Gravity Falls is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines and his twin sister Mabel who are sent to spend the summer with their great-uncle Stan (Hirsch) in Gravity Falls, Oregon, a mysterious town full of paranormal incidents and supernatural creatures. The kids help Stan run the "Mystery Shack", the tourist trap that he owns, while also investigating the local mysteries.
Alexander Robert Hirsch is an American storyboard artist, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the Disney Channel series Gravity Falls, for which he provided the voices of Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Bill Cipher, among others. He also earned BAFTA and Annie Awards for the series. In 2016, Hirsch co-authored Gravity Falls: Journal 3 which debuted as a No. 1 New York Times Best Seller and remained on The New York Times Best Seller list for forty-seven weeks. In 2018, Hirsch wrote Gravity Falls: Lost Legends which also appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.
The first season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls aired on Disney Channel from June 15, 2012 to August 2, 2013. The season contains 20 episodes.
"Tourist Trapped" is the first episode of the American television series Gravity Falls. The episode was directed by John Aoshima and written by series creator Alex Hirsch. The episode premiered on Disney Channel on June 15, 2012, airing immediately after the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine.
Mabel Pines is a fictional character and one of the two lead characters of the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls. The character is voiced by Kristen Schaal, and designed by the series creator, Alex Hirsch. She is inspired by Hirsch's own twin sister, Ariel Hirsch. Mabel first appeared on the unreleased, unnamed pilot created by Hirsch which he used to pitch the show; she then appeared on the first episode "Tourist Trapped". Mabel, with her brother Dipper Pines, stars in every episode of the series. Mabel also has two series of shorts dedicated to her: "Mabel's Guide to Life" and "Mabel's Scrapbook", appearing in the shorts "Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained" and "Fixin' it with Soos", and music video "Call Me Maybe Mabel".
Stanley "Stan" Pines, also known as "Grunkle Stan", and formerly known as Stanford Pines, is one of the main characters of the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls, created and voiced by the series creator Alex Hirsch. In an interview, Alex Hirsch claims that Grunkle Stan is loosely based on his grandfather, also named Stan.
The second and final season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls premiered on Disney Channel on August 1, 2014 and on Disney XD on August 4, 2014, and ended on February 15, 2016. It was greenlit on July 29, 2013 and featured a total of 20 episodes, concluding the series storyline.
"Dreamscaperers" is the nineteenth episode of the first season in the animated series Gravity Falls. The episode is the first of the two-part season finale, the second being "Gideon Rises". It was first broadcast on July 12, 2013, on the Disney Channel. It was written by series creator Alex Hirsch, alongside Matt Chapman and Tim McKeon, and directed by Joe Pitt and John Aoshima. It marks the first appearance of Bill Cipher.
Mortimer Chauncey "Morty" Smith Sr. is one of the eponymous characters from the American animated television series Rick and Morty. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, and voiced by the former for the first six seasons of the series, followed by Harry Belden beginning with the seventh season. Morty is a 14-year-old boy loosely inspired by Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Morty is known for his awkward, anxious, second-guessing, doubtful personality, and low sense of self-esteem; the character has been critically well-received. He is the good-natured and impressionable grandson of Rick Sanchez, the son of Jerry and Beth Smith, the younger brother of Summer Smith, and the father of Morty Jr. and Naruto Smith, who can be easily manipulated. In September 2021, Jaeden Martell portrayed Morty in a series of promotional interstitials for the series.
"Gideon Rises" is the twentieth and final episode of the first season of the animated television series Gravity Falls. It aired on the Disney Channel on August 2, 2013 and was directed by John Aoshima and Joe Pitt, and written by series creator Alex Hirsch, Matt Chapman, and Michael Rianda.
"Not What He Seems" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, which was created by Alex Hirsch, and the 31st episode overall. The episode was written by Shion Takeuchi, Josh Weinstein, Jeff Rowe, Matt Chapman, and Hirsch, and directed by Stephen Sandoval. In this episode, Dipper and Mabel begin to question who Stan really is after officers arrest him for stealing chemical waste. The episode, which breaks the show's status quo by introducing Stan's long-lost twin brother, ends with a cliffhanger to the second half of the season.
"A Tale of Two Stans" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, which was created by Alex Hirsch, and the 32nd episode overall. The episode was written by Josh Weinstein, Matt Chapman, and Hirsch, and directed by Sunil Hall.
"Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind" is the tenth and penultimate episode of the first season of the American science fiction comedy television series Rick and Morty. Directed by Stephen Sandoval and written by Ryan Ridley, the episode aired on April 7, 2014. With a title alluding to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the episode is notable for introducing both the rules of the franchise's multiverse and the main antagonist of the series — Evil Morty — whose storyline is continued across the 2017 third season episode "The Ricklantis Mixup", and the 2021 fifth season finale "Rickmurai Jack", forming a trilogy, as well as the 2023 seventh season episode "Unmortricken". A stand-alone sequel comic book arc, A Tale of Two Jerries, was published by Oni Press from 2016 to 2017.
"Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls" is the series finale of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, which was created by Alex Hirsch. The episode, which serves as the twentieth episode of the second season and the 40th episode overall, was written by Shion Takeuchi, Mark Rizzo, Josh Weinstein, Jeff Rowe, and Hirsch, and directed by Stephen Sandoval. The series follows twelve-year-old twins Dipper and Mabel Pines, who stay for the summer with their great uncle Grunkle Stan in a tourist trap called the Mystery Shack, set within the fictional town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. In this episode, Stan's brother Ford discovers the extent of Bill Cipher's plans, while the Mystery Shack crew forms a plan to fight back and reclaim the town. A final confrontation with Bill leads to the Pines family's ultimate fate and greatest sacrifice.
Gravity Falls: Lost Legends, initially announced as Untitled Mystery Book and later Untitled Gravity Falls Graphic Novel, is a Gravity Falls graphic novel published by Disney Press. Written by Alex Hirsch, the show's creator, the comics in the book are illustrated by various artists, including Asaf Hanuka and Dana Terrace. The comics explores four new adventures taking place within the show's continuity.
"Northwest Mansion Mystery", also listed as "Northwest Mansion Noir", is the tenth episode of the second season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, which was created by Alex Hirsch, and the 30th episode overall. The episode was written by Jeff Rowe, Hirsch, and Mark Rizzo, and directed by Matt Braly. In the episode, Pacifica Northwest, arch-rival of the Pines twins Dipper and Mabel, asks Dipper to handle a ghost haunting her family home during their party, which eventually turns into Pacifica making a choice on whether to continue her family's stained reputation or on starting a new era for the Northwest family. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, with McGucket telling a warning to Dipper that a "big event" is happening soon.
"Bottomless Pit!" is the 14th episode of the first season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, created by Alex Hirsch. The episode was written by Alex Hirsch and Mike Rianda, and directed by Joe Pitt and Aaron Springer. The episode features Soos, Grunkle Stan, Dipper Pines, and Mabel Pines falling down a bottomless pit and telling stories to pass the time.
"The Golf War" is the third episode of the second season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, which was created by Alex Hirsch, and the 23rd episode overall. It was written by Jeff Rowe and Hirsch, and was directed by Matt Braly. The episode features Mabel Pines challenge her arch-rival Pacifica Northwest to a mini golf match, with Mabel hiring small golf ball-headed beings called Lilliputtians to foil Pacifica's game.
