Bonzo

Bonzo may mean:

• Self-immolation, a ritualistic suicide practice, often used to refer to suicide by fire
• Bonzo the dog, a fictional character that was created by British commercial artist George E. Studdy
• John "Bonzo" Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin
• A chimpanzee - the title character in the 1951 comedy film Bedtime for Bonzo, also starring Ronald Reagan
• A nickname for Ronald Reagan, based on the film above and mentioned in a number of songs;
  • Five Minutes by the band Bonzo Goes to Washington, which refers to a microphone test speech made by Reagan
  • "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" by The Ramones
  • Bad Time for Bonzo by The Damned
• The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
• Bonzo Madrid, a character in the Ender series.
• Uncle Bonzo, a menacing figure from Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
• An ex German prisoner of war recruited by Special Operations Executive during World War II
• Kooky; wacky; ridiculous. Ex. "Don't you find it bonzo that the man made such an enormous fortune from owning part of Hanna-Barbera."
• A brand of dog food.

Name of a boat in Beach Haven West "Captain Bonzo II"