The Weekly Links: Duke Boys Upgrade Their Ride, 'Transformers' Intro Gets Slow Jammed, 'Spy Hunter' Interceptor Finally Identified

Time to put on some jam shorts and your best Ocean Pacific shirt and surf the most bodaciously 80s links of this past week! Lots of like totally gnarly waves of nostalgia were crashing onto my RSS beach. Unfortunately, my Feedly reader has been bogus lately and I haven't been able to share them all. But that's why The Weekly Links are here to save the day...err, week! Here's what I learned this past week:

• The 1987 Masters of the Universe movie had a planned sequel that eventually became Cyborg starring Jean Claude Van Damme.
• For the third week in a row, Steve Perry is still singing Journey tunes with the Eels.
• Based on the baseball game Ferris Bueller and friends attended, June 5 1985 was his official "day off."
• I've never been interested in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but this caught my attention.
• These drummers might be the "freshest" on the planet.
• Even ALF loved Ecto cooler! Bring it back, Hi-C!
• The two most famous Coreys in the world (sorry Corey Hart) had a 1-900 hotline.
• There is alot you can learn from '80s Toys 'R' Us TV commercials.
• Denzel is looking pretty good as the new Equalizer, even though he works at a home improvement store.

TWL's video of the week was a transition. The aforementioned drummers were on track to win it and then I thought the kids reacting to Ducktales would be the one this week. Then my good friend and RD80s contributor Wyatt posted the below video to his Facebook page and I felt it topped the others. The Duke boys are back together in the General Lee for a new Autotrader.Com TV commercial. They felt it was time to finally upgrade their beloved ride for a new model...

TWL Video of the Week

"AutoTrader Helps The Dukes Find A New Car"

Movies

Top 5 Fantasy Films of the 1980s That Still Stand the Test of Time - Filmonic

Turtle Power Documentary Finally Gets Release Date - TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.Com
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Masters Of The Universe - WhatCulture!

9 Facts About 'Ferris Bueller' That Will Blow Your Mind - Huffington Post

Sean Astin still hasn’t said die, vows he and Corey Feldman would do a Goonies sequel - The A.V. Club
Seven reasons why Mannequin is one of the most awesome 80s movies in existence - Metro

How Ghostbusters Became the Surprise Hit of 1984 - Do You Remember

25 Movies That Came Out 25 Years Ago - BuzzFeed Rewind

TV

Here's Why We Need A New DuckTales Cartoon - Kotaku
Shout! Factory Unveils '30 Years in 3 Days' Transformers Online Event - The Hollywood Reporter

19 Stars Who Appeared On '21 Jump Street' - BuzzFeed Rewind
Hasbro is making a new Transformers cartoon because toys don’t sell themselves - The A.V. Club
Celebrating 25 Years Of Tales From The Crypt - The Horror Movie BBQ

Music

A 1990s R&B Cover of the ‘Transformers’ Cartoon Series Theme Song - Laughing Squid

Lea Thompson's Top Ten '80s Songs - Paste Magazine

Motley Crue Country Tribute Album Postponed - Rolling Stone
Morrissey Cancels Remaining US Tour Dates Due to Respiratory Infection - Billboard

Toto Eclipse of the Heart: The Best of Eighties Soft Rock - Rolling Stone

Video Games

The Legend of Zelda, Done In The Style of Game of Thrones - Kotaku
Top Ten Spectrum 128K Games - Retro Gamer
Mario Maker lets you make your own Super Mario Bros. levels - Polygon

Tetris Ultimate coming to PS Vita in fall - Polygon
Top Ten Commodore Vic-20 Games - Retro Gamer
31-Year Old Spy Hunter Car Mystery Solved! - Jalopnik

Culture

25 Photos Of ’80s Hairstyles So Bad They're Actually Good - BuzzFeed Rewind
The 10 Most Ill-Prepared G.I. Joe Characters - UnderScoopFire!
6 Real Ghostbusters Toy Commercials That Screamed “Buy Me That!” - Pop RewindTop 10 Ways to Give Your Kids an '80s Summer at My Grandma's House - Chicago Now
Megan Fox Admits to Childhood Love of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - The Hollywood Reporter
The world's largest video game collection is for sale - Polygon
15 Toys From The ’80s You Might Have Forgotten About - BuzzFeed Rewind