Perfesser Cosmo Fishhawk is an over-educated underachiever. He is the reporter and columnist for Shoe's newspaper, The Treetops Tattler-Tribune although he'd much rather be a famous novelist. Even though he's slightly on the chubby side, Cosmo insists he's not fat... he's just fluffy. When not fighting his war on calories, he specializes in being late for work, striking out with the ladies and taking naps at his desk.