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Gravity Falls (season 1)
Season 1
File:Gravity Falls, Vol. 1 cover art.jpgFile:Gravity Falls, Vol. 2 cover art.jpg
Cover art for digital distribution (volumes 1 and 2 respectively)
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkDisney Channel
Original releaseJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15) –
August 2, 2013 (2013-08-02)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls consisted of 20 episodes on the Disney Channel, and aired from June 15, 2012 to August 2, 2013.

Development

Concept

The season revolves around the various antics of two fraternal twins, Dipper and Mabel Pines, who were handed over to their Great Uncle (or "Grunkle") Stan, who runs a tourist trap called The Mystery Shack, in the town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. They soon realize that the town holds many secrets, and when Dipper obtains a book that he finds in the forest, they find their everyday lifestyle changes. Alongside them in their antics are Soos and Wendy Corduroy, who work for The Mystery Shack, the latter of whom Dipper has a crush on.

Prior to working on the series, series creator Alex Hirsch's primary inspiration growing up was the popular animated sitcom The Simpsons, where he observed that "animation could be funnier than live-action. That animation didn't have to just be for kids. That it could be satirical and observational and grounded in a sense of character interaction". Hirsch graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, and was hired to work as writer and storyboard artist for the Cartoon Network series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, where he was paired up with Pendleton Ward, the creator of Adventure Time. Afterwards, he moved on to co-develop the Disney Channel animated series Fish Hooks, shortly before he pitched (and was subsequently green-lit) Gravity Falls.[1]

Production

Hirsch explained in an interview with The A.V. Club during production of season 1, that a typical episode is conceived in a room reserved for writers, where a simple synopsis is presented, and from then on dramatic structure is defined, and the plot is modified to include a character-driven subplot, which Hirsch expresses as "the hardest thing... to find a character story that actually uncovers, explores, or pushes tension – on something our characters care about – that is properly explored via the magic or monster or impossibility of the week."[1]

B- and A-stories are created, and are given to a writer to produce an outline, which is then subsequently checked-off by Hirsch for feedback. The writer produces a draft from these edits, where more notes may be given. Hirsch states that he and creative director Mike Rianda may personally create a draft for themselves before a final script is produced, in which the dialogue from the draft received from the writer is majorly revised; Hirsch states that the revising process "is not a discredit to our writers – it's just we have a very particular vision. In particular, I usually rewrite almost all of Dipper's dialogue and most of Mabel's dialogue, just because I have them in my head. Me and Mike will stay up for about 48 hours prior to the delivery of every script. We'll take the weekend, we'll work all night, we'll drink Red Bull, we'll sleep on the couch in shifts like maniacs, we'll slap each other in the face".[1]

A script is delivered, which then gets translated into a storyboard, where feedback is received from Hirsch to the board artists if a certain element, such as a gag, doesn't work. Afterwards, a pitch for the episode is given to the network, where they do a read-through, and then the episode is either checked out by the network, or retooled in the small amount of time allocated before an animation studio must receive something to work with.[1]

Cast

Richardson at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego
Larry King in September 10
This season employs the likes of voice acting veteran Kevin Michael Richardson (left), who voices the character Sheriff Blubs, and has guest starred well-known figures, such as Larry King (right)

The main characters comprises the voices of Jason Ritter as Dipper and Kristen Schaal as Mabel, with series creator Alex Hirsch portraying Grunkle Stan and Soos, and Wendy Corduroy played by Linda Cardellini. Hirsch stated in an interview, tongue-in-cheek, on the role of Mabel that he "knew from the get-go that it's got to be [Schaal] or there's no show. I would've just stopped working. If we hadn't gotten her, I would have probably quit".[1]

Of the recurring characters comprises the voices of Dee Bradley Baker as Mabel's pet pig, Waddles, and Hirsch also playing Old Man McGucket, the "local kook" of the town. Kevin Michael Richardson plays Sheriff Blubs, with partner Deputy Durland being voiced by Keith Ferguson. Frank Welker voices Gompers, a goat who lives in the forest of Gravity Falls. Voice acting veteran John DiMaggio plays Manly Dan, a strong lumberjack and father of Wendy. Niki Yang plays Candy Chiu and Carl Faruolo plays Grenda, two of Mabel's best friends. Toby Determined, a journalist for Gravity Falls' Gossiper, is voiced by Gregg Turkington, and Will Forte plays Tyler the Cute Biker.

The series commissions various guest stars to voice characters who portray one-shot characters, or in some cases, cameos of themselves, as is the case in "Headhunters", where both Larry King and Coolio can be seen as wax sculptures of themselves.[1] Other voices include John Oliver, who plays a wax figure of Sherlock Holmes (also featured in "Headhunters"), Alfred Molina as Multi-Bear and Jennifer Coolidge as Lazy Suzan in the episode "Dipper vs. Manliness".[2] Justin Roiland plays a time traveler by the name of Blendin Blandin in "The Time Traveler's Pig". Brian Bloom is the voice of Rumble McSkirmish, a video game character featured in the episode "Fight Fighters".[3] Corey Burton voices an unnamed lawyer in "Little Dipper". Jeff Bennett plays the role of The Summerween Trickster in the episode "Summerween". Matt Chapman and Michael Rianda both voice Mermando and Mr. Poolcheck respectively, in the episode "The Deep End". Lance Bass voices the band consisting of clones, Sev'ral Timez, in the episode "Boyz Crazy"; Matt Chapman returns to voice some members of the band.[4] Greg Cipes and John Roberts voice Craz and Xyler, characters from the fictional film "Dream Boy High" in the episode "Dreamscaperers".

Broadcast

Internationally this was broadcast in Canada via Disney XD (Canada) with some numbering alterations reflecting the production codes: Headhunters (as Head Hunters) is counted 2[5] instead of 3 and The Inconveniencing is counted 3[5] instead of 5.

Episodes

  • Production codes for this season start with the string 618G-1 (the first three numbers numerically represent the birth month and date of series creator Alex Hirsch), with the last two numbers representing the order the episodes were produced in, which may not represent the order in which they air.[6][7][8]
  • Episode 19 has been released on different platforms under two names: "Dreamscaperers" and "Dreamscapers".[9]
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Tourist Trapped"John AoshimaAlex HirschJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)1053.40[10]
22"The Legend of the Gobblewonker"John AoshimaMichael Rianda & Alex HirschJune 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)1013.14[11]
33"Headhunters"John AoshimaAury Wallington & Alex HirschJune 30, 2012 (2012-06-30)1022.71[12]
44"The Hand That Rocks the Mabel"John AoshimaZach Paez & Alex HirschJuly 6, 2012 (2012-07-06)1042.95[13]
55"The Inconveniencing"Aaron Springer & Joe PittMichael Rianda & Alex HirschJuly 13, 2012 (2012-07-13)1033.55[14]
66"Dipper vs. Manliness"Aaron Springer & Joe PittTim McKeonJuly 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)1063.14[15]
77"Double Dipper"Aaron Springer & Joe PittStory by: Mitch Larson
Teleplay by: Michael Rianda, Tim McKeon & Alex Hirsch		August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)1094.18[16]
88"Irrational Treasure"John AoshimaStory by: David Slack
Teleplay by: Tim McKeon & Alex Hirsch		August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17)1083.87[17]
99"The Time Traveler's Pig"Aaron Springer & Joe PittAury Wallington & Alex HirschAugust 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)1074.14[18]
1010"Fight Fighters"John AoshimaZach Paez & Alex HirschSeptember 14, 2012 (2012-09-14)1102.94[19]
1111"Little Dipper"Aaron Springer & Joe PittTim McKeon, Zach Paez & Alex HirschSeptember 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)1112.60[20]
1212"Summerween"John AoshimaZach Paez, Alex Hirsch & Michael RiandaOctober 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)1123.48[21]
1313"Boss Mabel"John AoshimaStory by: Tommy Reahard
Teleplay by: Tim McKeon & Alex Hirsch		February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)1143.45[22]
1414"Bottomless Pit!"Aaron Springer & Joe PittAlex Hirsch & Michael RiandaMarch 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)1153.10[23]
1515"The Deep End"Aaron Springer & Joe PittNancy CohenMarch 15, 2013 (2013-03-15)1134.50[24]
1616"Carpet Diem"Joe PittTim McKeon, Zach Paez & Alex HirschApril 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)1173.36[25]
1717"Boyz Crazy"John AoshimaMatt Chapman & Alex HirschApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)1163.16[26]
1818"Land Before Swine"John AoshimaTim McKeon & Alex HirschJune 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)1183.50[27]
1919"Dreamscaperers"
"Dreamscapers"		Joe Pitt & John AoshimaTim McKeon, Matt Chapman & Alex HirschJuly 12, 2013 (2013-07-12)1192.70[28]
2020"Gideon Rises"John Aoshima & Joe PittMatt Chapman, Alex Hirsch & Michael RiandaAugust 2, 2013 (2013-08-02)1203.18[29]

Ratings

The season received wide acclaim from critics.

Review grades
# Title Air date The
A.V. Club
(A-F)
1 "Tourist Trapped" June 15, 2012 B+
2 "The Legend of the Gobblewonker" June 29, 2012 B+
3 "Headhunters" June 30, 2012 B
4 "The Hand That Rocks the Mabel" July 6, 2012 A-
5 "The Inconveniencing" July 13, 2012 A
6 "Dipper vs. Manliness" July 20, 2012 B+
7 "Double Dipper" August 10, 2012 A-
8 "Irrational Treasure" August 17, 2012 A-
9 "The Time Traveler's Pig" August 24, 2012 B+
10 "Fight Fighters" September 14, 2012 B
11 "Little Dipper" September 28, 2012 A-
12 "Summerween" October 5, 2012 A-
13 "Boss Mabel" February 15, 2013 B+
14 "Bottomless Pit!" March 1, 2013 A-
15 "The Deep End" March 15, 2013 B
16 "Carpet Diem" April 5, 2013 B
17 "Boyz Crazy" April 19, 2013 B+
18 "Land Before Swine" June 28, 2013 A-
19 "Dreamscaperers" July 12, 2013 A-
20 "Gideon Rises" August 2, 2013 A

References

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  5. ^ a b "Gravity Falls". RogersOnDemand.Com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Season 1
    EP 3 The Inconveniencing Aired on 11/03/12
    EP 4 The Hand That Rocks The Mabel Aired on 10/27/12
    EP 2 Head Hunters Aired on 10/20/12
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