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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 11/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 11, 2001: Manka Bros. remembers.

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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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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 09/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Sep 9, 1952: Manka Bros star Joey Levitch signed a lifetime contract with the studio for $100,000/week. It was revised down every few years, settling on ‘gas money’ in 1986. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #JerryLewis #TCM #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - September 10, 2008: Former NBA player Jon Koncak joins the Manka Bros Board of Directors and, at the time, becomes the tallest person on any corporate board. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #JonKoncak #boardofdirectors #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 3, 1924: Manka Bros. gives World War I hero Rufus, the two-headed wonder dog, a lifetime contract. His string of box office hits saved the studio. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #oldhollywood #RinTinTin #satire #parody #Burbank #WW1

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 8, 1922: Manka Bros. tests its revolutionary TriMankaTate™ film coloring process mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #cinema #technology #oldhollywood #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - Aug 29, 1953: After a nationwide contest, which ended with a live broadcast on MBS, Edna Gaulk from Dayton, Ohio, was named Harry Manka’s ‘Wife For A Day!’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #ClassicTV #gameshow #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - September 2, 1932: Khan, Simeon and Harry Manka walk off the job starting ‘The Great Hollywood Mogul Strike of 1932.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #oldhollywood #TCM #mogul #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank #strike

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History- Aug 24, 1974: For studio co-founder Harry Manka’s upcoming 90th birthday, the town of his birth (Yambol, Bulgaria) was renamed Mankagrad. After his death in 1976, it was changed back to Yambol. mankabros.com #HollywoodHistory #bulgaria #yambol #satire #parody #tcm

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 25, 2008: Manka Bros. breaks ground on the $5 billion Manka Fun Park Yemen. The original grand opening was 2010 - but, now, TBD… because… you know. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #yemen #themepark #disneyland #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History- Aug 23, 1953: Studio co-founder Simeon Manka's early research mapping the human genome was destroyed by his brother, Harry, because it had ‘nothing to do with motion pictures!’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #HumanGenome #satire #parody #Burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 22, 1951: Early MBS sitcom ‘Cuddle & Coo’ was fined heavily by the FCC after the parrot (Coo) said ‘mother fucker’ over and over on live TV. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #Sitcom #ClassicTV #satire #parody #Burbank #TCM

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Aug 21, 1950: Harry Manka fired Bette Davis from the film ‘Three Georges’ and threw her off the studio lot for being so ‘goddamned crazy!’ She was replaced by Vivien Leigh. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #BetteDavis #ClassicMovies #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Aug 20, 1974: MC Comics’ Slapshot No 1 is released. The hockey villain was inspired by the Philadelphia Flyers’ ‘Broad Street Bullies’ team. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #dccomics #comicbooks #hockey #philadelphiaflyers #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Aug 19, 2012 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich joins the Manka Bros Board of Directors and currently serves as Chair of the Finance and Compensation Committees. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #metallica #larsulrich #satire #Parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-August 18, 1964: Harry Manka’s dream of being the first Hollywood mogul to orbit the Earth ends after a rocket he had built explodes during a test. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #SpaceExploration #rocketlaunch #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 17, 1986: Five Manka Bros. soundstages were destroyed in The Great Burbank Tornado of ‘86. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #soundstage #tornado #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 16, 1996: After 63 years, the Manka Ranch ‘Hollywood’ Brothel near Pahrump, Nevada, was closed for being ‘out of touch with the times.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #classichollywood #pahrump #satire #parody #burbank #tcm

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 15, 1907: Manka Bros.' first movie - ‘Khan Manka Buying A Loaf Bread’ - is shown at the new Mankalodeon Cinecade in New York. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #SilentFilm #ClassicHollywood #satire #parody #comedy #burbank #tcm

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Aug 14, 1933: A series of animated shorts featuring Chester Field, The Smoking Chicken, presented by Chesterfield Cigarettes, debuted in theaters mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #cartoon #chesterfield #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History- August 13, 1962: Tangra: The Sky God - the $20 million epic about the Turkic Bulgarian god of the Universe who comes to Earth - opened poorly and nearly bankrupted the studio. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #classicfilm #bulgaria #satire #parody

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 12, 1923: Studio head Khan Manka discovers Ernest Hemingway's lost suitcase of unpublished manuscripts at a train station in France and decides to keep it for himself. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hemingway #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 11, 2020: At the height of the pandemic, Manka Bros. debuted the first all AI-created sitcom - ‘It’s Not That Deep.’ No actor was real and only the studio got paid. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #sitcom #aigenerated #satire #parody #burbank

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

This Date In Manka Bros History- Aug 10, 1986: A publicity stunt for the film ‘Air Force Cowboys’ goes bad after a hang glider leaped from the Hollywood sign and crashed into a house. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywoodhills #hanggliding #airforce #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 9, 1946: Using high-pressure hoses, Manka Bros. management resolved the Poets & Painters Strike of 1946. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #ClassicHollywood #strike #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank

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

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 8, 2008: Manka Bros. signed a deal with Hennessy Cognac to produce a series of cartoon shorts aimed at future consumers - children. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #cartoon #Hennessy #satire #parody #burbank #cognac

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-Aug 7, 1936: After three extras are shot during the filming of ‘High Horse,’ Manka Bros. ends its practice of using live rounds on movie sets. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #ClassicMovies #westernmovies #TCM #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History - August 6, 1976: 17-year-old Khan Manka, Jr. (only known child of Harry Manka) was named Chairman & CEO of Manka Bros. After the announcement, the company’s stock crashed. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #classichollywood #satire #parody #Burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History- August 5, 1976: Studio head and co-founder Harry Manka died. He was 90 years old. After news of his death, the company’s stock price doubled. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #classichollywood #bulgaria #yambol #satire #parody #Burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros History-August 4, 1934: Studio founder Khan Manka is shot in the stomach by Walt Disney during a pistol duel over the screen rights to Snow White. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #classichollywood #waltdisney #snowwhite #satire #parody #burbank

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MankaBros @mankabros.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This Date In Manka Bros. History - August 3, 1881: Studio founder Khan Mihail Mankewitz (and uncle of current studio CEO Khan Manka, Jr.) is born in Yambol, Bulgaria. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #classichollywood #TCM #bulgaria #yambol #satire #parody #burbank

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