Gravity Falls: An Old Fan's Retrospective and Ranking
Channel: Daniel Goldhorn
Date: 2022-06-15

Happy 10th Birthday/Anniversary Gravity Falls! As a longtime fan who watched the show unfold, here's my thoughts on this amazing cartoon, presented in a convenient ranked and numbered list for search engine optimization.

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Gravity Falls is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series premiered on June 15, 2012, and ran until February 15, 2016.

The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (voiced by Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (voiced by Kristen Schaal) who are sent to spend the summer with their great-uncle (or "Grunkle") Stan (voiced by 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.

On November 20, 2015, Hirsch announced that the series would finish with its second season, stating that this was "100% [his] choice" and that "the show isn't being cancelled- it's being finished" and was simply reaching its natural conclusion. The series ended on February 15, 2016, with a one-hour finale, "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls". Hirsch later stated that he remains open to continuing the series with additional episodes or specials.

Gravity Falls received critical acclaim with praise directed at its writing, characters, humor, and multi-generational appeal. Additionally, the series won two Emmy Awards, three Annie Awards, and a BAFTA Children's Award, among various other wins and nominations. Gravity Falls garnered high viewership amongst kids, teenagers, and young adults during its run and was Disney XD's highest rated show in 2015 and early 2016, while also setting several ratings records for the network. The series has attracted a broad and passionate fandom and has been considered to be an influence for many animated shows that followed it, and has also spawned a variety of official merchandise.

0:00 Intro
1:42 Tourist Trapped
3:50 Legend of the Gobblewonker
5:16 Headhunters
5:58 The Hand that Rocks the Mabel
7:03 The Inconveniencing
7:39 Dipper vs Manliness
8:35 Double Dipper
9:20 Irrational Treasure
10:37 The Time Traveler's Pig
11:37 Fight Fighters
12:16 Little Dipper
12:53 Summerween
14:52 Boss Mabel
16:33 Bottomless Pit!
16:58 The Deep End
17:39 Carpet Diem
18:27 Boyz Crazy
19:37 The Land Before Swine
21:04 Dreamscaperers
22:29 Gideon Rises
25:14 Season 1 Retrospective
25:44 Scary-oke
27:15 Into the Bunker
28:52 The Golf War
29:39 Sock Opera
31:31 Soos and the Real Girl
32:32 Little Gift Shop of Horrors
32:56 Society of the Blind Eye
34:43 Blendin's Game
36:04 The Love God
37:11 Northwest Mansion Mystery
39:50 Not What He Seems
44:06 A Tale of Two Stans
46:59 Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons
48:17 The Stanchurian Candidate
49:22 The Last Mabelcorn
51:18 Roadside Attraction
53:50 Dipper and Mabel vs The Future
56:35 Weirdmageddon
58:19 Escape From Reality
1:00:14 Take Back The Falls
1:05:49 VWDB ZHLUG

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