Editing Zonker Harris (section)

==Family==
Zonker's family consists of his mother, father, "Uncle" Duke, his nephew Zipper, and his sister, Louise. His mother and father have a habit of fighting, which leads to the mother leaving for a short time to clear her head (but always returning in time to water the plants). Whenever this happens, Zonker's father becomes upset and visits Zonker, within minutes of the argument. Although Zonker's sister never appears in the series, she is the mother of [[Zipper Harris]], Zonker's nephew.

Zonker's ancestors from Colonial America are mentioned several times in the series. Nathan Harris was a [[Minutemen|minuteman]] (who could literally be ready in one minute) as well as an activist for [[civil rights]] and was responsible for "freeing" a nearby [[Slavery in the United States|slave]] (who was under the impression that they were in [[Virginia]], where slavery was still legal. They were, in fact, in [[Massachusetts]]). Nathan's wife, Amy Harris, was equally revolutionary, fighting for women's equality in the Constitution and taking up an apprenticeship with [[Paul Revere]] to become a [[silversmith]]. Neither cause worked out very well however, as men were not interested in women's civil rights and she was unable to even cast simple pewter tankards. She quits her apprenticeship when Nathan assures her that he needs her as a companion and equal as well as a wife.