Plop: The Hairless Elbonian
Encyclopedia
Plop: The Hairless Elbonian is an experimental spinoff
of the Dilbert
comic strip, both by Scott Adams
. It follows the life of the titular Elbonian who, having absolutely no hair, is unusual in his country. Twenty-eight comics were published in 2001 but none has been seen since, mainly because they were produced in the summer of 2001: Adams was doubtful about making a comic about "people who look like the Taliban" in the wake of 9/11 so the project was shelved "probably permanently" according to Adams.
Plop was so named because, according to Adams, that was "the first thing my mom heard when I was born three months prematurely." From strip #21 Plop starts to rename himself to "Squat", after his name certificate misspells "Scott". The background reasons for this name-change are explained in Dilbert newsletter No. 39
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
of the Dilbert
Dilbert
Dilbert is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. First published on April 16, 1989, Dilbert is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character...
comic strip, both by Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams is the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation....
. It follows the life of the titular Elbonian who, having absolutely no hair, is unusual in his country. Twenty-eight comics were published in 2001 but none has been seen since, mainly because they were produced in the summer of 2001: Adams was doubtful about making a comic about "people who look like the Taliban" in the wake of 9/11 so the project was shelved "probably permanently" according to Adams.
Plop was so named because, according to Adams, that was "the first thing my mom heard when I was born three months prematurely." From strip #21 Plop starts to rename himself to "Squat", after his name certificate misspells "Scott". The background reasons for this name-change are explained in Dilbert newsletter No. 39