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This Date In Manka Bros History- Oct 12, 1930: Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein visits Manka Bros. and meets with studio head Khan Manka, who asks him to direct ‘Park Avenue Playboys.' mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #sovietunion #sergeieisenstein #satire #parody #Burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 11, 2000: Manka Bros. releases ‘Stretched Thin’ - the first all balloon-animal stop-motion animated feature. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #BalloonAnimals #satire #Parody #comedy #MankaBros #Burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 8, 1949: Manka Bros entered the lucrative kid's book market with the preschool title ‘Fred Needs A Head.’ It spawned other hit titles, including ‘Jack Needs A Back’ and ‘Peg Needs A Leg.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #kidslit #childrensbooks #Satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 7, 1982: MB Records’ White Cliffs of Dover, English folk group popular in the 1960s, attempted a comeback with Assisted Suicide, a concept album about dying with dignity. It failed miserably mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #FolkMusic #whitecliffsofdover #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 6, 1984: Manka Bros Consumer Products launched Manka Sarsaparilla, but it failed to catch on, resulting in a major financial and strategic misstep. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #sarsaparilla #virgincola #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History- Oct 5, 1954: After Eugene O’Neill’s death, Manka Bros buys the rights to an unproduced screenplay discovered in his desk drawer - ‘Eugene O’Neill’s Bikini Beach.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #classicfilm #eugeneoneill #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 4, 1975: Manka Bros releases a remake of the iconic 1972 film ‘Blacula.’ In this version, Blacula is white and it’s called ‘Dracula.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #blacula #dracula #classicfilm #oldhollywood #satire #Parody #burbank #TCM

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 3, 1951: MBS received bomb threats after cutting from the Giants–Dodgers playoff game just before Bobby Thomson hit the ‘shot heard ’round the world.’ The network switched to a show called ‘Suzy Teaches Sewing.’ mankabros.com #mlbplayoffs #bobbythomson #Satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 1, 1971: A Studio Tour group found Seiji Miyoshi hiding on the backlot jungle set. He had been living there for 5 years. The studio gave him a job in the camera dept and he went on to direct several ‘B’ pictures. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #satire #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Sep 30, 1937: Manka Bros exits the vaudeville business with final performances by Bulgarian jugglers The Quivering Kielbasa Brothers at its theater in Fargo, ND. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #oldhollywood #vaudeville #Satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 28, 2005: ‘Sheila - The Boneless Chicken’ series premiere has the highest ratings in MBS Kids! history. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #kidstv #satire #parody #Comedy #MankaBros #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - September 29, 1951: A week after her murder on the Manka Bros. lot (which was never solved), this building was renamed the ‘Margie Louise Guard Shack.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #OldHollywood #ClassicHollywood #TCM #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Sep 27, 1908: Studio co-founder Simeon Manka had a mental breakdown. The moment was filmed by his brother, Khan, and became the top box office hit of 1908. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #silentfilm #silentmovie #oldhollywood #satire #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Sep 26, 1988: Pulitzer Prize finalist ‘I Always Sang For My Father - He Said I Sucked’ opened on Broadway. It went on to become Manka Bros.’ longest-running drama. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #broadway #PulitzerPrize #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History- Sep 25, 1998: Bernie Gallagher, voice-over artist from the popular 1970s cartoon series ‘Super Draculas,’ dies trying to fly like a bat at the Fresno ComicCon. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #animation #dracula #comiccon #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Sep 24, 1976: Cyrus Weinstein (17) drops out of Beverly Hills High School after his former classmate (and new MB CEO), Khan Manka Jr (also 17), names him president of the Manka Bros Publishing Group mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #satire #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Sep 23, 1932: Manka Bros releases the first animated feature-‘Rachel, The Demon’s Cousin.’ It was produced in Bulgaria, 5 years before ‘Snow White.' mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #animation #ClassicAnimation #snowwhite #disney #bulgaria #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 22, 1951: Margie Louise - America’s sweetheart (in 1926) - is murdered on the Manka Bros. backlot. The murder was never solved. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #TCM #blackdahlia #filmnoir #satire #parody #comedy #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Sep 21, 1956: MC Comics debuted Figmen, the first nuclear post-apocalyptic comic book. It told the story of those who survived The Great Nuclear War of 1956. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #comicbooks #dccomics #marvel #nuclearwar #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Sep 20, 1966: Thousands were injured when Manka Music Group artist Ramsey McCak went electric at the Manka Folk Love Festival in Palm Desert, CA. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #folkmusic #newportfolkfestival #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 19, 1985: Manka Bros. tests Mankapture - a revolutionary motion-capture suit which changed movie special effects forever. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #specialeffects #vfx #motioncapture #satire #parody #comedy #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Sep 16, 1925: ‘Klondike!’ - starring rubber-faced funnyman Chester Billingham - opened at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #silentmovie #silentfilm #oldhollywood #cinema #satire #Parody #burbank #klondike

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Sep 15, 1950: Inspired by Mont St Michel, Simeon Manka unveiled a plan to build a floating city of the future-Mont St Manka. His brother Harry destroyed it because it had ‘nothing to do with motion pictures!’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #montsaintmichel #satire

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 12, 1959: A drunk Jack Warner throws up on Harry Manka at The Brown Derby, starting an all-out studio war. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #oldhollywood #brownderby #tcm #satire #parody #burbank #warnerbros #jackwarner

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - Sept 13, 1924: A baby is abandoned at the Manka Bros. studio gate, is raised by the Props Department, and goes on to become child star ‘Orphan Johnny.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #silentmovies #silentfilms #satire #parody #TCM

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