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["Boopsie","1","Boopstein","Barbara Ann","Boopsie","Aspiring actress; channels Hunk-Ra; married to B.D.; Samantha's mother."]
["B.D.","1","D.","B.","Running Dog","College football star; founding member of Walden Commune; Vietnam and Gulf War vet;  California Highway Patrol officer; Boopsie's husband"]
["Mike","1","Doonesbury","Mike",null,"Founding member of Walden Commune; JJ's husband; Alex's father; struggling ad man turned software fast-tracker."]
["Mark","1","Slackmeyer","Mark","Marvelous Mark","Founding member of Walden Commune; campus activist; NPR disc jockey; gay son of Phil and Marilou Slackmeyer."]
["President King",null,"King","President","Sir, Mr. Preside","President of Walden College"]
["Phil Slackmeyer","2","Slackmeyer","Philip","Dad, Mr. Slackme","Mark's father, conservative businessman; served in Reagan administration; convicted for insider trading; lobbyist for tobacco industry"]
["Marilou",null,"Slackmeyer","Marilou","Mom","Mark's mother, Phil Slackmeyer's first wife"]
["Henry Kissinger",null,"Kissinger","Henry","Hank","Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, later super-consultant on world affairs"]
["Bernie",null,"Bernie",null,null,"Mike's lab partner at Walden College; founding member of Walden Commune; computer technology entrepreneur."]
["Leonard",null,"Leonard",null,"The talking frog","The talking frog that keeps showing up in Mike and Bernie's dissection class; later lives at Walden Pond; Zonker's pal"]
["Calvin",null,"Calvin",null,null,"Calvin is a member of the Black Panther party; student at Walden College"]
["Rufus",null,"Jackson","Rufus","Thor","Rufus is the precocious black ghetto kid Mike tutors."]
["Rev. Scot Sloan","1","Sloan","Scot","Rev","Campus pastor at Walden College; social activist; Pastor of Little Church of Walden"]
["B.D.'s dad",null,"B.D.'s dad",null,"Dad","B.D.'s father, T.V. addict, laid off at the aeronautics plant; acculturated to welfare"]
["B.D.'s mom",null,"B.D.'s mom","Maria","Mom","B.D.'s mother, wife of B.D.'s dad, homemaker"]
["Hubert Humphrey",null,"Humphrey","Hubert","Mr. Humphrey","Senator from Minnesota; Vice President under Lyndon Johnson"]
["Dick Cavett",null,"Cavett","Dick",null,"Popular talk show host in the '70s"]
["Didi",null,"Didi",null,null,"Bernie's girlfriend; founding member of Walden Commune; later publishes newspaper for radical lesbians"]
["John Lindsay",null,"Lindsay","John",null,"Mayor of New York in the '70s"]
["Daisy",null,"Doonesbury","Daisy","Widow Doonesbury","Mike's and Benjy's mother; sister to Uncle Henry; lives on the family farm in Tulsa"]
["Zonker","1","Harris","Zonker","Z.","Californian-American founding member of Walden Commune; professional tanner; surfer; winner of $23 million lottery; nanny to Alex and Samantha"]
["Nichole",null,"Nichole",null,null,"Founding member of Walden Commune; feminist; almost had affair with Mike at college reunion."]
["Kirby",null,"Kirby",null,null,"Zonker's pal, student at Walden College, member of football team"]
["Anastasia",null,"Anastasia",null,null,"Literature-spouting waitress at local cafe near Walden College"]
["Professor Green",null,"Green","Charlie","The Sidewalk Gur","Way-out professor at Walden College; doesn't believe in assigning grades; gives speeches; meditates in public"]
["Zonker's mom",null,"Zonker's mom",null,null,"Zonker's mom; into transcendental meditation; lives in California; family friend of Duke"]
["Zonker's dad",null,"Zonker's dad",null,"Mr. Harris","Zonker's dad; has hip California lifestyle; family friend of Duke"]
["John Chancellor",null,"Chancellor","John",null,"News anchorman in the 70's"]
["Phred","2","Van Phred","Nguyen",null,"Reluctant Viet Cong terrorist; B.D.'s captor; Vietnamese delegate to UN"]
["Uncle Henry",null,"Doonesbury","Henry",null,"Mike's uncle; lives on family farm in Tulsa; gets into legal trouble for taking bribes as a councilman"]
["Joanie","1","Caucus","Joanie",null,"House ethics committee lawyer under Lacey Davenport; married to Rick Redfern; mother to J.J. and Jeff"]
["Clinton Caucus",null,"Caucus","Clinton",null,"Joanie's first husband, J.J.'s father; lives in Colorado"]
["Bomber Pilot 1",null,"Bomber Pilot 1",null,null,"American bomber pilot in the Vietnam war"]
["Bomber Pilot 2",null,"Bomber Pilot 2",null,null,"American bomber pilot in Vietnam War"]
["Phred's mother",null,"Phred's mother",null,"Venerable Mom","Phred's mother; lives in refugee camp"]
["Yuri Yetsky",null,"Yetsky","Yuri",null,"Russian poet introduced by Mike to speak at Walden College"]
["Norma Jean",null,"Norma Jean",null,null,"Rufus (Thor's) adopted baby sister"]
["Skip Willis",null,"Willis","Skip",null,"Vietnam vet, former P.O.W., student at Walden College"]
["Dan Rather",null,"Rather","Dan",null,"News anchorman"]
["Alice","1","Schwartzman","Alice",null,"Former garment worker; now homeless, married to Elmont."]
["Jeb Magruder",null,"Magruder","Jeb",null,"Former Watergate conspirator; White House aide"]
["Ollie Amen",null,"Amen","Ollie",null,"Arab-American student at Walden College; frequently debates with Mark Slackmeyer"]
["Howie",null,"Howie",null,null,"Little boy at Joanie's day care; opposes ERA"]
["Ellie",null,"Ellie",null,null,"Day care student of Joan Caucus; feminist; active in support of ERA."]
["Jeanie",null,"Jeanie",null,null,"Little black girl in Joanie's daycare; joins Jeanie in supporting the ERA"]
["The Poll Man",null,"The Poll Man",null,null,"Conducts house-to-house Harris polls covering various subjects through the years"]
["Energy Czar",null,"Simon","William","Your Czarship","Secretary of the Treasury under Richard Nixon"]
["Jim Andrews",null,"Andrews","Jim",null,"Oil executive with Universal Petroleum; recruited Duke for secret mission to Ahvaz oil fields in Iran"]
["Richard Nixon",null,"Nixon","Richard","Mr. President","Former president of the U.S., resigned from office in the wake of Watergate; portrayed once as used car salesman"]
["Roland Hedley","1","Hedley","Roland","Rollie","Longtime ABC television correspondent; formerly with TIME; led both tours of Reagan's Brain"]
["Dick Davenport",null,"Davenport","Dick","Sweetest, Dear H","Lacey Davenport's husband; eccentric ornithologist; conducts anti-Watt campaign for Maryland Audubon Society"]
["Lacey Davenport","1","Davenport","Lacey","Sweetest, Boss","Republican Congresswoman from Northern California; Joanie's boss; widow of orinthologist Dick Davenport"]
["Duke","1","Duke",null,"Sir, Uncle Duke","Klib ploxl blbb ku frandit; prnaxxil fiz ob gnokn spzzol; Ev glob pnammb ep bdobl; gnu moxl plantiggglzwix."]
["Yawn Wenner",null,"Wenner","Yawn",null,"Editor for Rolling Stone Magazine; social climber; Duke's original employer"]
["Mrs. Pocatelli",null,"Pocatelli",null,"Pocatelli","Berkeley landlady for Joanie Caucus, Ginny Slade, Clyde, and Andy Lippincott"]
["Ginny Slade",null,"Slade","Ginny",null,"Joanie's Berkeley law school roommate; works in US Attorney's office; married to Clyde."]
["Clyde",null,"Clyde",null,"Clean Clyde","Married to Ginny Slade; unsuccessful candidate for Congress; owner of Captain Clyde's Supercookies."]
["Bobby Matthews",null,"Matthews","Bobby","busee","symbolic white kid in Boston bussing difficulties"]
["Malcolm Deveaux",null,"Deveaux","Malcolm","busee","Symbolic black kid in the Boston bussing difficulties"]
["Ben",null,"Ben",null,null,"Ben is an intensely driven med student at Walden College; is later convinced by Mark to change is major to English"]
["Woodrow",null,"Woodrow",null,"Woody","Insufferably sexist law school colleague of Ginny and Joanie's; later shows up as staff for the House Ethics Committee"]
["MacArthur",null,"MacArthur",null,null,"Duke's administrative aide while he is Governor of American Samoa"]
["Kim",null,"Rosenthal","Kim",null,"Adopted Vietnamese war baby; loves to quote T.V. soundbites; is later stigmatized for being a smart Asian student"]
["Nate Harris",null,"Harris","Nate",null,"Zonker's very distant relative; seems to have lived during the American Revolution through to the Civil War"]
["Amy Harris",null,"Harris","Amy",null,"Nate's wife, apprenticed as a silver-smith to Paul Revere"]
["Paul Revere",null,"Revere","Paul",null,"American Revolutionary war hero; master silversmith; Amy Harris's boss"]
["Lenny Fali",null,"Fali","Lenny","Lava-Lava Lenny","Samoan 'front four' football player; later recruited by Duke to play for the Washington Redskins"]
["Jim Thudpucker","1","Thudpucker","Jimmy",null,"Rock star; stamp collector; married to Jenny; father of Feedback, Rimshot, and Riffs"]
["Honey","1","Huan","Ching","Dean Honey","Chinese translator for Ambassador Duke; J.J.'s college roommate; studied with Henry Kissinger; Duke's ex-wife and self-styled love-slave"]
["Andy Lippincott","1","Lippincott","Andy",null,"Law school colleague of Joanie's; gay activist; died of AIDS."]
["Rick Redfern","1","Redfern","Rick",null,"Veteran newspaperman currently employed by THE WASHINGTON POST; Joanie's husband; Jeff's father"]
["Gail Howe",null,"Howe","Gail",null,"70's Washington socialite; hosts political salons"]
["Jen Thudpucker",null,"Thudpucker","Jenny",null,"Jimmy's wife; mother of Feedback, Rimshot, and Riffs; has first baby delivered by a psychiatric intern"]
["Barney Perkins",null,"Perkins","Barney",null,"Student in Henry Kissinger's class at Georgetown University"]
["Weinburger",null,"Weinburger",null,null,"Student in Henry Kissinger's class at Georgetown University"]
["Duane Delacourt",null,"Delacourt","Duane",null,"Director of Symbolism for Jimmy Carter; spin doctor for Mondale and Brown; friend of Rick Redfern"]
["Cornell",null,"Cornell",null,null,"Childhood friend of Zonker's; later goes into pot-brownie business with him"]
["Miles Potash",null,"Potash","Miles",null,"Author of 'Jogger Agonistes,' discusses the pleasure of pain through jogging on Mark's radio show"]
["P. Schlafly",null,"Schlafly","Phyllis",null,"Bombastic opponent of ERA; debated with Joanie, who was pro-ERA"]
["Dr. Dan Asher",null,"Asher","Dan",null,"Prolific and ubiquitous author best known for books tracking the baby boom generation."]
["Victor Pinto",null,"Pinto","Victor",null,"UN Ambassador from Benin; friend of Phred's"]
["Riley",null,"Riley",null,null,"Duke's coaching assistant during his stint with the Redskins; turns him in to the Feds for giving drugs to players"]
["Ted Kennedy",null,"Kennedy","Edward","Ted","Senior Senator from Massachusetts; presidential wannabe in several election campaigns"]
["Mr. Springfield",null,"Springfield",null,null,"Representative of the NRA lobby in Washington; urges Duke to testify on their behalf to the Senate Judiciary Committee"]
["Dr. Ali Mahdavi",null,"Mahdavi","Ali",null,"Representative of the Iranian Revolutionary Tribunal"]
["Zeke","1","Brenner","Zeke",null,"Former dope dealer; once and future boyfriend of JJ; longtime caretaker of Duke's Colorado estate"]
["J.J.","1","Caucus, Jr.","Joan","Sweetheart","Daughter of Joan Caucus; Honey's college roommate; performance artist/taxi driver; married to Mike; mother of Alex"]
["John Anderson",null,"Anderson","John",null,"Third party presidential hopeful during the '80 election between Reagan & Carter"]
["Gay Talese",null,"Talese","Gay",null,"Author of 'Honor Thy Father' and 'Thy Neighbor's Wife'; interviewed on Mark's radio show"]
["Joanie's mom",null,"Joanie's mom","Louisa",null,"Joanie's mother, grandmother to J.J. and Jeff"]
["Jeremy",null,"Cavendish","Jeremy",null,"Member of Maryland Audubon Society; would-be suitor for Lacey; served as juror in 'Lords of Tobacco' trial"]
["Jonah",null,"Jonah",null,null,"Phil Slackmeyer's black servant"]
["Rodriguez",null,"Rodriguez",null,null,"Duke's drug connection while he is running drugs under cover of his charter fishing business"]
["Petit-Pois",null,"Petit-Pois","Alphonse",null,"Haitian refugee picked up by Duke and Honey; later sponsored by Duke to become a U.S. citizen"]
["Thadius",null,"Thadius",null,null,"Dick Davenport's best birding buddy; he and Dick rescue Duke and Honey on Matagorda Island"]
["Sal Putrid",null,"Doonesbury","Benjy","Dr. Whoopee","Sal Putrid is the name Benjy Doonesbury gives himself as an adult; roommate of Trip Tripler; professional name 'Dr. Whoopee'"]
["Sid Kibbitz","1","Kibbitz","Sid",null,"Grew up with Duke in the 'old neighborhood;' now a major Hollywood agent; clients include Barbara Ann Boopstein"]
["Jeff Redfern",null,"Redfern","Jeff",null,"Rick and Joanie's son; born during Lamaze class"]
["Marcia",null,"Feinbloom","Marcia",null,"Receptionist at Mike's ad agency; only woman known to have dated Zonker."]
["Mr. Bellows",null,"Bellows",null,null,"Mike's boss at the ad agency; later joins him in the unemployment lines; they work together again briefly after that"]
["Spanky Lee",null,"James","Spanky Lee",null,"Mark's producer at NPR; black chick with attitude at Walden College; Sal Putrid's girlfriend"]
["Curtis",null,"Curtis",null,null,"Zonker's roommate at Baby Doc College of Physicians; tries to rescue Duke after he's zombified"]
["Elmont",null,"Elmont",null,"Crazy Elmont","Sax player; homeless person; lectures in Lafayette Park; married to Alice P. Schwartzman."]
["J. Harrington",null,"Harrington","Jonathan",null,"Professor at Walden College; thinks most of his students are a generation of stenographers"]
["Quincy Jones",null,"Jones","Quincy",null,"Music star; organized the stars and recording session for 'We Are the  World'; Jimmy Thudpucker had a bit part"]
["Frank Sinatra",null,"Sinatra","Frank",null,"Music star; friend of Ron and Nancy; recipient of two highly undeserved medals during the Reagan regime"]
["Willy Royce",null,"Royce","Willy",null,"Lacey's legislative assistant; pulled over by cops in Palm Beach for being an undocumented black man"]
["Dr. Albie Gorp",null,"Gorp","Albie",null,"Drug designer; participant in the Baby Doc College Designer Drug Conference"]
["Dr. Bunny Gorp",null,"Gorp","Bunny",null,"Dr. Albie's MDMA-induced side effect"]
["Trip Tripler",null,"Tripler","Trip","Flamer, Weeny","Sal Putrid's college roommate; ROTC ensign; later Navy Lt. Commander in charge of re-educating Tailhook bad guys"]
["Clint Eastwood",null,"Eastwood","Clint",null,"Movie star; elected Mayor of Carmel in 1986; Lacey endorses him; Joanie dreams about him"]
["Baby Doc",null,"Duvalier","Baby Doc",null,"Former President-for-life of Haiti; Duke's master while he is a zombie"]
["Less-than-zero",null,"Less-than-Zero","Commander",null,"Corrupt Nicaraguan commander during the Reagan administration; tried to have Lacey Davenport killed"]
["Havoc",null,"Havoc",null,null,"CIA agent posted to Nicaragua to help stage the Contra fiasco"]
["Ron Headrest",null,"Headrest","Ron",null,"Max Headroom-like portrayal of Ronald Reagan"]
["George Bush",null,"Bush","George","Poppy","Vice President under Ronald Reagan; elected president in 1988; represented by a blip"]
["Ollie North",null,"North","Ollie","Colonel","Scapegoat in Iran-Contra affair; later runs for Senate out of Virginia"]
["Evan Mecham",null,"Mecham","Evan",null,"Evan Mecham was the governor of Arizona; eventually impeached"]
["Donald Trump",null,"Trump","Donald",null,"Billionaire hotel and gambling industrialist; former husband of Ivana; currently married to Marla Maples"]
["Skippy Bush",null,"Bush","Skippy",null,"George Bush's long-lost evil twin (represented by blip)"]
["Al Gore",null,"Gore","Al",null,"Clinton's running mate; VP of the U.S.; referred to in strip as 'Prince of the Tennessee Valley'"]
["R. Gephardt",null,"Gephardt","Richard",null,"Congressman from Missouri; now minority leader of the House of Representatives; pres. candidate in '88"]
["Elvis Presley",null,"Presley","Elvis","King","Music star; adapted black rhythm & blues into white rock 'n' roll; Boopsie's idol; entertains posthumously on the Trump Princess"]
["M. Dukakis",null,"Dukakis","Michael",null,"Democratic Pres. candidate in '88; former governor of Massachusetts; represented by mudpile"]
["D. Quayle",null,"Quayle","Dan","Danno","George Bush's running mate; VP of U.S. from '88 to '92; represented by feather"]
["Alex",null,"Doonesbury","Alex","Squirt","Alex is J.J. and Mike Doonesbury's daughter, Joanie's granddaughter; Zonker was her nanny for a number of years"]
["Rudy Klein",null,"Klein","Dr. Rudy",null,"Dr. Rudy Klein is Andy Lippincott's attending physician while he is in the hospital with AIDS"]
["Mr. Butts","1","Butts","Mr.",null,"Cartoon spokesproduct for tobacco industry; figment of Mike's imagination."]
["Mr. Jay",null,"Jay","Mr.",null,"Mr. Jay is a cartoon character; represented by a marijuana joint; old friends with Mr. Butts"]
["Gail Colby",null,"Colby","Gail",null,"Gail Colby is Phil Slackmeyer's 'trophy' wife; former Olympic diver; runs a swimwear company"]
["Marla Maples",null,"Maples","Marla",null,"Donald Trump's second wife"]
["Pedro",null,"Pedro",null,null,"Pedro is the anatomically correct doll Dan Quayle brought back from South America; usually accompanied by a 'thwip' sound effect"]
["Census Man",null,"Census Man","The",null,"The Census Man conducts polls to determine the number of homeless in the country"]
["Boopsie's mom",null,"Boopstein","Mrs.",null,"Boopsie's mother"]
["Boopsie's dad",null,"Boopstein","Mr.",null,"Boopsie's dad"]
["Ray",null,"Hightower","Ray",null,"B.D.'s Desert Storm army pal; boyfriend of May; would-be role model to May's son Desmond"]
["Meg",null,"Meg",null,null,"Meg had a short-term affair with B.D. while he was on R&R from Desert Storm; she later shows up to try pick up where they left o"]
["David Duke",null,"Duke","David",null,"David Duke; former member of Louisiana state legislature; ran for governor; supposedly related to Duke; represented by swastika"]
["Samantha",null,"D.","Samantha",null,"Daughter of B.D. and Boopsie; baptized as Samantha Roger Moonball; has Zonker as a nanny"]
["May",null,"May",null,null,"Ray Hightower's girlfriend; Desmond's mom"]
["Desmond",null,"Desmond",null,null,"May's son; disaffected black youth; wears 'X' cap; Ray Hightower's 'protege' of sorts"]
["Joey Camel",null,"Camel","Joey",null,"Joey Camel is a cartoon character Trudeau caricatures in the strip; J.C. is friends with Mr. Butts"]
["Mr. Brewski",null,"Brewski","Mr.",null,"Cartoon character represented by a can of beer; member of sin tax lobby"]
["Mr. Dum-Dum",null,"Dum-Dum","Mr.",null,"Cartoon character  represented by dum-dum bullet; member of sin tax lobby"]
["Ed Bruer",null,"Bruer","Ed",null,"Man who is dying of AIDS and needs Zonker and Cornell's pot brownies"]
["Josh Lyman",null,"Lyman","Josh",null,"White House Deputy Cabinet Liason for Bill Clinton's administration; works with Joanie"]
["Robert Kincaid",null,"Kincaid","Robert",null,"Protagonist in 'Washed Out Bridges of Madison County' strip; also goes by same name in 'Bridges of Madison County'"]
["Michael Milken",null,"Milken","Michael",null,"Billionaire junk bond salesman; served time for insider trading; got out of jail with a billion in the bank and a permanent spot"]
["J. Deadman",null,"Deadman","Professor Jules",null,"Beleaguered non-PC educator at Walden College"]
["A. Slocum",null,"Slocum","Albert",null,"disaffected, marginalized student at Walden College; sues the college for getting a B+ instead of an A in Jules Deadman's math c"]
["W. Burroughs",null,"Burroughs","Walt",null,"Coordinator of the UCLA Distinguished Predator Lecture Series"]
["T. Whitney",null,"Whitney","Tamara",null,"Walden law school professor who defends Jules Deadman in Slocum's law suit; loses"]
["B. Clinton",null,"Clinton","Bill",null,"U.S. president; married to Hillary; father of Chelsea; represented by waffle"]
["Anon",null,"Anon",null,null,"Any speaking character without a known or given identity"]
["The Huddle",null,"The Huddle",null,null,"The Huddle is the group of Walden College football players B.D. is always yelling orders at; Zonker and Kirby are members"]
["Ron",null,"Ron",null,null,"One of the members of B.D.'s football huddle"]
["Lisa",null,"Lisa",null,null,"One of Mike's would-be dates"]
["Cathy",null,"Cathy",null,null,"One of Mike's  dates at Walden College; loses her to Sam Smooth"]
["Sam Smooth",null,"Smooth","Sam",null,"Sam Smooth gives Mike lessons in how to charm girls; usually ends up stealing them from him"]
["John",null,"John",null,null,"John is a member of B.D.'s football huddle"]
["Elaine",null,"Elaine",null,null,"Elaine is one of Mike's college girlfriends; calls him a creep"]
["M. Pepper",null,"Pepper","Melissa",null,"Girl on Mike's campus who makes animal noises; nobody can get through to her"]
["Bill",null,"Bill",null,null,"Bill is another member of B.D.'s football huddle"]
["Johnny",null,"Johnny",null,null,"Johnny is a football fan of B.D.'s"]
["John Wayne",null,"Wayne","John",null,"Film star - B.D.'s hero"]
["George",null,"George",null,null,"George is a dean at Walden College"]
["H. Reasonless",null,"Reasonless","Harry",null,"Take off on Harry Reasoner"]
["Alan",null,"Alan",null,null,"Alan the Amazing Admissions Officer at Walden College"]
["Gretchen",null,"Gretchen",null,null,"Interviewing art student at Walden College"]
["Lily",null,"Lily",null,null,"One of Mike's many college sweethearts"]
["Mirror",null,"Mirror",null,null,"Mike's talking dorm room mirror"]
["Policeman",null,"Policeman",null,null,"One of many anonymous policemen throughout the strip;"]
["Paul",null,"Paul",null,null,"Paul is Richard Nixon's economic advisor"]
["T. Nixon",null,"Nixon","Tricia",null,"Richard Nixon's younger daughter"]
["Ned",null,"Ned",null,null,"Ned is the tough football player who can munch beer cans"]
["Coach",null,"Coach",null,null,"B.D.'s football coach at Walden College"]
["Checkers",null,"Checkers",null,null,"Checkers was Richard Nixon's dog"]
["Janie",null,"Janie",null,null,"One more of Mike's college dates"]
["G. Steinem",null,"Steinem","Gloria",null,"Gloria Steinem is a famous feminist; founder of Ms. magazine"]
["Crusader",null,"Crusader",null,null,"Christian crusader that Mike and Mark go to see at a revival meeting"]
["Mrs. Jackson",null,"Mrs. Jackson",null,null,"Mrs. Jackson is Rufus (Thor) and Norma Jean's mother"]
["Diane",null,"Diane",null,"doll-face","Diane is Rufus' girlfriend"]
["Linda",null,"Locale","Linda",null,"Linda Locale is a pert eleventh grader who cruises Walden College campus"]
["Encounter grp",null,"Encounter group",null,null,"Mike's early '70s encounter group, including the facilitator"]
["Cynthia",null,"Cynthia",null,null,"Cynthia is one of Mike's college girlfriend"]
["L. Drumburger",null,"Drumburger","Larry",null,"Unfortunate drafted college student; Mike's pal"]
["watercooler crd",null,"watercooler crow",null,null,"The watercooler crowd at the stock brokerage firm where Mark briefly worked"]
["Frankie",null,"Frankie",null,null,"Mike once hitchhiked a ride with Frankie the truckdriver"]
["Cindy",null,"Cindy",null,null,"Mike's Tulsa girlfriend"]
["Const. crew",null,"Construction cre",null,null,"The Construction crew are the guys Mark worked with in NY city; get laid off by John Lindsay"]
["Cousin Bob",null,"Cousin Bob",null,null,"Mark's cousin; works for the FBI"]
["Bridge Bunch",null,"Bridge Bunch",null,null,"Mark's mother's bridge club"]
["Roger Mudd",null,"Mudd","Roger",null,"Roger Mudd was a '70s news commentator"]
["John Kerry",null,"Kerry","John",null,"Vietnam veteran against the war who speaks at Walden College"]
["Space Crew",null,"Space Crew",null,null,"Space Crew is any team of people in space throughout the strip;"]
["Walter Cronkite",null,"Cronkite","Walter",null,"Famous TV newscaster"]
["The Tree",null,"The Tree",null,null,"Big football player sent in to take over Zonker's position"]
["Walter",null,"Walter",null,null,"Walter is the delegate from Connecticut Institute of Technology to the Student Congress at Walden College"]
["Delegate",null,"Delegate",null,null,"Delegate from Kent State at Student Congress"]
["Willly",null,"Willy",null,null,"Willy is the delegate from Tufts to the Walden Student Congress"]
["Amer. soldiers",null,"Amer. soldiers",null,null,"These are all American personnel interacting with B.D. in Vietnam"]
["Spiro Agnew",null,"Agnew","Spiro",null,"Former vice pres under Richard Nixon"]
["Ed Muskie",null,"Muskie","Ed",null,"Ed Muskie is the former U.S. senator from Maine; ran unsuccessfully against Nixon in 72"]
["T.V. Newscaster",null,"T.V. Newscaster",null,null,"Any anonymous T.V. newscaster speaking throughout the entire 25 years. Known announcers will be mentioned by name"]
["G. Wallace",null,"Wallace","George",null,"Former governor of Georgia; pres. candidate in '72"]
["Lassie & Timmy",null,"Lassie & Timmy",null,null,"Lassie and Timmy from the T.V. show 'Lassie'"]
["IT&T Execs",null,"IT&T Execs",null,null,"Executives at IT&T; implicated in Richard Nixon's re-election"]
["FBI guys",null,"FBI guys",null,null,"Any and all anonymous FBI agents through the strips; those with code names will referred to as such"]
["Computer guys",null,"Computer guys",null,null,"Any and all computers workers or salesmen who interract with main characters"]
["Pat Nixon",null,"Pat Nixon",null,null,"Pat Nixon was Richard Nixon's wife; former first lady"]
["Mr. Winters",null,"Mr. Winters",null,null,"Mr. Winters is Phil Slackmeyer's competitive next-door neighbor"]
["Mickey Mouse",null,"Mickey",null,null,null]
["Mickey Mouse\"",null,null,"Mark and Mike ar",null,null]
["S.F. hipster",null,"S.F. hipster",null,null,"A guy Mike runs into in San Francisco; calls him a Frisco hipster"]
["Z.'s ducks",null,"Zonker's ducks",null,null,"Zonker's pet ducks: Norman, Piglet, Doris, Tolstoy, Spot"]
["Walden Commune",null,"Walden Commune",null,null,"Used to acknowledge members of Walden Commune when they speak in unison"]
["Day care kids",null,"Day care kids",null,null,"All anonymous daycare kids; cared for first by Joanie, then Mike, then Nichole"]
["Jenny",null,"Jenny",null,null,null]
["Jenny\"",null,null,"Little girl in J",null,null]
["Mark Spitz",null,"Spitz","Mark",null,"Olympic diver; winner of several gold medals in 1972 olympics"]
["Jon",null,"Jon",null,null,"Jon is Zonker's football pal"]
["Leslie",null,"Leslie",null,null,"Leslie is the squirrel Zonker has a chat with in winter '72"]
["Widow Dane",null,"Widow Dane",null,null,"Widow Dane was on Zonker's mail route during his mailman stint"]
["Mr. Allan",null,"Mr. Allan",null,null,"Male chauvinist pig father of one of Joanie's day care kids"]
["Mrs. Allan",null,"Mrs. Allan",null,null,"mother of one of Joanie's day care kids; wife of Mr. Allan"]
["R. Ziegler",null,"Ziegler","Ronad",null,"Press secretary for Richard Nixon"]
["S. Moffit",null,"Moffit","Sheila",null,"Won a prize on Marvelous Mark's radio show; knew what effect the war in Vietnam had on the nation's moral fiber"]
["Pres. K's wife",null,"Pres. K's wife",null,null,"Wife of President King"]
["J. Erlichman",null,"Erlichman","John",null,"One of the Watergate Conspirators; highly placed presidential advisor"]
["H.R. Haldeman",null,"Haldeman","H. R.",null,"Special advisor and Chief of Staff to Richard Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy"]
["D. Halberstam",null,"Halberstam","David",null,"Author of 'The Best and The Brightest'; interviews Rick Redfern ad nauseum"]
["M. Griffin",null,"Griffin","Merv",null,"70s syndicated talk show host;"]
["F. Lucas",null,"Lucas","Frank",null,"Frank Lucas was a first degree murderer who shared Zonker's cell after he was busted for possession of three seeds"]
["A. Cox",null,"Cox","Archibald",null,"Special prosecutor assigned to investigate Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate"]
["A. Haig",null,"Haig","Alexander","Al","Army Vice-chief of Staff under Nixon; later Chief of Staff. Served as commander of NATO forces; Secretary of State for R. Reagan"]
["Sam Ervin",null,"Ervin","Sam","Senator","Senator Sam Ervin (North Carolina) was Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities"]
["C. Colson",null,"Colson","Charles",null,"White House special counsel under Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy"]
["John Dean",null,"Dean III","John W.",null,"John Dean III was counsel to Richard Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy"]
["Supreme Ct.",null,"Supreme Court",null,null,"Anonymous supreme court judges as they appear throughout the strips"]
["S. Agnew",null,"Agnew","Spiro T.",null,"Vice President under R. Nixon; indicted for bribery, resigned"]
["Z's attorney",null,"Z's attorney",null,null,"Zonker's attorney; defended him for possession of three seeds"]
["D.A.",null,"D.A.",null,null,"D.A. prosecuting Zonker for possession of three seeds"]
["Judge",null,"Judge",null,null,"Any anonymous judge appearing throughout the strips"]
["L. Brezhnev",null,"Brezhnev","Leonid",null,"Communist Party Chairman of the U.S.S.R.; participated in preliminary SALT talks with Richard Nixon"]
["D. Segretti",null,"Segretti","Donald",null,"White house special counsel in charge of smear campaigns for Richard Nixon; indicted in Watergate conspiracy"]
["Guide",null,"Guide",null,null,"Phred's tour guide while he is in Cambodia"]
["Livingston",null,"Livingston",null,null,"Livingston is the pilot who helps Guide and Phred smuggle Southeast Asian refugees to the U.S."]
["R. Semple",null,"Semple","Robert",null,"Newsman; interviews Nixon re his visit to Watts"]
["C. MacGregor",null,"MacGregor","Clark",null,"Nixon's campaign manager"]
["F. Rizzo",null,"Rizzo","Frank",null,"Former mayor of Philadelphia; calls Mark a hippie and tells him to get out of town"]
["M. Mansfield",null,"Mansfield","Mike",null,"Senator, Democrat, Montana during Nixon's administration"]
["J.W. Snead",null,"Snead","J.W.",null,"J.W. Snead is the trucker who picks up Mark; Mark help him organize the trucker's blockade"]
["W. Mears",null,"Mears","Walter",null,"Walter Mears - 70's newsman"]
["Bebe Rebozo",null,"Rebozo","Bebe",null,"Bebe Rebozo is a personal friend of Richard Nixon"]
["J. Osborne",null,"Osborne","John",null,"Columnist for the 'New Republic'"]
["Fritters, AL",null,"Alabama","Fritters",null,"Last town in U.S. where Richard Nixon still has credibility"]
["L. Jaworski",null,"Jaworski","Leon",null,"Special prosecutor assigned to investigate Richard Nixon's Watergate coverup"]
["H. Sidey",null,"Sidey","Hugh",null,"70's newsman"]
["Ed",null,"Ed, the Congress",null,null,"Ed is a Congressman who visits his constituents to find out whether or not they want Nixon thrown out of office"]
["Constituents",null,"Constituents",null,null,"These are the people Ed the Congressman is representing in Congress; they have a Southern drawl"]
["P. Rodino",null,"Rodino","Peter",null,"Chairman of House Judiciary Committee; demanded evidence from White House"]
["J. Mitchell",null,"Mitchell","John",null,"Head of Committee to Re-elect the President; former Attorney General; indicted in Watergate"]
["M. Wallace",null,"Wallace","Mike",null,"T.V. newsman"]
["N. Van Thieu",null,"Van Thieu","Nguyen",null,"President of South Vietnam"]
["G. Ford",null,"Ford","Gerald",null,"Former President of U.S.; vice president to Richard Nixon; took office after his resignation"]
["Neil Young",null,"Young","Neil",null,"Rock star; talks with Zonker at Yawn Wenner's party"]
["E. Richardson",null,"Richardson","Elliott",null,"Former U.S. Attorney General; resigned in protest when Nixon ordered him to fire Archibald Cox"]
["G. Knight & Pip",null,"Knight","Gladys",null,"Gladys Knight & The Pips"]
["C. Bernstein",null,"Bernstein","Carl",null,"Reporter for Washington Post; broke Watergate Story; co-authored 'All the President's Men'"]
["B. Woodward",null,"Woodward","Bob",null,"Reporter for the Washington Post;broke Watergate story; co-authored 'All the President's Men'"]
["N. Rockefeller",null,"Rockefeller","Nelson",null,"Former V.P. under Ford; industrialist"]
["Mort",null,"Mort",null,null,"Mort the Vietnamese haberdasher who outfits Phred; old friend of Phred's family"]
["Wooten & Smoot",null,"Wooten & Smoot",null,null,"Wooten & Smoot are draft dodgers exiled in Quebed; return to U.S. to comment on Ford Amnesty Plan"]
["Z's plants",null,"Z's plants",null,null,"Zonker's talking plants; Jack, Aretha, Ralphie, Nemo, Eddy, Chico, Willy, Ernie, George, Tony, Zachary, Patty, Rob"]
["Sgt. DeRosa",null,"Sgt. DeRosa",null,null,"Benevolent National Guard sergeant who helps the busees get through their adjustment period"]
["John Denver",null,"Denver","John",null,"Popular country singing star in the 70s; Duke's neighbor in Colorado"]
["Scoop",null,"Jackson","Scoop",null,"Henry Jackson; D, Senator, Washington; tells Gerry Ford Congress has decided to lay him off to cut wasteful spending"]
["Erskine",null,"Erskine","Graves B.",null,"General; involved with illegal surveillance techniques under LBJ"]
["Marines",null,"Marines",null,null,"Any and all anonymous marines sent into action at any time throughout the strip"]
["G. Rivera",null,"Rivera","Geraldo",null,"Sleaze T.V. talk show host and broadcaster"]
["J. Brown",null,"Brown","Jerry",null,"Former governor of California; presidential hopeful in several elections"]
["Benjy",null,"Doonesbury","Benjy","Dr. Whoopee","Mike Doonesbury's younger brother; originally called Benjy; became \"Sal Putrid\" in punk phase; successful career with \"Dr. Whoopee\" condom company"]
["Dr. Whoopee",null,"Doonesbury","Benjy","Dr. Whoopee","Sal Putrid is the name Benjy Doonesbury gives himself as an adult; roommate of Trip Tripler; professional name 'Dr. Whoopee'"]