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A Doonesbury Special (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 25 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Hubley, Garry Trudeau
- Starring
- Jack Gilford, Richard Cox, Barbara Harris, Will Jordan, Charles Levin, Rebecca Nelson
In this special, Garry Trudeau reunites his classic Doonesbury cast—Mike Doonesbury, Zonker and others—to reflect on how their lifestyles, priorities and concerns have shifted since the idealistic, activist‑laden college days of the 1960s. The program blends humor and social commentary while tracking changes in work, family and politics, and it was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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