At the beginning of the series he arrives on Panwapa Island as a new resident. He is friendly and outgoing, eagerly greeting people he meets and showing his Panwapa card. At first Koko the Penguin, Bill the Bug and Tungar the Tiger are terrified of him and run away. Discouraged, he plans to find a different island to live on, but Athena the Owl convinces him to try again. His eager song explaining that "You and me are different but the same" wins them over and they help him build his home on the beach.