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This Date In Manka Bros History-May 17, 1938: 12-year-old Bernice Roedtz gets a job washing dishes in the Manka Bros. cafeteria and she’s still there today doing the same job! mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #oldhollywood #satire #Burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-May 16, 1917: The Manka Bros Moving Picture Studio relocates from an egg farm in Panorama City to Burbank. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #oldhollywood #panoramacity #Burbank #bulgaria #warnerbros #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History- May 15, 1979: Six ‘B-Level’ celebrities are badly injured after falling from a tightrope during the live finale of MBS’ Circus of the Stars. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #circus #realitytv #satire #parody #Burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History - May 14, 1994: Manka Home Video introduced the Dodecadisk™ - the only 12-sided videodisc on the market (and 3 years before the DVD). mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #hollywood #homevideo #DVD #TCM #animation #satire #parody #Burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-May 13, 1901: Following their arrival in America, the Manka brothers moved to the Bulgarian section of New York. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #hollywood #bulgaria #immigrants #lowereastside #satire #parody #Burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-May 12, 1923: German Anarchists seize KMBS radio station and commandeer the broadcast to protest the ‘reckless’ terms of The Treaty of Versailles. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #worldwar1 #WW1 #anarchist #satire #parody #Burbank #tcm

This Date In Manka Bros History-May 11, 1988: Two days before opening, Manka Bros’ massive $1 billion Krakatoa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas burns to the ground after the volcano malfunction mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #lasvegas #Krakatoa #volcano #satire #parody

This Date In Manka Bros History- May 10, 1947: Harry Manka testified to the House Un-American Activities Committee and named Louis B Mayer, Walt Disney and Darryl F Zanuck as Communists. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #communism #waltdisney #satire

This Date In Manka Bros History- May 9, 1961: After FCC Chairman Newton Minow called television ‘a vast wasteland,’ Harry Manka created ‘Newton Minows 'Sock Puppet Show.’ mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #HollywoodHistory #TVHistory #puppets #satire #parody #burbank

This Date In Manka Bros History-May 8, 2021: MBS Kids reboots 1990s series ‘Animaltered,’ bringing Chimpanzebra and his hybrid friends (Rhinocerostrich, Hawktopus, etc.) to a new generation. mankabros.com #hollywoodstudios #animation #cartoon #kidstv #satire #parody