Groundbreaking sitcom ‘Norman Lear’s Cheer Camp’ debuts on MBS. With this series, Mr. Lear invented the genre known as ‘Jiggle TV.’
This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 7, 1974
This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 6, 1954
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of D-Day, studio chief Harry Manka stages a reenactment of the Invasion of Normandy outside his Malibu beach house using studio employees.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 5, 1944
This Date in Manka Bros History – June 5, 1944:
Future Manka Bros. movie star Joey Levitch injures his leg while entertaining the troops the night before D-Day. He would have been first wave on Omaha Beach but was unable to go.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 31, 1947
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.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 10, 1947
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 10, 1947:
Studio chief Harry Manka is called to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and immediately, without prompt, names Louis B. Mayer and Darryl F. Zanuck as Communists.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 1, 1901
This Date in Manka Bros History – May 1, 1901:
Khan, Simeon and Harry Mankewitz arrive at Ellis Island from Yambol, Bulgaria. Their last name is shortened to ‘Manka’ by a processing clerk.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – March 21, 2003
This Date In Manka Bros. History – March 21, 2003:
MC Comics forms a Manga division to leverage that booming Japanese comic format to expand the reach of Manka Bros. IP. The first title was based on ‘Chimpanzebra’ – a character from the popular MBS ‘Animaltered’ animated series.
This Date in Manka Bros. History – March 17, 1994
This Date In Manka Bros. History – March 17, 1994:
Manka Bros.’ annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is canceled forever after a massive Hippopotamoose float collapses onto hundreds of spectators. Hippopotamoose was being introduced to the world as a new character on the ‘Animaltered’ animated series (Chimpanzebra, Dolphinsect, Rhnoscerostrich, etc.)
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 – February 8, 1997
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 8, 1997:
Manka Books publishes ‘The Young Hot Chick Who Lived In A Shoe’ (a prequel to ‘The Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe’) and received harsh criticism from parent groups for the book’s frank depiction of the ‘Old Lady’s’ college years.
