The Weekly Links: 'Facts of Life' Reunion, Super Mario Aquarium, '80s Supermodels Then And Now

Friday is here which means a freshly-linked edition of The Weekly Links! I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of a great blog series going on this month. Marc Nobleman has been reconnecting with several ladies that were featured in '80s music videos over at his Noblemania blog. I've listed several entries from this week in the Music section below. Very cool stuff! Here are some other things I've learned this past week:

• There's a rumor that Howard the Duck might make a cameo in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
• Who I would put on an '80s Music Mount Rushmore.
• Someone covered "Another One Bites The Dust" using movie footage of just screams.
• Stay Puft Marshmallow Man will make an appearance at San Diego Comic Con...in LEGO form.
• Robocop had an alcohol problem and spent some time going to AA meetings.
• "Take On Me" wasn't the only music video that used a rotoscoping technique in the '80s.
• The story behind why Dominos dropped the Noid is pretty sad.
• I'm pretty good at identifying songs with just one second. Are you?

This week's TWL video of the week is a continuation of an old TV commercial. Thanks to a post from Neatorama, I stumbled onto this video claiming to be the lost footage of the old Grey Poupon TV ad from the '80s. Picking up where the original commercial left off, the lost footage tells the tale of the lender pursuing the borrower to retrieve his bottle of Grey Poupon. What ensues is a James Bond-like car chase including caviar oil slicks and cork machine guns. This video was definitely "one of life's finer pleasures" this week.

TWL Video of the Week

"Grey Poupon The Lost Footage" by Spider Mann

Movies

Bask in the awesomeness of Hungarian comic adaptations of ‘80s movies - The A.V. Club
20 Awesome 80s Movies Which Defined Our Childhood - WhatCulture!
Back to the 80s: Interview with Dwier Brown from Field of Dreams - Kickin' it Old School

'Jem and the Holograms' Movie Will Have 'Mostly' Original Songs - Mashable

TV

'Facts of Life's' Kim Fields, Lisa Whelchel Reunite, Receive Greeting From Charlotte Rae (Video) - The Hollywood Reporter

'The Wonder Years' Reunion Shows Us Where the Stars Are Now - Yahoo! News

Rainbow Brite Is Coming Back To Television - io9
8 Best Cosby Show Moments - Do You Remember

Music

Looking Back at Bobby Brown’s Ghostbusters II Theme and Other Summer Hits of 1989 - Vulture

The Girl in the Video: “Stay the Night” (1984) - Noblemania
The Girl in the Video: “I Can’t Hold Back” (1984) - Noblemania

The Girl in the Video: “Missing You” (1984) - Noblemania

The Girl in the Video: “Sister Christian” (1984) - Noblemania

The Girl in the Video: “Looks That Kill” (1983) - Noblemania

The Girl in the Video: “Billie Jean” and “Cuts Like a Knife” (1983) - Noblemania
New David Bowie Music Coming Soon - Flavorwire
20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1980s - Rolling Stone

Game Theory’s 1982 debut ‘Blaze of Glory’ to be reissued with 11 unreleased bonus tracks - Slicing Up Eyeballs

Reunited Culture Club to play first gig in 15 years at Scottish castle - Stuck in the 80s

The Greatest Concert of the ’80s: Live Aid - Do You Remember
7 Forgotten Weird Al Artworks - Pop Rewind

Video Games

This Super Mario Aquarium Is A Level Up From The Rest - Remember: fish only have 1 life. - The Mary Sue
8-Bit Character Sprites Made Real - Neatorama
34 Things About Video Games Kids Today Will Never Experience - BuzzFeed Rewind

Metroid As A Hanna-Barbera Cartoon - Kotaku
Larry Bundy Jr. Explains What Happened To The Thundercats NES Game. - Retroist
'New Super Mario Bros Origins' Brings An Unofficial Remake Of The NES Classic To Nintendo DS - RetroCollect

Culture

'80s supermodels then and now - The Toronto Sun
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ in Epic Rap Battles of History Season Finale - Strange Kids Club
Who is Your 80s Spirit Animal? - UnderScoopFire!
Man in China Has Spent $32,000 Collecting Transformers - Kotaku
80s Fashion: The Jordache Look - Like Totally '80s
Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set Is A Great Buy For Beginning Players - io9
Lion Forge's Knight Rider and Airwolf Comics Go To Print at IDW - ComicBook.Com