‘Doug Dog’ – drawn and animated by studio co-founder Simeon Manka in several early shorts – enters the public domain. Have at it, Hollywood!
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 13, 2004
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 13, 2004:
‘Polecats’ – the animated retelling of the true story of the 1978 Iditarod in which common house cats pulled the winning sled – opened #1 at the box office.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 9, 1999
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 9, 1999:
Fresh off Paramount / Fox’s global success with ‘Titanic,’ Manka Bros. Animation produced an animated retelling of ‘The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald’ which… failed to excite holiday audiences.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 3, 1996
This Day 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.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 25, 1982
This Day in Manka Bros History – October 25, 1982:
‘Serpikid’ – a Saturday morning cartoon based on the 1973 film ‘Serpico’ starring Al Pacino – premieres on MBS. While it was a hit with critics, it failed to connect with kids.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 11, 2000
This Day in Manka Bros History – Oct 11, 2000:
Manka Bros. releases ‘Stretched Thin’ – the first all balloon animal stop-motion animated feature.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 28, 1996
This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 28, 1996:
‘Sheila – The Boneless Chicken’ premiere has the highest rating in the history of the MBS Kids channel (which went out of business 1997).
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 25, 1998
This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 25, 1998:
‘Super Draculas’ voice artist Bernie Gallagher dies trying to fly like a bat. He recorded the series as a teen but managed to scratch out a living at various ComicCons until his death.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – September 23, 1932
This Day in Manka Bros History – Sept 23, 1932:
Manka Bros. releases the industry’s first full-length animated feature (produced in Bulgaria – five years before ‘Snow White!’) – ‘Rachel, The Demon’s Cousin.’
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – August 14, 1933
This Day in Manka Bros. History – August 14, 1933:
Chester Field, The Smoking Chicken, animated shorts debut in theaters, delighting Depression-era kids with literary tales from the Algonquin Round Table and other high society anecdotes.
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