catch the big-screen "Peanuts Movie" a few years back? Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Sally and all the gang, along with our be...
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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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