GRAVITY FALLS (2012 - 2016)

Created by: Alex Hirsch

Starring: (voices) Jason Ritter, Kristen Schaal, Alex Hirsch, Linda Cardellini, J.K. Simmons, Dee Bradley Baker, Thurop Van Orman, Jennifer Coolidge, Kevin Michael Richardson, Keith Ferguson, Gregg Turkington, John DiMaggio, Niki Yang, Carl Faruolo, Jackie Buscarino, T.J. Miller, Jessica DiCicco, Scott Menville, Mike Rianda, Stephen Root, Nathan Fillion, Kari Wahlgren, Matt Chapman, Brian Bloom, Will Forte, Justin Roiland, Nick Offerman, Brad Abrell, Andy Merrill, Patrick McHale, Danielle Fishel, Louis CK, Declan J. Krogman, Christian Mandini, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dave Wittenberg, John Roberts, Greg Cipes, Jillian Bell, Grey DeLisle, Ariel Hirsch, Will Friedle, Cecil Baldwin, Diedrich Bader, Mark Hamill, Sam Marin, Jeff Bennett, Ken Jenkins, April Winchell, Lance Bass, Peter Serafinowicz, Chelsea Peretti, Kimberly Mooney, Fred Tatasciore, Grey Griffin, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz, Coolio, Larry King, John Oliver, James Adomian, Greg Ellis, Eric Bauza, Mikey Kelley, Chris Wylde, Andrew Pifko, Alfred Molina, Tara Strong, Kimberly Brooks, Daryl Sabara, Corey Burton, Blake Bertrand, Joshua Rush, Jennifer Cody, A. Smith Harrison, Ken Hudson Campbell, Zaden Lipman, Stuart Allan, Patton Oswalt, John O'Hurley, Jim Cummings, Frank Caliendo, Carter Hastings, Jorma Taccone, Mckenna Grace, Facundo Reyes, Paul Scheer, Nicolas Isler, Jacob Shinder, Mariah Amundsen, Genesis Ochoa, Amory Watterson, Kurt Braunohler, Jonathan Banks, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Georgia G. Gillespie, Nicole Mitchell, Jon Stewart

40 episodes

(TV-Y7 - brief language, adult themes, adult situations, animated sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:

When Dipper and Mabel Pines get sent to their great-uncle Stan's shop in Gravity Falls, Oregon for the summer, they think it will be boring. But when Dipper find a strange journal in the woods, they learn some strange secrets about the town and its strange inhabitants.

season 1 - 

After finding a strange book in the forest, Dipper begins to learn about the dark side of Gravity Falls, and suspects that Mabel's new boyfriend is a zombie. Dipper and Mabel hear rumours that a sea monster lives at the bottom of the local lake, and enlist Soos to take them out on a boat to see if the monster really exists. The kids discover Stan's collection of wax sculptures, and Mabel decides to create her own. But when someone sabotages it, it's up to her and Dipper to solve the case. Dipper and Mabel meet an intriguing new neighbor: a psychotic child fraud named Li'l Gideon. When Gideon begins obsessing over Mabel and tries to win her over, Dipper tries to stop him. Dipper tries to impress Wendy by going along with her and her friends to an abandoned convenience store that may be haunted. In order to become more manly, Dipper seeks the help of a gang of minotaurs in the forest. Meanwhile, Mabel gives Stan a makeover. Stan throws a big party to promote the Mystery Shack, while Dipper uses a strange photocopier to make clones of himself, so that he can impress Wendy. During Gravity Falls' Pioneer Day celebration, the kids attempt to uncover a conspiracy about the town's real founder. Dipper ruins a chance to impress Wendy at a fair, forcing him to use a time machine to travel back and stop it from happening. Dipper brings a video game character, Rumble McSkirmish, to life so he can fight Robbie, but when things go too far Dipper realizes he needs to save Robbie. Meanwhile, Mabel tries to end Stan's fear of heights. Dipper finds a magic crystal with the ability to grow and shrink anything, but Gideon gets his hands on it and tries to get revenge on Stan and take the Mystery Shack. It's Summerween, and Dipper and Mabel are visited by a monster called the Summerween Trickster, who informs them they must collect 500 pieces of candy, or be eaten. Mabel is in charge of the Mystery Shack after making a bet with Stan to see who can the most money in three days, and determine which of them is the better boss. Dipper, Mabel, Stan, and Soos accidentally fall into the Mystery Shack's bottomless pit and tell each other stories to pass the time. It's the hottest day of the Summer and the opening day of the Gravity Falls pool, where Mabel befriends a mysterious boy named Mermando. Dipper wants his own room and when Soos finds one in the shack, Stan makes Dipper and Mabel compete for it. Meanwhile, Dipper has found out that the shag rug inside let's you switch bodies with whomever you shock. When Mabel Discovers that her favourite boy band is actually a bunch of imprisoned clones, she sets them free, only to decide on keeping them for herself; Dipper is convinced that Robbie plans to brainwash Wendy with a secret message. A dinosaur loose in Gravity Falls snatches up Mabel's pig, Waddles, leading the Pines family on a prehistoric journey to get him back. Dipper, Mabel and Soos go through Stan's mind to defeat a tricky demon summoned by Lil Gideon. When Lil' Gideon takes over the Shack, Dipper and Mabel try to defeat him. 

season 2 - 

The Pines Family resolves to get back to normal by throwing a "Mystery Shack is Back" party ... but nothing is normal in Gravity Falls! When Dipper's secret journal pages lead him and the gang to the author's hidden bunker, they find themselves coming face to face with a mysterious figure from Gravity Falls' history. After being belittled by Pacifica too many times, Mabel challenges her to a miniature golf off, which gets out of control when some local residents offer their help. Close to unlocking the author's laptop, Dipper is visited by the demon Bill, who wants to make a deal. Mabel puts on a puppet show to impress a boy. Soos makes a promise to his grandma that he can find a girlfriend in one week, and buys a dating simulator game to help him learn how to talk to women. Stan tells a series of three spooky tales to an unlucky customer at the Mystery Shack after hours. Dipper and the gang discover a secret society that has been erasing the memories of the citizens of Gravity Falls. Blendin returns to face off with Dipper and Mabel in a futuristic battle that could trap them forever in time jail. After seeing Robbie's sadness over his and Wendy's breakup, Mabel steals a love potion from a Love God. Pacifica invites Dipper over to her mansion in order to get rid of a ghost. The twins wonder if they really know Grunkle Stan after he is taken into custody by the government agents. The reuniting of the Pine brothers Stanford and Stanley. A series of flashbacks from their lives are shown, and their history together is explained. Dipper finds an unlikely friend to join him with his newest obsession- a nerdy board game called "Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons." When Grunkle Stan decides to run for mayor, Dipper and Mabel have their work cut out for them trying to turn their gaffe-prone uncle into the perfect candidate. A new threat leads Mabel to venture into the enchanted realm of the unicorns. Meanwhile, Dipper learns an unexpected twist about the enigmatic Bill Cipher. Grunkle Stan takes the kids with him on a road-trip to sabotage all the other tourist traps in Oregon. As Dipper and Mabel's 13th birthday approaches, Ford and Dipper go on a dangerous mission. Bill has returned to take down the Pines family. But this time he has brought some of his friends with him. While Dipper, Soos, and Wendy try to save Mabel from a strange new world, Bill's forces plan their next move. The Pines family make their greatest sacrifice yet and arrive at their ultimate fate following a final showdown with Bill.