This Date In Manka Bros History - Feb. 9, 1957:
Manka Bros’ first attempt at 3D TV (MankaVision) ends badly after several Manka scientists are blinded by a combination of the radiation from the TV and the ‘Super Electrified Radia-ggles™.’
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - April 3, 1988:
The Manka Highbrow film division launches making Manka Bros. the first MAJOR studio to produce independent films.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 27, 1907:
Khan Manka (Sr) opens the ‘Khan Manka Movenpick’ storefront Nickelodeon to show moving pictures that the Manka bros acquired and started to make themselves.
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This Day in Manka Bros History - December 14, 1915:
‘Sing!’ - Manka Bros. first full-length silent film - opened at the Manka Kinoplatz in New York.
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This Day in Manka Bros History - December 11, 1958:
The first photographic evidence of the ghost that haunts Manka Bros Stage 8 was captured on this date in 1978.
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This Date in Manka Bros History - June 8, 1959:
Manka Bros. ends the practice of using ‘stunt-children’ in movies. Studio chief Harry Manka said, ‘Kids under the age of twelve should not be doing deadly stunts.’
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This Day in Manka Bros History - December 12, 1978:
The first photographic evidence of the ghost that haunts Manka Bros Stage 8 was captured on this date in 1978.
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This Day in Manka Bros History - December 12, 1978:
The first photographic evidence of the ghost that haunts Manka Bros Stage 8 was captured on this date in 1978.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - January 3, 1923:
KMBS - a radio station started by Khan Manka (Sr.) to promote Manka Bros. movies - goes on the air with the words ‘Mank you very much!’
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This Date in Manka Bros History - April 16, 1974:
Manka Bros.’ beloved 1950s children’s TV icon, The Kazoo Kowboy, is arrested for attempting to rob a Beverly Hills jewelry store.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - February 14, 1927:
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre at Manka Bros. as Khan Manka (Sr.) fires all 1,234 employees (including his brothers Simeon and Harry).
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This Date in Manka Bros History - May 31, 1947:
Manka Bros. scientists invent Digital Photography. Studio chief Harry Manka 'doesn't get it' and sells the patents to Walt Disney for $300.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 4, 1930:
One of Manka Bros.' first screwball comedies, ‘Who’s Minding The Chimp?’ was released and became a huge hit, spawning seven sequels in the 1930s.
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This Date in Manka Bros History - May 28, 1966:
Film director Sam Peckinpah is discovered living and sleeping on Manka Bros. Stage 16 even though he wasn’t working on a Manka Bros. film at the time.
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This Day in Manka Bros History - November 2, 1958:
Manka Bros. Chairman & 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 Day in Manka Bros History - Oct. 26, 1983:
The maiden voyage of the Manka Family Cruise Line ends badly after pirates board the ship, set fire to it, and throw several celebrity guests into the Atlantic Ocean.
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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.
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This Date in Manka Bros History - June 2, 1946:
Studio co-founder Simeon Manka is abducted and tortured by the other studio moguls after he comes out in favor of a new technology called ‘Television.’
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This Day in Manka Bros. History - Feb. 2, 1973:
King Khan - the garage band of future studio Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. (son of Manka Bros. head Harry Manka) - has their first paying gig at the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood, CA.
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This Date in Manka Bros History - June 3, 1924:
Bulgarian artist Dimi Draganov draws Manka Bros.’ first animated character - Ollie Ostrich.
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This Date in Manka Bros History - June 4, 1992:
Torvath, the Talking Tricycle from Finland (created in 1972), is licensed by Manka Bros. for the US market and makes his first appearance on MBS Kids!
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This Date In Manka Bros History - Feb. 21, 1978:
Manka Fun Park Des Moines receives its 1,000th visitor only ten days after opening.
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This Date in Manka Bros History - May 24, 1986:
Manka Bros. decides to stop providing cocaine to talent after CEO Khan Manka, Jr. hears a passionate plea to ‘Just Say No’ from Nancy Reagan at a fundraising lunch at the studio.
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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.
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This Day in Manka Bros History - Dec. 15, 1947:
After reading (and despising) John Steinbeck’s screenplay for Manka Bros.' ‘The Ballad Of Clem Fortune,’ studio chief Harry Manka stood outside Steinbeck’s office window and hit golf balls at him.
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