BRBTV News Blog

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

Monday, August 26, 2019

What a nice time at the Hot Wheels show in Marysville, Michigan

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It's a show I had my eye on for a few years, and this year, this author finally got to check it out. It was the Hot Wheels Weekend in ...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Terrific non-TV Toys: Scarlett O'Hara Barbie doll by Mattel

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We venture into "Gone With the Wind" territory in the latest episode of Terrific non-TV Toys , into that Civil War era South, for...
Friday, August 16, 2019

Check out new playlist of some of BRB's acting clips

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This author has been enjoying a few acting gigs the past few years. Not to take over the world or anything -- just to goof around with it a...
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Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Terrific TV Toys: Supergirl "S:TAS" figure by Hasbro, 1999

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We've been examining, on the Terrific TV Toys series, a set of 12-inch action figures released by Hasbro in the late 1990s celebrating...
Monday, August 05, 2019

An update on Tom Wopat's appearance schedule

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Kimberly of the Tom Wopat Dedication Fan Club has it covered, as far as appearances for Mr. Tom Wopat, our own Luke Duke of "The Duke...
Thursday, August 01, 2019

Shiawassee County = Hazzard County???? A "Dukes" Christmas comes to Corunna, Michigan, once again

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Well, he said it, during the Hazzard County Cars and Stars event at the Owosso Speedway in this author's hometown a couple weeks back,...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Con celebrates 14 years

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George Chakiris of classic "Dallas." Loni Anderson of "WKRP." Angie Dickinson of "Police Woman." Richard Thom...
Friday, July 26, 2019

Check out the new "Dukes" event coverage playlist on YouTube

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Years worth of great "Dukes of Hazzard" events, all in one place. Now you can click on the new BRBTV "Dukes" event cove...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Hazzard County Cars and Stars: Some track action

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You've gotta love a "Dukes of Hazzard" event with a "Dukes"-style re-enactment. This author has loved the talents o...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Hazzard County Cars & Stars, Part 2: Tom Wopat

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You can tell the wind was starting to pick up later in this second part of our video coverage of this past weekend's Hazzard County Car...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Hazzard County Cars & Stars, Part 1: Byron Cherry

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Did you know Byron ("Coy Duke") Cherry of "The Dukes of Hazzard" has a new movie role coming up? It has a couple very s...
Monday, July 22, 2019

Terrific non-TV Toys: Betty and Veronica dolls by Playing Mantis, Part 2: Betty

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She's the girl next door (literally right next door to Archie). She can fix cars, she has a cute little ponytail, and she seems to have...
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Sunday, July 21, 2019

Byron Cherry and Tom Wopat shine at Hazzard County Cars and Stars event

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When we say hot, we mean hoooooottttt ! As in blazin' hot! We were actually just a little thankful for the rain that came later in the ...
Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Terrific TV Toys: Alfred Hitchcock figure by Super7

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He was a master of the macabre, an expert in the darker side of human nature, and a director and filmmaker with such a delightfully siniste...
Monday, July 08, 2019

Announcing the fifth Kindle edition of "Dynasty High"!

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Alexis gets a new face -- that looks just like darling daughter Fallon. Liam and Fallon are off again, then on again. Culhane and Fallon ar...
Saturday, June 29, 2019

A couple "Dukes" cousins are comin' to a very familiar mid-Michigan speedway in July

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This author never would've dreamed, growing up in mid-Michigan, that the stars of such a favorite show, "The Dukes of Hazzard,...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Terrific non-TV Toys: Betty and Veronica dolls by Playing Mantis, Part 1: Veronica

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These girls know everything about fashion -- that girl-next-door Betty Cooper and the fabulously wealthy Veronica Lodge. And though they ar...
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Tuesday, June 04, 2019

From the Six Feet Under Blog: KHAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!

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We know him as the dashing Zach Powers on "Dynasty" spinoff "The Colbys," his amor for the sultry Sable so evident an...
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Monday, June 03, 2019

Terrific TV Toys: Black & White Batgirl statue by DC Collectibles

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We're making our way through 2019, just about to the halfway point, and this time on the Terrific TV Toys web series, we're looking...
Thursday, May 30, 2019

Tom Wopat has a Grumpy Cat Car Show and more on his agenda

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Special thanks to Kimberly for putting the word out about these several appearances of Tom ("Luke Duke") Wopat of "The Dukes...
Thursday, May 23, 2019

Six Feet Under Blog: Read about the Lost Grave of Captain Kangaroo

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Pockets full of interesting items? We never knew! Read about the life of Captain Kangaroo, a childhood hero for many ... Six Feet Under...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Terrific non-TV Toys: SuperSize Barbie by Mattel

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Barbie is making quite a few appearances on the two BRBTV web series, Terrific TV Toys and Terrific non-TV Toys . You've already seen ...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

Texas Monthly’s 40th anniversary “Dallas” issue makes this author’s day!

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Special thanks to my friend Brian Smith, who traveled from Ohio this past weekend to attend the Motor City Comic Con in Novi, Michiga...
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Friday, May 10, 2019

Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Con serves up a great roster of classic stars for September show

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It's a fall timeframe once again for the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Con that happens in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and some names that you don...
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Monday, May 06, 2019

Terrific TV Toys: Mego "Charlie's Angels" figure Kris

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Cheryl Ladd had the unenviable task of being the first replacement Angel in what they didn't yet realize would be a string of replaceme...
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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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