This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 25, 1933: Studio head Khan Manka attended his first (and last) Hollywood Underground Communist Meeting. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #oldhollywood #communism #McCarthyism #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank #bulgaria #tcm

This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 24, 2016: ‘Jugglers For Peace’ hit the festival circuit. The film followed California jugglers after they went to the Congo to ‘Juggle For Peace’ in an effort to stop the bloody civil war. mankabros.com #hollywood #juggling #Congo #satire #parody #filmfestival

This Date In Manka Bros. History - January 23, 1958: An actor portrayed studio chief Harry Manka in a LIFE Magazine ad for Manka Bros. Movie Star Clove Flavored Chewing Gum with the tag ‘Tastes Like An Oscar!’ mankabros.com #hollywood #oldhollywood #satire #parody #burbank #Oscars #academyawards

This Date In Manka Bros. History - Jan 22, 1969: ‘The Paste Eaters’ - villainous children who terrorize Small Town, USA - make their first appearance in ‘Rotten Egg’ Comics Issue #38. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #dccomics #marvelcomics #comicbooks #comics #satire #burbank #parody

Chopin - PIano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 - Mazurkas, Op. 59 - Ivo Pogorelich, Garrick Ohlsson, Piano Full Liner Notes and Review Here: mankabros.com/blogs/emily/... #classicalmusic #classical #chopin #fredericchopin #mankabros #romantic #nocturnes #pianosonata #ivopogorelich #garrickohlsson #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 21, 1948: ‘Frankula vs. Drakenstein’ opens. The horror mash-up caused a movie-going sensation not seen since the ‘Dracula’ in 1931. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #dracula #frankenstein #UniversalMonsters #horrorjunkie #satire #parody #burbank #tcm

This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 20, 1947: Film director Chuck Steed took the cast and crew of ‘The Asp of Luxor’ hostage and threatened to blow up Manka Bros. Stage 13 - beginning a 36-day standoff. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #burbank #OldHollywood #TCM #satire #parody #luxor

This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 19, 2016: ‘Buried Alive: A New Musical’ opened on Broadway. While the show received good reviews, the disturbing subject matter and stressful songs exhausted audiences and it closed in a month. mankabros.com #hollywood #broadway #musicaltheatre #theatre #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History- Jan 18, 1952: The Mankaland Fun Park in Inglewood, CA, was closed forever after oil was discovered under the Tilt-A-Whirl. Manka Bros didn’t own the land and had no claim to the oil reserves. mankabros.com #hollywood #themepark #satire #parody #burbank #inglewood

This Date In Manka Bros. History - Jan 17, 1939: Manka Bros. releases 200 cats around the studio lot to take care of a mouse infestation in the soundstages. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #oldhollywood #classichollywood #cats #satire #parody #burbank #warnerbros #tcm

Paco de Lucia: Guitar of Moon and Salt mankabros.com/blogs/elpant... #flamenco #palmas #andalucía #jerezdelafrontera #mankabros #satire #bailora #pacodelucía #camaróndelaisla #algeciras #flamencoguitar

Paco de Lucia: Guitar of Moon and Salt mankabros.com/blogs/elpant... #flamenco #palmas #andalucía #jerezdelafrontera #mankabros #satire #bailora #pacodelucía #camaróndelaisla #algeciras #flamencoguitar

This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 16, 1964: Manka Bros unveiled MankaSphere2000™ for the New York World’s Fair. The technology was touted as an immersive projection system that ‘puts the audience in the movie.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #cinema #immersive #worldsfair #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - Jan 15, 1975: ‘Oh, God, NO!’ opened in theatres. The ‘meteor-destroys-the-Earth’ movie terrified a nation already on edge. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #DisasterMovie #meteor #classicfilm #TCM #oldmovies #satire #parody #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 14, 1999: Manka Bros abandoned plans to build a theme park in the Amazon Rainforest after several A-list celebrities expressed their outrage. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #disneyland #sixflags #brazil #manaus #rainforest #Satire #parody #themepark

This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 13, 1973: The All-New John & Yoko Super Mysteries animated series premiered on MBS Kids' Saturday cartoon block. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #beatles #johnlennon #yokoono #johnandyoko #animation #cartoon #satire #parody #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 12, 1920: Manka Bros. opens its first foreign office in Sofia, Bulgaria, to teach locals how to make films and grow the industry. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #bulgaria #sofia #oldhollywood #classicfilm #satire #parody #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 11, 1937: ‘The Mouse, The Bird, And The Sausage’ (Manka's animated film based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale) was released months ahead Disney’s ‘Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.’ mankabros.com #hollywood #animation #waltdisney #brothersgrimm #satire #disney

This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 10, 1924: On Columbia Pictures’ first day of business, Khan Manka gifted Columbia president Harry Cohn with a barrel of whiskey (A Manka side-hustle during Prohibition). mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #ColumbiaPictures #oldhollywood #classichollywood #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 9, 1983: Wax Doll, a new musical which starred Manka Bros comedy film icon Joey Levitch as Madame Tussaud, opened (and closed) on Broadway. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #broadway #broadwaymusicals #musicaltheatre #madametussauds #JerryLewis #satire #parody

This Date In Manka Bros. History - January 8, 1928: Suffering a cash crunch, Manka Bros. sells the contract of comedian Jolly Chester to Universal to pay the electric bill. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #universal #UniversalStudios #satire #parody #comedy #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-Jan 6, 1965: Zapruder’s Roving Eye - which featured news and conspiracy documentaries produced by JFK assassination chronicler Abraham Zapruder - premiered on MBS. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #JFK #JFKAssassination #Zapruder #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History - January 5, 1998: Legendary singer and children’s author Jose Feliciano is elected to the Manka Bros. Board of Directors. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #boardofdirectors #JoseFeliciano #childrensbooks #satire #parody #comedy #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros. History - January 3, 1923: KMBS - a radio station started by studio head Khan Manka to promote Manka Bros. movies - goes live with the words ‘Mank you very much!’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #radio #oldradio #satire #parody #burbank #manka

This Date In Manka Bros History - Jan 1, 1943: Harry Manka addressed the troops in Europe and promised to bring down Hitler through ‘The Power Of Cinema.’ (Later he amended that to ‘The Power Of Cinema’ and ‘A Massive Ground Invasion.’) mankabros.com #hollywood #WorldWarII #worldwar2 #ww2 #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 31, 1972: Harry Manka’s Bulgarian Polka Eve aired on MBS as counter programming to Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. It didn’t work. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #polka #bulgaria #cabbage #newyearseve #dickclark #satire #parody #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-Dec 30, 1954: Actor Harvey Murray (a.k.a. The Studio City Strangler) is arrested for murder during a live MBS TV performance of Manka Playhouse 90’s ‘Sunset Boulevard.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #livetv #sunsetblvd #studiocity #SerialKiller #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History-Dec 28, 1977: ‘The Swamp’ - a documentary about a dumbass obsessed with swimming across an alligator infested swamp - is the first film released from the new Manka Docs film division. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #documentary #swamp #alligator #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 29, 1992: ‘Flion: King of the Kitchen’ (half-fly/half-lion) makes his first ‘Animaltered’ appearance as Chimpanzebra’s nemesis. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #kidsTV #animation #cartoon #satire #parody #comedy #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History - Dec 27, 1965: Ramsey McCak’s ‘Eskimo Pie’ reaches #3 on the Canadian Indigenous Folk Music charts. mankabros.com HEAR IT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw7x... #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #folkmusic #indigenous #firstnations #eskimo #satire #parody

This Date In Manka Bros History - December 25, 1933: Khan Manka reads the traditional Bulgarian Christmas tale ‘Ignazden’ (the story of Saint Ignatius of Antioch) to 'The Children Of The World.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #bulgaria #burbank #Christmas #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History-Dec 24, 1946: Employees who requested to leave early on Christmas Eve were required to pass studio chief Harry Manka’s office window and literally jump through a hoop on their way out. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #burbank #christmaseve #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 22, 1968: Manka Bros. Studios head Harry Manka receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #hollywoodwalkoffame #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank #bulgaria #walkoffame

This Date In Manka Bros History - Dec 21, 1967: A Holiday cheese basket sent to the cast of the Broadway production of ‘’Tis Pity She’s A Whore’ resulted in actors getting food poisoning and throwing up violently during the performance. mankabros.com #broadway #theater #theatre #satire #parody

This Date In Manka Bros History- Dec 20, 1965: ‘Jonas Salk’s Mind Twisters’ - really, REALLY tough trivia - premieres on MBS with the tagline ‘From The Brain That Brought You The Polio Vaccine.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #gameshow #1960s #TVHistory #JonasSalk #polio #satire #salk

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 19, 2017: After trying for decades to build a cinema business in Mongolia, Manka Bros. closes its last theater. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #Cinema #mongolia #movietheater #satire #parody #burbank #internationalcinema

This Date In Manka Bros History - Dec 18, 1942: To support the war effort, Harry Manka ordered World War 2 Victory Gardens planted in open spaces around the lot and made the least talented writers tend the gardens. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #worldwar2 #ww2 #victorygarden #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History- Dec 17, 1937: El Pantalon - the mythical Flamenco dancer who brought candy and justice to Spanish villages - debuted as a serialized movie and was a big hit. This spawned spin-offs (radio, TV, and movies). mankabros.com #hollywood #flamenco #ClassicMovies #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 16, 2010: After a few kids got injured, the Rhinocerostrich Forever-Friend™ toy was recalled in the U.S. and most countries around the world (but still available in Brazil). mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #kidstoys #recall #satire #parody

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 14, 1915: ‘Sing!’ - Manka Bros. first full-length silent film - opens at the Manka Kinoplatz in New York. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #silentmovie #silentfilm #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank #tcm

This Date In Manka Bros History- Dec 15, 1947: After reading (and hating) John Steinbeck’s screenplay for ‘The Ballad Of Clem Fortune,’ studio head Harry Manka stood outside Steinbeck’s office on studio backlot and hit golf balls at him. mankabros.com #hollywood #johnsteinbeck #satire #screenplay

This Date In Manka Bros. History - Dec 11, 1958: Following his death on November 27, 1958, Simeon Osla Mankewitz is buried next to the shack in Bulgaria where he was born. The only Manka brother buried in their homeland. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #Hollywood #TCM #bulgaria #yambol #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 12, 1978: Cinematographer Ernst Hansel captures the only known photo of the ghost that (still) haunts Manka Bros. Stage 8. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #TCM #ghost #burbank #satire #parody #comedy #bulgaria #soundstage

This Date In Manka Bros History-Dec 10, 1962: A Manka Bros Records A&R exec signed Rory Storm & The Hurricanes at the Kaiserkeller Club in Hamburg and left satisfied, not watching the next band… The Beatles. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #beatles #hamburg #cavernclub #satire #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History- Dec 9, 1999: Following the box office success of ‘Titanic,’ Manka Bros Animation produced The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald which failed to excite holiday audiences. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #EdmundFitzgerald #satire

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 8, 2013: The ‘Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh Holiday Spectacular’ has the highest December ratings in MBS network history. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #ChristmasSpecial #satire #parody #burbank #Gold #frankincense #myrrh

This Date In Manka Bros. History - Dec 6, 1935: Studio founder Khan Manka dresses as ‘Manka Claus’ and drops gifts from a plane to children in the Burbank area. Several people were injured from the falling boxes but no one was killed! mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #burbank #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History- December 7, 1941: Japan bombs the Pearl Harbor film set of the Manka Bros. movie musical ‘Hawaiian Leidy.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #hawaii #PearlHarbor #December7 #ww2 #tcm #worldwar2 #satire #parody #comedy #MankaBros #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros. History - December 3, 1996: Manka Bros.’ animated Christmas movie ‘Jesus, The Lamb & I’ is banned from theaters after receiving an NC-17 rating. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #animation #Christmas #christmasmovies #satire #parody #burbank