The Shmenge Brothers were a fictional polka duo who, along with their band The Happy Wanderers, featured on the SCTV television comedy program in 1982-1983.

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Ostanek is also cited as the inspiration for the Second City Television polka parody, the Shmenge Brothers.

They were played by John Candy as clarinetist Yosh Shmenge and Eugene Levy as accordionist Stan Shmenge.

Other characters included the cheerful Leutonian clarinetist Yosh Shmenge, who was half of the Happy Wanderers and the subject of the mockumentary The Last Polka, folksy fishin ' musician Gil Fisher, handsome if accent-challenged TV actor Steve Roman, hapless children's entertainer Mr. Messenger, corrupt soap opera doctor William Wainwright, smut merchant Harry, " the Guy With the Snake on His Face ", and Giorgy, everyone's favourite Cossack.

The Last Polka follows the life, careers, and the final concert of Yosh ( Candy ) and Stan ( Levy ) Shmenge, two brothers from the fictional country of Leutonia who become the biggest polka duo the world has ever seen.

Special guests and longtime Shmenge collaborators include The Lemon Twins ( Duke, O ' Hara and her real life sister Mary Margaret O ' Hara ) doing a medley of their " hits " and also Linsk Minyk ( Moranis ) performing a medley of road songs that culminates in a version of Touch Me.

" The Brothers Amati ", as they were known, implemented far-reaching innovations in design, including the perfection of the shape of the f-holes.

In 1589 Pope Sixtus V united to the Congregation of St Ambrose the monasteries of a group known as the " Brothers of the Apostles of the Poor Life " ( or " Apostolini " or " Brothers of St. Barnabas "), whose houses were in the province of Genoa and in the March of Ancona.

The Nuns of St Ambrose ( Ambrosian Sisters ) wore a habit of the same colour as the Brothers of St Ambrose, conformed to their constitutions, and followed the Ambrosian Rite, but were independent in government.

His captains were also highly praised, and would go on to form the nucleus of the legendary Nelsonic Band of Brothers.

Shortly thereafter, de Havilland Canada from Boeing, Short Brothers and Learjet operations were added.

The early hymns sung in Catholic church were brought to Poland by the Franciscan Brothers already in the Middle Ages.

Her performance of the song " Embraceable You " impressed Styne and his partner, Sammy Cahn and they recommended her for a role in Romance on the High Seas, which they were working on for Warner Brothers.

Brothers Ira and Heman were also given command positions, but Ethan was not given any position at all in the regiment.

The Vitascope and the Lumière Brothers ' Cinematograph were first presented in Japan in March 1897, and Lumière cameramen were the first to shoot films in Japan .< ref > Moving pictures, however, were not an entirely new experience for the Japanese because of their rich tradition of pre-cinematic devices such as gentō ( utsushi-e ) or the magic lantern.

All three principal types of resonator guitars were invented by the Slovak-American John Dopyera ( 1893 – 1988 ) for the National and Dobro ( Dopyera Brothers ) companies.

Just across the street were the oldest brownstones in the area, owned by people such as the well-connected Loew Brothers and William Orth.

In the mid-1940s, during a depressing lull in his career ( his radio show Blue Ribbon Town had failed, and the Marx Brothers as film performers were well past their prime ), Groucho was scheduled to appear on a radio show with Bob Hope.

The singer's dedication to the Rolling Stones was rewarded when the Burrito Brothers were booked as the opening act of the infamous Altamont Music Festival.

In a recent interview with American Songwriter Chris Hillman explained that, “ The greatest legacy of the Flying Burrito Brothers and Gram is we were the alternative country band.

Both Leadon and Parsons were members of the Flying Burrito Brothers during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Brothers Grimm ( 1785 – 1863 & 1786 – 1859 ) not only wrote the popular Grimm's Fairy Tales, but were among the founding fathers of German philology and German studies.

Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( Paramount, 1931 ), remembered for its use of color filters to create Jekyll's transformation before the camera, Michael Curtiz's Mystery of the Wax Museum ( Warner Brothers, 1933 ), and Island of Lost Souls ( Paramount, 1932 ) were all important horror films.

His last wish was that the firing squad not shoot his face, and his last words were " Peace Brothers!

They were used extensively following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, when the market for certain types of assets held by hedge funds collapsed, preventing the funds from selling or obtaining a market value for the assets.

The Marx Brothers were notorious for deviating from the script they were given, their ad libs often becoming part of the standard routine and making their way into their films.

Tenniel's illustrations for the Alice books were engraved onto blocks of deal wood by the Brothers Dalziel.

He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers in Dublin, where he was described as studious ( his two best subjects being history and mathematics ).

He made a reputation at Warner Brothers by directing short subjects, particularly a series of band shorts featuring unusual camera angles and dramatic use of shadows and silhouettes.

'" Billed simply as " Cahn and Chaplin " ( in the manner of " Rodgers and Hart "), they composed witty special material for Warner Brothers ' musical short subjects, filmed at Warners ' Vitaphone studio in Brooklyn, New York.

Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations.

Vitaphone was a sound film system used for feature films and nearly 1, 000 short subjects made by Warner Brothers and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1931.

Gordon Hollingshead, who won five Academy Awards for producing other short subjects for Warner Brothers, was also credited as a producer on the series until his death in 1952, although his role on this series was primarily as liaison between the studio and the director.

In 1984, Danko joined members of the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers and others in the huge touring company that made up " The Byrds Twenty-Year Celebration.

The duo would use characters similar to Richie and Eddie in The Young Ones ( Rick and Vyvyan, 1982 – 1984 ); The Dangerous Brothers ( Richard Dangerous and Sir Adrian Dangerous, 1985 ); Filthy, Rich and Catflap ( Richie Rich and Eddie Catflap, 1987 ); Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door ( names not mentioned, 1988 ); and finally in their adaptation of Waiting for Godot ( 1991 ).

Almost a year after Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ended in 1983, River found a new role in the 1984 made-for-TV movie Celebrity, where he played the part of young Jeffie Crawford.

Its shareholders Sid Bass and Roy E. Disney brought in Eisner and former Warner Brothers chief Frank Wells to replace Ron W. Miller in 1984 and strengthen the company.

After renewed interest because of the success of the Blues Brothers and its soundtrack, Savoy released three more Burke gospel albums: Into My Life You Came ( 1982 ); Take Me, Shake Me ( 1983 ); and This Is His Song ( 1984 ).

Phoenix's first acting jobs were guest appearances on two television shows with his brother River in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ( 1982 ), and Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia ( 1984 ) as well as an episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote ( We're Off to Kill the Wizard ) with his sister Summer Phoenix.

Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson had formed Mr. Crowe's Garden in 1984.

* Richard Percival Graves, The Powys Brothers ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984 )

The Order, also known as the Brüder Schweigen ( German for Brothers Keep Silent ) or Silent Brotherhood, was a white nationalist revolutionary organization active in the United States between September 1983 and December 1984.

In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV / film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget ( 1965 – 66 ) or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ( 1967 – 70 ); in the 1970s, for Sybil ( 1976 ), Smokey and the Bandit ( 1977 ) and Norma Rae ( 1979 ); in the 1980s, for Absence of Malice ( 1981 ), Places in the Heart ( 1984 ) and Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ); in the 1990s, for Not Without My Daughter ( 1991 ), Mrs. Doubtfire ( 1993 ), Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) and Eye for an Eye ( 1996 ); and in the 2000s, on the TV shows ER and Brothers & Sisters ( 2006 – 11 ).

Since then, the group has reunited as Split Enz several times, though its members have gone on to create other successful musical groups with one another since the breakup in 1984, such as Crowded House, Schnell Fenster, Citizen Band and the Finn Brothers.

The branch published twelve titles by February 1984 ; sales of these books totalled 3. 5 million units .< ref name = globe > Parker Brothers also operated a record label around the same time ; one of its releases, based on Coleco's Cabbage Patch Kids and involving Tom and Stephen Chapin, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in July 1984.

Her other stage roles in the 1980s included Divine Dixie Diva in Mrs Cole's Music Hall at the Mill at Sonning ( 1984 – 85 ); Katisha, Countess of Grantham, in MetroPolitan Mikado, adapted from The Mikado by Ned Sherrin and Alistair Beaton at Queen Elizabeth Hall ( 1985 ); Bev in Angry Housewives at the Lyric Hammersmith Studio ( 1986 ); Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers at Watermill Theatre ( 1986 ); Maggot Scratcher in Sink the Belgrano!

Graig Nettles wrote in his book ' Balls ' ( 1984 ) co-written with sports historian Peter Golenbock ( who also wrote Number 1 with Martin, and the 1994 Martin biography Wild, High and Tight ) that Billy was once analyzed by Dr. Joyce Brothers, psychologist and advice columnist.

South Puerto Rico Sugar was sold to an investment group including The Fanjul Brothers in 1984.

* Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers ( 1984 ) ... Corsican Brother

In 1977, the company changed its name back to Short Brothers, and in 1984 it became a public limited company in preparation for privatisation.

In 1979 the Contemplative branch of the Brothers was added and in 1984 a priest branch, the Missionaries of Charity Fathers, was founded by Mother Teresa with Fr.

* 1984 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America occupies its new headquarters at 230 North 13th Street in Philadelphia

Other successful songs were " Dance Little Jean " ( 1983 ); " I Love Only You " ( 1984 ); " High Horse " ( 1985 ); " Home Again in My Heart ," " Partners, Brothers and Friends " and " Stand a Little Rain " ( 1986 ); " Fire in the Sky ," " Baby's Got a Hold on Me " and " Oh What a Love " ( 1987 ); " Workin ' Man ( Nowhere to Go )" and " I've Been Lookin '" ( 1988 ); and " Down That Road Tonight " and " When it's Gone " ( 1989 ).

In 1984, Q * Bert's Qubes was ported to home consoles like the Colecovision and Atari 2600 by Parker Brothers.

In 1984 an eagle was issued to commemorate the olympics, and in 2003 to commemorate the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk.

Myer grew by developing its own stores ( becoming one of Australia's major property owners and developers in the process ) and acquiring other department stores, including Adelaide's Marshall's, Western Australia's Boans in 1984, Queensland's Barry and Roberts and in New South Wales they acquired Western Stores, Farmers & Co in 1961 and Grace Brothers in 1983.

* 1984 Strangers and Brothers ( Arthur Mounteney ) ( 2 episodes )