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:''The Plop Father is a member of the [[Sugar Shocks]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]. | :''The Plop Father is a member of the [[Sugar Shocks]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]. | ||
[[File: ThePlopFather.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| | [[File: ThePlopFather.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cannoli. The official food of the Mafia.]] | ||
When a shopping mall was covered in a strange [[energon]] mist, a | When a shopping mall was covered in a strange [[energon]] mist, a cannolo was given life and became '''The Plop Father'''. He's a well-known troublemaker amongst the BotBots and tries his best to act tough. However, he is actually a coward and often leaves cannoli filling behind him as he runs from any given threat. | ||
The Plop Father is a member of the [[Sugar Shocks]], along with several other sweet and sugary BotBots, capisce? | The Plop Father is a member of the [[Sugar Shocks]], along with several other sweet and sugary BotBots, capisce? | ||
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===''BotBots''=== | ===''BotBots''=== | ||
[[File:BotBots-toys The Plop Father.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]] | [[File:BotBots-toys The Plop Father.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-bbsugar|'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack, 2018)}}</ul> | |||
:*''Series'': '''1''' | |||
:*''Level'': '''3 Star''' | |||
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging), [[Ryan Glantz]] (instruction designer)}} | |||
: Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', The Plop Father is a 1-inch tall robot who transforms into a | : Part of the first Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', The Plop Father is a 1-inch tall robot who transforms into a cannolo. Whether or not it was intentional, the way The Plop Father's uni-leg is designed, makes it look like his "pants" are pulled down around his ankles, which is both hilarious and fits with the name and characterization. | ||
: The Plop Father was ''only'' available in one of the "Sugar Shocks" themed 5-packs, along with [[Nail Byter]], [[Slappyhappy]], [[Waddlepop]], and [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Burgertron]]. | : The Plop Father was ''only'' available in one of the "Sugar Shocks" themed 5-packs, along with [[Nail Byter#Toys|Nail Byter]], [[Slappyhappy]], [[Waddlepop]], and [[Lost Bots|Lost Bot]] [[Burgertron#Toys|Burgertron]]. | ||
: This mold was also used to make [[Disgusto Desserto]]. | : This mold was also used to make [[Disgusto Desserto#Toys|Disgusto Desserto]]. | ||
{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 1 BotBots.}} | {{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 1 BotBots.}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | * The Plop Father's name comes from the 1972 film ''{{w|The Godfather}}'', in reference to the "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" scene. | ||
* Early line-art of The Plop Father appears "inside" [[Clawsome]]'s chest window, apparently as a plush version of the character available inside crane skill games, and on [[Driver Ted]]'s game-screen in the "player 2" position. | * Early line-art of The Plop Father appears "inside" [[Clawsome]]'s chest window, apparently as a plush version of the character available inside crane skill games, and on [[Driver Ted]]'s game-screen in the "player 2" position. | ||
* In the episode "[[The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusade]]" from the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]], | * In the episode "[[The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusade]]" from the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' cartoon]], [[Disgusto Desserto]] is misidentified as the Plop Father in the international credits. | ||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category: Sugar Shocks]] | {{DEFAULTSORT:Plop Father}} | ||
[[Category:Sugar Shocks]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:37, 5 April 2024
- The Plop Father is a member of the Sugar Shocks from BotBots.
When a shopping mall was covered in a strange energon mist, a cannolo was given life and became The Plop Father. He's a well-known troublemaker amongst the BotBots and tries his best to act tough. However, he is actually a coward and often leaves cannoli filling behind him as he runs from any given threat.
The Plop Father is a member of the Sugar Shocks, along with several other sweet and sugary BotBots, capisce?
Fiction
[edit]BotBots Official Sticker Book
[edit]The Plop Father's power was a bad case of the "plops". Gross. BotBots Official Sticker Book
Toys
[edit]BotBots
[edit]
- Sugar Shocks (5-pack, 2018)
- Series: 1
- Level: 3 Star
- Known designers: AJ Piejko-Brown (packaging), Ryan Glantz (instruction designer)
- Part of the first Series of BotBots, The Plop Father is a 1-inch tall robot who transforms into a cannolo. Whether or not it was intentional, the way The Plop Father's uni-leg is designed, makes it look like his "pants" are pulled down around his ankles, which is both hilarious and fits with the name and characterization.
- The Plop Father was only available in one of the "Sugar Shocks" themed 5-packs, along with Nail Byter, Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, and Lost Bot Burgertron.
- This mold was also used to make Disgusto Desserto.
This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 1 BotBots.
Notes
[edit]- The Plop Father's name comes from the 1972 film The Godfather, in reference to the "Leave the gun, take the cannoli" scene.
- Early line-art of The Plop Father appears "inside" Clawsome's chest window, apparently as a plush version of the character available inside crane skill games, and on Driver Ted's game-screen in the "player 2" position.
- In the episode "The Lost Bots and the Claw Crusade" from the BotBots cartoon, Disgusto Desserto is misidentified as the Plop Father in the international credits.
Foreign names
[edit]- Turkish: Cannoli (online bio)
