The Weekly Links: Marshmallow Ghostbuster, Pac-man Theme In 10 Different Styles, NHL Player Uses '80s For All-Star Bid

Happy 2015 everyone! I hope all of you have a safe and prosperous new year. After missing last week due to traveling, The Weekly Links return for the first post in 2015! Here's a fun way to celebrate the new year if you're a toy collector. If you've got an old calendar from 1981 or 1987 (like from Marvel or M.A.S.K.), you can use it for 2015! Thanks to my online pal Lamar Revenger for that tip.

Even though I was on the road during Christmas break, I did manage to share my Christmas Eve tradition of going on a shopping spree through an old Christmas catalog. This year I spent $500 in the 1983 Montgomery Ward catalog and came away with a General Lee pedal car and a slew of tabletop arcade games. On Christmas Day I shared a YouTube playlist I put together of '80s home movies showing kids unwrapping presents. It was pretty fun watching kids unveiled stuff like Star Wars vehicles. And then a couple days ago I found some awesome concert performances during MTV's Rock 'N Roll New Year's Ball in the '80s. The Duran Duran concert from '83 was my favorite although it was entertaining to watch Sam Kinison host the 1988 edition.

Plenty of links to share but first, my favorite video from the past two weeks was a tough choice. I went with a hilarious rendition of the MacGyver intro found by Gizmodo in which the theme music is removed and all you get are sound effects. The same user is the one who did the musicless version of "Dancing In The Street" awhile back.

TWL Video of the Week

"Musicless Intro / MacGyver" by Mario Wienerroither

Enjoy the rest of this week's links including some Christmas leftovers in case you are experiencing the post-holiday blues...

MOVIES

A Stop-Motion Animated Short Featuring a Marshmallow Ghostbuster Capturing a Familiar Spirit - Laughing Squid

Why ‘Tootsie’ is One of the Finest (and Most Important) Comedies Ever Made - Flavorwire

RIP Edward Herrmann, Dad Vampire From The Original ‘Lost Boys,’ 1943-2014 - UPROXX

How Much Scarier Than the Original Will the Ghostbusters Reboot Be? - io9

‘A Most Violent Year’ and How to Do the ’80s Onscreen - Flavorwire

15 Films That Are Turning 30 Years Old In 2015 - BuzzFeed Rewind

80s Holiday Party Lessons From Trading Places - It Goes To 11
17 films from 1990 all 80s children saw on awkward first dates - Metro
8 totally rad flyers inspired by movies that turned 30 in 2014 - Mashable
14 Things You Didn't Know About 'Tootsie' - Yahoo Movies

Which Top Gun Movie Character Are You? - PlayBuzz
Leg Lamp From N.Y. Store's 'Christmas Story' Tribute Stolen - The Hollywood Reporter
Tim Burton: Beetlejuice 2 Is ‘Closer Than Ever’ - Vulture
9 Messed-Up Scenes from 80s Kids Movies You'd Never See Today - MoviePilot
Box Office Flashback: December 22, 1983 - PopDose

TV

Mashups of Classic 1980s and 1990s Cartoon Theme Songs Performed on an Electronic Keyboard - Laughing Squid

12 More 1980s Cartoons Absolutely No One Will Ever Have Nostalgia For - io9

Watch Stan Lee Talk About A ‘Thor’ TV Show And An On-Screen Marvel Universe In 1988 - UPROXX

Great Sci-fi Magazine TV Commercials of the 1970s and 1980s - Flashbak
'Saved By the Bell' actor Dustin Diamond arrested for alleged stabbing - Mashable
10 Christmas Episodes From Classic Sitcoms - Neatorama
Do You Remember The "Cheers" Theme Song? - PlayBuzz
Judd Apatow To Produce Pee-wee Herman Movie For Netflix - Flavorwire
These '80s Christmas Commercials Will Make Your Miss Your Childhood - Vocativ
Back to the 80s: Christmas Comes to Pac-Land - Kickin' it Old School
What’s Your Masters of the Universe Name? - UnderScoopFire!
Live the 80s with the 'Miami Vice' Ferrari for $1.75M - New York Daily News
David Fincher prepping HBO shows about 1980s music videos and 1950s cops - A.V. Club

MUSIC

The Cure Perform Incredible 40-Song Set For Christmas Show In London - Flavorwire

What Michael Jackson Song Are You? - PlayBuzz
Which Alternative 80's Song Are You? - PlayBuzz
This Week in Billboard Chart History: Phil Collins Ended the '80s at No. 1 - Billboard

VIDEO GAMES

The Original ‘Pac-Man’ Theme Song Played in Ten Different Styles on an Electronic Keyboard - Laughing Squid
Haunted House - Retro Gamer Magazine
Nintendo Icons Illustrated As Covers To Pulp Novels! - Retroist
Which Legendary Video Game Character Are You? - Playbuzz
Dragon’s Lair - Retro Gamer Magazine
Handmade NES Clone 'Super 8-Bit' Enhances The Nintendo Experience - RetroCollect
Atari nearly introduced the world to fitness gaming 30 years ago - Washington Post

POP CULTURE

Blackhawks Jonathan Toews makes totally awesome All-Star bid with '80s - FOX Sports

30 Most Awesomely 80s Images You'll Ever See - WhatCulture

Time-Lapse Video of the World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube-Style Puzzle Being Solved - Laughing Squid
Funko Announces New Licenses For 2015 Including A-Team - Toy News International

Rubik’s Reign: The Toy Puzzle Craze of the 1980s - Flashbak
Which 80's Toy Are You? - Playbuzz
An Incredible High-res Gallery Of All the Original Star Wars Toys - Gizmodo
Kids Look At 1980s Mobile Phones And Have Absolutely No Clue What They ... - WGST
Tim Burton-era Batmobile Model Features Pop-up RC Machine Guns - Gizmodo
The 1982 Sears Wish Book Featured Some of the Best Toys From the '80s - Gizmodo
Nothing Is Better Than These 80s Internet Depictions of Technology - Gizmodo
The Art Of He-Man & The Masters of the Universe Limited Edition Has The Power - Toy News International
15 Musical Christmas Gifts Everyone Got In the '80s and '90s - Diffuser.fm