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January 1, 2019
Happy New Year! It's your episode guide to the past seasons of Terrific TV Toys and Terrific non-TV Toys
With a new year will come a fresh crop of episodes for BRBTV's two web series, because we just love sharing this stuff. But first let's take stock of the past year, the grand 2018 and all it entailed for our ongoing examination of cool toys and collectibles from every corner of pop culture.
We're up to 137 episodes now for the T3 series (138 if you count the Christmastime Eggnog addendum), nothing to sneeze at for a web series that has run five years. And in 2019 you'll continue to see one episode a month from each of the two series, totaling 24 for the year again. Hopefully we can get a friend or two to guest-host, as in the past!
Terrific TV ToysSeason 5
126. Wonder Woman plush toy by Toy Works127. Justice League toys from Subway128. Ensign Chekov Transporter figure by Playmates129. Miss Piggy plush doll by Fisher-Price130. Scooby-Doo jigsaw puzzles by Pressman131. Batman Ken and Catwoman Barbie dolls by Mattel132. Mary Marvel original animation cel133. Mego “Charlie’s Angels” figure: Kelly134. “Dukes” diecast cars by Auto World, Tomy135. Harley Quinn figure by Hasbro, 1998136. Scooby-Doo Encyclopedia by Capstone / Hanna-Barbera137. Batgirl PVC diorama and production cel from “TNBA”
Season 4
Season 3
Season 1 and 2
Terrific non-TV ToysSeason 1
1. Batsignal 3D metal model kit from “The Dark Knight”2. Batgirl figures by Funko3. Archie Comics plush toys by Mattel, Applause, Kelly Toys4. Pretty Changes Barbie by Mattel5. Batgirl of Burnside figure by Jada Toys6. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 1: Dorothy7. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 2: Witches8. Wonder Woman 14” figure by Mego9. Darci doll by Kenner10. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 3: The Boys!11. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 4: The Wizard and Emerald City12. Snoopy figurines by Enesco
We're up to 137 episodes now for the T3 series (138 if you count the Christmastime Eggnog addendum), nothing to sneeze at for a web series that has run five years. And in 2019 you'll continue to see one episode a month from each of the two series, totaling 24 for the year again. Hopefully we can get a friend or two to guest-host, as in the past!
Terrific TV ToysSeason 5
126. Wonder Woman plush toy by Toy Works127. Justice League toys from Subway128. Ensign Chekov Transporter figure by Playmates129. Miss Piggy plush doll by Fisher-Price130. Scooby-Doo jigsaw puzzles by Pressman131. Batman Ken and Catwoman Barbie dolls by Mattel132. Mary Marvel original animation cel133. Mego “Charlie’s Angels” figure: Kelly134. “Dukes” diecast cars by Auto World, Tomy135. Harley Quinn figure by Hasbro, 1998136. Scooby-Doo Encyclopedia by Capstone / Hanna-Barbera137. Batgirl PVC diorama and production cel from “TNBA”
Season 4
Season 3
Season 1 and 2
Terrific non-TV ToysSeason 1
1. Batsignal 3D metal model kit from “The Dark Knight”2. Batgirl figures by Funko3. Archie Comics plush toys by Mattel, Applause, Kelly Toys4. Pretty Changes Barbie by Mattel5. Batgirl of Burnside figure by Jada Toys6. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 1: Dorothy7. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 2: Witches8. Wonder Woman 14” figure by Mego9. Darci doll by Kenner10. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 3: The Boys!11. “Wizard of Oz” Megos Part 4: The Wizard and Emerald City12. Snoopy figurines by Enesco
December 25, 2018
Relive some more great moments from A Hazzard County Christmas with ChunkeyMonkey40's new video
Derek, aka ChunkeyMonkey40 on YouTube, really covers it all in this new video on his YouTube channel, chronicling lots of fun moments from the Hazzard County Christmas at the Shiawassee Harvest Church in Corunna, Michigan, a few weeks back ...
December 24, 2018
Merry Christmas from BRBTV!!!
We here at BRBTV see a world where good things happen. A world where peace can prevail, amid the turmoil. Where even warring factions backbiting at each other can come together to accomplish great things. Where the human spirit seeks joy and kindness and good things, when it comes right down to it. Are we dreaming? Are we being cynical? No, not at all. That's the world we live in, and the shot below, supplied by our friend Bjørn, expresses that so nicely!
You see, even at the Carrington mansion, between these warring factions, peace and joy and the holiday spirit can prevail!!!
Merry Christmas from BRBTV!!
Image courtesy of Bjørn; see more of his "Dynasty" dollhouse on previous posts of this blog.
You see, even at the Carrington mansion, between these warring factions, peace and joy and the holiday spirit can prevail!!!
Merry Christmas from BRBTV!!
Image courtesy of Bjørn; see more of his "Dynasty" dollhouse on previous posts of this blog.
December 21, 2018
TGIF! How about some action figure love? This time, it's all sorts of Super Friends ...
With ole Supes perched on top, it's looking like an amazing collection. And Will Rodgers, author of the BRBTV book "The Ultimate Super Friends Companion," has been compiling Super Friends figures from both Mego and Figures Toy Company for the past few years. Good for him that these companies keep releasing great stuff like this! Keep up with Will on his Facebook pages for the two-volume book set and for the great onetime era of Saturday-morning cartoons.
Photos by Will RodgersPlease do not copy without permission
Photos by Will RodgersPlease do not copy without permission
December 14, 2018
Terrific non-TV Toys: Snoopy figurines by Enesco
It's Christmastime again, and we love a Christmas episode here at BRBTV. For the 12th and final episode of the very first season of the Terrific non-TV Toys web series, it's gotta be Snoopy. This author got these two porcelain figurines as a gift from Cuz Don last year for Christmas, and you'll see them come out of the box for this episode. One has Snoopy harnessed up and ready to pull a sled, while the other has him all wrapped up in old-fashioned Christmas lights. Nicely detailed, these are fine collectibles.
December 5, 2018
Terrific TV Toys: Batgirl PVC diorama and production cel from "The New Batman Adventures"
In the "Holiday Knights" episode of "The New Batman Adventures" animated series, you see some fun stuff. You see Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy kidnapping and drugging poor Bruce Wayne so they can go on a shopping spree at a department store in Gotham a few days before Christmas. And you see Clayface rampaging through a different department store a couple days later, on Christmas Eve. But fear not -- Batgirl arrives on the scene. She jumps on that nasty ole Clayface, throws him around a bit, tells everyone to clear the area. It's two of those wonderful moments that are captured in the pieces you see on the latest episode of Terrific TV Toys.
The PVC diorama just came out last year and is part of a set by Diamond Select Toys, a set featuring a variety of characters in the Timmverse from which "TNBA" sprung. The diorama goes for about $45. THEN ... the crème de la crème ... an original production cel used in the shooting of that episode back in 1997, all nicely framed and matted and for sale in the gallery of a Warner Bros. Studio Store back then. Original price for that was about $500, and these cels can go for a few hundred more than that now. Nice stuff ...
The PVC diorama just came out last year and is part of a set by Diamond Select Toys, a set featuring a variety of characters in the Timmverse from which "TNBA" sprung. The diorama goes for about $45. THEN ... the crème de la crème ... an original production cel used in the shooting of that episode back in 1997, all nicely framed and matted and for sale in the gallery of a Warner Bros. Studio Store back then. Original price for that was about $500, and these cels can go for a few hundred more than that now. Nice stuff ...
Well, somebody is certainly a "Dukes of Hazzard" fan
There is a Hazard, Kentucky, spelled just a bit differently than on the classic TV show we all know and love. And there's bound to be plenty of diehard "Dukes of Hazzard" fans there in the state, especially given this amusing site, spotted in Glendale, Kentucky, earlier this week. Thanks to our roving reporter Jason for capturing this on the road!
December 3, 2018
This time at Autorama Detroit, the Bandit jumps!
It was great to see Ray Kohn and the Northeast Ohio Dukes crew at the Hazzard County Christmas in Corunna, Michigan a week and a half ago, and we just had to ask him about the rumors we heard, that as a follow-up to his amazing jump of the General Lee in downtown Detroit two years ago at Autorama, this time it was going to be a "Smokey and the Bandit" car. Yep, indeed. It was Ray's idea to do this, after the sad passing of Burt Reynolds a couple months back. A special tribute to the star beloved by so many fans ...
The 2019 Autorama in Detroit is on March 1-3. Watch the NEOD Facebook page and the event website for more details. We'll see ya there!
The 2019 Autorama in Detroit is on March 1-3. Watch the NEOD Facebook page and the event website for more details. We'll see ya there!
November 30, 2018
"Dukes of Hazzard" 40th anniversary celebration set for Cooter's in January
It's been quite a "Dukes" week here at BRBTV, between sharing the love from last weekend's Hazzard County Christmas event in Corunna, Michigan, and now seeing the details being released of the 40th anniversary celebration at Cooter's in January. Here's what Cooter's has sent around ...
Come Celebrate the 40th Birthday with us!HAZZARD COUNTY’S 40TH BIRTHDAY TO BE CELEBRATED IN NASHVILLE’S MUSIC VALLEY JANUARY 26, 2019On January 26, 1979, “The Dukes of Hazzard” premiered on CBS Television as an unheralded midseason replacement. Now, 40 years later, the cast and fans of the show will join together in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, January 26, 2019 to celebrate “40 years of good times in Hazzard County.” Several events are planned, centered around “Cooter’s in Music City” on McGavock Pike off Briley Parkway.The event will include “Meet and Greet plus pix and Autograph sessions” with cast members, a screening of the very first “Dukes” episode at The Troubadour Theatre, followed by a cast concert at The Nashville Palace, with Cooter’s Garage Band and very special guest Whey Jennings, the grandson of Waylon Jennings, who narrated “The Dukes” and wrote and sang the ever popular theme song, “Good Ol’ Boys.”Cast members who plan to attend are Tom Wopat, who created the role of “Luke Duke,” Catherine Bach, known to the world as “Daisy Duke," Sonny Shroyer, who played “Deputy Enos,” and Rick Hurst, who portrayed “Deputy Cletus.” Ben “Cooter” Jones and Alma Viator, the proprietors of Cooter’s in Music City, the Dukes of Hazzard Museum and shop on McGavock Pike, are hosting the shindig.“The amazing thing about our show is that it seems as fresh and new as ever,” says Ben Jones, who played the sidekick mechanic “Cooter” on the show. “All over the world, folks watch the 'Dukes' in different languages, and they watch it with their children. The kids who grew up watching it back in the early '80s are watching it with their own kids now. And some of them are watching with their grandchildren! That’s the greatest compliment our show could have.“When we first came on the air, the television critic for the Los Angeles Times said, 'This show won’t last past the first commercial break,'” says Jones. “Just goes to show you, never pay attention to your critics!”
Hazzard County 40th Birthday Celebration is FREE to attend
@ Cooter's Place in Nashville!
10:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Special events will have VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY and will require a ticket purchase to attend so get yours NOW!
TICKETS
Come Celebrate the 40th Birthday with us!HAZZARD COUNTY’S 40TH BIRTHDAY TO BE CELEBRATED IN NASHVILLE’S MUSIC VALLEY JANUARY 26, 2019On January 26, 1979, “The Dukes of Hazzard” premiered on CBS Television as an unheralded midseason replacement. Now, 40 years later, the cast and fans of the show will join together in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, January 26, 2019 to celebrate “40 years of good times in Hazzard County.” Several events are planned, centered around “Cooter’s in Music City” on McGavock Pike off Briley Parkway.The event will include “Meet and Greet plus pix and Autograph sessions” with cast members, a screening of the very first “Dukes” episode at The Troubadour Theatre, followed by a cast concert at The Nashville Palace, with Cooter’s Garage Band and very special guest Whey Jennings, the grandson of Waylon Jennings, who narrated “The Dukes” and wrote and sang the ever popular theme song, “Good Ol’ Boys.”Cast members who plan to attend are Tom Wopat, who created the role of “Luke Duke,” Catherine Bach, known to the world as “Daisy Duke," Sonny Shroyer, who played “Deputy Enos,” and Rick Hurst, who portrayed “Deputy Cletus.” Ben “Cooter” Jones and Alma Viator, the proprietors of Cooter’s in Music City, the Dukes of Hazzard Museum and shop on McGavock Pike, are hosting the shindig.“The amazing thing about our show is that it seems as fresh and new as ever,” says Ben Jones, who played the sidekick mechanic “Cooter” on the show. “All over the world, folks watch the 'Dukes' in different languages, and they watch it with their children. The kids who grew up watching it back in the early '80s are watching it with their own kids now. And some of them are watching with their grandchildren! That’s the greatest compliment our show could have.“When we first came on the air, the television critic for the Los Angeles Times said, 'This show won’t last past the first commercial break,'” says Jones. “Just goes to show you, never pay attention to your critics!”
Hazzard County 40th Birthday Celebration is FREE to attend@ Cooter's Place in Nashville!
10:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Special events will have VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY and will require a ticket purchase to attend so get yours NOW!
TICKETS
November 29, 2018
A Hazzard County Christmas, Part 3: Clips of Tom Wopat's concert
Ahhhh ... We've been listening to our new CD of Christmas music by Tom Wopat and John Schneider of "The Dukes of Hazzard," and it takes us back to last Sunday, when we saw the former live in concert. What a holiday treat it was at the Shiawassee Harvest Church in Corunna, Michigan, for A Hazzard County Christmas. We bring a portion of that concert to you now with the latest video on BRBTV's YouTube channel ...
