The true significance of these tomes and their creepy six-fingered-hand covers remains to be seen as does the identity of the sinister force from which they were hidden, but until such a time as these secrets are revealed we fans can continue to sift through screen captures for clues. We know that Dipper’s book (“3”) serves as a guide to Gravity Falls’ various supernatural creatures/happenings and seems to serve as part of a set with rival Lil Gideon’s volume (“2”) – that itself seems more concerned with powerful mystical objects – but we’ve yet to see the all-important first book. The time devouring baby alluded to in documents unearthed by Dipper and Mabel showed up a mere episode later, but other questions refuse to be wrapped up quite so easily. Long before Manly Dan was revealed to be the father of Mystery Shack employee and auburn-haired object of Dipper’s affection Wendy, fans of the show had already connected the dots based on a photo of her brothers briefly shown in “Double Dipper” and a shot of Dan’s three sons from “The Legend of the Gobblewonker.”īut while minor mysteries are quickly resolved the true secrets of Gravity Falls keep us guessing.
When an unexplained background character that inexplicably popped up in various pivotal scenes turned out to be Time Anomaly Removal Agent Blendin Blandin attempting to eliminate in-show paradoxes, I wasn’t exactly surprised but I was no less impressed.Įlements like Blandin are likely what make Gravity Falls such an engaging experience the series actively encourages viewers to speculate, to investigate all the strange goings-on in this quaint northwestern town. Those ever-present woodpeckers often spied in establishing shots? They turn out to be a proper plot device (not to mention one of the best gags) in the episode “Irrational Treasure.” The mysterious book that Dipper discovers in the show’s debut? “The Hand That Rocks the Mabel” shows us that it’s not the only one of its kind.Ī hallmark of the modern intelligent television cartoon series is environmental cohesion – when The Friendship Express" href=""> Friendship Is Magic introduces a minotaur or Regular Show throws in ghost truckers you accept it as part of the expanding story-world – but Gravity Falls instead relies on a complex system of foreshadowing and callbacks that, in retrospect, seem to have been firmly in place since its inception. All this combines to make Gravity Falls a veritable study in entertainment history. While Hirsch himself serves as the voice behind the characters of Stan and handyman-child Soos, Kristen Schaal ( Toy Story 3, The Daily Show) and Jason Ritter (son of the late John Ritter) fill the roles of the Mystery Twins Dipper and Mabel Pines while Linda Cardellini ( Freaks and Geeks) rounds out the principle cast as their co-worker Wendy. And that doesn’t even touch on Gravity Falls ‘ phenomenal collection of actors! Manliness” episode is similarly known for his writing and storyboard work on groundbreaking series like SpongeBob SquarePants and Dexter’s Laboratory. He also contributes to another amazing modern day Disney animated television series, Fish Hooks: Be Sure to Catch It (Tonight - Wired" href="">Fish Hooks.Īaron Springer, the director responsible for, among other things, the exquisite “Dipper vs.
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Creator Alex Hirsch cut his teeth as a writer for Cartoon Network’s wonderfully weird The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack alongside such creative heavyweights as Adventure Time ‘s Pen Ward (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)" href="">Pen Ward and Regular Show 's J.G. Not only does Gravity Falls reap the rewards of Disney Animation’s might, it also manages to incorporate standouts from other classic and contemporary properties. (CAUTION: Things are about to get spoiler-y!)