A Doonesbury Special (1977)

Richard Cox: Zonker Harris

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Zonker Harris : [he's back under Walden Puddle]  What happened to everyone? Ah, nothing special. Just... caring in different ways.

  [a leaf falls towards the water, blown by the wind] 

  Zonker Harris : Feeling the present as it moves by. Things gotta change, right?

  [his head emerges and he watches the falling leaves, laughing] 

  Zonker Harris : And the trees agree!

  [pause, then] 

  Zonker Harris : Good going, trees.

  [he slowly submerges, waving to the trees and the falling leaves] 

• [first lines] 

  Mike Doonesbury : [Zonker is submerged under Walden Puddle]  Zonker! Zonker!

  Zonker Harris : [underwater]  Steady, lads, steady...

  Mike Doonesbury : Zonker!

  Zonker Harris : Fire!

  [a miniature trident shot from underwater pins a falling leaf to a tree] 

  Mike Doonesbury : Zonker!

  Zonker Harris : [his head comes out of the water]  What?

  Mike Doonesbury : Dinner's in ten minutes.

  Zonker Harris : So?

  Mike Doonesbury : We'd prefer you dry.

• Mark Slackmeyer : [Zonker has just announced his conclusion that the commune is passe]  Where will I go? Who will I be? What'll I eat?

  Zonker Harris : Those are heads-up questions, Mark, because unless you're from Vermont the commune is finito.