Eric the Blob was an alien that made his only appearance in the episode "The Frycook What Came from All That Space". Eric is the member of an unknown species, which is presumably in alliance with the Irken Empire. He is a regular customer at Shloogorgh's Flavor Monster, showing up every day and consistently taking a long time to place his order (much to Zim's aggravation) The words on Eric's cap and pants together say "Eet Food".
When Sizz-Lorr made Zim dance in a costume filled with white-hot grease to cheer up Eric, he offered Zim some advice as to how to bypass the Vortian 'Splodey System. It is only really known that Eric worked on installing security systems like it on Planet Vort. Eric ultimately became an unwitting accomplice in Zim's escape from Foodcourtia, when Zim hid himself in Eric's food; once in Eric's stomach, Zim was protected from detection as the blob made his way out of the restaurant. Once outside, Zim burst impressively out of Eric's stomach; Eric himself seemed only mildly surprised by the fact that an Irken fugitive had been inside his belly. Eric was voiced by, and possibly named after series writer Eric Trueheart.