Who are the Mansons?
In Supernatural season 12, the Winchesters' mother says she needed time-off. Finally (in another episode), Dean is not all that okay with this fact. Sam tries to convince Dean by saying families do better if they do some time apart. To which Dean sarcastically asks - "yeah like who...the Mansons?"
So what's the story behind the Mansons?
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If you are asking "Who are the Mansons?":
I have never seen the show but they are probably referring to the Manson Family, a community lead by the murderer Charles Manson who were thought to be crazy due to the fact that they believed in what Manson told them.
If you are asking "Why do the Mansons need some time apart?":
To quote the Wikipedia article linked above,
They [the Family] roamed as far north as Washington state, then southward through Los Angeles, Mexico, and the southwest. Returning to the Los Angeles area, they lived in Topanga Canyon, Malibu, and Venice—western parts of the city and county.
implying that they were very close, having lived in a van together for months.
I hope that answers your question.
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What exactly did Charles Manson do?
Charles Manson, (born November 12, 1934, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.\u2014died November 19, 2017, Kern county, California), American criminal and cult leader whose followers carried out several notorious murders in the late 1960s. Their crimes inspired the best-selling book Helter Skelter (1974).What happened to the Mansons?
In 1972, the California Supreme Court abolished the death penalty in California, and Manson and his followers' death sentences were reduced to life imprisonment. Manson died in prison in 2017.What religion was the Manson family?
In 1961, Manson listed his religion as being Scientology. In that year, a report issued by the federal prison said that he \u201cappears to have developed a certain amount of insight into his problems through his study of this discipline.\u201d After learning about Scientology, Manson was a new man.What all did the Manson family do?
August 8-9, 1969 - At Manson's command, a small group of his followers brutally murder five people at the Benedict Canyon home of Polanski, near Hollywood. The victims are Polanski's pregnant wife, actress Tate, writer Wojciech Frykowski, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and celebrity hair stylist Jay Sebring.Inside Charles Manson's crazed cult | 60 Minutes Australia
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