Gravity Falls
Prior to the creation of "Gravity Falls", Alex Hirsch was helping to develop the Disney Channel animated series "Fish Hooks", when Disney contacted him and asked him if he would like to pitch his own animated series to the network, which Hirsch accepted. Disney commissioned Hirsch to create an eleven minute low-budget flash animated pilot for "Gravity Falls" which he later described as "a short version of Tourist Trapped". In December 2010, it was announced that Disney Channel had green-lit "Gravity Falls" for a full series based on the pilot which was originally slated to premiere in spring of 2012.