Submitted by Carlos Esposito, possible this one but probably not

This Diff’rent Strokes spin-off was probably one of the better spin-offs… ever, besides maybe a certain Cheers spin-off. Obviously, I’m thinking of this one. JK. JK!!!

More awesomely bad music videos. Like last week, you can post other embarrassingly cheesy videos in the comments, and I’ll post a few next Thursday.

“Hey Mickey” by Toni Basil submitted by hee hee
Ohmickyousofineyoufineyousofineyoublowmymindheymickey! (x1 million)

“You Spin Me Round” by Dead or Alive submitted by Good Grief
Great song. Extremely high WTF factor in the video.

“Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” by Wham
My pick this week. George Michael dances the way I would dance if I could ever be drunk enough to wear what he’s wearing.

Submitted by Mike K, lover of snarky voiceovers

Okay, so the kid is pretty annoying (no more annoying than the Dell guy though), but it doesn’t make these commercials any less iconic. I do think it’s funny that they try to pitch the Encyclopedia Britannica as something you’d sit down on your couch and read from cover to cover.

Submitted by Ray Mysterio, and the spiders from Mars

David Bowie is the only rock artist I can think of that crossed the genres of glam, art, and prog rock to soul and R&B WHILE inventing androgynous alter egos for himself (Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust) WHILE becoming a sex icon. Also, he was in

(He’s also not a half bad actor too — anyone else see him play Tesla in The Prestige?)

More Bowie after the jump.
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Submitted and Written by Amanda M, who loves surprises

Puppy Surprise was an early ’90s toy from Mattel that could come with anywhere between 2 to 5 puppies in her womb. The womb was velcro, so your puppy could give birth over and over again to your heart’s content. I had one, and I loved mine (I got gipped though – 2 puppies).

There’s a phrase you don’t hear everyday: “velcro womb.”

Apparently most kids were getting two or three puppies, rarely the coveted five puppy payoff. Googling “puppy surprise” came up with this hilariously NSFW (language-wise, at least) rant about getting only three puppies. An excerpt:

THREE F****** PUPPIES? HOW COULD THIS BE… OMIGOD WHAT DID YOU DO TO DESERVE THIS!??# As the tears stream down your face, you decide I WON’T LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE I ONLY GOT THREE PUPPIES IN MY PUPPY ASSF****** SURPRISE.

Read the rest.