A Doonesbury Special

Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end of their idealistic college days in the 1960s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Cast

James Allen Brewer

as Jimmy Thudpucker

Barbara Harris

as Joanie Caucus

Charles Levin

as Mark Slackmeyer

Rebecca Nelson

as Barbara Ann 'Boopsie' Boopstein

William Sloane Coffin

as The Reverend Scott Sloan

Jack Gilford

as Referee

Michelle Browne

as Jeannie

Richard Cox

as Zonker Harris (voice)

David Grant

as Mike Doonesbury (voice)

Richard Bruno

as B.D. (voice)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Summoned from the pool for his dinner, "Zonker" watches a bit of "Thudpucker" on the television before settling down to a dinner prepared by "Mike" that might just be lasagne. It's an extension of this quizzicality that starts to evaluate the changes in society that have occurred since their earlier...

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