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Toby Determined, also known as Bodacious T[5][6], 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[2] and is a former member of the Blind Eye Society.[10]

He currently works as a sportscaster on Gravity Falls Public Access TV.[6]

History[]

Season 1[]

Toby is first seen in "The Legend of the Gobblewonker" at Lake Gravity Falls, taking a picture of a citizen who has caught a large fish.

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Toby is falsely accused for a murder.

He is formally introduced as a reporter covering the reopening of the Mystery Shack's wax museum in "Headhunters." Dipper and Mabel eventually accuse him of the decapitation of Wax Stan, with several pieces of evidence supporting their theory; namely his left-handedness and his shoe matching the footprints left at the scene of the crime. However, Toby is eventually found to be innocent because he had security camera footage of himself at work at the time of the attack. He was making out with a cardboard cutout of Shandra Jimenez.

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Gideon bribes Toby into calling Dipper to lure him into a trap.

Toby makes his next appearance in "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel," when he calls Dipper to ask him if he would like to be interviewed about whether he has seen anything unusual in the town. However, he is really helping Gideon Gleeful lure Dipper into a trap so he can kill Dipper. In return for making the call, Gideon gives Toby Shandra Jimenez's phone number. During the call, Dipper apologized for what happened in the previous episode, Toby forgave him calling it water under the bridge.

Toby appears again in "Irrational Treasure," celebrating Pioneer Day. He welcomes Grunkle Stan, Dipper, and Mabel when they arrive, only to run away from an angered Stan (who despises Pioneer Day). Toby is later seen taking Pacifica Northwest's family picture.

In "The Time Traveler's Pig," Toby can be seen riding the Ferris wheel by himself at the Mystery Fair.

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Toby on Summerween.

In "Summerween," Dipper, Mabel, Grenda, Candy, and Soos go trick-or-treating and scream in horror when they see Toby after they ring his doorbell, thinking his face was a mask. He then says that's his real face. He then puts on a mask, which the gang says makes him look better, and Toby sadly sighs.

In "Bottomless Pit!," Toby's face can be seen for an instant on the cover of the newspaper Stan holds up, with a headline reading "Reporter Calls Mo..." followed by the word "Pleasant."

In "The Deep End," Toby's voice is heard through the radio at the Mystery Shack, reporting the weather forecast as well as announcing the opening week at the Gravity Falls Pool.

In "Land Before Swine," Dipper and Soos look at some newspaper articles written by Toby.  

In "Gideon Rises," he attends the Mystery Shack's Grand Closing and, like nearly everyone else in the crowd, is charmed by Gideon. In particular, Toby was fascinated by how he knew about a birthmark he had. He also appears at the scene of the explosion caused by Gideon's robot. It was revealed that Gideon found out about Toby's birthmark from a recording of him at a doctor from a hidden a camera in a pin Toby received from him. This causes him to lose all his trust in Gideon like the rest of the town.

Shorts[]

In "Mabel's Guide to Art," Mabel draws a "cat-icature" of Toby.

Season 2[]

In "Scary-oke," Toby attends the grand re-opening of the Mystery Shack. He offers to take a picture, but Stan declines, pointing out that his "camera" is actually a cinderblock. At the end of the episode, Agent Powers and Agent Trigger briefly mistake him for a zombie, then realize he is just a "very ugly man."

In the "Little Gift Shop of Horrors" segment "Hands Off," Toby is seen at the Gravity Falls Swap Meet, selling wet blankets.

In "Society of the Blind Eye," it was revealed he was a member of the Blind Eye Society. Having been discovered by Dipper and the gang, the society members decided to erase their memories. However, thanks to Old Man McGucket's help, Dipper and the gang were able to defeat them, and Toby's memory of the society was erased along with the other members. According the cryptogram at the end, Toby wanted to forget about how Shandra keeps rejecting him.

In "Blendin's Game," Toby performs at Soos' birthday party, under the stage name "The Razz Dazzler." He dances badly, and laments what his life has become. When Dipper and Mabel are sent ten years into the past, they see a younger Toby trying to learn how to tap-dance, in hopes of going to Broadway. Mabel tells him "This dream goes nowhere, Toby!" to his disappointment. 

In "Northwest Mansion Mystery," Toby is among other common folk camping outside of Northwest Manor. After being approached by a news reporter and asked what's going on, Toby says that he's been camping out here for days and that tonight is the night of the annual party of the Northwests', and though common folk like himself aren't invited, that doesn't stop them from trying to get a peek at the fanciness of the party.

In "A Tale of Two Stans," a younger version of him is seen at the Dusk 2 Dawn convenience store.

In "Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons," Toby is seen FCLORPing with Soos, Blubs, and Durland. He is seen again at the end of the episode, being carried off by the griffin. None of the other players decide to go and rescue him.

In "The Stanchurian Candidate," he is at the town meeting to discuss the new mayor. When Bud Gleeful announces his candidancy, Toby asks him if he is still in contact with Gideon.

In "The Last Mabelcorn," Mabel, Candy, Grenda, and Wendy plant a large tree so close to his house that it prevents him from opening the front door and exiting. Later, a picture of him from "Headhunters" is shown as Bill mentions picking his next pawn.

In "Roadside Attraction," Dipper says that he is worried about becoming an old loner, and used Toby as an example.

Toby makes a brief appearance in "Weirdmageddon Part 1." He is seen taking shelter in the Gravity Malls, and apparently accidentally triggered a trap set by Wendy that shot an arrow into his arm. As Dipper and Wendy talk, Toby dresses up as a punk rocker, and attempts to coin the nickname "Bodacious T." Wendy, however, shoots him down. Later, Toby joins Dipper and Wendy to rescue Mabel, but is ambushed by tranquilizer darts shot by Gideon and his prison posse.

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Toby is seen in "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls" as a member of the small group of survivors led by Grunkle Stan. He is first seen having some of the darts he sustained earlier removed. When Dipper and Mabel give a speech to invigorate the resistance, Dipper says that they need everything each member has to overcome Bill, with Toby claiming to have "various rashes." Following Bill's defeat, Toby (now the esteemed reporter "Bodacious T.") is on the news report with Shandra Jimenez, covering sports, and begins to talk about a game called "Death Ball."

Personality[]

Toby has been shown to be insecure and easily gets saddened when people put him down or ignore him. People seem to mock him him for his appearance, his face even gets mistaken for a mask in Summerween, and Wendy mistakes him for a monster in "Weirdmageddon 1: Xpcveaoqfoxso." He really wants people to accept him in a good way, even going to such lengths as using a cinderblock as a camera to join the crowd of reporters taking pictures of Stan Pines as he announces his grand re-opening of the Mystery Shack. During the Weirdmageddon he finds self-confidence, changing his name into "Bodacious T." and fighting alongside the few survivors: in the aftermath, this "new" Toby finally gains the appreciation of the town and the respect of his new colleague, Sandra Jimenez.

Appearance[]

Toby Determined appearance

He wears a classic journalist outfit with suspenders and a small press fedora that is common in 20th century comic books, but it says "HAT" on it instead of "PRESS." Occasionally during press conferences, he uses a turkey baster instead of a microphone. He has short brown hair and glasses, with a long mustache and three freckles near the top of his head. He has a long nose like Grunkle Stan's. He has a large, hideous birthmark on his torso.[11] He also has small black shoes with a hole in the left one. In Mabel's Guide to Art, Toby has 'real' cat whiskers. He claims to have "various rashes."

During Weirdmageddon, he changes his look in a punk rock attire sporting an azure mohawk, ear piercing, black eyemarks, studded wristbands and boots, fishnet sleeves, half-gloves, a black belt with a metal skull buckle and a magenta shirt with "SASSY GIRL" written on it.

​Sightings[]

Season 1

Shorts

Season 2

Quotes[]

"Finally we can be alone, cardboard cutout of female reporter, Shandra Jimenez!"
—Toby Determined[source]

"I'd be pretty embarrassed if I was you two!"
—Toby Determined to Dipper and Mabel[source]

"Hurray!"
—Toby Determined[source]

"That's just my face! This is a mask."
—Toby Determined[source]

"Remember to be on the lookout for random wildfires."
—Toby Determined[source]

"Don't call be Toby anymore; call me Bodacious T!"
—Toby Determined[source]

"Ooh, an air freshener. Finally I'll smell like a person. Stealy stealy..."
—Toby Determined[source]

Trivia[]

  • His name is a pun on the words to be determined, referencing uncertain material in newspapers and other sources.
  • Like the Wax Figures, Toby has a hole in his shoe.[2]
  • He is the only Gravity Falls resident known to be left-handed.[2]
  • He suffers from scoliosis.[12]
  • In the short "Mabel's Guide to Art," he has actual cat whiskers that the doctors can't explain.
  • Toby is a former member of the Blind Eye Society. However, ironically enough, his newspaper sometimes reports on supernatural things.
  • In the Gravity Falls: Lost Legends story "Face It", he was seen at the Crawlspace buying a handsome man face from Mr. What's-His-Face.
  • His voice and personality bear similarities to his voice actor Gregg Turkington's stand-up character, Neil Hamburger.
  • In Between the Pines, Alex Hirsch mentioned that Toby is ever closer to giving up on everything.

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References[]

  1. I am Alex Hirsch, creator of Gravity Falls. Ask me anything!. Reddit (August 18, 2013). Retrieved on August 19, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Headhunters." Aury Wallington, Alex Hirsch (writers) & John Aoshima (director). Gravity Falls. Disney Channel. June 30, 2012. No. 3, season 1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Irrational Treasure." Tim McKeon, David Slack, Alex Hirsch (writers) & John Aoshima (director). Gravity Falls. Disney Channel. August 17, 2012. No. 8, season 1.
  4. "Blendin's Game." Jeff Rowe, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Matt Braly (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. November 10, 2014. No. 8, season 2.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Weirdmageddon Part 1." Josh Weinstein, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Sunil Hall (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. October 26, 2015. No. 18, season 2.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls." Shion Takeuchi, Mark Rizzo, Jeff Rowe, Josh Weinstein, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Stephen Sandoval (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. February 15, 2016. No. 20-21, season 2.
  7. "A Tale of Two Stans." Matt Chapman, Josh Weinstein, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Sunil Hall (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. July 13, 2015. No. 12, season 2.
  8. "Bottomless Pit!." Michael Rianda, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer (directors). Gravity Falls. Disney Channel. March 1, 2013. No. 14, season 1.
  9. "Summerween." Zach Paez, Michael Rianda, Alex Hirsch (writers) & John Aoshima (director). Gravity Falls. Disney Channel. October 5, 2012. No. 12, season 1.
  10. "Society of the Blind Eye." Matt Chapman, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Sunil Hall (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. October 27, 2014. No. 7, season 2.
  11. "Gideon Rises." Matt Chapman, Michael Rianda, Alex Hirsch (writers) & John Aoshima, Joe Pitt (directors). Gravity Falls. Disney Channel. August 2, 2013. No. 20, season 1.
  12. "The Golf War." Jeff Rowe, Alex Hirsch (writers) & Matt Braly (director). Gravity Falls. Disney XD. August 11, 2014. No. 3, season 2.

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