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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 1d

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

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 1d

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

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 2d

This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 17, 1962:

MC Comics’ ‘Cardinal Sin’ Issue 1 ‘Pumpkin Eaters’ is released.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #comicbooks #dccomics #marvelcomics #comics #Halloween #pumpkins #satire #parody #comedy #burbank #priest #horrorjunkie

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 2d

This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 17, 1962:

MC Comics’ ‘Cardinal Sin’ Issue 1 ‘Pumpkin Eaters’ is released.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #comicbooks #dccomics #marvelcomics #comics #Halloween #pumpkins #satire #parody #comedy #burbank #priest #horrorjunkie

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 4d

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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#hollywoodstudios #worldwar2 #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 4d

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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#hollywoodstudios #worldwar2 #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 5d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #broadway #musicaltheatre #vangogh #finearts #sondheim #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 5d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #broadway #musicaltheatre #vangogh #finearts #sondheim #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 6d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #oldhollywood #ClassicMovies #MGM #satire #burbank #TCM

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 6d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #oldhollywood #ClassicMovies #MGM #satire #burbank #TCM

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 7d

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

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 7d

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

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 8d

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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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #pixar #balloonanimals #satire #parody #burbank #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 8d

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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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #pixar #balloonanimals #satire #parody #burbank #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 9d

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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#hollywood #BeachVolleyball #worldwar1 #WW1 #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 9d

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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#hollywood #BeachVolleyball #worldwar1 #WW1 #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 10d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #comedyclub #sunsetstrip #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 10d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #comedyclub #sunsetstrip #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 11d

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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#hollywood #kidsbooks #preschool #childrensbooks #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 11d

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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#hollywood #kidsbooks #preschool #childrensbooks #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 12d

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

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 12d

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

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 13d

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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#hollywoodstudios #sarsaparilla #satire #burbank #failure #strategy

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 13d

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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#hollywoodstudios #sarsaparilla #satire #burbank #failure #strategy

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 14d

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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#hollywoodstudios #hollywood #theatre #classicfilm #bikinibeach #satire #ClassicMovies

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