Zonker Harris
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Zonker T. Harris is the stereotypical hippie character in Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury. He made his first appearance as a perennial pot-smoking pest plaguing B.D.'s Yale football team in the late 1960s. Moving with Mike, B.D., and the gang to a rural commune (named Walden in homage to Thoreau's 19th century idyll), he explored the depths of Walden Puddle and talked to plants (who talked back!). Untainted by a long-time relationship with Uncle Duke, he has retained his childlike innocence (and presumably his virginity) into the 21st century.
After his graduation from Yale, Zonker eventually enrolled in "The Baby Doc College of Physicians" (which was run by Uncle Duke; an old family friend). However, he dropped out after winning $23 million from a lottery ticket. Shortly afterward, Zonker bought a British title (His Lordship the Viscount St. Austell-in-the-Moor Biggleswade-Brixham) and ended up as a live-in nanny for Mike and JJ Doonesbury (who kicked him out in the early 90's).
Currently he is a live-in babysitter for B.D. and Boopsie's child in Connecticut.