Pong is a 15-yr-old from the southern rural part of Monoy (where the colorless people live.) He grew up on a farm helping his father raise tired cattle and paranoid sheep. His favorite and personal pet is Sheepy Jr., the daughter of his old favorite sheep, Sheepy, who was eaten by the red-eyed coyotes that live atop the hills.

Pong's father decided that it was time for him to go out into the world and find that "special something", Pong not knowing what that meant in spite of obvious hints, and he was sent away from home. Actually, his father is often frustrated by his immaturity and thinks that such a journey will help him grow up...and get rid of him while they're at it. Pong bid his parents Poncio and Peaches and 8-month old brother Bruce and the farm animals goodbye, gathered his belongings and pet companion, and left home for the first time. He managed to make his way out of the colorless areas all together and finally settled at a hotel downtown in colorful Threhan. However, he'd have to keep his shy, nervous, paranoid Sheepy a secret. He wouldn't want to be thrown out for breaking the rules.

Pong stumbled into Elmo's diner, lost and confused as he tends to be, looking for directions. Here is where Pilot and her close friend Gena, co-owner and wife of Elmo, would hang out on a daily basis. When Gena first laid eyes on Pong at the front door she knew he was a match for her friend. They looked so good together, heck, they looked alike. Pong was pleasantly surprised to see one of his own, and a girl around his age at that. Pilot, on the other hand, showed little to no interest.

Gena decided to take it upon herself to play matchmaker. If she couldn't get through to Pilot, she'd have to get through to Pong. It wasn't until Gena dropped the idea that Pilot might be his match that Pong realized that she was the special something he was meant to find. Perhaps that's how and why he ended up all the way in Threhan. Pong became a regular at the diner, always sitting at the bar a few seats down from Pilot. He's always been extra friendly and helpful towards her. Pilot is the complete opposite, outright mean for seemingly no reason.

Pong put his love of bicycles and motorcycles to use at the Biennial Cross-Threhan bike race, one of the biggest events in town. Pilot didn't support him the way their other friends did, but she made it to the finish line moments before he crossed it as the winner. Along with a large golden trophy came cash winnings, enough to fix Pilot's currently wrecked airplane. After this extremely generous gesture, her supposed hatefulness became more of a slight annoyance for him as if he was a pest. From then on she thought of him as more of an associate but not a true friend. She felt guilty for treating him so bad in the first place, BUT she still doesn't want him to be her match.

Pong noticed that Pilot took a more romantic interest in other guys, and still believes to be her match in spite of this. He is not without his criticisms of them. However, it isn't until Pilot shows interest in other Monoyers that he becomes jealous.

Pong rivals a soccer-playing spring/summertime paperboy named John John. This panda-loving boy was a year younger than Pong but physically more mature. He briefly caught Pilot's attention until they both found out about their age difference (14 vs 18). He had a sinister, highly distinctive cackle of a laugh and loved to egg on Pong, always calling him "Cowboy" in a mocking sort of way. Pong suspected that John John was always up to no good, but he could never prove it, and so it seemed to others that he was making things up out of jealousy. Determined to outdo John John (and make some extra money) Pong pulled out his trusty bull-horned handlebar black and white bicycle went out for the job as paperboy and got it. John John's impractically long route was split between the two of them. Though they are part of the same team in that respect, they remain rivals.

Pong gets along well with younger kids, especially Gena’s brother Grady. They both have similar interests and a childlike mentality. Another good friend of his is Ever, an over-the-top young celebrity in contrast to Pong's downhome-ness. Back home on the farm, Pong has a female friend named Tammy, a fun-loving (and large) girl who has a romantic interest in him that he's either too naive to notice or perhaps he'd rather just stay good friends.

Pong is a friendly boy-next-door type of character, naive and immature in more ways than one but with good intentions and a lot of determination. It takes quite a bit to get him down. It's a good thing too because Pilot's always rejecting him.


*Bonus Fact: Pong (named after Ping Pong) was originally sketched as a panda boy but was changed to a cow boy because of the wordplay. The panda boy idea was later used for Pong's rival.