The Absurd Genius Of Gravity Falls
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Understanding the genius of Gravity Falls and exactly what made it special is relatively easy. The best Gravity Falls episodes span mystery, puzzles and action and do all of it well. Disney may have created their best show and it lasted only two seasons. While there is no season 3, Dipper and Bill are still a topic of conversation in animation. Gravity Falls and all its weirdmageddon strangeness is one of modern animations best shows.
Tracks by the amazing Lukrembo!
What show, any show, would you want to see make a comeback?
Definitely chowder
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go
Camp Lazlo.
Shaman King
Danny Phantom
My only problem with gravity falls is that every time i rewatch this, i wish i had a fresh mind, not knowing any of the plot or secrets, i cant wait to show this to my kids one day
too bad we can’t use the memory wiper lol
@@keilah2913 haha
@@chelsea_sarfo6388 haha
I actually can, I binged it so hard that I forgot half the episodes :D.
I wish I could say the same for the outer wilds tough...
@@keilah2913 I'm trying to learn how to create it, wish me luck (and expect to see it a few more years)
"I'll let you know that duck-tective is an adults' show and has many jokes that go over kids' heads"
Best meta joke ever
"He had a twin brother all along, that's the big twist we were waiting for?"
"What a rip off!"
"I predicted that like a year ago."
Kevin Nelson holy crap am I a dumbass or did I just realize that that line is referring to the actual show with Stan and Stanford
It's even funnier when you realize there is an adult animation about a duck detective called Duckman
Help
Kevin Nelson my mind is blown beyond comprehention, they were THAT meta and i diddint even know until now.
Gravity Falls have the best Cartoon quotes
_"When there's no cops around, anything's legal!"_
Just A Dio Who's A Hero For Fun and thats in a disney show lol
"But her aim is getting better!"
That llama knew too much!
Children fighting! I can sell this!
“When life gives you lemons, call them rare yellow limes and sell them for triple the price”
in the second episode, stan mentions how he spent his time fishing without the kids "talking to his reflection." stan was talking to his reflection, in a boat named the stan o' war (the name he and ford had given their boat when they were kids.) i don't think it's a stretch to say he was imagining himself hanging out on the boat with ford like they'd planned :(
Yeah, that episode is *really* sad on re-watch.
@@FlatPlutoSociety The whole show is because I feel bad every time I see McGucket.
@@FlatPlutoSociety Everything was sad about it. Stan talking to his reflection... Old Man McGucket...
I even wonder if that boat might have been the original stan o' war. It's really run-down and in rough shape. It's like he is hanging onto it until it completely falls apart.
thats so sad omg
I love how this shows fandom sometimes dies but then all of a sudden it just returns out of nowhere
"Wait, the gravity falls fandom is still alive?"
*Always has been.*
Since when dif gravity falls die?
definitely got a bump from Disney plus
Bruh ikr
Its like been a year since i last fan-ized it
Until now again...
@@derpythanos2613 Yeaa so true
the "get 'em" dude have a hard time choosing between puma shirt and panther shirt,
*shows up a couple episodes later with half puma half panther shirt*
One of the best parts of the show
(In my opinion)
His names Tyler lol, took me a while to figure it out but i did 😂
Couple episodes sounds fun.
It was a whole season.
Taylor looked at the shirts in the first ever episode, and he showed up with the half-half shirt on the first episode of season 2 to the karaoke party.
megabamb he’s low key my fav character
Nomiconita Tyler didn’t look at the shirts in the first episode. He looked at them in Season 1, Episode 6, “Dipper vs. Manliness”. Tyler’s distracted by the shirts while the family goes out for breakfast.
I can’t believe I didn’t realize that Stan was reminded of his brother, I really thought he was just being narcissistic.
ME TOO
I think it is kinda far fetched here, tho?
Nomiconita not really, people cope with loss in strange ways..
On one hand I think its a bit far fetched, on the other hand I wouldn't put it past this show. A better example would be Soos constantly dropping hints that he wants to be Stan's adopted son, and at first we think its just him being weird as usual, but its only AFTER the second time travel episode that we suddedly go "oh"
It probably is
The reason no one other than the fans has given it a shot is because everyone who gives it a shot becomes a fan
Sorry, I am not a fan. Too many clichés for me, too many stereotipical characters, unnecessary enemies and cringe interactions when it comes to love.
@@aleksandram. I agree with you only in the first thing. The twin sibling has become an abused cliche.
@@billcipherproductions1789 I mean it’s a good way to make to characters the same age but I mean some shows do push it too much
@@billcipherproductions1789 The show's creator, Alex Hirsch, based the Pines twins from him and his twin sister
Except usually siblings hate each other in shows never actually get along like this show
I used to be so sad that it ended when it did, but honestly now I'm so glad they didn't drag it on and ruin its reputation.
My thoughts exactly!
Quality over quantity, per se.
True I feel like it would of dragged on and gotten bad and the fans will go crazy
@@marichatismynameandladynoi1990 it caused more episodes to be iconic and that’s what makes it good
when i was younger and the finale was playing on disneyXD, my friend and i called each other on our shitty metroPCS phones and cried while it aired. it was sad to see it go but i’m overwhelmingly happy that it’s streaming on disney+. it’s like my childhood is happening over and over again and i really can visit gravity falls whenever i feel drawn to it again. the nostalgia is incomparable to other shows.
Fun fact: Hirsch once said he had a plan for a 3 season show with the end of season 2 being the reveal of Ford but he cut it down because people had correctly figured out what it was and he didn’t want to drag it out if everyone knew already. That’s some dedication to avoiding filler.
Matthew Rondello but it's still a shame
He was also exhausted by the end too. In the commentaries on the DVD collection, he mentions how losing a fellow writer from the show pushed him past what felt he could do. He did want to end it concisely because of shows like the Simpsons, Spongebob, etc. but he also wanted to give the series what it deserved. That usually involved 24 hour work days at times.
So we could have gotten more gravity falls if people kept their mouths shut? :(
@David V You need to watch more anime if that's the case lol
Ok, I officially hate the gravity falls fandom
I like the moment when Mabel tells Pacifica that she’s a bleach blond rich girl stereotype
A couple of episodes later, we find out she's the exact opposite of that
Boom
Kaden does stuff actually Dipper was the one who said that.
@@lollipopraindrop no in golf wars she calls her out hahah
*mic drop*
I don’t think there’ll ever be another show like gravity falls, and I mean that in a good way. The show was so incredibly unique, complex, and entertaining all in one lovable, memorable package. An unforgettable experience in every sense of the phrase.
Yess infinity train was a close shot but Graity falls will always be my favorite
The owl house is pretty close but I still think gravity falls is better, Toh is better for lgbtq rep tho just because of the time difference of the two shows, I wish gravity falls got the chance to be great in that sense. Although Toh is pretty close to gravity falls.
@Your local Mars i don’t know if this is what you’re referring to but Alex actually wanted LGBTQ rep, specifically having a gay couple in an episode but disney didn’t let him.
@@nova4476 Yeah that's what I was saying it just sucks that show was made before disney started being just a little more accepting (kinda)
@@nova4476 those 2 police dudes felt like a gay couple
In the episode “Dungeons, Dungeons, and more Dungeons,” the Pines family watch an episode of the TV show “Ducktective.” In the show, there is a plot twist where it is revealed that Ducktective had a twin brother. Soos says moments after the big reveal that he “predicted that like a year ago.” This is a reference to how some people predicted that Stan had a twin brother (Ford) before the show ever got around to revealing him.
ikr? This show is more than art, i don't even know how to describe its genius-level
That's actually how I got into the show. I fell down the rabbit hole of crazy conspiracy theories on RUclips about this show I had never heard of before. They talked about the cyphers and all of the little clues that pointed to crazy things like a long lost twin brother and I thought if the show was that smart to put so many hints, foreshadowing and mystery in I needed to watch it and find out if it was all true
Not just that, Stan also comments that ducktective has a mystery theme and jokes that go over kids heads, just like gravity falls. I love all the fourth wall breaks in this show they are genius. Like in the second episode when soos asks the kids if they ever think about if they are side characters when he himself is one😂
GOD I NEVER KNEW THAT
Yep
I’d say the funniest jokes were the ones that played on cliché jokes. Kind of like the part of Double Dipper when Dipper says: “We’re not gonna turn on each other like in the movies, right?”
*proceeds to turn on each other like in the movies*
I read turn on and thought of the wrong thing
some unknownweirdo ME TO I WAS LIKE “woah woah chill”
@@someunknownweirdo5409 the name checks out
@@jamescollier9196 .... ah what?
I love how even the minor characters had a loveable and valid role in the strange town of Gravity falls. Makes me feel like I took an actual vacation there, and now I miss it :/
yüûūùpppppppppp
Honestly that's the perfect way to describe it. It's been over a year since I watched it, but every now and then I'll remember it and wanna go back
Its similar to Diamond is Unbreakable in the sense that the way characters, scenes, and episodes are written make you feel like you were there and knew everyone as if it was real life. DiU and GF are the only shows I've seen capable of doing that and its always so cool
yes!! like soos is a “side” character but is still so vital to the lovability of the show and contributes to it sm it wouldn’t be the same without him :’)
then you shud definietely watch steven universe
It feels like Gravity Falls is just masquerading as a kids show and really it's just meant for adults. It's insane how good it is and how well it all fits together.
? I think it is a kid shows, just because it is good and has some minor dark themes (not minor,) doesnt mean not kid show
And it is rated tv-14
I kinda feel the same way about avatar the last airbender
@@Sleeepehead nah mannnnn. i mean in what way is it not for kids, maybe like burning someones face off yeah. But at least they didnt show that
Alll it is is just expert writing, instead of all fart jokes. Its kinda sad that we think kids shows are not that good and dont have good writing and the good stuff is not for kids.
That's because a kids show isn't necessarily something only made for kids but rather all ages can enjoy. And funny enough there are a handful of adult movies having more sh*ttier writing than good kids movies.
Bugsnax effect
When Gravity Falls only had 40 episodes and it felt like 100s, that’s when you know it was a good show
WHAT?!
😰😰😰
Didn’t it have like 12 seasons?? 😳😳
Paapa Kwesi Quansah hope only had two seasons counting 40 episodes.
i thought it had well over 200
*"Reality is an illusion, the Universe is a hologram, buy gold bye!"*
"Possession is an illusion. Do not all things belong to the cosmos?"
"Uh, no. That's definitely MINE."
Edit: not one person will understand this reference.
TheBlazingDiamond gravity falls season 1 episode 19 bill’s words to gideon when summoned
@@twwilight_gaming3172 Nope, try again.
@@TheRealBlazingDiamond then?
@@twwilight_gaming3172 Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Told ya you wouldn't get it.
“If you've ever taken a road trip through the Pacific Northwest, you've probably seen a bumper sticker for a place called "Gravity Falls". It's not on any maps, and most people have never heard of it. Some people think it's a myth. But if you're curious, don't wait. Take a trip. Find it. It's out there somewhere in the woods. Waiting.” _~ Dipper_
*a cartoon*
@@savethetrees702 *Hol' up*
Wait is this like big forth wall break beacuse it sounds to me Dipper knows he is in cartoon he is talking to us in the real world that's crazy
Best quote ever
Went ahead and re-quoted with the missing parts. "If you've ever taken a road trip through the Pacific Northwest, you've probably seen a bumper sticker for a place called Gravity Falls. It's not on any maps, and most people have never heard of it. Some people think it's a myth. But if you're curious, don't wait. Take a trip. Find it. Its out there somewhere in the woods, waiting."
-Dipper Pines
I read this in chills voice for some odd reason
I’m a 70 year old grandpa and I was watching my grandkids and I started watching this show with them and I could not believe how well written this cartoon was.
That's awesome
Youre so cool dude
You're practically gruncle Stan!
I was floored by how subtle the foreshadowing of the first episode’s “zombie” reveal. All of the setup felt so natural as just joke that you’re blindsided by something that was staring you in the face.
FedoraMark it’s been a while since I’ve watched the show. What foreshadowing are you referring to from that episode?
@@Bones97000 It's either when Dipper at one point accidentally flips to the gnome page in the journal, before flipping to the zombie page, or how the first episode of season 2 actually _did_ feature zombies.
Maybe both.
Star DeStefano After setting up all the “zombie” clues (hand falls off, etc), Dipper shows Mabel the page in the book, but he accidentally opens it to Gnomes before catching his mistake and turning to the Zombies page. Seems like a harmless “ha ha dummy” joke but then it turns out the “zombies” actually are gnomes disguised as a human. Brilliant set up, imho.
The best is how it is played off as a punchline. "Guess what! It was gnomes!"
Thomas Walder Exactly! Usually setups are obvious if you know what to look for. This one tricks you.
i am so glad this series dident get cancelled to early or got stretched out to much, it had a almost perfect run
That's kinda what happened to Adventure Time :/
Nice pfp
I feel like they could have gone a little longer without becoming empty.
But is bill still alive ?? I need to know
Yes he is still alive. It has been confirmed.
I wish I could could zap myself with Mcgucket’s memory gun and experience this amazing show all over again
Same 😔
If we do that too many times we become mcgucket and I guess I'd accept that because scaring small children and growing a bandaid needing beard isn't the worst fate
I’ve watched the show like 5 times, it never gets old lmao
Until you start forgetting other things too
Yes yes I would
I convinced my mom to watch Gravity Falls, she watched the first episode with me. I was so happy. She laughed out loud, I saw her shocked expression when Norman turned out to be a bunch of gnomes, it was something that we could watch together, having fun. I just want to see the look on her face when she watches Not What He Seems!
Oh!! I'm so happy you are having fun with her! I did that with my parents too a few years ago. She laughed in that moment?
I still can't accept that this show is 40 episodes long, it always felt like it was never ending, almost like Phineas and Ferb. But in reality the show is SO short. It kinda makes me sad because I would love to see more episodes
the ending is so perfect and it ended at the right moment but i still want more,alex hirsch said that if he had the ip he would make s3 in the form of a game which honestly sounds brilliant
it's because the episodes are all double length
@@ruler_of_everything what
@@ruler_of_everything there are only two episodes the where stan get ford back and I think part 2 of wierdmagedon but all the other episodes are 20 to 22 minutes long
Also because it took like 4 years to release the whole show, they would drop one episode then disappear for like 3 months
I recently just watched Gravity Falls since I’m stuck in quarantine. Honestly, I was just expecting it to be a typical funny kids’ cartoon, but holy shit I was pleasantly wrong. One of the best shows I have ever seen :)
That was my friend's impression of Avatar: The Last Airbender when I tried getting him into it 3 months ago. Now it's one of the only things he talks about.
Yes. We need a new show like gravity falls... I don’t know if any cartoon can ever compare. It’s funny, has loveable characters, secrets and a great well thought out plot, and good messages. Man I get so nostalgic.
Same. I basically missed out on it since My family didn't have cable during the time it was being aired, but now we have Disney+ so I was finally able to watch it lol
Siento lo mismo, lo vi por primera vez ahora en 2020 a mis 20 años. Fue porque estaba aburrido y no sabia que ver y me impresiono que no tenga el tipico cliche infantil de niños.
Try owl house and amphibia next
I think it is so crazy that a show with only 40 episodes people are still talking about it 4 years later
@@locomotivetrainstation6053 huh?
@@MrAshton he means that it sucks that it had to end at 40 episodes :(
@@matthew-lq3fh I personally think it's better they didn't dragged it too long, because it kept its quality for the time it aired. It was planned out beginning to end, it knew where is it going and what story they wanted to tell.
It's just too good to be so short.
@@locomotivetrainstation6053 What? Yes, Gravity Falls can become a bit overrated at times, but in all, it was perfect.
Love that it didn't underestimated the mind of a kid. It shows some dark moments that kids understand. It wasn't afraid to cross the childish line in cartoons while not being an adult cartoon
We need more shows like this. Infinity Train was one, but, well, corporate Overlords killed that one
I was one of those people in the middle of figuring out the puzzles as the series released. It made the show so much fun to watch and go over every time a new episodes came out.
Oh man, I know that Gravity Falls is gonna go on to be a great show even for people who have just stumbled upon it and can watch it beginning to end without pause, but it's kinda sad that newcomers won't be able to experience all the puzzle solving and community driven treasure hunts - it was an insane and insanely FUN time that payed off
@@hardygal2 totally. Even though i wasn't the one solving things, i had friends who watched the show as well who were into that aspect and talking to them about the show as it aired was awesome in its own way
Bro I remember reading all the theories and people trying to piece it together it was amazing
I remember when “Not What He Seems” came out. My sister and I watched it together. We had spent since the beginning of the series theorizing and it blew us away. It felt rewarding every time one of our theories was proven correct.
It was so much fun to be a part of the community while the show was airing.
Anyone else remember the impact of Mabel saying "Grunkle Stan... I trust you"?
People were talking about that for WEEKS and I barely remembered it ;;
You barely remember it? Maybe it was overshadowed by the Stan twist right after
I remember when people theorized Dipper was going to have trust issues towards Stan and Mabel going forward but nothing really came of that.
Glad it went that way though because if it didn’t, it would’ve undermined the time they spent together in Season 1 and the explanation Stan gave in the following episode.
God, i cried so so hard during that scene
I was so upset at that scene. I was mad that Mable trusted Stan over Dipper, glad she made the choice though
"Son, do you trust me?"
"yes"
...
*oof*
"rule number one; don't trust anybody."
I remember being in middle school and my friends and I would talk about the newest episode at breakfast. Everyone was throwing in their own ideas about the show and what the next episode may be. Gravity Falls really was an important part of my past, and we still love the show. Of course, we're all now busy because we're now all in high school, but I never quite left the Gravity Falls phase I think, same with most of my friends.
Crazy how a show where one of the main themes is never growing up or losing the kid in you makes you never grow out of it or lose its impact on you :,)
Same here. And to think I thought I was the only one obsessed with the show when I was in High School and the rest were busy making out with bois. I felt so out of place but the fanbase is like "home".
"We're too busy because now we're in high school"
*laughs in adult*
Kid, trust me, if you think you're busy now, give it about a year or two after you graduate. Juggling college, work, and keeping a relationship healthy will make you wish for the days of high school.
Your school was in middle of what
Me and all my friends were already well into college when it was airing but we did the same thing lmao
I personally think a way better example of this is in the body swap carpet episode. When Soos shows the twins and Stan the secret room he finds, in the background you can see Stan walk in and pick up a pair of old glasses that he holds on to for most of the episode. At first it doesn't really make that much sense since they just look like the glasses he wears until you realize upon a rewatch that they were Fords glasses and Stan likely sealed the wall up after he got lost in the portal. Throwing Stan in the background of that episode for a few seconds at a time looking at these glasses is a great yet subtle way of conveying how much he really misses Ford, but also how guilty he feels due to him covering up a part of the shack that had too many reminders of his brother for him to handle.
It makes me so annoyed when ppl are like “I don’t like animated things,” or “I don’t wanna watch that, it’s animated,”
Like, how can you dislike...an entire art form??? Idk man. People should be more open minded about things, they might be surprised by what they find.
Because, for them, the real form art is hyper realism, everything's fantasy seems to be like a lighthearted work for them. As an artist, I really find it absurd. Creating stories, creating characters from scratch and making them move is complex than copying a face or someone that currently exist in real life.
I know, my brother tells his classmates about me liking this show, but they don't care about it,they really liked the new Teen Titans Go show..-sigh- they always took it by the cover;not the whole thing...
But it's their choice..
"What makes us serious enough
is stupidity."
- me
Tbh tho I'm like that with 'live action'.
I'm at the point I prefer animation always.
Sophii Sherman I remember when Gravity Falls first came out, idk why but I kept myself from watching it. (Saying it was way too childish. Mind you I watch a ton of cartoons and the like).
I slept on this show, and when I finally got invested it was towards the end.
People really need to learn to be more open minded.
AJ D yea I agree. And if someone remade a movie into animation I would feel the same. Cuz it’s not something new
Love how even after the show has ended, everyone still talks about it. It’s so good yes 10/10 i miss gravity falls so much :(.
GRAVITY FALLS WILL NEVER DIE
I’m forcing my children to watch this when I’m older 🤣
Same as Total Drama
i also love how they have so many recurring characters. by the end of the show you really feel like you are apart of the town and know everyone. this show is just amazing in every way
the finale was spectacular in that fashion as well. Felt like I knew everyone in Gravity Falls by the end
It managed to do what Steven Universe failed to: make people care about the townsfolk
@@thecautionbandi649
Oh yeah.
The Police officers are my favourite.
I barely remember anyone from steven universe, only Lars because i wanted his annoying existence To end.
@@thecautionbandi649 i think the issue is that steven universe had way more locations than gravity falls (besides that i think it went pretty similar on how they showed the townsfolk)
@@joaquin_3716 Yeah but instead of full on episodes about the townsfolk and their boring lives, Gravity Falls instead chooses to use the townsfolk in hilarious gags that endear you towards them. Feels like you know everyone in town by the end of the series even though they weren't explored very deeply.
When Gravity Falls for came out, I was at that weird age where you reject everything that seems kidish. So, when I saw the trailers for each episode and the absurd humor was highlighted. I felt it wasn't for me. Well, years passed and a friend told me I'd probably love the show if I gave it a shot. So, last year I decided to binge it all with my new Disney + account and was amazed how good it was. Before, I wouldn't give it a second thought, and now it's possibly my favorite animated show of all time
Pshh missed out, gravity falls was my shit when I was like 10
When gravity falls ended there was a huge puzzle that went all over the world and eventually led to a giant statue of bill. It was a love letter to send off the show and it really shows how much care went into it.
What?? I've never heard of that. A real giant statue of Bill exists somewhere out there? Where? I only now watched the series so I don't really know what happened then. Can you tell me more about it or where I can read about it? Please
@@flovilanna it was last seen in Oregon but disappeared in 2018 or 2019
It disappeared?!! Could that be the start of a new puzzle possible announcing a sequel series??
@@Sin_Sista what the-
Just google search cipher hunt.
gravity falls came out when I was around mabel and dipper's age and living in portland, OR. my brother and i loved the show, but only ever made it through the first season or so. a few weeks ago i found it again on disney +, and just finished it tonight and the finale made me cry. i am twenty years old why is this show making me cry??
The creator Alex Hirsch is from Piedmont, CA I believe. It probably cuts deeper in terms of believable characters and relatability.
I cried too, because it's so sad - what's the point of saving the world if... Well you know.
@@diegouy8277 He's from Piedmont, California.
@@roguechlnchllla6564 thanks, dunno what I was thinking while writing my comment
You cried because the show is that well written.
Alex based the show on imagined adventures he and his sister had growing up. It really kicks you right in the feels sometimes.
How about this one from Summerween? (probably not the exact wording)
"Dipper, we're almost 13 now. We can't go trick or treating many more times. Now might be it."
I'm sure that one punched your inner child in the face and stole her lunch money.
I was about 6 or 7 when it came out, I lived in Portland Oregon too and watched it with my brother too! :)
When he says no one outside of its fans have given It a chance and I'm like yea thats because all of the people that watch it immediately love it and now are fans
Same train of thought. XD
I’m not a fan, gave it a chance and after fifteen episodes can safely say I find it boring.
@@athora4271 most likely you’re watching gravity falls wrong. Don’t just watch it, take it all in. The characters, the backgrounds, the codes. Everything.
@@Regel2008 How do I take it all in instead of just watching it? Of course I look at the things you mentioned, but it's really just a kids show. Never gets exciting.
@@athora4271 Your opinion i guess
I also love that Gravity Falls has such good characters that even the background characters have lovable personalities and quirks. By the end of the series you probably know almost every single person in that town if not all. You know what their work is, their name, if they have kids, it’s crazy how well it is made when it comes to characters to the point someone can show you a random background character of the show and you still would know their name.
Yes literally point at any background character and they all can be named and tell a little backstory of them
Toby (Bodacious T), Sandra, Blubs, Durland, Susan, Bud, Tyler,
…those are all of the names I know.
One of my favorite details is in the season 1 episode “Irrational Treasure” the message left by Quentin Trembly is “The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is Giant Man-Eating Spiders!”. Then in the season 2 episode “Roadside Attraction” one of the areas they go to a mummy museum run by Giant Man-Eating Spiders!
Dude Alex really did think it all through
WHAT That's amazing!
Holy mutant cow! I've loved this show for nearly a decade and I never noticed that! :D
Wow, that's hilarious
Me and my sister were re watching it and that is exactly what I told her!!
The gravity falls RUclips theory's were unmatched back in the day...
A lot of the theorist fans seem to have shifted over to The Owl House. Also a great show, but everyone is stacking it against Gravity Falls, especially because Alex Hirsch voices one of the three main characters
I watched Valskibum94 all the time when this was airing. The Cipher statue ARG that happened directly after the finale was such a great goodbye to the fans
@@Bighomie39 I rewatched the show a bit before the pandemic really took off and I immediately went on youtube after finishing it to look for valskibum's channel and see if the channel still had their old videos; they did.
I remember going to their channel every time an episode or promo aired to see his analysis on it and see the breakdown of all the hidden clues in the episode. It was through Val that I discovered the stanley theory and as a result was not all that shocked when it turned out to be true. It's nice to see that other people still remember his videos when thinking of gravity falls.
I feel like gravity falls never got the credit it deserved honestly like it deserved waaay more credit
I would spend hours binging those videos. Life was a lot simpler then
The show is so well written, even characters that only appeared once or twice are still memorable!
(Robbie's parents, Tad Strange)
ᎷᎡ.KᎪ- ᏴᎾᎾᎷ *i like bread*
Tyrone the Llama Hi guys, Tad’s the name and being normal’s my game.
Tad Strange is even more interesting because the guy who voiced him also voiced the main character of the famous podcast Welcome to Nightvale, which is also about a mysterious town.
I think about tad strange all the time
Loving you Tad
it’s so well thought out, the fact that so often something random will be explained in the next episode, blendin being in the background of the first few episodes, the random object that flew into the bottomless pit that turned out to be the door bill was looking for, it’s insanely clever
Wait when I don’t remember
I love seeing those things!! I agree it makes it so clever and such an easy show to come back to again and again. Because each time you see new hints and clues that elude to the series ending! The Stan o war in episode TWO! Blendin in episode 2 and 3! The bottomless pit! The swing set in Dreamscapers?! Alex and everyone on the team did an incredible job giving hints and really growing gravity falls beyond a weekly half hour show
One of my favorite quotes from this series is when stan says to ford: "Hey, Ducktective has a BIG mystery element, and a lot of humor that goes over kids heads!"
Thats probably my best description of this whole show.
SasquatchTheGreat and wasn’t it in the same episode that Soos said something like: come on, a twin brother, that’s the big plot twist? People predicted that years ago!
_dear god every time I revisit this show another layer of nuance appears_
@@peterfitzmaurice2491 that’s so clever lmao
@Violet you see its funny because its a reference to the show
@@ricochet4674 yeah same
Spoiler alert:
Stan is the man.
You and I must have the same exact interests because I see you in every comment section I go to.
Truth
‘Tis true
Lol isn’t it a thing to say ‘I stan’ so would it be possible to say “I Stan Stan”
You again
Plot twist: we're just giving Alex too much credit and this episode actually WAS just about a narcissistic Stan...
Ya boi Given that the window of the wax figure room has a pattern that looks like Bill, it’s possible Stan’s backstory was developed that far ahead.
I don't know, the show within a show of Ducktective even has them say that they predicted the secret brother a year ago.
Lol we are all being English teachers
yeah why would Stan say "I hope youre picking pockets in heaven" if he saw the wax figure as his brother?
@@jbcatz5 People just like triangles in this town. Except sentient God-like triangles that kill them.
I have a very deep fear of change. I've always hated it, even with the smallest of things. My friend once wore the same sweatshirt everyday for 8 months. One day he changed sweatshirts like it was a new day, and I cried like it was the end of the world.
Your videos tend to focus on older shows or just childhood memories in general. The way you explain things and how your videos are written bring me back to the age I watched them-- and remind me of the theories and emotions that happened for me during those times. To most people; your channel is fun, humorous, nostalgic. To me, it is something truly special.
Wow, there was something gorgeous in the way you put that. "...he changed sweatshirts like it was a new day, I cried like it was the end of the world." I loved that; it's one of those quotes that sticks to your ribs a little.
I think it's time for you to grow up and grow a pair buddy. Cmon crying for a sweater that you're friend wore seriously?
"What is that a woodpecker" *drives right off the road*
So good
My favourite's Mabel's copyright dodging rendition of "Don't stop believing" called "Do start unbelieving"
PlebNC And “Disco Girl” by BABBA was a parody of “Dancing Queen” by ABBA!!! Disco girl, coming through! That girl is you! Oo ooo oo, oo ooo oo!
I just realized that that's probably a joke on how birders tend to be awful drivers since they just start paying attention to random birds instead of the road sometimes and not just a joke on "old people's attention span" or whatever I thought it was originally
Gruncle Stan... are you wearing a blindfold?
Nope but with these Cataracts I might as well be...
I love this show so much. The ending made me cry like a baby. It was done so well, connecting the feelings of the characters to those of the viewers. As summer was coming to an end - we didn't want the story to end as well.
So glad that the show comitted to its final and didn't continue. Stories with a great ending are so much stronger than those that drag on and on.
So true! The end was so beautiful, I couldn't sleep that night cuz of the emotions. It tied all of the loose ends, and the scene where Stan and the kids depart was just gut-punching. So glad I got to experience such an amazing show, I'll always cherish it 💖
glad im not the only one who cried lol
I agree
But I still want Gravity Falls back **starts crying**
@@memeboy4206 there, there... remember, we also got Lost Legends. Maybe there will be more graphic novels :)
My guy said he doesn’t want to spoil fords story like the show hasn’t been out for like 5 years
I'm glad he didn't because I just went back and watched the entire show after this video. When I originally watched the show on tv, disney would only air the same few episodes from season 1 on repeat, so I never really finished the storyline till now
*Over
Da Best while manga readers spoil the story for anime watchers before the show even airs.
Well, 5 years is still too early to stop avoiding spoilers.
After 7 to 10 years, then it's fair game.
I’ve had people get upset when I spoil movie’s that have been out since the 70’s-80’s
It's also insane that, when you think about it, stanley couldve been scamming people and making millions to fund the resources he needed to rebuild the portal. All of his character couldve been overplayed just so people had a reasonable explanation as to where all that money went, and we'll never even know. Thats the beauty of this show.
I once saw someone that thought Stan was so obsessed with money because when his father kicked him out he told him not to come back until he had a lot of money or something like that. I think it may be a combination of earning the money to eat, bring Ford back and that memory of his father.
Man, I miss gravity falls
*BuT hEr AiM iS gEtTiNg BeTtEr*
I would like this but the likes are at 69 lol
i shit u not the SECOND i read this comment this sentence was shouted in the vid omg
@@saramrcn8577 same for me hahaha
You see, it's funny bc this show is terrible
KIDDING ITS THE BEST SHOW IN ALL OF THE MULTIVERSES
Get it, cause marriage is terrible
_"I have some children I need to turn into corpses!"_
“Just gonna be another goofy episode filled with silly jokes for kids”
Bill said that 'cause disney did not want the word kill to be said in any show lol
“See ya real soon.”
Omg the comedy in this show is just SO GOOD
@@TreeBranchStudios "Oh wow that's a great offer!! How about instead I shuffle the functions of every hole in your face?"
I was sad that this show was so short but was so happy it with the fact that it would come to completion.
It was hard to follow as the show randomly aired. I’m happy I have the full series on Disney + and on blu-Ray
he planned on making a third season but since everyone solved the mystery of stans brother he ditched the idea
Watching both seasons in one go made me realize how much I love this show and actually made me not want to go back to my own world without Dipper and Mabel
This was one of the few shows where a man had an great idea for solid story with an amazing character arc, he made it, and didn't force any more material into it for money. Hirsch, was the fucking man
Netflix?
@@MASTEROFEVIL nope
It was exceptionally well written. I loved Mabel's cheerfulness a lot, kinda draws you back to childhood and you feel, Ignorance is bliss XD
"Ignorance is bliss, but bliss is boring." - The Gravity Falls crew, hidden message, "Society of the Blind Eye"
Anyone else remember when the show premiered and was just instantly hooked
Yeah, I read lots of comics as a kid, and saw the very first advertisement for it, I kept asking my mum to let me watch it, but I was too stupid to realize it hadn't been released yet.
It was worse when you were a kid with asian disney. Around the time I was discovering the internet I realized I was still in the first few episodes yet the entire season finished in the US.
MEEEE! Ever since episode one. ;3
Yup! Mabel had me at "Yay, grass!"
Yes, I loved it
Bruh it’s been 4 years since this has ended
I miss this show, it was my life line and I still haven’t grown out of it truly
It’s refreshing to see that people are still making videos on this amazing series that was my childhood
It feels like it ended just yesterday
It is still my favorite show. ^^
It ended perfectly...yet it's so good..I just want a season 3, maybe when dipper and Mabel are young adults and just more mystery! Some side plots about Stan and ford sailing, and seus running the shack, I just want more of this show..it's just so so good!!
I'm still sad because there never will be a " see you next summer"
Something I didn't notice the first time is how often Stan is put in situations where he has to look at his own reflection and how he always looks sad when he does.
In the carpet diem episode where the twins are fighting over the room and switch minds. When they were upstairs with grenda and candy switching minds we see stan in the living room for a moment just holding and looking sad at a pair of glasses before hiding them away after hearing the kids scream.
That is definitely fords glasses. The scene made me feel so sad for stan 🥺
i remember when the show was airing and the fanbase went crazy with linking those glasses to the glasses on the cipher wheel
I know everyone on earth at some point in their lives has thought to themselves, "No one likes the things I like." It's not unique, but I have felt this feeling so many times throughout my days. Then I see videos like this that put into words the ideas and feelings I have all of these different aspects of my childhood and life as a whole. It makes me feel less alone in the world, and I can't t repay RUclips and it's creator's for their part in that. Thank you so much.
Buffalo Box being quirky is just making light of having no one to relate to
we both love gravity falls so you seem great! how old are so cuz if we’re the same age range maybe we could be friends!
So - anyone like Pirates 3...?
I'm a millennial who started watching youtube at 8 or 9, and finally seeing people who nostalgic for things I'm nostalgic for has hit me pretty damn hard.
you have finally put this into words
I have the official book “journal #3” and this is basically as true to a conversion to the show as it gets. The book feels like an extension of the universe. It even has secret ciphers and its own alphabet. I’ll try to recreate some of the messages if anyone’s interested.
i also have one is easy and the others geve me headache like ceasar code and more no thanks
Many fans have already uncovered many messages
It’s great because it actually has two OG alphabets!
I have the special edition of journal 3
I have the special edition 😎
Okay but the theme song reversed and slowed down STILL gives me the heebie jeebies to this day
*shudders*
The best part is that when I first watched the show back when I was like 12, I didn’t even have to care about all the secrets and clues to enjoy it, cuz it was also just a good show
Jacob Storm I was waiting to find a comment about how they didn’t care about the mysteries they just liked the show
Jacob Storm I was 7 when I first saw it and I enjoyed the hell out of it
Couldn’t agree more! I found the show to be one of the best if not the best shows I’ve ever watched even without paying attention to all the clues and Easter eggs.
Also I was 12 when it started airing and gravity falls was also the first show I discovered on my own. I wish more people in my life liked it! LOL
"The episode really isn't that funny the second time around"
me: Huh, I never thought about it more- OH GOD WAIT
"If you've ever taken a road trip through the Pacific Northwest, you've probably seen a bumper sticker for a place called Gravity Falls. It's not on any maps, and most people have never heard of it. Some people think it's a myth. But if you're curious, don't wait. Take a trip. Find it. Its out there somewhere in the woods, waiting."
-Mason "Dipper" Pines
Mining Flame yeah we watched the show
I wanna move there and make a custom bumper stocker with that in there just to freak fans out
*-Mason Pines
Mining Flame I think the whole state of Oregon is Gravity Falls, a lot of the places in the show are real places spread out all over the state.
WAIT WHEN DID WE FIGURE OUT HIS NAME WAS MASON
Fun fact, I was so obsessed with this show when I was younger that I started drawing just to create my own characters in this universe. I loved it so much that I wanted to become an animator and create a show of my own someday. Flash foward a few years and here i am, in art school. I dont want to work in animation anymore, but theres a huge likleyhood that I would not be pursuing my life passion without this show.
I think that the two animated shows that EVERYONE should watch are Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Gravity Falls. These shows are beautifully created and are so re-watchable and amazing.
Agreed!
SamuraiC For me, Avatar was a great show to watch for memories. I love the show to bits but if I want to watch one with more action I’d go for Legend of Korra
@•• i think u genuinely were dropped as a child lmaooo
•• oh to see without my eyes 👁👅👁
Anyone have any good show recommendations that are like avatar and gravity falls? Those are about the only shows I’ve watched but they mean a lot to me and they have for a long time, but I’m looking for some new shows. I’m 12 so it would be good if they were age appropriate :)
I remember being a kid and still trying to learn more online and make theories when the show came out and was aired where I live.
I'd blabber about it constantly to my friends.
I even got my mom to like the show.
I lost interest in the show slowly, but I still loved it.
and now look at me nerding over the show almost daily years later after it finishes ina gravity falls fangroup of friends.
life is good
Oh Charlie profile pic
This right here.
Lucky. I never made any friends because nobody I talked to was obsessed as me.
Guess I'm really fucking toxic as a bitch said.
Lmao same, I got a bunch of my friends/family into the show because I was obsessed.
And i was so sad when it ended
Hirsch went to my high school and when I was there a few years ago he came back and did a talk after class to a bunch of the art kids, super sweet, genuine, and funny guy from what I remember. The show was so smart in every facet of its being-- the ciphers were amazing, of course, so much fun, but I loved all of the little jokes about California and the PNW, you could really tell how much he loved the area.
I really wanna move there
Wow that be really cool and fun!
Im so thankful that I grew up with this show. I remember coming home from school and following up on all the ciphers online just to watch the mystery unfold.
“it’s really not as funny watching it the second time around”
me, who’s watched it at least 15 times: haha,very funny
that’s a very funny joke
That's on period
Facts
Bro I dead as cried so much the first time it ended. Was like 4AM and I was pissssed
I thought it was better the second time... I don’t know why
I can’t believe I never watched this show until this year. I always saw it on tv and passed over
PLEASE do a video about Chowder. It was such an interesting and intriguing show, from the artwork to the character/object naming, and felt different than any other show on at the time or even on currently. Would love to see an episode explaining all the intricacies of it
I agree with you, I was just about to mention Chowder next. The one episode that stuck with me as kid was the 'out of money' bit where they break the 4th wall. The way the characters used their voice actors to raise cash to save the show by doing a car wash was genius!
Bro how could I forget about Chowder. Reminds of how lucky I was to grow up with some of the best cartoons of all time.
I thought Chowder was kinda gross and obnoxious. For example, that one episode where they essentially play baseball with huge spheres of mucus. Just my opinion, but I didn’t really like it that much.
I couldn't get into that show, the art really bothered me, and I thought it was too focus on unnecessary grossness.
And the screaming was simply too much.
I felt as if they saw Billy and Mandy and thought "we can make a show not only grosser, but even more obnoxious than this"
I tried rewatching chowder and boy was it annoying
Gravity Falls most handsome, smart, approchable and funny list:
10: Stan
9: Stan
8: Stan
7: Stan
6: Stan
5: Stan
4: Stan
3: Stan
2: Stan
1: Stan
Badzi Nah, i think you should flip 4 and 7
_eminem song_
I think your missing the most important person
Stan
Soos
Excuse me. Where is stan on this list?
"And let me know how that finale was... in a week"
Jokes on you I watched the entire show in 2 days.
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated also had an amazing storyline, great character development and an intriguing overarching mystery... all neatly wrapped up in a 2 season run. I REALLY RECOMMEND DOING A VIDEO ON IT!!!
That's my fucking childhood right there,hope he listens to your comment
yes I want a video on this, Gravity Falls, Phineas and Ferb, and this show pretty much sum up my childhood
I really liked the Show when I was a Kid,but i never finished it. 5 yaers later I finally did and it was good. Not as amazing as I rememberd it, but still good. The only thing I didn't liked was the final episode. I expected something like a big conspiracy that everyone was involved with (like in the Season 1 finally),[Spoiler] but instead it was an ancient Alien that took over the birds body to destroy everything. But the worst part was that they defeated him with the Power of friendship,(like literely) the friendship created an force field around them.(seriously, who came up with that stupid idea)
@@Suchti0352 See, this is was irks me about most online discussion of Gravity Falls. People seem to have selective memory when it comes to this show. You know the whole circle thing they were going to attempt to use to imprison Bill? That's on the same level of storytelling nonsense as _"the power of friendship!"_ Just like the towns-folk were the present-day incarnations of people's past in Gravity Falls, the Scooby gang was the present day incarnation of the mystery solvers. It's such a strong parallel between the two.
My first thought upon seeing Gravity Falls (I saw it after the show ended) was just how similar it is on every level to Mystery Inc. There's no denying that the characters of GF were absolutely amazing, and probably some of the best of any cartoon. But as for the over-arching mystery element of the show, I hold the very unpopular opinion that MI did it better than GF. Not a lot better, but still better. It's a highly underrated series. I also question if Alex got some inspiration from MI.
Stan Pines is Mister Krabs, except I actually like him as a character.
Omg yes now I can see it
You've got him to a t there
I luv mr. krabs!!
@hannanags In the classic seasons, Krabs was a great character. But over time, him (and the others) got flanderized, instead of giving the character more depth, like with Stan.
Makes sense for him to be a little surprised when he first sees it. Probably thought for a split second it was his brother just...glittery.
Thinking back on this show honestly makes me sad, in a weird nostalgic way. I just wish I could experience more of it. Knowing they’ll never be a show like this again, and our experience with it was so short, just makes me wish for more. Such an amazing show
I started watching this show in middle school when I was 12 going on 13. Then when the show ended was in 2016, so I was 16 going on 17. I was already dealing with the turbulence of high school and growing up, college and leaving my family was around the corner. You know, the coming of age mumbo-jumbo. Anyways, after doing research I found that the end of the series was the symbolize that childhood feels like an everlasting summer and at the end when Mabel and Dipper are on the bus exiting gravity falls it was almost like a sayonara to childhood. I remember watching the end of the series in the front room and taking off to my room to ball my eyes out before my parents could catch me. I'm turning 21, and this is still one of my favorite cartoon series.
I'm with you on that. I watched them at the same ages as you did. A very emotional ending for someone going through so much. 21 now, great show
Omg same age as me 😭 its such a good and memorable show
"My ex wife still misses me. BUUUT her aim is getting better"-Gruncle stan
They nailed the "Boomer humor" jokes haha
@@TheMimo2001 Including the having to explain why it's funny part!
@@SessVlogs yepp that's the best part! This is why this show is one of the best hands down
her aim is getting better! you see it's funny because marriage is terrible
I laughed at this and idk why
i love that gravity falls didn’t focus on one thing. like how mabel had multiple crushes in almost every episode and STILL kept it interesting.
Gravity Falls was incredibly ahead of it’s time. Everything was so perfectly laid out. From the writing, to the subtle easter eggs/references in the show that you have to rewind a couple times to catch. Everything was perfect. Even though at first glance, it looks like your average goofy kids cartoon, it very clearly was intended for an older audience that’s able to fully grasp and understand everything the show throws at you. This is the only show I’ve ever watched that managed to make me shed a few tears on multiple occasions. And the finale made me feel emotions I never even knew I had. Words can’t explain just how good this show is. It’s one of those shows that you have to see for yourself to understand the genius behind it
Another example is like when they went fishing and stan just wanted to spend time with them and that one guy was like “some people will do anything to spend time with their family” or something like that he was doing that because they were all he had after his brother 🥺
Also his boat - the stan of war - was the name of the boat he had with his brother when they were younger
One thing I find amazing about this show: I don’t remember many of the jokes. I don’t remember a lot of the details of the plot, but I remember the characters and the mystery of it all like it was yesterday. This show fostered a community dedicated to solving every puzzle it threw out there, and I love it for that
Gravity Falls was fun, creepy, & creative all at once...
Yep. Especially the into the Fort episode. It was really good and creepy
The sad thing about this is it’s such a good show that after you watch it’s entirety, other shows won’t feel as “quality” as this one.
I love the fact that years later, this show is still getting talked about
Several times this week the phrase “several times” has popped into my head, always followed immediately by Mabel squealing
i cant say it anymore without immediately thinking about the show
why you got me actin so cray cray
Edit: Spoilers!
I also love how Stanley is in reality the smart twin.
Just think about it: Without any special college education, he managed it to build an interdimensional portal to safe his brother with like a third of its original blueprint, while hiding it in his basement from the government for ~30 years. At the same time, he had a somewhat successful carreer (at least successful enough to finance all of this and a decent living).
And Stanford: Got stuck in a dessert for 30 years because he couldn't follow 1 basic english instruction (Do not sumon at all cost!).
Stanford was the one who _wrote_ that instruction after he made the mistake of summoning Bill. He couldn't have possibly known Bill was evil. He created the three journals afterwards and then got sucked into another dimension during his fight with Stanley.
@Louis BARRETT still he's got to be smart to fix a portal
@@kittykibibble8563 The writing in the caves he found the summoning for Bill in warned him of the dangers, though. Stanford is definitely academically smarter, but it would be shameful to say that Stanley is the dumb brother. Also, he was meant to shut it down, so why was it just ready to be turned on in the background? Did he not realize that he left the entire thing running in the background and that the flip of a switch could get someone sucked in?
Less smart. He is following the journal
that says dessert, like sugar you consume after dinner. you’re looking for desert. but i completely agree
1:14 BUT HER AIM IS GETTIN BETTER
If I’m honest, I don’t want more. This show was great and ended great.
Yup. If they made more, there's a good chance it wouldn't live up to the legacy of the first seasons, and I think it's worth being satisfied with what we have
I wouldn't want more but then you wacth bills reversed death and at this point im just annyoyed I dont care how you do I don't care if it's one episode or a frigding movie
Please just explain this dang reversed message cause it wasn't in lost legands
I watched it thanks really good theory
It ended with them leaving gravity falls, I was NEVER here for it😂
@@Dirtbike-k2x Most likely, it prob shouldn't go any further. But did they have to leave us hanging??? Matpat's video just gave me more cliff hangers I missed! But remakes never go well. 😂
This show helped me during a terrible time in my life, especially Mabel Pines' and Stan's characters. I'll always love and miss Gravity Falls.
6 Legends that will never be recreated to have the same magic. Gravity Falls, Avatar the Last Airbender, Phineas and Ferb, Teen Titans, Spongebob season 1-3.
Isaac Mendoza Please don’t forget about BoJack Horseman
Gumball
courage the cowardly dog
Martin Collectibles you forgot about the original Dragon Ball
Adventure time
I just get so emotional whenever I hear or see anything related to Gravity Falls. It’s something I just love to watch more then anything else. It’s nice to feel something for once
Good catch! I didn't consider that he was thinking about his brother! I gotta rewatch this show. It's amazing.
Saaaaame. Imma rewatch it when I get home
I definitely caught that after rewatching. It was definitely not narcissism because Stan doesn’t think highly of himself at all, despite the grumpy and greedy front he puts up.
It’s as the show constantly kept plastering at you as early as the end of Tourist Trapped, Stan is not what he seems.
This is my favorite show. No argument. I will never forget the times in the fandom where we're all putting the pieces together and giving out our theories.
7:25 the way Stan’s eye fits within the O is so satisfying 😂