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- This Date In Manka Bros History-May 14, 1994: MankaLabs introduces the Dodecadisk™ - the only 12-sided video disc in the market. The 1st release was the animated film ‘Noah’s Bark.’ Many say the quality was far superior to the DVD - released 3 years later. mankabros.com #hollywood #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 13, 1901: The Manka brothers move to the Bulgarian section of New York (Avenues B and C at 3rd and 4th Streets on the Lower East Side). mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #bulgaria #lowereastside #immigrants #burbank #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 11, 1988: Manka Bros.’ massive $1 billion Krakatoa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas burns to the ground two days before opening after the volcano malfunctioned. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudio #HollyHistory #hollywood #LasVegas #Mirage #kratatoa #satire #parody
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- This Date In Manka Bros History-May 10, 1947: Studio chief Harry Manka is called to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and immediately, without prompt, names Louis B Mayer and Darryl F. Zanuck as Communists. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #MGM #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 8, 1992: ‘Animaltered’ premieres on MBS Kids! introducing Chimpanzebra and his hybrid friends (Rhinocerostrich, Flamingoat, Hawktopus, etc.) to the world. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #animation #cartoon #satire #parody #animatedseries #anime
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 7, 2012: Book One of the best selling ‘Bronze Candle’ trilogy is released by Manka Books. Book One introduces us to Cold War spy Doug Shapiro in Budapest during the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. mankabros.com #hollywood #DaVinciCode #coldwar #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 6, 1981: Joey Levitch’s misunderstood comeback film ‘The Gastronaut’ opens NEAR the Cannes Film Festival. It did not receive a U.S. release - only in Belgium where Joey was truly loved. mankabros.com #hollywood #cannesfilmfestival #JerryLewis #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 5, 1937: Studio founder Khan Manka dies mysteriously (many say he was murdered) during a private screening of ‘Wagner’s Parrot.’ He was 55 years old. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #hollywoodmovies #Wagner #parrots #truecrime #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 4, 1991: MBS’ planned epic four-year reality series ‘Randy Morgan Walks Around The World,’ ended abruptly on Day 1 after Randy sprained his ankle after only three miles. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #realitytv #traveltheworld #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 3, 1958: A small plane carrying studio co-founder Simeon Manka crashes in Van Nuys. He is found 3 days later wandering Venice Beach - half-naked and covered in paint. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #planecrash #vannuys #venicebeach #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - May 1, 1901: Khan, Simeon and Harry Mankewitz arrive at Ellis Island from Yambol, Bulgaria. Their last name is shortened to ‘Manka.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #ellisisland #bulgaria #yambol #Immigrants #satire #parody #comedy
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 30, 1968: After ‘Hair’ becomes a sensation on Broadway (with lots of nudity), Manka Bros orders its Broadway cast of George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Arms & The Man’ to derobe in select spots to boost ticket sales. mankabros.com #hollywood #broadway #theater #satire
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 27, 1934: After only one day on the job, Khan Manka fires his cat, MIttens, as head of Manka Bros. Pictures. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #hollywoodmovies #IrvingThalberg #MGM #disney #UniversalStudios #cat #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros
- This Date In Manka Bros History-April 26, 1934: Convinced that ‘anyone can do it better than his brother Simeon even a fucking cat,’ studio chief Khan Manka appoints his cat, Mittens, as head of Manka Bros Pictures. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #cat #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 24, 1955: Manka Bros completes its elaborate tunnel system under the studio lot which was built to protect senior executives in case of a Soviet nuclear attack. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #coldwar #Soviet #burbank #nuclear #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 23, 1984: In a controversial court ruling, the land under Manka Bros Stage 13 was reclaimed by the Pala Tribe. For ten years it operated as the Pala Nation Film Studio, Spa & Casino. mankabros.com #hollywood #firstnations #burbank #casino #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 22, 1943: To show his support for the troops in World War 2, studio boss Harry Manka starts wearing an Army General uniform around the studio lot. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #WorldWarII #ww2 #burbank #satire #parody #today
- This Date In Manka Bros Histor - April 21, 2005: LEGO releases a limited edition set of the ‘MANKA BROS. STUDIO ENTRANCE.’ After only 35 boxes were sold (mostly to employees) further LEGO sets of other areas of the studio were shelved. mankabros.com #hollywood #burbank #toys #lego #satire #parody
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- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 19, 1981: Manka Bros produced a rival version of ‘CATS’ on Broadway (music by Thompson Twins) which opened weeks before Andrew Lloyd Webber's. It closed after 2 weeks (see Alt notes) mankabros.com #hollywood #broadway #musicaltheatre #cats #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History-April 17, 1947: Hundreds of silent-era film prints were lost in a tragic Manka Bros. film vault fire (including, ironically, ‘Graduation Glory’ and several others featuring The Fireboys). mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #silentmovies #MGM #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 16, 1974: Manka Bros.’ 1950s children’s TV icon, The Kazoo Kowboy, is arrested for attempting to rob a Beverly Hills jewelry store. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #tvshow #kidstv #ClassicTV #royrogers #satire #parody #comedy
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 15, 1937: Manka Bros. celebrates its Silver Jubilee (25 years since studio incorporation on April 15, 1912) with a party on Stage 8 at the studio lot in Burbank. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #MGM #warnerbros #1930s #burbank #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 14, 1973: 'Super Draculas’ premieres on MBS' Saturday morning lineup and quickly becomes the most popular kids show ever on the network. mankabros.com #hollywood #animation #classiccartoonchaos #cartoon #superfriends #dracula #satire #parody #hannabarbera
- This Date In Manka Bros History- April 11, 1976: Manka Bros., Warner Bros., and Universal agree to ban the use of Napalm on film sets in movies made about Vietnam. Disney refused to sign the deal. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #satire #parody #disney #wb #Universal
- This Date In Manka Bros.. History - April 10, 1950: After Arthur Miller's success with ‘Death of a Salesman,’ Manka Bros hired him to write the script for ‘Marzan’ (Tarzan set on Mars). Miller’s script was rejected for being ‘too stupid.’ mankabros.com #hollywood #Broadway #satire #parody #tarzan
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 9, 1986: ‘My Uncle’s In The Guitar’ - a sitcom about a dead uncle’s soul transported into his teenage nephew's electric guitar - premieres. It has been called the ‘Worst Sitcom Ever Made.’ mankabros.com #hollywood #sitcom #1980s #television #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 8, 1961: As a fiscal experiment, studio boss Harry Manka eliminates the Theatrical Marketing Department. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywoodmovies #hollywood #marketing #marketingstrategy #burbank #bulgaria #satire #parody #comedy
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 7, 1936: Dr. Tindoor’s Amaazzing Blont of Fazur premieres at Radio City Music Hall. The ten seconds of ‘third dimension excitement’ sends hundreds to the hospital. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #3d #1930s #satire #parody #cinema #technology
- This Date In Manka Bros History-April 6, 1963: ‘King of the Amazons’ opens #1 at the box office. The story follows an Ames, Iowa, clerk - Norville Nebbit - who gets lost while on vacation in Brazil and becomes King of the Amazons. mankabros.com #hollywood #1960sCinema #JerryLewis #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 5, 1916: Studio founding brother Simeon Manka volunteers to fight for France in World War 1 and is sent to a trench in Verdun. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #worldwar1 #verdun #burbank #bulgaria #WW1 #satire #parody #trench
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- Thanks, Alan. I'll have to check with the studio historian and see what's up with that. He fought with France before the U.S. entered the war (and only for a couple of months). The uniform makes me go 'Hmmm...'
- This Date In Manka Bros History - April 4, 2012: Country music radio and fans boycott music artists from the Manka Music Group after the controversial release of Mac McCord’s ‘Songs For Dumbasses.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #countrymusic #Country #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History-April 3, 1988: Low budget film label Manka Highbrow launches and, with it, Manka Bros. becomes the first major studio to produce independent films. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodmovies #hollywood #Miramax #indiefilm #independentfilm #IFC #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History- March 27, 1907: Studio founder Khan Manka opens the ‘Khan Manka Movenpick’ storefront Nickelodeon to show moving pictures that the Manka brothers acquired or made themselves. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #nickelodeon #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 26, 2010: An explosion in the Manka Bros. Accounts Payable Dept. sends four to the hospital after a birthday cake prank goes bad. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #birthday #prank #birthdaycake #burbank #bulgaria #Satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History-March 25, 1939: Following the success of Orson Welles’ 'War of the Worlds’ broadcast, the Manka Radio Players produced an adaptation of HG Wells’ ‘The First Men In The Moon.’ mankabros.com #hollywood #radio #RKO #OrsonWelles #waroftheworlds #hgwells #satire #parody
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- Remember - as we all slam the fact that a reporter at The Atlantic got war plans from the DOD - the truth is, the person who should never have had them in the first place - Pete Hegseth. The editor of The Atlantic is 100% more quality to handle DOD war plans.
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 24, 1998: Manka Bros. opens the El Pantalon Hotel & Casino. The theme was inspired by the great Flamenco dancer ‘El Pantalon’ who was a huge matinee idol for Manka Bros. in the 1930s. mankabros.com #hollywood #ciscokid #flamenco #lasvegas #casino #satire
- This Date In Manka Bros History- March 23, 1948: ‘The Asp Of Luxor’ - based on Shakespeare’s 'Antony and Cleopatra' - about a hard drinking detective from L.A. hired to solve the 'Riddle of the Sphinx' - is released. mankabros.com #hollywood #TCM #classicfilm #shakespeare #sphinx #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History- March 22, 2018: Manka Bros opens the world’s tallest and fastest rollercoaster (based on ‘Sue Nami’ - an MC Comics character) at Manka Fun Park in Bergen, Norway. mankabros.com #hollywood #themepark #disney #universal #rollercoaster #bergen #norway #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 21, 2003: MC Comics forms a Manga division - the Japanese anime format - to expand the reach of Manka Bros IP. The first title was ‘Chimpanzebra.' mankabros.com #hollywood #animation #manganime #anime #comicbooks #dccomics #satire #parody #burbank #cartoon
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 20, 1965: Pope Paul VI visits Manka Bros, has lunch with studio head Harry Manka and pitches him a story about a talking dog who becomes Pope. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #Pope #burbank #dog #hollywoodmovies #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 17, 1994: Manka Bros.' annual St. Patrick's Day Parade is canceled after a massive HippopotaMoose float collapses onto hundreds of spectators. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #Hollywood #animation #parade #stpatricksday #cartoon #satire #parody #burbank
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 16, 1953: MC Comics’ ‘Lou Tonium’ Issue #1 is released. The story follows scientist Lou Tonelli who works to develop nuclear bomb capabilities for the Mafia. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #dccomics #marvel #comicbooks #satire #parody #burbank
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 15, 1924: After Khan Manka buys an airplane (named for starlet / paramour Margie Louise), Manka Bros. becomes the first studio to have a ‘Corporate Jet.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #corporatejet #satire #parody #burbank
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 13, 1977: Famous staging of the 1613 play by John Webster starring puppets and animals opens at the Old Vic in London and was a triumph. It moved to the Palace Theatre on Broadway - and flopped. mankabros.com #hollywood #broadway #puppets #satire #parody
- This Date In Manka Bros History - March 12, 1935: Yakkety Yak - The Yak That Would Not SHUT UP - makes his first appearance in the Manka Toons stable of characters. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodhistory #hollywood #looneytunes #hannabarbera #animation #cartoon #satire #parody #yak
- This Date In Manka Bros History- March 11, 1937: Manka Bros. fires its studio cannon at Walt Disney Studios down the street starting The Great Studio War of 1937. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #hollywoodmovies #waltdisney #disney #satire #parody #comedy #TCM #burbank #bulgaria #today
