BRBTV News Blog

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

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

It's a Yooper Batmobile!

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If you're not from Michigan, then you may not know that folks who live in the state's Upper Peninsula are called Yoopers. Have you ...
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Monday, August 28, 2017

Let's play guess the star car! Or, more accurately, the TV show or movie each star car represents!!!

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Ooooohhhh , we had so much fun with the "Three's Company" contest a couple months back that we've got to do it again. We...
Monday, August 21, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: More goodies from "The Lion King"

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On a previous episode of Terrific TV Toys , Andrea Melchiori of Michigan showed you her collection of memorabilia from "The Lion King....
Monday, August 14, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: "Dukes of Hazzard" cup by Deka

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You remember those fun little plastic dish sets with your favorite characters on them? Cup, bowl, matching plate? Great for cereal on a Sat...
Monday, August 07, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: Wind Blitz Batgirl and Sonic Stun Batgirl action figures

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They are quite a pair -- they have the same body mold, after all. They are the Wind Blitz Batgirl figure, released in 1997 by Kenner, and t...
Friday, August 04, 2017

Cooter's Last Stand: A walk through the replica of Cooter's Garage!

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Have you ever been to Cooter's Garage? Well, you'll feel like you have, once you view the third of BRBTV's videos from last wee...
Thursday, August 03, 2017

Cooter's Last Stand: A walk through the "Dukes of Hazzard" museum

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If you didn't get a chance to take in the Cooter's Last Stand event this past weekend in lovely Luray, Virginia, and if you didn...
Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Cooter's Last Stand: A chat with Raymond Kohn of Northeast Ohio Dukes

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When this author spoke with Mr. Raymond Kohn of the Northeast Ohio Dukes stunt group earlier this year about his landmark General Lee jump...
Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Cooter makes his "Last Stand," and it's a pretty big blowout!

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Thank the Lord, this author is back safe from another fun-filled "Dukes of Hazzard" event. It was Cooter's Last Stand -- bill...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: "Alf" magazine, key chain, poster

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Last season on Terrific TV Toys , Andrea Melchiori of Michigan showed you some cool goodies that she had collected from her love of the 198...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Patrick Duffy will meet-and-greet at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Con in September

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It's a great autograph show that BRBTV has taken in for the past couple years -- you'll see all kinds of stars of classic TV show...
Monday, July 10, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: Daphne of "Scooby-Doo" figure by Figures Toy Co.

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Figures Toy Co. is heading into Mystery Inc. territory now with a new line of figures in their wonderful Mego-repro-style. There's the...
Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Meet Jeb Stuart Duke in Ohio this September

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It's a great day in the "Dukes of Hazzard" world when you can meet yet another Duke boy. And we've got one surfacing, aft...
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Monday, July 03, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: Batgirl Barbie by Mattel

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Let's check back in, shall we, with our yearlong 50th anniversary celebration for the Barbara Gordon Batgirl character. Last month on t...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Catch the latest episode of "Fantastic Forum" and join the debate: Broadcast vs. pay TV?

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Another episode of the Washington, D.C.-based "Fantastic Forum" TV show has just hit the bricks and is available for viewing onli...
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Monday, June 26, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: "Price is Right" games and memorabilia

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Well, we certainly branch out in this week's episode of the Terrific TV Toys series, venturing into game-show territory. It's ...
Friday, June 23, 2017

Ever wonder what happened to the Colbys? One viewer offers this resolution ....

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Yea, yea, that whole UFO thing went down in soap opera history, for sure, but besides all that, did you ever wonder what really happened to...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

There's even some classic television at the Smithsonian

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Wow, what a great weekend it was. This author and her good bud Andrea not only did Awesome Con at the convention center in downtown D.C. (s...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Some sights and sounds from Awesome Con!

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Another awesome year of Awesome Con D.C. It was packed, packed, packed on Saturday -- we waited in line an hour just to get in the door, b...
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Monday, June 12, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: A dazzling "Dukes of Hazzard" room!

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In an episode of Terrific TV Toys last month, you got to see the very artistic and detailed "Dukes of Hazzard" scale models hand...
Thursday, June 08, 2017

Fleetwood Country Cruize-In: Dropping in on a couple "Dukes" cast members

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This past weekend, the Fleetwood Country Cruize-In event at the Steve Plunkett estate near London, Ontario, Canada, served up another heap...
Monday, June 05, 2017

Terrific TV Toys: Batgirl doll by Hasbro, 1998

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Sometimes an action figure is truly more of a doll, as is the case with this week's featured toy on the Terrific TV Toys series, as we...
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Some more photos of the "Dynasty" dollhouse

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As a follow-up to yesterday's post, here are some more photos inside the handmade "Dynasty" dollhouse and Carrington foyer re...
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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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