A Doonesbury Special

Nov 27, 1977

0h 25m

★ 5.3

Overview

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.

Genres

TV Movie

Animation

Comedy

Production Companies

Hubley Studios

Universal Press Syndicate

A Doonesbury Special Trailers

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Cast

Jimmy Thudpucker

James Allen Brewer

Joanie Caucus

Barbara Harris

Mark Slackmeyer

Charles Levin

Barbara Ann 'Boopsie' Boopstein

Rebecca Nelson

The Reverend Scott Sloan

William Sloane Coffin

Referee

Jack Gilford

Jeannie

Michelle Browne

Zonker Harris (voice)

Richard Cox

Mike Doonesbury (voice)

David Grant

B.D. (voice)

Richard Bruno

Kirby (voice)

Mark Baker

Frank (voice) (as Eric Elice)

Rick Elice

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7.1

Bed and Board

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7.0

Love on the Run

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6.4

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4.5

Le premier cigare

Jun 30, 1897

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4.6

A Long Way Home

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7.5

Cassini's Grand Finale

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0.0

David Low Animation

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0.0

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6.0

Motor Tour

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Animated hijinks of a man whose car just will not start, no matter what he does.

6.0

Essay on Grandfather

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5.0

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