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MANOUSAKAS idea was conceived in 1987 by Michalis Papastefanakis. It is the only 100% Cretan Comic, which became very popular in Crete and elsewhere, being hosted by STIGMES the magazine for Cretans and Crete lovers worldwide.
Some useful information/terms for those unfamiliar with the Cretan reality: SKAFTIKO: A somewhat downscaled version of a tractor. It is used in a lot of villages in Crete as a simple means of transportation between the farmer's house and his fields. The front part is "detachable" and is used to plough the fields.  As a traditional Cretan, Manousakas always carries his LYRA with him. The Lyra is very similar to the violine. A knife is also a must as an accessory to the traditional Cretan outfit that he always wears ("the vraka"). Oh, yes: NEVER- EVER make fun of 3 things of a Cretan: his moustache, his lyra or his knife... AND NEVER TOUCH THEM WITHOUT PERMISSION !!! ***smile*** To view Manousakas pages you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader© installed. You can download it (free) from Adobe's© website . Each episode's file size is between 200k and 500k, it might take a while to download on slow connections "MANOUSAKAS BY NIGHT" Manousakas decides to visit the local disco... As he will realize a lot of things have changed in entertainment since "the good old days" "SCENT OF A WOMAN" Manousakas stops by to help a beautiful woman with some mechanical problems she is having with her car... She falls in love with him and... "WEIRD DESIRES" Manousakas decides to visit the beach on a warm summer day... Just how does he compare with the other "hunks" on the beach?
"REPRODUCTION MATTERS" Spring is coming and it is time to ...breed! "THE ACCIDENT" Manousakas visits his butcher and... "THE FINE" Manousakas is stopped by a traffic policeman while driving in the city... " A driver's license??? What's that?" "IS THIS A GUN?" Manousakas is walking down the street and asked by strangers as to what exactly his lyra is... "GLIKI VRASTO PARAKALO?" Manousakas decides to have a "gliki vrasto" (traditional Greek coffee) in the city... "BEWARE OF MY CRETAN KNIFE" Manousakas praises the merits of his knife ...for cause "MY NEW MOBILE" Cellular telephony is a contemporary "must"
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MANOUSAKAS
portraits a typical Cretan character from the past who is struggling to
survive in today's modern world. He is a naive but good-hearted person
who fails to understand that "things have changed" and ends up it various
humorous situations...
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