Jill Kennedy

Media Analyst - OnMedea

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History-Nov 11, 1972:

‘Kareem Abdul-Jabear’ -a Saturday morning cartoon featuring the voice of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - premiered on MBS.

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#hollywoodstudios #classiccartoons #animation #hannabarbera #KareemAbdulJabbar #satire #parody

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Nov 10, 1960:

When the Mojave Desert proved too hot to film the Egyptian epic Ramesses I, Harry Manka had an area near Sequoia National Park cleared and sand trucked from Malibu.

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#hollywoodstudios #sequoia #satire #tcm

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Nov 9, 1952:

Notorious Manka ‘Fixer’ Stu ‘The Doctor’ Colovia was busted in an LAPD prostitution sting and there was no one at the studio to get him ‘off the hook.’

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#hollywoodstudios #oldhollywood #TCM #satire #parody

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History-Nov 8, 1917:

In WW1, to entertain the troops, Manka Bros delivered movies, projectors and pianos to some front line trenches in France.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #oldhollywood #silentfilm #worldwar1 #WW1 #satire

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History-Nov 7, 1935:

Khan Manka is taken to a voodoo priest by 20th Century Fox chief Darryl F Zanuck to pray, dance and drink blood for better box office returns.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #oldhollywood #voodoo #satire

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History-Nov 3, 1938:

Fifty years after ‘Casey At The Bat’ was published, Manka Books published a sequel about what happened after the game - ‘Casey At The Bar.’

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#hollywoodstudios #books #kidsbooks #caseyatbat #satire #parody #MLB

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Nov 4, 2020:

‘Baby S*E*A*L*S*’ - a pre-school series based on the MC Comics Jr. comic book of the same name - premiered on MBS Kids! to record ratings.

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#hollywoodstudios #animation #preschool #babyseal #KidsTV #satire

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History-Nov 5, 1968:

Soviet tanks in Prague surround the film crew of the Joey Levitch Cold War chess comedy ‘Czech Mate!’

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #Hollywood #Soviet #praguespring #ColdWar #JerryLewis #satire #parody

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Nov 6, 1912:

The Manka brothers move to Max Fowler’s egg farm in Reseda, CA. They are allowed to live and make their movies in a barn, provided they tend the chickens.

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#HollywoodHistory #reseda #EggFarm #satire #parody

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 29, 1988:

The Soundtrack to Manka Highbrow's ‘Pinto: El Pollo Tocando Flauta’ (Pinto: The Flute Playing Chicken) hit #1 on the album charts.

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#hollywoodstudios #indiefilm #arthouse #chicken #satire #parody #Burbank

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History- Oct 30, 1995:

Family dramedy ‘Baker’s Dozen’ premiered on The MB (the nascent 8th broadcast net) to record ratings… for The MB.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #TheCW #ClassicTV #bakersdozen #satire #parody #burbank

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros. History - October 31, 2026:

Manka Bros.’ Holiday Spectacular opens at Manka Fun Parks around the world!

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #disneyland #disneychristmas #themepark #Christmas #satire #parody #burbank #Halloween

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Nov 1, 1886:

Harry Mankewitz, the youngest of the Manka brothers and father to current Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr., is born in Yambol, Bulgaria.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #bulgaria #yambol #satire #burbank

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History -Nov 2, 1960:

Chairman and CEO Khan Manka, Jr., the son of studio co-founder Harry Manka and nephew of Khan Manka, is born in Beverly Hills.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #beverlyhills #lifemagazine #satire #parody

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

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 #dccomics #marvelcomics #comicbooks #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

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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#hauntedhouse #StellaStevens #JerryLewis #satire

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 19, 2008:

Hollywood Sudoku premiered on the Manka Legends Channel but only ran a month because booking 81 stars for the 81 squares proved challenging.

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#hollywoodstudios #gameshow #hollywoodsquares #sudoku #satire

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 21, 1985:

Manka Bros.’ inaugural Halloween ScareFest™ got off to a rough start after an angry crowd attacked costumed characters and set fires because of the ‘crappy experience.’

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#Halloween #horrornights #satire

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History - Oct 22, 1996:

The Manka Bros Archives opened in Burbank, creating one of the world’s largest collections of film/TV costumes and props.

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#hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #FilmHistory #TVHistory #props #satire #burbank

[MankaBros @MankaBros]

This Date In Manka Bros History-Oct 23, 1937:

A supposed fourth Manka brother - ‘Gary Manka’ - showed up at the studio and demanded his full share. He was beaten by studio security and arrested.

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#HollywoodHistory #HollywoodScandal #TCM #satire #burbank