Toby Determined is the homely proprietor of and sole editor for the Gravity Falls Gossiper, serving as a writer, editor, and journalist. He has a crush on a local news reporter Shandra Jimenez. Toby is insecure and easily gets saddened when people put him down or ignore him. People seem to mock him for his appearance. He really wants people to accept him in a good way, even going to such lengths as using a cinderblock as a camera and a turkey baster as a microphone.