Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls is an American animated television series created by animator Alex Hirsch for the Disney Channel. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (voiced by Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (voiced by Kristen Schaal) in the fictional town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, while on summer vacation. In each episode, Dipper and Mabel fall in unexpected situations that involve various paranormal and supernatural creatures. The series officially premiered on the Disney Channel in the United States on June 15, 2012.

For their summer vacation, 12-year-old twins Dipper and Mabel Pines are dropped off from their home in Piedmont, California to the fictitious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon to live with their Great Uncle Stan (often shortened to Grunkle Stan). Things are not what they seem in this small town, and with the help of a mysterious journal Dipper finds in the forest they realize that their everyday lifestyle has changed. With appearances from Wendy, Dipper's crush; Soos, friend of Dipper and Mabel and handyman to Grunkle Stan; plus an assortment of other characters, Dipper and Mabel always have an intriguing day to look forward to.

"Soos: So, you're probably a girl, right? Wrong? No, I was right the first time. ...Wrong?"
 * Ambiguous Gender: In Soos and the Real Girl, Soos tries flirting with an Emo-looking person outside an Edgy on Purpose store.

"Announcer: Coming up next: The Widdlest Wampire, The Planet People of Planet Planet!, Help! My Mummy's a Werewolf!, Attack of the Exclamation Points!!!!!!!!, The Man with no Taste, Ghost Turtle, Help! My Mummy's a Werewolf! 2: This Again! Dipper: You want to never watch this channel again?"
 * B-Movie: In Into the Bunker, all the low-budget movies featured on the Gravity Falls Bargain Movie Showcase. The movie shown at the start of the episode, aptly titled Nearly Almost Dead But Not Quite!, features copious amounts of Bad Bad Acting.

"Franz: You call yourself a golfer? Without us, that club is useless in your hands! Mabel: Oh yeah? What's ten minus six? Franz: Ten minu- what- hang on... Mabel: FORE! (Sends the tiny Franz flying)"
 * Brother-Sister Team: Dipper and Mabel.
 * City of Adventure: The town of Gravity Falls.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Mabel.
 * Confusion Fu: In The Golf War.

"Oh, hi there! My name is Giffany. I'm a schoolgirl at School University."
 * Dating Sim: In Soos and the Real Girl, Soos decides to brush up on his dating skills by naively renting a game called Romance Academy 7. Right from the moment he picks it up, the show mercilessly lampoons the genre.
 * Department of Redundancy Department: In Soos and the Real Girl, Giffany introduces herself as follows:


 * Half-Identical Twins: Dipper and Mabel.
 * Genki Girl: Mabel.

"Mabel: Darn! Poop heck darn!"
 * Gosh Dang It to Heck: In The Golf War.

"When the cherry petals of Romance Academy are in bloom... anthyding can hadplen. Soos: That is so true."
 * Impossibly Tacky Clothes: Mabel's sweaters can sometimes go into this.
 * Intentional Engrish for Funny: The intro screen of Romance Academy 7, in Soos and the Real Girl.

"Soos' Grandma: I do not want to pressure you, but you are a man now. In a way. It's time for you to start meeting girls. I would like to see you settled before I ascend to heaven and leave with the angels. Soos: And with grandpa! Soos' Grandma: [Beat] No, he is not there. [turns gaze downward]"
 * I Want Grandkids: In Soos and the Real Girl:

"Mabel: Hah! YOU'RE over Wendy?! Allow me to put on my 'skepticles'. (Makes circles around her eyes with her fingers) Whooop!"
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Grunkle Stan.
 * Limited Wardrobe: Averted with both Dipper's hats and Mabel's sweaters.
 * Man Child: Soos. Disney even uses that exact word to describe him.
 * Meet Cute: In Soos and the Real Girl, Soos hits it off with a real girl named Melody, who works at a restaurant called MeatCute.
 * Nice Hat: Grunkle Stan really seems to like his fez.
 * No Pronunciation Guide: Parodied in Soos and the Real Girl. Giffany's name is alternately pronounced "Giffany" with a hard G, or "Jiffany". This is a reference to the .gif file type, and how people cannot agree on whether it's pronounced "Giff" or "Jiff".
 * Precocious Crush: Dipper has one on Wendy, the 15-year old girl who works at The Mystery Shack.
 * Pungeon Master: Mabel.

"Soos: Isn't electric clothing kinda like a fire hazard? Mabel: No. It's a fun hazard."

"Mabel: Don't worry, bro! You're still... (slaps a sticker with a dinosaur on his cheek) ...Ext-roar-dinary!"


 * Write What You Know: Alex Hirsch based the series on the childhood summers he and his twin sister spent camping with their great-aunt.
 * Write Who You Know: Mabel was named after and heavily inspired by Hirsch's sister. One example is that Mabel Hirsch wanted a pet pig when she was a kid, so Alex gave Mabel a pet pig in the show.
 * Yandere: Giffany from Soos and the Real Girl is a stereotypical instance of one.