DRAMAS (CONTINUED)
1990-1999
The Defense Rests (1999) - Young defense lawyers live and love in the murder capital of the world - Albuquerque.
Tonky Honk (1999) - Set in Memphis, a struggling musician and his friends break all the rules - including the rule about murder.
Knight School (1998) - Sir Galahad trains future Knights of the Round Table with an iron fist and devil tongs.
Pepper Grinder (1998) - Life in a "spook" compound where top-secret projects are housed. [Manka Bros. received full cooperation from the CIA which led to breaches in national security and the cancellation of the show. The producers were sent to jail.]
Sophomoric (1997) - Three freshmen in college are doing the best they can - but it's hard to stay drunk all the time.
Scott Free (1997) - Twice-divorced career woman moves back to the States determined she's never going to date the Scottish again! [Based on the 1986 Manka Bros. feature film "The Bride Wore Plaid."]
Hospital Corners (1996) - After a heavy drinking binge, four frat guys are given community service as candy stripers in a VA hospital. And while it sounds hilarious, it is far from funny. These boys learn a little something about themselves along the way.
C.P.A. (1996) - Things are a little at the office during the day... but at night? Watch out, the C.P.A.s are on the loose and are looking for blood.
Counter-Guerilla Force 5B (1995) - Cover operations carred out by the most covert of them all - the CGF5B.
Red-Headed Step Child (1995) - It's tough to have a different mother in a house full of blondes.
Bare In Mind (1994) - Retooling of "Bear In Mind" (1993) about a high school outcast that stumbles upon a formula that allows him to see those around him NAKED!
Bear In Mind (1993) - Divorced father trying to raise four kids does the best he can to go with a normal life after an unforgettable encounter with a grizzly bear as a young boy that killed the girl that would go on to be his imaginary wife.
Middle Of The Road (1993) - What happens when an ultra-Conservative Senator falls in love with the lesbian head shop owner across the street? Guess they're just going to have to meet in the "Middle Of The Road."
Praying Mantis (1992) - A human size bug makes a go of it in a new town as a minister.
Intermission (1992) - A young man finds comfort from his abusive father - in the theatre!
Mule (1992) - Story of a lumbering, not-so-smart sophomore in high school, Jerry Mularski, and how he made it through school without friends.
I, Amphibian (1991 - mini-series) - A nightmarish journey from warm to cold blooded as documented by one tortured man's diary. [Based on the Manka Books best seller.]
Disappearing, Inc. (1991) - Need a new identity? Make an appointment with the folks at this company.
Nostrodamus O'Reilly (1991) - Irish man is named Nostrodamus because a mystic told his mom years ago she would give birth to a great prophet. It turns out he can't predict anything and can barely keep a job.
Sheriff Father Flanagan O'Brien, MD (1990) - Boy, this man has a lot of jobs! A pioneer renaissance man battles his way through the unforgiving plains of uncharted territory. Starring McCoy Chance as Flanagan.
Snubnose .38 (1990) - He's the tough Chicago detective that will never turn 40.
1980-1989
100 Days To Live (1989) - Each show depicted one day of the remaining life of Gene. [The show was cancelled with 87 days left to live.]
Six Wishes (1989) - Show about a boy who finds a magic genie who grants him six wishes. [The show ran out of steam by episode seven as the boy had already used all his wishes. It was set up in the first episode that he could not wish for more wishes. In episode eight, the boy and genie played Monopoly.]
Gene Roddenberry's Flat Earth (1988) - Gene Roddenberry brings us yet another possibility in the exploration of our universe.
Insomniac (1988) - If you can't sleep, you may as well fight crime.
Bastard Cops (1988) - Asshole jerk cops without fathers attempt to clean up the mean streets of Denver, Colorado.
The Year 5,000,000,000 (1988) - An advanced breed of extra-terrestrials have created a world that looks exactly like 1988 Los Angeles.
Down And Out (1987) - From the Production Coordinator of "L.A. Law" comes this drama that takes place at the law firm run by Frank DOWNey and Jan TrOUTman.
The Sir Isaac Newton Mysteries (1987) - Man, he was one smart guy. Crime has no chance as long as he's on the beat.
Gothic Nights (1986) - Weird stuff happens in King of Prussia, PA after the sun goes down.
Benefit Of The Doubt (1986) - Tommy is as fair a cop and you're going to find. Almost too fair. The neighborhood he patrols is the most dangerous in the country because he always lets the criminals have the "benefit of the doubt."
Rainbow (1986) - Based on the play "For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf." [The studio marketing group back then had trouble with "Colored Girls" and "Suicide" in the title.]
