Alex Hirsch confirmed that in Sock Opera, the laptop never actually had a timer. In reality, Dipper fell asleep without realizing it and Bill fabricated the timer in the dreamscape in order to manipulate him.

One thing i never noticed until recently is that the reason why Stanley always knew Gideon was a fraud and never was a true mind reader, was because Gideon always referred to Stan as Stanford.

The ball hitting Wendy was dippers cannon event, it all makes sense now.

As a twin, A Tale of Two Stans is extremely personal to me. My twin and I fit into the roles of Stan and Ford and we both end up sobbing and hoping not to drift so far apart each time. My top episode.

Fun fact: Alex Hirsch said they never initially had plans on making the Bill Cipher wheel a part of the show, but it became so popular among fans and theorists that he felt they had to include it in the show somehow, hence the zodiac not actually being used in the finale.

As someone who watched Not What he Seems the night it aired I can confirm that it was absolutely crazy. At that point, there was still no absolute confirmation that Stan had a brother so everyone was left guessing all the way up until the very end. The worst part was having to wait from March to June for the next episode.

I got into this show in my last year of high school, a couple months away from turning 18. And I gotta say this show was a GODSEND for helping me accept the end of my childhood. I was trying to grow up too fast like Dipper but also scared of being an adult like Mabel, and the shows conclusion of moving forward but staying true to who you are has always stuck with me. I'm grateful this show exists

Between Flapjack and Gideon, it's incredibly hard to believe that a large bearded man voices two high pitched, iconic child characters

The cultural impact this show left is undeniable and insurmountable. I'm so glad this gold mine of memes and emotions exists.

Something about this show…. I think it’s due to the fact that I was around the same age as dipper and Mabel. When the show finally ended I felt so emotional because it perfectly incapsulates the underlying dread of growing up and change. Now as I am in my final year of high school, I rewatched the show and realized how emotionally attached to this show I am.

I feel like Alex Hirsh added the Wendy Love Triangle because Disney forced him to, it would make sense, knowing Disney. Plus, it would explain why it was immediately scrapped in season two now that the creative team had more freedom due to how well the show was received.

You forgot one the smallest and most touching details of Weirdmaggedon Part 3: The actor who voices the Bus Driver is none other than Kyle MacLachlan, who played detective Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks. That show was clearly a major source for inspiration to Gravity Falls and other shows like it that came before, and it is not difficult to assume that Gravity Falls would simply not exist if it were not for Twin Peaks. So seeing Kyle being the one to bring the kids home is incredibly fitting, as in many ways he was the one that brought them there. Sidenote: Alex Hirsch wanted David Lynch, Twin Peaks creator to be Bill's voice actor, but he was not avaliable.

it’s nice that even the lowest rated episodes are still quite good. the show is reliably good and it’s nice that between the worse ones there is still top tier ones. The show is so bingeable and i think the lower rates episodes in between help.

Y'know what would've been better than Roadside Attraction? An episode dedicated to Mabel and Ford. Give the two some time together before Dipper and Mabel vs. The Future.

For a LOT of the series, Alex Hirsch was working on it practically by himself. He had many months full of all-nighters-sometimes 2-3 nights straight. If Disney actually gave him the proper crew, time, and freedom, the show could've had episodes that were more fleshed out and less of a rushed ending. That being said, it's still my top fave.

41:09 Yeah so I watched this episode blind when it aired, and I had been following the fandom for a while. Not only that but people had already predicted Ford’s existence prior to this episode, so when he was revealed I nearly had a heart attack. I still think that for the people who watched this and were involved in the fandom live, this was one of greatest reveals in television history.

I remember seeing McGucket chilling with his son in the credits of the last episode. It was nice to see they reconciled in the end.

Whenever asking "how did Gravity Falls get away with this?", the answer is always Alex Hirsch's ungodly will to fight Disney S&P

24:20 that actually makes sense; their purpose was actually to HELP people, and the way they did that was erasing traumatic memories from people. Dipper and Mabel never acted traumatized by their experiences. Or maybe it's because they were from out of town, and therefore out of the Order's jurisdiction

There is a reason why the original plot behind the Mabel Bubble episode had Dipper straight up snap Dippy-Fresh’s a total of 180 degrees. It means even the creator himself hated Dippy-Fresh.

As someone who watched Not What It Seems while it was airing, it was one of the most bat-shit craziest moments to ever witness in a fandom. I knew many people who got that Stan has a twin theory correct but still they were in shocked. I had to watch the ep live on a illegal livestream with other fans ( I didn’t have cable at the time) and the chat was livid when Ford revealed his face. Now that’s an experience I’ll like to go thru again.

What’s most terrifying about sock opera isn’t even in the episode In the journal Mabel finds a note from Bill revealing what his plans were after he destroyed the journal. That plan being throwing dipper’s body off the water tower. Even more chilling was Bill asking Mabel if she wanted to join dipper

"I ate a man alive tonight". The BEST line we had from the Summerween episode

I’m glad to see more appreciation for Soos and The Real Girl, always been one of my favorite episodes. Also I’m not the only person who thought that Giffiny appearing suddenly was creepily cool right?

To be honest I don't think Stan being able to regain his memories was completely unprecedented in the show itself. All McGucket had to do to start regaining his memories and sanity was watch his memories play out on a TV (and it naturally would've been harder to regain than Stan given how long his memories were lost), so I don't think there's any reason the photo album shouldn't have worked the same way.

Fun fact about The Last Mabelcorn (as told from the DVD commentary) the episode was originally supposed to be about Wendy Corduroy getting weather-controlling powers, but when the script came back, Alex wasn't satisfied and decided to come up with a brand-new episode in two days, which is how we got Last Mablecorn. The writers REALLY did want to give Wendy her own full episode, and made several attempts to do so, all of which ultimately failed. According to Hirsch, it was his only "real failure" in making the show, and he says if he ever did it all again, he'd make sure Wendy got her full episode this time.

#40: 0:52 S2Ep16 Roadside Attraction #39: 3:11 S2Ep9 The Love God #38: 4:36 S1Ep18 Land Before Swine #37: 5:42 S2Ep6 Little Gift Shop of Horrors #36: 7:41 S1Ep6 Dipper vs. Manliness #35: 8:29 S1Ep13 Boss Mabel #34: 8:53 S1Ep11 Little Dipper #33: 9:35 S1Ep5 The Inconveniencing #32: 10:27 S1Ep2 The Legend of the Gobblewonker #31: 11:15 S1Ep14 Bottomless Pit! #30: 11:48 S1Ep3 Headhunters #29: 12:10 S1Ep16 Carpet Diem #28: 12:46 S2Ep1 Scary-oke #27: 13:28 S2Ep14 The Stanchurian Candidate #26: 14:07 S1Ep4 The Hand That Rocks the Mabel #25: 14:58 S2Ep13 Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons #24: 15:49 S1Ep17 Boyz Crazy #23: 16:41 S1Ep1 Tourist Trapped #22: 17:45 S1Ep20 Gideon Rises #21: 18:29 S2Ep8 Blendin’s Game #20: 21:18 S1Ep8 Irrational Treasure #19: 22:13 S1Ep7 Double Dipper #18: 23:07 S2Ep3 The Golf War #17: 24:12 S2Ep7 Society of the Blind Eye #16: 25:08 S1Ep12 Summerween #15: 25:52 S2Ep15 The Last Mabelcorn #14: 27:12 S1Ep10 Fight Fighters #13: 28:12 S2Ep18 Xpcveaoqfoxso (Weirdmageddon Part 1) #12: 29:26 S1Ep9 The Time Traveler’s Pig #11: 30:52 S1Ep15 The Deep End #10: 32:03 S2Ep19 Escape From Reality (Weirdmageddon Part 2) #9: 33:31 S2Ep17 Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future #8: 34:27 S1Ep19 Dreamscaperers #7: 35:45 S2Ep2 Into the Bunker #6: 36:47 S2Ep4 Sock Opera #5: 38:02 S2Ep5 Soon and the Real Girl #4: 39:16 S2Ep10 Northwest Mansion Mystery #3: 40:54 S2Ep11 Not What He Seems #2: 42:32 S2Ep12 The Tale of Two Stans #1: 44:22 S2Ep20 Take Back the Falls (Weirdmageddon 3)

The last monologue of Dipper in the finale always makes me cry no matter how old I am, or how many times I've seen it. I cried like a baby when I first saw it, I was around 14 or 15. Now I'm 20 and I still can't help but shed some tears. Just like for Mabel, growing up was like my worst nightmare so some of the episodes and actually the entire show pointing out how afraid one might be of growing up and things changing really hit me hard. This is the best animated show ever

I think the reason they didn’t have Dipper use the universal key to open Mabel’s bubble in the finale was because that bubble and the lock were made by Bill, so it might not have worked because Bill made it, and it’s not just some random lock in America. However I do agree that it could have been a good throwback to a previous episode.

In the “boys crazy” commentary track, Alex hirsch confirmed that Robbie didn’t actually mind control Wendy, it’s just dipper wanting to believe that. The “your are now under my control your mind is mine” bit was actually from a fictional metal band in universe and Robbie just ripped it from them.

I was in the fandom when Gideon Rises came out. IT WAS AWESOME! Everyone was speculating, making edits, and just vibing. Whenever I watch this show I am hit with waves of nostalgia. We waited so long for season 2, and when it aired it was insane. This was my first fandom and I cherish the times I had in there.

At 21:57, the writers don't forget about it. In Boss Mabel, the Gremloblin gets the key from Mabel allowing him to escape.

I watch this show every Summer, it just feels so comfortable to come back to. That ending is still incredible to this day.

Ford: “Bill Cipher is extremely dangerous. Things are escalating now. You’ll be safe inside the Mystery Shack thanks to this barrier we’ve installed” Others: “Road-trip!!!”

“Grunkle Stan, I trust you” my 14 year old self was shaking .. such an emotional scene

Fun fact: I know I am writing this late, but there was a scrapped part in “Not What He Seems” where Dipper and Mable were to be taken to a school and locked in there by the government agents. Where Dipper would use the president key to escape. I wished they kept that, but I understand why they didn’t. It would’ve made the episode too long and it would’ve required them to rush through the second half, whoch would’ve ruined it. Also we wouldn’t have gotten Ker Pranked, so it was definitely worth it.

I know many fans (myself included) were sad when the series ended after just 2 Seasons but I came to appreciate Gravity Falls willingness to end on it's own accord without getting either dragged out too long or being cancelled too soon. Even the worst GF episode is still miles ahead of the most mediocre Modern spongebob or Modern Simpsons episode. Any creator should hope to be able to do the same with their series.

I've heard Roadside Attraction was actually meant to be during the first half of S2 but moved so that Not What He Seems could be the mid-season finale, which explains a lot about the episode. I know journal 3 says that it was Ford who asked them to go on the road trip, but that's never mentioned in the show proper and could honestly be a retcon written after the fact.

Just realized, that a great way to do the plot with the Love God would be if the anti-love potion didn't affect Tambrey and Robbie, and they kept their date going. To further the "They were meant for each other" arc. Honestly makes it less weird and kinda scary.

The thing I love about A Tale of Two Stans, is that it sets up what Mabel and Dipper’s relationship *could* have become if they hadn’t reconciled in Weirdmageddon part 2. More of that ‘breaking out of toxic family cycles’ thing that is shown in NWMM

Not so fun fact: Dipper was originally supposed to snap Dippy Fresh’s neck…

For some reason the second season of this show never aired on Dutch television which left me to only just now watch it on Disney+ but unfortunately the existence of Ford got spoiled because well obviously. However, something that didn't get spoiled for me was the fact that McGucket was his assistant and the scene in Society of the Blind Eye where they view his memories hit me so hard that right now I genuinely think that's my favorite episode.

14:20 in the topic of Gideon's VA, in the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Gideon is voiced by Wendel Bezerra who also voices Spongebob so every time Gideon said something i could only imagine Spongebob saying that and that made his characters 10 times funnier to me

As someone who was in the fandom when Gideon Rises came out- Yes. That ending set us on FIRE. I will never forget the energy of this fandom when it was being released, was one of the most unique fandoms I've ever been in that's very near and dear to my heart.

The Society of the Blind Eye will always be one of my favorites. The underlying about how you can’t try and forget the bad things and the mistakes you’ve made because that’s a part of who you are and how you can lose yourself by erasing your past will always hit different for me

Pacifica’s redemption arc is one of my favorites and I’m so happy someone else is team Dipcifica (however you would spell that). I think Northwest Manor is the very best gravity falls episode, except for maybe take back the falls. Maybe it’s just cuz I’m a sucker for a good ghost story, but that episode will always be my favorite (I just have to give the finale credit for being the best finale of any show ever). All the horror elements are done so well without it being too scary to be a children’s show (I especially love the call back to the “last form you’ll ever take”) and I love watching Pacifica finally break free from her parents’ bad influence. I also love how with her redemption arc they don’t fix everything immediately- she’s still kind of obnoxious and entitled in the series finale, just less so and more willing to help.

I await patiently for the Adventure Time ranking, Schaffrilas. I don't care that it fell off or if there's like 300 episodes with more spinoffs aling the way. This is prime animation lore and you MUST review it

"Ready to head to the unknown?" "Nope" "But let's do it" I cried every time...

Fun Fact: Roadside Attraction was supposed to be before Ford came back, but they moved it to later because they were still working on the finale and needed filler. Which is why there's no mention of Ford or the barrier that they just spent an episode putting up so Bill couldn't possess any of them. Edit: Also, about not using the President's Key to open Mabel's bubble, I'm pretty sure that it doesn't really count as "In America", which was one of the things about the President's Key, that it can only open every lock in America. Bill's power is beyond any President, it wouldn't have worked.

8:05 I love how perfectly the music is timed to that punch.

I JUST REALIZED STAN’S SMOKE BOMB SAID “EXPIRES IN 1996” AND I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING AS A SMOKE BAMB HAVING AN EXPIRATION DATE

16:22 In the commentary for Boyz Crazy, Hirsch explained that the implication of the Dipper storyline wasn’t supposed to be that Robbie was mind controlling Wendy. He said that the idea was that he ripped off some band from the 80’s who did put subliminal messages into their songs, but they didn’t actually do anything because backwards messages don’t work. The point was supposed to be that Dipper was so unable to understand how someone could like Robbie that he convinces himself that there’s some grand conspiracy behind it, completely blinding himself to Wendy’s feelings and what she actually wants.

Alex Hirsch was the beginning of my complete obsession and deep appreciation for cartoons and just show writing in general. i was 9 years old learning caesar cipher and cracking codes, starting a whole fan club and so on. watching this show from ages 9-13 had such an influence on me and i’m so glad i grew up in an era of shows this great. i’m in my sophomore year of college now working to become a screenwriter for animated shows and movies and my passion really all started here.

In the episode about the loch Ness monster I decided to count how many cameras were broken and I can confirm there was only one left. I love the attention to detail.

I ship Dipper and Pacifica. I hope the series stays concluded but if, for some reason, they do pick it up again I hope they at least explore that option instead of leaving it to languish. I think it would be kind of interesting if we saw her in a sort of 'limbo'. Her good actions and relatively poor status keep her from mingling with the rich, but that she's still wealthy and too many people remember the bad things her family did keeps her from mingling successfully with the commoners, and Dipper's the only one who really understands and knows her.

What I love about the finale and how Bill was finally defeated is the fact that it took place in the place where his first confrontation ended, in Stan's mind. While in the first confrontation Bill, as well the team were wondering in the labyrinth that is Stan's mind, in the final confrontation Stan cleared his mind in order to trick Bill and defeat him. I find it so poetic where and how Bill was defeated that up to this day remains one of my favourite villain defeats of all time.

As someone who watched Gravity Falls as it came out, it's insane how for each of my favorite episodes, I can remember the exact community reaction to them. Don't even get me STARTED on the insane theories from that time. Y'all remember Bill is Soos and Bill is the goat theories back then? And then there was how from EPISODE THREE, people already were figuring out Ford's existence being a thing. It wasn't just the episodes that make this show one of my favorites, it's also the community at the time, man. You guys needed to have been there.

I cannot believe you ranked the dinosaur episode below an episode as forgettable as *little gift shop of horrors*, I love the dinosaur episode. To each their own, but personally I saw it as the writers finally deciding to take Soos's character more seriously and have his mess-ups be reacted to more realistically, as opposed to the mess-ups being purely there as jokes. I liked seeing it taken seriously as a conflict and then being resolved, it felt like an opportunity was taken to give Soos a main role in an episode that was more grounded than other soos-focused-episodes have been. I also have quoted lines from the lie stan told to mabel countless times over the years with my friends, it's so over-the-top that it wraps back around to being hilarious. I also felt like the episode carried a notable moment of character growth for Stan. He'd been set up as a selfish curmudgeon throughout season 1, and even though he clearly cared about the kids from the beginning, it felt like any time he actually expressed any amount of affection for them was as difficult for him as pulling teeth. So, him doing something as risky and blatant as fighting a dinosaur with waddles securely attached to him was a moment of him setting aside his issues with showing the kids just how much he cares for them, and deciding that rescuing something that Mabel cares a lot about was more important than stubbornly keeping up his indifferent facade. Obviously he continues to have issues with letting people see him care about anything/anyone after this, but it's not the kind of thing that's completely solved after one dinosaur fight, it's more of a two-steps-forward-one-step-back kind of character growth, which I appreciate in this case since it feels realistic for Stan. I'd easily put the dinosaur episode somewhere in my top 15 episodes (because there's so many good episodes, it's probably still just upper-mid-tier for me, but I still think it's easily comparable to episodes like Scaryoke). Not to say you have to start liking the episode or anything, just had to share my own perspective on it. I had to pause to write a comment because there's a solid chunk of episodes that I'd think to rank this low, but I'd never consider putting the dinosaur episode low in rankings, let alone near last.

I think the reason the society of the blind eye didn't go after Mabel and Dipper when they were experiencing all this stuff is because unlike most of the other character who were freaking out and running off to tell everyone, they kept it mostly between themselves. So the society didn't feel the need to go out of their way to make them forget That's just my idea though

I cannot believe Gravity Falls only had two seasons. When I was younger, the series felt so HUGE but it went by so insanely fast that it’s depressing to think about how literally everything has gotten older.

In the DVD commentary for Stanchurian Canidate, Alex mentions that the original idea for the episode was that Stan feels inferior because both Bud *and* Ford run for mayor, and that the episode would’ve emphasized that Stan has the people-person skills that Ford lacks, which would’ve been epic

also never forget that someone "leaked" a still depicting old man mcgucket as the author of the journals (as it was also a popular theory at the time), but it was later revealed that it was alex hirsch himself who posted that image on purpose to try to throw off the fanbase

32:14 it’s Mabel at her LEAST selfish. She literally has to give up her most perfect dreamland for her burning and crumbling reality.

To me, Head Hunters will always be a top tier considering how Stan loved his wax statue because it reminded him of his brother and it kinda breaks your heart on a rewatch.

If anyones wondering, Bill's cut villain song is called "It's gonna get weird", and was written by Neil Cicierega, AKA Lemon Demon. You can find it easily on youtube. I actually really love it, it's such a shame it didn't make it into the show It's also hilarious that I started listening to lemon demon years after watching the show with zero knowledge of the hidden connections

“and the dipper being short jokes are kind of exhausting cause of how many there are.” that’s the *point*

There’s a lore reason that the president’s key doesn’t come up again. It’s because it can only open locks made before it was made. Ye stocks is an antique.

Here’s the thing about Stan getting his memory back. The reversed final words of Bill involved wishing to be reborn and spelling out axolotl. In a “relatively” non-canon book, there was one confirmed canon secret. At the very end, the Pines twins find a wish granting Axolotl and they wish for information about Bill, in which it confirms among other things that it has met Bill before. Not to mention the big event Disney had for Gravity Falls fans traveling the world ending up in a hidden place that had a real life Bill statue, it is safe to assume he didn’t disappear. Even if you disregard these events, consider Bill’s nature as a sort of memory demon. He was wiped away along with Stanley’s memories. What the memory gun normally does is extract a person’s memory and put it into a tube, effectively putting the memories in one place if not wiping/destroying them. It would be reasonable to assume that if Stan was able to get his memories back, it is still very likely that Bill is alive, or at the very least, dormant. Will this mean a future reboot or season? Most likely not. It is perfect where it ended by itself, but Alex definitely left a few little plot holes open for the rest of us.

Gravity falls makes me absolutely devastated my family didn’t have cable growing up. My brother and i would’ve loved to follow along with it if we were able to watch it when it aired lmao, unfortunately i never got to see it until late 2020/early 2021 and by that point i was 17 years old. The impact this show must’ve had on the other 2000’s kids must’ve been insane and while i’m glad i eventually got to see it, i’m sad i missed out on it in its peak :(

Hearing the gravity falls theme in the background as you summed up the last ranking brought tears to my eyes. This show will forever have a place in my heart as one of the best parts of my childhood. I remember waking up week after week excited for the next episode to come out and I still remember how sad but content I felt when Weirdmaggedon part 3 came out. I will forever refer to this show as the best animated series, ever.

45:38 I love the fact that soos’s girlfriend is in this scene

The thing I love about the Summerween ep was how the main antag is *literally* a japanese Tsukomogami, it's a fudging yokai. The kind that are created when you treat a object with disrespect for 100 years.

I was there when it first began, and I was there when it ended. Still one of my favorite shows of all time.

32:57 I love that you mentioned this because I found it interesting that I didn’t even cry at the end of gravity falls, but specifically this short montage. I shed one tear but if it kept going I would’ve cried harder. The montage of dipper and Mabel together young and helping each other out was so sweet I just couldn’t deal with it

43:53 I just realized this, in one of the little short episodes the entire point of one whole short was what was on Stans shoulder, a tattoo or something, I don't know what it is from this shot, but it shows what was there, I like that

I feel like Dipper's impatience with Soos in Land Before Swine makes sense, as it stems from how much he cares for Mabel. He's gone through time and seen what losing Waddles does to her, so it would make sense that he has far less patience for Soos' clumsiness in this circumstance, in my opinion anyway.

I don’t see people mention this a lot but I love how the Shaktron has so many elements from previous episodes like the T-Rex, parts of the portal and the gobblewonker. And that’s not even mention the residents it houses like the return of Sev’ral Timez, the Multi-Bear, and Celestabellebethabelle to name a few. It’s basically a love letter to the whole series

I cannot believe how flawless the Surfshark VPN ad was connected to the video

My personal favorite is Northwest Mansion Mystery. It's like the embodiment of "how the hell did they get away with this?" and I love it.

The Tamatoa pictures used to describe Schaff’s emotions will never get old.

Bill not having a mouth is significant. He's not* a being that needs air or food or water or anything. He's like a nigh omnipotent inversion of the "I have no mouth, and I must scream" trope, so much so that when he sprouts a mouth, it's as he's flailing around and dying at the very end.

This show aired at the perfect time for me and I grew up a lot alongside it. I started watching it when the first episode aired in 2012 when I was 12 years old and anticipated every new episode until the finale in 2016 and I finished my 4 year journey as a completely changed 16 year old. I hope I can personally thank Alex Hirsch one day for bringing gravity falls into the world

The president's key opens every lock in Gravity Falls. The lock you mentioned at 29:20 is made by Bill

The thing that unquestionably makes the tale of two stans one of my favorite episodes is that Stan practically had to learn and use a doctorate’s worth of information that he had no clue about, all in the pursuit to get Stanford back. That’s dedication

As someone who went into gravity falls blind. This show was/is a treasure. My favorite part is how close Dipper and Mabel are. They really do care for each other so much

24:00 that checks out a LOT. I love amphibia's humor, and a lot of it is in line with that gag

gravity falls will forever be the best show i’ve ever watched. and it has so much nostalgic value for me as it’s the first show i’ve ever tuned in on a weekly basis for. i remember pulling up a chair in front of my little boxy tv up in my room to watch the finale, and how i sobbed when stan lost his memory. i love these characters so much.

Gravity Falls is definitely one of those landmark cartoons that is going to stand the test of time as one the all time greats. A show that gets remembered forever and will continue to have influence long into the future. I love pretty much everything about it.

Ok, I was mostly with you up to "The Inconveniencing". That episode is absolutely fantastic! It's horror perfectly blended with immaturity and the lamby lamby dance, and Dipper grows a lot in it. Plus, Mable's Smile Dip trips are fantastic

Watching this show as it came out was truly one of the best experiences of my life, it felt like you grew with the characters. I remember the ending of Gideon Rises and Not What He Seens was INSANE due to the anticipation period between episodes.

This was my first Schafrillas video and it’s hard to believe I’ve been watching him for 10 months. I love it so much

I'm glad to see Roadside Attraction at the bottom, I really thought that episode played out like a random fanfic

I loved when Dipper said "it's dippin' time" and dipped all over Bill Cipher. Truly an inspirational Disney show 10/10 would recommend 👍

I remember growing up with this show when it was at its peak and I can say, Dreamscaperers had me with chills flowing down my spine with how the end credits were rolling in a somber and melancholy way, especially with the slowed down rendition of the original Gravity Falls theme. I was also sorta frustrated when the hiatus between Season 1 and 2 was so long that I was so excited when it finally came back for me to watch

I remember watching Gravity Falls for the first time and becoming hooked. I would mark calendar as a kid and tell my mom to block out the days when major episodes were coming out. I'd watch an episode and then race to the internet to see what other's had to say. Gravity Falls was the first show I watched where I interacted with the fanbase. It was such a major time in my life and really set up my love of the dark, mysterious, and horror genre as a whole. I remember loving Mable but my favorite character truly being Bill. How I would discover all the fanart especially of a human Bill Cipher. I could go on and on and on about my childhood and how much this show impacted it, but my main takeaway is how this show set up my future. So here I am now, one year away from senior year in high school. Looking at colleges to go to so I can major in animation and tell my own stories. I have Alex Hirsch, the Gravity Falls team, and the fandom, to thank for this journey. Why I decided to type this in some random KZfaq comment section....I got no clue. I do however hope that anyone working on some show or story driven production read this comment in it's entirety. I hope you know that your work could be inspiring some kid very similar to me. I'll leave this comment here I guess.

The fact that every bottom ranked episode still have great parts in them really shows how amazing this show is.

if im being honest at the ending of dipper and mabel vs the future, i don’t blame mabel too much. sure she started literally the end of the world but she had no idea. she just wanted the summer to stay forever. it was just another one of bills plans to use people’s weaknesses against them. she was in a really rough spot and was scared for the future. and like i said she thought it would be harmless to give him the rift. i don’t think she knew just how important it was. her face when he smashed it was pure shock. she didn’t want that to happen

18:25 my siblings and I loved Gravity Falls when it came out. Season 1 was on Disney channel, but for season 2 they moved it to Disney XD (which we didn’t have), so when this reveal happened and we never saw it air again, we were sure it was cancelled. It wasn’t until 2018 that we watched the rest of the show on Hulu.

Recent fact I learned is that the reason Stan knew Giddeon wasnt a telepath was because he kept calling him Stanford

I watched this show pretty much all at once as they reran a marathon in prep for weirdmagedon. It just blew me away and when they stopped with the reveal of Stanford the imagery of the two stans sitting on the swings was just heart stopping. Then watching weirdmagedon itself as it premiered was amazing. This show was amazing and I make sure to rewatch it at least twice every year.