| Pluggers | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Jeff MacNelly (1993–1997) Gary Brookins (1997–2020) Rick McKee (2020–present) |
| Current status/schedule | Current strip |
| Launch date | 1993 |
| Syndicate(s) | Tribune Content Agency |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Gag-a-day |
Pluggers is a comic panel created by Jeff MacNelly (creator of Shoe) in 1993 that relies on reader submissions (referred to as "Pluggerisms") for the premise of each day's panel. In the context of this strip, "pluggers" are defined as rural, blue-collar workers who live a typical working-class American lifestyle, accompanied by a mentality characteristic of the G.I. and Baby Boomer generations. In the comic, pluggers are portrayed in the form of anthropomorphic animals, most often a plump bear, dog, chicken, or rhinoceros, sometimes a kangaroo or a cat.