THE BRONSWIK AFFAIR Film 1978. Written by Robert Awad. Directed by Robert Awad. Starring Lorna Brown, Richard Comar, Ian De Voy. | |||
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1 | Allberg's | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Allberg's One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
2 | Andre's Self Serve Gas Bar | BBB | Retail | Gas Stations | |||||||
Andre's Self Serve Gas Bar After watching his Bronswik television set, Tao Tushette buys 47 gallons of super at Andre's Self Serve Gas Bar, even though his tank only holds 12. | |||||||||||
3 | Berg & Berg | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Berg & Berg One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
4 | Berg's 5-10-15 | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Berg's 5-10-15 One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
5 | Bratberg Fabrics | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Bratberg Fabrics Company implicated in the Bronswik Affair, who recorded a staggering 1964 profit of 953% - it's best year ever. | |||||||||||
6 | Bronswik Enterprises | BBB | Corporations | Companies | |||||||
Bronswik Enterprises Company that manufactured and distributed Bronswik television sets. | |||||||||||
7 | Bronswik Television Set | BBB | Technology Products | Audiovisual Devices | |||||||
Bronswik Television Set Television set manufactured and distributed by Bronswik Enterprises, containing the manipuload, Bronswik television sets contain a hidden element known as the manipuload, a highly sophisticated masterpiece of electronic design that causes a normal individual to display bizarre and irrational behavior. | |||||||||||
8 | Capri Tires | BBB | Retail | Arts and Crafts Stores | |||||||
Capri Tires After watching his Bronswik television set, Sam Brisket buys 28 tires from Capri Tires, even though he has no car. | |||||||||||
9 | Cashberg Discount Stores | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Cashberg Discount Stores One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
10 | Cathy's Corner Handy Store | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Cathy's Corner Handy Store Store where Sam Brisket bought his morning paper for more than twenty years, and then waited patiently nearby for his bus. | |||||||||||
11 | D.W. Noseberg & Son | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
D.W. Noseberg & Son One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
12 | Dora Salad Oil | BBB | Food Products | Condiments | |||||||
Dora Salad Oil After watching her Bronswik television set, Edna Petty buys 22 bottles of Dora Salad Oil. When her bag bursts, the bottles plunge two floors down to the ground beneath. | |||||||||||
13 | ECK Industries | BBB | Industrial Companies | Industries | |||||||
ECK Industries The government subsidizes ECK Industries, commissioning them to produce and distribute Professor Berkle's latest invention - View Specs, anti-manipulotic glasses. | |||||||||||
14 | Empire Pictures | BBB | Media Companies | Film Production Companies | |||||||
Empire Pictures Footage of Professor Van Bruegen, inventor of the television and later, the manipuload, provided by Empire Pictures' Real News newsreel. | |||||||||||
15 | Fishberg Bros. | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Fishberg Bros. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
16 | FT62 Excessolid | BBB | Technology Products | Electronics | |||||||
FT62 Excessolid One of the most advanced instruments available to modern science, utilized when the National Institute of Excessological Studies starts examining the mysterious epidemic's first group of victims in September 1964. | |||||||||||
17 | Gainsberg Bargain Stores | BBB | Retail | Discount Stores | |||||||
Gainsberg Bargain Stores Discount store. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
18 | Grossberg & Plattsberg | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Grossberg & Plattsberg One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
19 | I.C.U. Promotions | BBB | Media Companies | Film Production Companies | |||||||
I.C.U. Promotions Affiliated enterprise of the Iconaki Corporation, implicated in the Bronswik Affair. | |||||||||||
20 | Iconaki International | BBB | Corporations | Companies | |||||||
Iconaki International Company implicated in the Bronswik Affair. | |||||||||||
21 | International League of Electronic Commu... | BBB | Organizations | Professional Organizations | |||||||
International League of Electronic Communicators Professors Cameron and Goldsmith of the International League of Electronic Communicators research Bronswik television sets, failing to get to the bottom of the Bronswik Affair. | |||||||||||
22 | Justin | BBB | Beverage Products | Alcohol | |||||||
Justin Alcohol product involved in the Brunswick Affair. | |||||||||||
23 | Kajberg Ltd. | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Kajberg Ltd. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
24 | KK | BBB | Food Products | Candy | |||||||
KK Candy bar involved in the Brunswick Affair. | |||||||||||
25 | Litberg's | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Litberg's One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
26 | The Manipuload | BBB | Technology Products | Audiovisual Devices | |||||||
The Manipuload Bronswik television sets contained a hidden element known as the manipuload, a highly sophisticated masterpiece of electronic design that emits electromagnetic waves carrying a positive manipulotic charge known as Kwong particles, which exert a powerful effect on the moderation region of the brain's occipital lobe, exposure to which causes a normal individual to display bizarre and irrational behavior. | |||||||||||
27 | Mister Kouf | BBB | Pets | Pet Products | |||||||
Mister Kouf After watching her Bronswik television set, Jenny Barker buys 6 dozen cans of Mister Kouf dog food, even though she has no dog. | |||||||||||
28 | Multi Products International | BBB | Industrial Companies | Industries | |||||||
Multi Products International Makers of several products implicated in the Bronswik Affair, including Mister Kouf dog food, Zuk laundry detergent and Dora salad oil - accused of engaging with I.C.U. Promotions to boost their sales. | |||||||||||
29 | The National Institute of Excessological... | BBB | Research Institutes | Institutes | |||||||
The National Institute of Excessological Studies Abbreviated N.C.E.S. - the institute that starts examining the mysterious epidemic's first group of victims in September 1964. | |||||||||||
30 | Nesberg & Sons LTD. | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Nesberg & Sons LTD. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
31 | Newberg's Cosmetics | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Newberg's Cosmetics One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
32 | Obeba | BBB | Personal Care | Perfumes | |||||||
Obeba Cologne product involved in the Brunswick Affair. | |||||||||||
33 | Pedro Coffee | BBB | Beverage Products | Coffee | |||||||
Pedro Coffee Coffee product involved in the Brunswick Affair. | |||||||||||
34 | Pittsberg's Dept. Stores | BBB | Retail | Department Stores | |||||||
Pittsberg's Dept. Stores Department store. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
35 | Real News | BBB | Television | TV News | |||||||
Real News Footage of Professor Van Bruegen, inventor of the television and later, the manipuload, provided by Empire Pictures' Real News newsreel. | |||||||||||
36 | Redberg's | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Redberg's One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
37 | Reitberg Varieties | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Reitberg Varieties One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
38 | Roseberg Hardware | BBB | Retail | Hardware Stores | |||||||
Roseberg Hardware Hardware store. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
39 | Smatzberg & Swatzberg | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Smatzberg & Swatzberg One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
40 | The System | BBB | Cinema | Movies | |||||||
The System I.C.U. Promotions film screened by the Iconaki Corporation whistleblower. | |||||||||||
41 | Televix | BBB | Industrial Companies | Industries | |||||||
Televix Company manufacturing the anti-manipulotic glasses known as View Specs, designed by ECK Industries. | |||||||||||
42 | Test X | BBB | Industrial Companies | Industries | |||||||
Test X Company manufacturing the anti-manipulotic glasses known as View Specs, designed by ECK Industries. | |||||||||||
43 | Throat-Eze Cough Syrup | BBB | Drugs | Medicine | |||||||
Throat-Eze Cough Syrup Burt Dobbs buys dozens and dozens of bottles of Throat-Eze cough syrup, becoming addicted to the stuff. | |||||||||||
44 | Trickberg Cash & Carry | BBB | Retail | Stores | |||||||
Trickberg Cash & Carry One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
45 | View Specs | BBB | Apparel | Clothing Products | |||||||
View Specs The government subsidizes ECK Industries, commissioning them to produce and distribute Professor Berkle's latest invention - View Specs, anti-manipulotic glasses. | |||||||||||
46 | Weinberg Drugstores | BBB | Retail | Drugstores | |||||||
Weinberg Drugstores Drugstore. One of the fine stores selling the anti-manipulotic glasses designed by ECK Industries known as View Specs. | |||||||||||
47 | Wonder Wonder Bakery | BBB | Food Stores | Bakeries | |||||||
Wonder Wonder Bakery Bakery products involved in the Brunswick Affair. | |||||||||||
48 | WWR Enterprises | BBB | Corporations | Companies | |||||||
WWR Enterprises Company implicated in the Bronswik Affair. | |||||||||||
49 | Zison | BBB | Personal Care | Perfumes | |||||||
Zison Perfume product involved in the Brunswick Affair. | |||||||||||
50 | Zuk Laundry Detergent | BBB | Maintenance Products | Cleaning Products | |||||||
Zuk Laundry Detergent After watching her Bronswik television set, Bernice Hemingway puts 18 jumbo size boxes of Zuk laundry detergent into her washer at one time, causing quite the mess. | |||||||||||
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE | |||||||||||
51 | July 2, 1960 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
July 2, 1960 Professor Pierre Van Bruegen finishes working on the delicate electronic device that would become known as the manipuload, which he believed had been intended for therapeutic use only. | |||||||||||
52 | July 12, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
July 12, 1964 After watching her Bronswik television set, Edna Petty buys 22 bottles of Dora Salad Oil. When her bag bursts, the bottles plunge two floors down to the ground beneath. This event is considered the official beginning of the Bronswik Affair. | |||||||||||
53 | August 1, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
August 1, 1964 After watching his Bronswik television set, Sam Brisket buys 28 tires from Capri Tires, even though he has no car. | |||||||||||
54 | September 4, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
September 4, 1964 The National Institute of Excessological Studies starts examining the mysterious epidemic's first group of victims. | |||||||||||
55 | October 22, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
October 22, 1964 After watching her Bronswik television set, Bernice Hemingway puts 18 jumbo size boxes of Zuk laundry detergent into her washer at one time, causing quite the mess. | |||||||||||
56 | October 25, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
October 25, 1964 After watching his Bronswik television set, Tao Tushette buys 47 gallons of super at Andre's Self Serve Gas Bar, even though his tank only holds 12. | |||||||||||
57 | November 16, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
November 16, 1964 Investigation of Bronswik television set begins. | |||||||||||
58 | November 27, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
November 27, 1964 Nobel prize winning electronics expert Edwin C. Kwong begins his own analysis of the Bronswik television set. Where his colleagues failed, he succeeds, discovering the manipuload device, a highly sophisticated masterpiece of electronic design that causes a normal individual to display bizarre and irrational behavior. | |||||||||||
59 | December 3, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
December 3, 1964 The powerful international Iconaki Corporation is implicated in the Bronswik Affair publicly for the first time. | |||||||||||
60 | December 24, 1964 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
December 24, 1964 Violent demonstrations break out in several shopping centers on Christmas Eve. There are many arrests. Hundreds are injured. | |||||||||||
61 | January 1, 1965 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
January 1, 1965 After finding out the truth about how his manipuload device was really being used, Professor Pierre Van Bruegen writes a confession letter to his dog Fido, implicated the Iconaki Corporation in the Bronswik Affair, before taking his own life. | |||||||||||
62 | January 2, 1965 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
January 2, 1965 Newspapers announce the sudden death of world famous scientist Professor Pierre Van Bruegen, after he takes his own life. | |||||||||||
63 | January 28, 1965 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
January 28, 1965 A noisy campaign is mounted against Bronswik by a league of fanatics. Madness reigns. Hundred of Bronswik television sets are destroyed each day, along with some normal ones. | |||||||||||
64 | February 12, 1965 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
February 12, 1965 The government orders a special cabinet meeting to deal with the Bronswik Affair. A solution must be found. Emergency measures are quickly adopted. | |||||||||||
65 | February 16, 1965 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
February 16, 1965 The 37th regiment of the National Guard is mobilized. The troops are given special training on searching out and destroying the manipuload devices. | |||||||||||
66 | April 1, 1965 | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events | |||||||
April 1, 1965 The file on the Bronswik Affair is officially closed. | |||||||||||
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67 | Edison Street | Map | Transit Routes | Streets | |||||||
Edison Street Address of Professor Van Bruegen, inventor of the television, and later, the manipuload, a highly sophisticated masterpiece of electronic design that causes a normal individual to display bizarre and irrational behavior. | |||||||||||
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68 | Kwong Particle | Other | Matter | Substances | |||||||
Kwong Particle Bronswik television sets contained a hidden element known as the manipuload, a highly sophisticated masterpiece of electronic design that emits electromagnetic waves carrying a positive manipulotic charge known as Kwong particles, which exert a powerful effect on the moderation region of the brain's occipital lobe, exposure to which causes a normal individual to display bizarre and irrational behavior. | |||||||||||
69 | Manipuload | Other | Themes | Dark Shadows | |||||||
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70 | Professor Pierre Van Bruegen's dog's nam... | Other | Trivia | Name Game-Animals | |||||||
Professor Pierre Van Bruegen's dog's name.
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