BRBTV News Blog

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

Friday, April 22, 2022

Behold these wonderful custom Wonder Woman dolls ...

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... and we'll call them dolls, OK? They are Barbies or patterned after Barbies, after all! Special thanks to Martin, who is kind enough ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Terrific non-TV Toys: Marilyn Monroe musical figurine, 1982

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Why, of course she plays "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" -- what else would a porcelain musical figure of Marilyn Monroe p...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Talkin' "Twilight Zone": Latest episodes of "Just Beneath the Surface"

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If you're a fan of the original "Twilight Zone" series of the late '50s to early '60s, then you'll enjoy the discu...
Monday, April 11, 2022

"Gilligan" fan and collector Bobby now has the full-on Skipper cosplay!

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We've profiled our friend Bobby on this blog before; he's a big-time fan of "Gilligan's Island," particularly of the S...
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Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Terrific TV Toys: Snoopy Easter PVC figures from Plastronics / Whitman's

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It's Eastertime once again, and if you were a kid of the '70s and '80s, another tradition, along with coloring eggs and enjoying...
Monday, March 21, 2022

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl Funko Pop!, Breast Cancer Awareness edition, 2020

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Who knew that Funko released a special set of its uber -popular DC Comics Pop! figures for Breast Cancer Awareness Month?! Well, my friend k...
Monday, March 07, 2022

Terrific TV Toys: "Bionic Woman" figures by Super7, 2022

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Hot off the press we've got two new "Bionic Woman" figures by Super7 as part of their ReAction line. You saw another Super7 Re...
Thursday, March 03, 2022

Cooter's Place has the "Dukes" stars lined up for spring and beyond

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  Ben Jones, our favorite mechanic Cooter Davenport from "The Dukes of Hazzard," will be hosting his "Dukes" castmates o...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Terrific non-TV Toys: "Star Wars" AT-AT plush by Animal Magic, pre-2012

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We say "pre-2012" for the timeframe of this "Star Wars" goodie because a release date doesn't seem to exist on the I...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Six Feet Under Hollywood: Wendie Jo Sperber

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You'll know her if you see her, and then when you see her you'll remember her from "Bosom Buddies," the "Back to the ...
Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Terrific TV Toys: Valentine Snoopy PVC figures by Plastronics / Whitman's, 2004-2012

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This author is bummed that the adorable little Snoopy figures attached to small boxes of Whitman's candies have disappeared from store s...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Terrific non-TV Toys: Dawn doll beauty parlor by Topper Toys, 1970s

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Every beautiful doll needs a salon to visit, and this wondrous playset from the 1970s was designed to cater to the Dawn doll's every gro...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Today's HD casts classic TV in a whole new light

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A few years ago I was at my friend Andrea's house watching a 1970s "Wonder Woman" episode on DVD. She had just gotten a new wa...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Terrific TV Toys: Pocket Pop! and Mighty Meeples blind bags by Funko, Cryptozoic

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Everybody loves a mystery, right? And toy blind bags have become pretty popular in recent years. They're usually just a couple bucks, an...
Saturday, January 01, 2022

Happy 2022! Here's an updated episode guide to the BRBTV collectibles series

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It's that time once again, when we recap the year's episodes of our two web series, Terrific TV Toys and Terrific non-TV Toys . Pr...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Terrific non-TV Toys: Scrooge McDuck plush from "Mickey's Christmas Carol"

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This author was thinking "Mickey's Christmas Carol" first debuted on TV, but when I did a little digging around, I found that ...
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Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Ben Jones hosts "Christmas @ Cooter's" featuring Tom Wopat

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Fresh outta our in-box, it's the deets for a Christmas celebration at Cooter's Place in Nashville , coming up this month and featuri...
Monday, December 06, 2021

Terrific TV Toys: Batgirl of DC Super Hero Girls Christmas tree ornament by Hallmark, 2019

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Christmas time is here indeed, and we've got a couple Christmas-themed episodes on the collectibles series of BRBTV. (And we even had a ...
Monday, November 29, 2021

Announcing the seventh e-edition of "Dynasty High"!

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The CW's "Dynasty" reboot keeps cranking along, churning out tantalizing storylines as well as bedazzling wardrobe and scenery...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Uh-huh-huh-uh ... It's Elvis on the latest episode of Terrific non-TV Toys!

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Well, ain't this a hunka-hunka burnin' love, a 12-inch doll of Elvis Presley straight outta 1984, and wearing his iconic gold lame ...
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Saturday, November 20, 2021

Check out a new tribute podcast for Joanna Cameron of "The Secrets of Isis"

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We all lost a wonderful soul recently in actress Joanna Cameron, who portrayed the mighty Isis on Saturday mornings in the 1970s, and made h...
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Monday, November 15, 2021

Six Feet Under Hollywood: Who Loves Ya, Baby?

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We all know Tell Savalas as the longtime star of the classic TV series "Kojak," but he appeared in lots of other great stuff over ...
Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Terrific TV Toys: General Lee Christmas tree ornament, 2019

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It's not the first time you've seen a General Lee Christmas tree ornament on the Terrific TV Toys series, and heck, maybe it won...
Tuesday, November 02, 2021

As you make your way through that Halloween candy, catch the latest Pop Ninja podcast, a Halloween special in costume!

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It’s always so great for this author to hang out with Patrick and Lisa for the Pop Ninja podcast, and this time they were kind enough to inv...
Friday, October 29, 2021

Halloween is this weekend, so how about a spooky new podcast?

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Ghouls and goblins are all about, and one classic TV series that had lots of spooky things was Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone,...
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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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