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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 20, 1958

The Bulgarian shack where the Manka brothers were born is moved from Yambol, Bulgaria, to the Manka Bros. studio lot in Burbank.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 19, 1974

In a controversial interview with The New Yorker, The Shrieking Potato - one of Manka Bros.' most endearing childrens characters - goes on the record as the country's first Pro Choice animated vegetable.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 18, 1916

Khan Manka loses his beloved pet lion, ‘Slats,’ to Samuel Goldwyn in one hand of poker. Slats would go on to become MGM's iconic ‘Leo The Lion.’

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This Date in Manka Bros. History - June 16, 1952

Celebrated script picking chicken, Manken The Great, is fired (and eaten) by studio boss Harry Manka after picking several bombs in a row.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 15, 1927: Bill Frog causes a riot (and several deaths) at New York’s Palace Theater when he becomes the first cartoon animal to talk on film. https://mankabros.com

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This Date in Manka Bros. History - June 14, 1956

A UFO smashes into Stage 14 on the Manka Bros. lot and just as quickly disappears. This blurry photo taken by Simeon Manka is the only proof of the event.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 12

Manka Bros.’ annual day to remember all those who died while on the Manka Bros. Studio Tour.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 11, 1960

Studio chief Harry Manka marries his 10th wife Jane Freeman. Four months later, she would give birth to current Manka Bros. Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. One month later - divorce.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 9, 1923

This Date In Manka Bros History - June 9, 1923:

Studio chief Khan Manka marries his younger brother Harry’s fiancée - Miss Bulgaria 1921, Irina Borislava.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 8, 1959

Manka Bros ends the practice of using ‘stunt-children’ in movies. Studio head Harry Manka said, ‘Kids under the age of twelve should not be doing deadly stunts.’ After this, he nominated himself for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 7, 1974

Groundbreaking sitcom ‘Norman Lear's Cheer Camp’ debuts on MBS. With this series, Mr. Lear invented the genre known as ‘Jiggle TV.’

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This Day In Manka Bros. History - June 6, 1954

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of D-Day, studio head Harry Manka stages a reenactment of the Normandy Invasion using studio employees outside his Malibu beach house.

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This Day In Manka Bros. History - June 6, 1954

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of D-Day, studio head Harry Manka stages a reenactment of the Normandy Invasion using studio employees outside his Malibu beach house.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 5, 1944

Manka Bros. actor Joey Levitch injures his leg while entertaining the troops the night before D-Day. He would have been in the first wave on Omaha Beach, but was unable to go.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 4, 1972

Torvath, the Talking Tricycle from Finland (created in 1972), is licensed by Manka Bros. for the US market and makes his first appearance on MBS Kids!

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 3, 1924

Bulgarian artist Dimi Draganov draws Manka Bros.’ first animated character - Ollie Ostrich.

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This Date In Manka Bros. History - June 2, 1946

Studio co-founder Simeon Manka is abducted and tortured by the other studio moguls after he comes out in favor of a new technology called ‘Television.’