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This Date In Manka Bros History - Nov 8, 1917:
In WW1, to entertain the troops, Manka Bros. delivered movies, projectors and pianos to some front line trenches in France.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - November 2, 1960:
Chairman and CEO Khan Manka, Jr. (son of studio co-founder Harry Manka) and nephew of Khan Manka (Sr.) is born in Beverly Hills.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Nov 7, 1935:
Khan Manka is taken to a voodoo priest by 20th Century Fox chief Darryl F Zanuck to pray, dance and drink blood for better box office returns. It didn’t work.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Nov 3, 1938:
Fifty years after ‘Casey At The Bat’ was published, Manka Bros. published a sequel - what happened after the game and for the years leading up to Casey’s death - ‘Casey At The Bar.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History - November 6, 1912:
The Manka brothers move to an egg farm in Reseda, CA, where they are allowed to live in a barn to make their movies as long as they tend the chickens.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Oct 30, 1998:
Family dramedy ‘Baker’s Dozen’ premiered on The MB (the nascent 8th broadcast network) to record ratings… for The MB.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - October 31
Manka Bros.’ Holiday Spectacular opens at Manka Fun Parks around the world!
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 29, 1988:
The Soundtrack from Pinto: 'El Pollo Tocando Flauta' (Pinto: The Flute Playing Chicken) hits #1 on the album charts. It remained huge until it was discovered the chicken didn’t actually play the flute.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 28, 1929:
Manka Bros. goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. Stock ticker: MBX.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 27, 1996:
In a controversial moment, The Shrieking Potato urged kids NOT to eat their vegetables. Parent and teacher groups were outraged and boycotted Manka Bros.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 26, 1983:
The Manka Family Cruise Line maiden voyage ended badly after pirates boarded and threw celebrity guests (including M*A*S*H’s Jamie Farr) into the Atlantic Ocean.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 25, 2003:
‘Serpikid’ -a Saturday cartoon based on the 1973 film ‘Serpico’-premiered on MBS Kids! While it was a hit with critics, it failed to connect with kids and was canceled after a few episodes.
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#hollywood #animation #cartoon #satire #burbank
This Date In Manka Bros History - October 24, 1933:
Manka Bros. Studios head Khan Manka spends a night in the main Hollywood jail for ‘The Prevention of Artists’ Rights.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Oct 23, 1937:
A supposed fourth Manka brother - 'Gary Manka' - showed up at the studio and demanded his full share. He was promptly beaten by studio security, arrested and sent to prison for life.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 21, 1985:
Manka Bros.’ inaugural Halloween ScareFest got off to a rocky start after fans attacked costumed characters and burned shit for being a ‘fucking crappy, bullshit experience.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 18, 1973:
Joey Levitch’s Annual Celebrity Haunted Studio Party is canceled forever after Stella Stevens was nearly decapitated after a magic trick went horribly wrong.
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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #halloweenparty #JerryLewis #StellaStevens #satire
This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 15, 1951:
Simeon Manka was attacked by a bear on the studio backlot after it wandered down from the mountains. (The only photo of the incident was captured from the set of World War 2 film ‘Welcome Home, Joe.’)
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 17, 1962:
MC Comics’ ‘Cardinal Sin’ Issue 1 ‘Pumpkin Eaters’ is released.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Oct 14, 1989:
‘The Potato Eaters’ - a musical based on the characters from the Van Gogh painting of the same name - opened (and closed) on Broadway.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 13, 1936:
Studio head Khan Manka loses the film rights to ‘Gone With The Wind’ to David O. Selznick after betting him he could bench press 300 lbs. He couldn't.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 12, 1929:
Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein visits Manka Bros and meets with Khan Manka who asks him to direct ‘Park Avenue Playboys’ -a capitalist romp through jazz age New York.
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#hollywood #communism #filmdirector #satire #tcm #oldhollywood
This Date In Manka Bros History- Oct 11, 2000:
Manka Bros releases ‘Stretched Thin’ - the first all balloon-animal stop-motion animated feature.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 10, 1998:
Karch Kiraly’s Trench Stories- Tales From World War 1 premiered. The series, hosted by Olympic Gold Medalist Karch Kiraly, was slammed by veterans for comparing beach volleyball to war.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Oct 9, 1979:
Manka Bros. opened (and closed) a chain of comedy clubs - Guffaws! - across the country in the 1970s which nearly bankrupted the studio. The last one closed October 9, 1979.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Oct 8, 1949:
Manka Bros enters the children’s book market with the preschool title ‘Fred Needs A Head.’ It would spawn other titles including ‘Jack Needs A Back,’ ‘Ken Needs Some Skin,' etc.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 7, 1982:
MB Records’ White Cliffs Of Dover (English folk stars from the 1960s) attempted a comeback with ‘Assisted Suicide,’ an album about dying with dignity. It failed miserably.
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#hollywood #folkmusic #whitecliffsofdover #Comeback #1980s #satire
This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 6, 1984:
After much hype, Manka Sarsaparilla launches but fails to catch on with the public resulting in a major financial and strategic misstep. Production shut down Jan. 1985.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 4, 1975:
Manka Bros. releases a remake of the iconic 1972 film ‘Blacula’ but in the remake Blacula is white and it’s called ‘Dracula.’
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - Oct 5, 1954:
Manka Bros buys the rights to an unproduced screenplay discovered in Eugene O’Neill’s desk drawer after his death- ‘Eugene O’Neill’s Bikini Beach.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Oct 3, 1951:
Manka Bros received bomb threats after MBS cut from the live Giants/Dodgers game right before Bobby Thomson hit the ‘shot heard around the world’ to win the NL Pennant. They cut to ‘Suzy Teaches Sewing.’
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