Originally commissioned as a TV special by NBC. However, the network rejected it, due to its adult-centered content, most notably the use of marijuana by Zonker during a football game. It was released theatrically.
Final film of Oscar-winning animator John Hubley. During production of A Doonesbury Special (1977), he entered the Yale Medical Center for heart surgery, but died of complications. This short film is dedicated to him. He received a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short for this special.