Gravity Falls#Main

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, Roadkill County, Oregon, to spend the summer with their great uncle Stan Pines (often shortened to Grunkle Stan), who runs a tourist trap called the "Mystery Shack". Things are not what they seem in this small town, and with the help of a mysterious journal that Dipper finds in the forest, they begin unraveling the town's mysteries each day. With Wendy Corduroy, Mystery Shack cashier; Soos Ramirez, a 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.

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Main series

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Shorts

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{{main|List of Gravity Falls characters}}

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• Jason Ritter as Dipper Pines, the 12-year-old twin brother of Mabel Pines and the straight man to his sister's antics.{{Cite episode |title=Weirdmaggedon 3: Take Back The Falls |series=Gravity Falls |network=Disney XD |date=February 15, 2016 |season=2}}
• Kristen Schaal as Mabel Pines, the 12-year-old hyperactive and fun-loving twin sister of Dipper Pines.
• Alex Hirsch as:
• Stanley Pines (also known as "Grunkle Stan"), the greedy, grumpy, yet loving great-uncle of Dipper and Mabel Pines and owner and manager of the Mystery Shack.
• Jesus "Soos" Ramirez, the 22-year-old handyman at the Mystery Shack.{{Cite episode |title=Blendin's Game |series=Gravity Falls |station=Disney XD |date=November 10, 2014 |season=2 |number=8 |language=en}}
• Bill Cipher, an interdimensional demon that can be summoned and released into a person's mind. He resembles a one-eyed yellow triangle superficially similar to the Eye of Providence and wears a top hat and a bow tie. He serves as the main antagonist of the series.
• Linda Cardellini as Wendy Corduroy, a tomboyish 15-year-old part-time cashier at the Mystery Shack and Dipper’s unrequited crush.{{Cite tweet |number=230012792621637632 |user=AlexHirsch |title=@PatrickFavo Wendy is 15 but she's got lumberjack genes and is tall for her age. And yeah...she's based on someone |author=Hirsch, Alex |date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=March 9, 2014}}
• J. K. Simmons (season 2) as Stanford Pines, Stanley's six-fingered long-lost older identical twin brother and the author of the journals.{{Cite magazine |last=C. lin |first=Joseph |date=June 12, 2015 |title=J.K. Simmons to Join Cast of Disney's Gravity Falls |url=https://time.com/3918960/gravity-falls-jk-simmons/ |access-date=October 23, 2021 |magazine=Time}}

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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".{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Erik |date=September 28, 2012 |title=Comedy Showrunners Week: Alex Hirsch on the real in the unreal of Gravity Falls |work=A.V. Club |url=https://www.avclub.com/comedy-showrunners-week-alex-hirsch-on-the-real-in-the-1798233661 |url-status=live |access-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019220536/http://www.avclub.com/articles/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-showrunner-comedy,85801/ |archive-date=October 19, 2013}} 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 Gravity Falls, which was subsequently green-lit.

Hirsch said he was at the California Institute of the Arts when he turned down DreamWorks Animation executive Jeffrey Katzenberg out of a desire to work for Disney.{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=August 17, 2012 |title=An Undercurrent of Darkness, Even at Disney |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/television/alex-hirsch-talks-about-gravity-falls.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=April 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113110815/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/television/alex-hirsch-talks-about-gravity-falls.html?_r=0 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |quote=As a student at the California Institute of the Arts, he was talented enough to get noticed by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the chief executive of DreamWorks Animation. But Mr. Hirsch couldn’t be swayed: He wanted to work for Disney’s TV shop.}} He first coined the concept for the show in an 11-minute low-budget student film that he made at the institute.{{Cite web |last=Emily St. James |date=August 1, 2014 |title=How Disney's Gravity Falls got so very good |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/8/1/5957813/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-disney-channel-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223044021/https://www.vox.com/2014/8/1/5957813/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-disney-channel-interview |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |access-date=December 22, 2017 |website=Vox}} Hirsch was called in to do a pitch for Disney Channel for a show based on the short pilot. Disney Channel bought the idea and the series premiered on June 15, 2012.

The series was inspired by Hirsch's own childhood experiences and his relationship with his own twin sister growing up during their summer vacations, such as roadside attractions including the Mystery Spot and Oregon Vortex, and a road sign for a town named Boring.{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Rob |date=2012-06-14 |title='Gravity Falls': Inspired by Boring, Ore.? It's true |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2012/06/inspired_by_boring_ore_its_tru.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |quote=The town of Gravity Falls is an amalgam of places Hirsch visited in Oregon and national parks he spent time in as a child. But there was one town name he saw on an Oregon road sign that was particularly inspiring.
"We passed a sign for Boring, Oregon. We never went there, but I was positively enchanted with the idea that there was a town called Boring," Hirsch said. "Gravity Falls is partially from what I imagine Boring might be like. Or maybe the opposite of Boring, Oregon, would be Gravity Falls."
Friday's episode begins with the twins arriving in Gravity Falls at their uncle's Mystery Shack, which was inspired by roadside tourist traps like the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, Calif., or the Oregon Vortex in Gold Hill.}} He placed many of his real-life experiences in the show, like living in Piedmont and trick-or-treating with his sister as kids.{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Erik |title=Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch previews the show's new season by recapping its first |work=AV Club |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-previews-shows-new-seaso-207536 |url-status=live |access-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120171613/http://www.avclub.com/article/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-previews-shows-new-seaso-207536 |archive-date=November 20, 2015}} Dipper is based on Hirsch's memory of how it felt to be a kid. When Hirsch was around Dipper's age, he "would record [him]self and play it backwards and try to learn to speak backwards".{{Cite episode |title=Between the Pines |series=Gravity Falls |network=Disney XD |minutes=03:08 |air-date=February 8, 2016}} Hirsch described himself as "that neurotic kid who would carry 16 disposable cameras everywhere I went". Mabel Pines was inspired by his twin sister, Ariel Hirsch.{{Cite web |title=Disney Channel Medianet |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900074&type=hirsch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050538/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900074&type=hirsch |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2012 |publisher=Disney Channel Medianet }} According to Alex Hirsch, just like Mabel, his sister "really did wear wacky sweaters and have a different ridiculous crush, every week." In the series Mabel gets a pet pig, just like his sister had always wanted when she was a kid.{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Peter |date=June 29, 2012 |title='Gravity Falls' brings quirky comedy to Disney Channel |url=http://www.ocregister.com/watcher/strong-456086-says-hirsch.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121132650/http://www.ocregister.com/watcher/strong-456086-says-hirsch.html |archive-date=November 21, 2015 |access-date=November 21, 2015 |publisher=The Orange Country Register}} Grunkle Stan was inspired by Hirsch's grandpa Stan, who according to Hirsch "was a guy that told tall tales and would frequently mess with us to get a rise out of us. So, my family really inspired the characters on the show."{{Cite web |last=Radish, Christina |date=July 6, 2012 |title=Creator Alex Hirsch Talks GRAVITY FALLS, How He Ended Up Making a Show for the Disney Channel, His Love for TV Animation and More |url=https://collider.com/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227180530/https://collider.com/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-interview/ |archive-date=December 27, 2019 |access-date=December 27, 2019 |website=Collider}}

In an interview with Oh My Disney, Hirsch claimed he already had the beginning, middle, and end of the story for Gravity Falls planned out when he first pitched the series. He originally thought the series would "be two or three seasons". However, Hirsch had never created a TV series before and after experiencing how "incredibly draining" it was, he initially wanted to end the series after season one and, ultimately, on a cliffhanger. After the series premiered and became a huge commercial success, Hirsch began to rethink his decision. Two people convinced him to return and do a second season: Jon Stewart, the former host of The Daily Show (and eventual Gravity Falls guest star), who told Hirsch that his kids loved the show, and Patrick McHale, who created the animated series Over the Garden Wall. McHale had been watching the series and told him: "Look, after that cliffhanger, you've got to finish it." Hirsch decided that he had about ten more episodes left in him, so he went to the network, who said, "We only take seasons in twenties". So he said, "Okay, one more season, … Before we started the [second] season, it said in my contract, before I put pen to paper, that this is my last season." The studio agreed, under the condition that Hirsch could not tell anyone. As a result, Jason Ritter, who voices Dipper, did not know the series was ending until after he read the finale script, claiming that "when I read the finale I thought, this feels like, not just the season finale. It feels like a series finale."{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2016 |title=INSIDE THE DECISION TO END GRAVITY FALLS |url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/02/15/inside-the-decision-to-end-gravity-falls/ |access-date=February 9, 2022 |website=Oh My Disney}}

Hirsch explained in an interview with The A.V. Club that during the production of season one, a typical episode was conceived in a room reserved for writers, where a simple synopsis was presented, and from then on dramatic structure was defined, and the plot was modified to include a character-driven subplot, which Hirsch expressed 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."

B- and A-stories were created and were given to a writer to produce an outline, which was then subsequently checked-off by Hirsch for feedback. The writer produced a draft from these edits, where more notes may have been given. Hirsch stated that he and creative director Mike Rianda may have personally created a draft for themselves before a final script was produced, in which the dialogue from the draft received from the writer was significantly revised; Hirsch stated 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 24 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."

After a script was delivered, an episode then got translated into a storyboard, where feedback was received from Hirsch to the board artists if a certain element, such as a gag, did not work. Afterwards, a pitch for the episode was given to the network, where they did a read-through, and then the episode was 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. The series was animated by Rough Draft Korea, Digital eMation and Yearim Productions.{{Cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=June 2, 2012 |title=Tales from the Weird Side |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/tales-from-the-weird-side/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023224416/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/tales-from-the-weird-side/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=August 12, 2020}} Whenever a sequence was deemed too important for the outside animation studios to realize, it was animated in-house by storyboard artist and supervisor Dana Terrace.{{Cite web |title=Animation I did from the last scene of Not What He Seems. Keys by Matt Braly. Woo |url=https://gravi-teamfalls.tumblr.com/post/113443219288/danaterrace-animation-i-did-from-the-last-scene |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527005156/https://gravi-teamfalls.tumblr.com/post/113443219288/danaterrace-animation-i-did-from-the-last-scene |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |access-date=March 4, 2021}}

The first twelve episodes of Gravity Falls aired in a regular weekly slot on Disney Channel starting in mid-2012, but subsequent episodes were broadcast without similar regularity; it took until August 2013 to broadcast the remaining eight episodes of the first season. The second season began airing a year later in August 2014, transitioning over to Disney XD, but again without any regularity as to when new episodes would be first broadcast. The first nine episodes aired from August to November 2014, the following two in February and March 2015, the next eight from July to November 2015, and the finale aired on February 15, 2016. According to Disney XD, as each episode took about six months of work to complete, they opted against stockpiling episodes to show weekly but instead take advantage of the serial nature of the show, broadcasting each episode as it was completed and making an event out of it.{{Cite magazine |last=McFarland |first=K.M. |date=November 23, 2015 |title=Gravity Falls' Many Fans Couldn't Save it from an Early End |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/11/gravity-falls-ending/ |url-status=live |magazine=Wired |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711020246/http://www.wired.com/2015/11/gravity-falls-ending |archive-date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=July 21, 2016}} On November 20, 2015, Hirsch announced that the series would conclude with its second season, stating that this was "100% {{om|my|sub=his|br=y}} choice" and that "the show isn't being cancelled – it's being finished" and was reaching its intended conclusion.{{cite web|author=Alex Hirsch|url=http://shmalexsmirsch.tumblr.com/post/133619326491/goodbye-gravity-falls|title=Goodbye Gravity Falls|website=Tumblr|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=February 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121035620/http://shmalexsmirsch.tumblr.com/post/133619326491/goodbye-gravity-falls|archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Laura|last=Thornton|url=https://www.cbr.com/why-gravity-falls-ended/|title=Why Gravity Falls Ended After Two Seasons|work=Comic Book Resources|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809035001/https://www.cbr.com/why-gravity-falls-ended/amp/|archive-date=August 9, 2021|url-status=live}} Hirsch has stated that he remains open to continuing the series with additional episodes or specials,{{cite news|first=Ruchinka|last=Upadhyaya|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gravity-falls-returning-season-3-alex-hirsch-hints-possibility-comic-special-episode-1544992|title=Gravity Falls returning for season 3? Alex Hirsch hints at the possibility of 'comic or a special' episode|newspaper=International Business Times|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007193951/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gravity-falls-returning-season-3-alex-hirsch-hints-possibility-comic-special-episode-1544992|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=live}} On April 2, 2018, reruns of the show started airing on Disney Channel, although reruns of the show still air on Disney XD.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0shvQZpLU9M |title=Gravity Falls Returns to Disney Channel – Promo |date=April 6, 2018 |last=Disney Channel Central |access-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006084132/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0shvQZpLU9M |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}

The series began airing on Disney Channel Canada on September 1, 2015, following Corus Entertainment's acquisition of Disney Channel rights in Canada. In Canada the show began airing on Disney XD starting on December 1, 2015, following the launch of Disney XD. The show started broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland on July 20, 2012, as a preview and officially premiered on September 7, 2012.{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2012 |title=What's On TV |work=Disney UK |url=http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-channel/whats-on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413034019/http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-channel/whats-on |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2014 }} In Australia and New Zealand it previewed on August 17, 2012, and premiered on September 24, 2012.{{YouTube|TeVIvaoofdU|Gravity Falls – Sneak Peek – Disney Channel}} It also premiered in Southeast Asia on October 27, 2012.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SybXu--chwE |title=Gravity Falls – Disney Channel Asia |access-date=February 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203063457/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SybXu--chwE |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}} In India, it premiered on September 16, 2013.{{Cite news |date=September 16, 2013 |title=New show debuts on Disney Channel today |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/New-show-debuts-on-Disney-Channel-today/articleshow/22622302.cms |url-status=live |access-date=February 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140204161507/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-16/news-and-gossip/42113007_1_grunkle-stan-great-uncle-stan-dipper |archive-date=February 4, 2014}}

The series preview debuted in Canada on June 15, 2012, and premiered on July 6, 2012, on Family Channel, until January 2016 when it moved to the local Disney XD channel following Corus Entertainment's acquisition of Disney Channel rights in Canada from Family's owner DHX Media.{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2012 |title=Schedule |url=http://www.family.ca/schedule/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015235639/http://www.family.ca/schedule/ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |publisher=Family.ca}} In Australia, the show airs on Disney XD and 7mate{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2014 |title=Gravity Falls on 7mate, Sydney, Guide for 21/4/14 |url=http://www.guidetv.com.au/sydney/7-mate/gravity-falls/21-4-2014/8-30/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112013206/http://www.guidetv.com.au/sydney/7-mate/gravity-falls/21-4-2014/8-30/ |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2014 |website=Guide TV}} while in Chile, the show was broadcast on Canal 13 on November 24, 2013, under its programming block CuBox. In the Philippines, the show was shown on TV5 beginning on May 4, 2014, while in Brazil, the show also began airing on Rede Globo on May 10, 2014.{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2014 |title='Gravity Falls: Um Verão de Mistérios' estreia na telinha da Globo dia 10 |trans-title='Gravity Falls: A Summer of Mysteries' debuts on the small screen of the Globe on the 10th |url=http://www.redeglobo.globo.com/novidades/infantil/noticia/2014/05/gravity-falls-um-verao-de-misterios-estreia-na-telinha-da-globo-dia-10.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508223230/http://redeglobo.globo.com/novidades/infantil/noticia/2014/05/gravity-falls-um-verao-de-misterios-estreia-na-telinha-da-globo-dia-10.html |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |access-date=April 7, 2014 |website=Globo.com |language=pt}} In Indonesia, the show premiered on RCTI on August 17, 2014.{{Cite web |title=Tentang Gravity Falls |url=http://www.rcti.tv/program/view/380/GRAVITY%20FALLS#.VkoACOLWHBo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006081928/http://www.rcti.tv/program/view/380/GRAVITY%20FALLS#.VkoACOLWHBo |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |access-date=November 16, 2015 |publisher=RCTI |language=id}}

The symbol on Grunkle Stan's fez was changed from a crescent shape resembling the Islamic crescent to a fish-like symbol mid-way through the first season's broadcast.{{Cite web |last=Elderkin |first=Beth |date=November 15, 2019 |title=Gravity Falls and the Vanishing Symbol: A Disney+ Illuminati Mystery |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/gravity-falls-and-the-vanishing-symbol-a-disney-illum-1839889801 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115214047/https://io9.gizmodo.com/gravity-falls-and-the-vanishing-symbol-a-disney-illum-1839889801 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |access-date=November 16, 2019 |website=Gizmodo}} The symbol represents his membership in the Royal Order of the Holy Mackerel. When the series was released to Disney+, the crescent-shaped symbol was edited out entirely, leaving a symbol-less fez in the early episodes—later episodes featuring the fish-like symbol were unaffected. However, the crescent symbol remains in the thumbnails, and on the zodiac wheel in the title sequence. Hirsch drew attention to the change on Twitter. Disney has not commented on why it was removed. Sometime later, the symbol on the fez was restored.

In 2017, Disney Channel redubbed Louis C.K.'s minor role as "The Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed Monstrosity" in the 2015 episode "Weirdmageddon Part 1", as well as its 2016 follow-up episode and series finale, "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls", following the comedian's admission of sexual misconduct. Series creator Alex Hirsch is now credited as voicing the character.{{Cite web |last=Patrick Shanley |date=December 21, 2017 |title=Disney Redubs Louis C.K.'s 'Gravity Falls' Character After Sexual Misconduct Admission |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-redubs-louis-cks-gravity-falls-character-sexual-misconduct-admission-1070056 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222091345/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-redubs-louis-cks-gravity-falls-character-sexual-misconduct-admission-1070056 |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Daniel Kreps |date=December 22, 2017 |title=Disney Redubs Louis C.K. 'Gravity Falls' Voice Role |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/disney-redubs-louis-c-k-gravity-falls-voice-role-202522/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926064933/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/disney-redubs-louis-c-k-gravity-falls-voice-role-202522/ |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |access-date=September 8, 2020 |website=The Rolling Stone}}

On March 27, 2018, Shout! Factory announced that they would release the complete series as a box set on July 24, 2018, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.{{Cite web |title=Gravity Falls DVD news: Press Release for the Complete Series: Collector's Edition | TVShowsOnDVD.com |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Gravity-Falls-The-Complete-Series/24081 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165153/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Gravity-Falls-The-Complete-Series/24081 |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=March 28, 2018}} The box set is available in a "Collector's Edition", which includes an exclusive bonus features disc. The complete series has only been released in the United States and Canada. The box set is now out of print.{{Cite web |title=GRAVITY FALLS [Collector's Edition] is going out of print, so stock will no longer be replenished effective March 2023. It includes audio commentaries w/ creator @_AlexHirsch + cast & crew and deleted scenes ft. over an hour of never-before-seen content!|url=https://twitter.com/ShoutFactory/status/1570102856186822658 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Twitter}}

A video game was created for the series, titled Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets.{{Cite web |last=Matulef |first=Jeffery |date=July 10, 2015 |title=Ubisoft and Disney team up for Gravity Falls game on 3DS |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-10-ubisoft-and-disney-team-up-for-gravity-falls-game-on-3ds |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009190256/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-10-ubisoft-and-disney-team-up-for-gravity-falls-game-on-3ds |archive-date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=October 12, 2015 |website=Eurogamer}}{{Cite web |last=Newhouse |first=Alex |date=July 9, 2015 |title=Gravity Falls Getting 3DS-Exclusive Platformer Built on Rayman Engine |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gravity-falls-getting-3ds-exclusive-platformer-bui/1100-6428774/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928220741/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gravity-falls-getting-3ds-exclusive-platformer-bui/1100-6428774/ |archive-date=September 28, 2015 |access-date=October 12, 2015 |website=GameSpot}} The game was released exclusively on Nintendo 3DS on October 20, 2015. It was developed and published by Ubisoft and produced by Disney Interactive Studios. The game is a platformer and uses the same graphics as the series.

Gravity Falls received critical acclaim with praise directed at its writing, characters, voice acting, animation, humor, and multi-generational appeal.{{cite magazine|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gravity-falls-halloween-special-watch-737497|title='Gravity Falls' Halloween Special: Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson as Mabel's Pet Pig|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 2, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021024725/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gravity-falls-halloween-special-watch-737497|archive-date=October 21, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Andrew|last=Chow|url=https://time.com/5752400/adult-animation-golden-age/?amp=true|title=Adult Animation Is Pushing New Boundaries. A Look Inside Its Evolution from The Simpsons to BoJack Horseman|magazine=Time|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019221005/https://time.com/5752400/adult-animation-golden-age/?amp=true|archive-date=October 19, 2020|url-status=live}} Both seasons of Gravity Falls hold a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{Cite web |title=Gravity Falls: Season 1 (2012–2013) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gravity_falls/s01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111010258/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gravity_falls/s01 |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2021 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}{{Cite web |title=Gravity Falls: Season 2 (2014–2016) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gravity_falls/s02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111010256/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gravity_falls/s02 |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=November 18, 2021 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, season one has an average critic score of 7.40 out of 10 based on 12 reviews. Season two has an average critic score of 8.80 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. The website's critical consensus for season one reads: "Gravity Falls' warm humor and bright performances elevate this children's cartoon to a show for all ages", while the website's critical consensus for season two reads: "Gravity Falls continues to blend old fashioned storytelling with a modern sense of humor to create a uniquely enjoyable viewing experience."

Brian Lowry of Variety stated: "The show has a breezy quality that should play to kids, and tickle some twinges of nostalgia among their parents." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times referred to the program as "...gently twisted, with some Disneyfied action and heart-warming folded in".{{Cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Robert |date=June 11, 2012 |title=Review: Bouncy, weightless fun with 'Gravity Falls' |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-jun-15-la-et-gravity-falls-20120613-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006084131/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-jun-15-la-et-gravity-falls-20120613-story.html |archive-date=October 6, 2021}} In his review, David Hinckley of New York Daily News called Gravity Falls "quirky and endearing", and offered praise for the character of Mabel Pines.{{Cite news |last=Hinckley |first=David |date=June 29, 2012 |title=New animated Disney series 'Gravity Falls' rises to an endearing level of tween cool |work=New York Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/new-animated-disney-series-gravity-falls-rises-endearing-level-tween-cool-article-1.1104162 |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702151209/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/new-animated-disney-series-gravity-falls-rises-endearing-level-tween-cool-article-1.1104162 |archive-date=July 2, 2012}} Matt Blum, writing for Wired, favorably compared the show to Cartoon Network's Regular Show and Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb, hailing Gravity Falls as "clever, strange, and somewhat poignant".{{Cite news |last=Blum |first=Matt |date=June 28, 2012 |title=Gravity Falls Rises to the Level of Disney Channel's Best |publisher=Wired Magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/06/gravity-falls-disney/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704220505/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/06/gravity-falls-disney |archive-date=July 4, 2012}} Erik Kain of Forbes called Gravity Falls "the best thing on TV at the moment", saying "I don't care how old you are, if you're not watching Gravity Falls you're missing out on some of the cleverest, most enjoyable television you can find".{{Cite news |last=Kain |first=Erik |date=August 27, 2015 |title='Gravity Falls' Is The Best Show On Television |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/08/27/gravity-falls-is-the-best-show-on-television/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830001406/http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/08/27/gravity-falls-is-the-best-show-on-television/ |archive-date=August 30, 2015}} Kayla Cobb of Decider called Gravity Falls "one of the most structurally smart shows ever created".{{Cite news |last=Cobb |first=Kayla |date=October 18, 2016 |title=Gravity Falls is one of the most structurally smart shows ever created |publisher=Decider.com |url=https://decider.com/2016/10/18/cult-corner-gravity-falls/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113020/https://decider.com/2016/10/18/cult-corner-gravity-falls/ |archive-date=March 2, 2017}} Matt Fowler from IGN called Gravity Falls "a quirky and gently twisted heart-warmer for all ages. Smart, satirical, and sweet. Gravity Falls was a one-of-a-kind gem."

Michelle Jaworski writing for The Daily Dot described Gravity Falls as "[A] classic summer story woven into a smart and addictive show tackling the paranormal, the supernatural, and the pains of growing up."{{Cite web |last=Jaworski |first=Michelle |date=October 10, 2016 |title=The 17 best cartoons for adults |url=https://dailydot.com/parsec/best-cartoon-shows-for-adults/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830032012/http://amp.dailydot.com/parsec/best-cartoon-shows-for-adults/ |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=January 11, 2020 |website=The Daily Dot}} IndieWire{{'}}s Michael Schneider said "Gravity Falls is a kids' show so dense with mythology, pop culture jokes, Easter eggs, and mystery that grown-ups were often more invested." Joey Keogh from Den of Geek wrote "Gravity Falls, is a spooky-cute must-watch for adults who never grew out of Halloween."{{Cite web |last=Keogh, Joey |date=October 26, 2015 |title=Gravity Falls: a must-watch from the unlikeliest home |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/gravity-falls/37219/gravity-falls-a-must-watch-from-the-unlikeliest-home |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111063625/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/gravity-falls/37219/gravity-falls-a-must-watch-from-the-unlikeliest-home |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |access-date=January 11, 2020 |website=Den of Geek}} Donna Dickens from Uproxx said "Not only does Gravity Falls deal with the inexplicable supernatural occurrences in the town, the whole thing is just one big puzzle of secrets waiting for fans to uncover and solve." Myles McNutt from The A.V. Club said "With a complex mythology and a deep lexicon of cultural references, there's sophistication to the show's epic storytelling that immediately drew the attention of a wider audience." Liz Baessler writing for Film School Rejects said "Gravity Falls is an exceptional kids' show — brilliant, hilarious, and carefully crafted."{{Cite web |last=Baessler, Liz |date=July 1, 2019 |title=A Show for Kids: How 'Gravity Falls' Got Away with Murder |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/gravity-falls/3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111063628/https://filmschoolrejects.com/gravity-falls/3/ |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |access-date=January 11, 2020 |website=Film School Rejects}} Kevin Tash from Collider called Gravity Falls "one of the greatest things that Disney has ever produced in general".{{Cite web |last=Tash |first=Kevin |date=March 20, 2022 |title=9 Disney+ Shows to Watch if You Liked 'The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder' |url=https://collider.com/proud-family-louder-and-prouder-what-to-watch-next/ |access-date=March 20, 2022 |website=Collider}}

Brian Tallerico from RogerEbert.com said "Gravity Falls deserves to be in the conversation with Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty, and BoJack Horseman when people discuss the best animated programming of the '10s. It is a beautiful blend of old-fashioned storytelling with a modern sense of humor that never feels like it's talking down to kids. It works for all ages. It sounds cheesy, but the best fiction for kids doesn't hammer them with a message but incorporates it into the characters and story. It's a deliriously strange, fascinating show, with sources of humor and heart that always find a way to surprise. It also helps that the voice work is uniformly fantastic."{{Cite web |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |date=July 26, 2018 |title=The Unforgettable World of Gravity Falls |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/the-unforgettable-world-of-gravity-falls |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=RogerEbert.com}} Collider's Joel Pesantez said "Gravity Falls exemplifies Disney's ability to appeal to all ages with captivating mysteries and a diverse, relatable cast. The show cleverly blends comedy and horror to keep viewers hooked, pushing boundaries without crossing them."{{Cite web |last=Pesantez |first=Joel |date=August 18, 2024 |title=Why 'Gravity Falls' Works So Well for Both Kids and Adults |url=https://collider.com/gravity-falls-kids-adults/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Collider}} Abigail Stevens of Screen Rant said "There is so much to learn about from Gravity Falls' two seasons, which pack in plenty of laugh-out-loud and tear-jerking moments." Stevens further added, "Gravity Falls also created something of a cult of mystery, encouraging viewers to find hidden codes in each episode and giving rise to a fandom that was able to predict the show's biggest twist. However, at its core, Gravity Falls is about family and letting go of childhood."{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Abigail |date=September 10, 2024 |title=10 Best Animated Fantasy TV Shows Ever Made |url=https://screenrant.com/best-fantasy-tv-shows-ever-made/ |access-date=December 4, 2024 |website=Screen Rant}} Lilian McDonough from CBR called Gravity Falls "the undeniable peak of Disney Channel cartoon history" and said "by utilizing an overarching narrative to an extent that no prior Disney cartoon had and funneling that into an intricately crafted and endlessly interesting location overflowing with lovable and hilarious characters, Gravity Falls broke every barrier imaginable and made what, for good reason, became one of the most beloved shows of the era."{{Cite web |last=McDonough |first=Lilian |date=September 14, 2024 |title=10 Best Disney Channel Cartoons Of All Time |url=https://www.cbr.com/best-disney-channel-cartoons/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CBR}}

In 2015, Uproxx ranked Gravity Falls as the third Current Kids Cartoon That Adults Need to be Watching.{{Cite web |last=Dickens, Donna |date=June 30, 2015 |title=5 current kids cartoons that adults need to be watching |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/5-current-kids-cartoons-that-adults-need-to-be-watching/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104070527/http://uproxx.com/hitfix/5-current-kids-cartoons-that-adults-need-to-be-watching/ |archive-date=January 4, 2018 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Uproxx}} In 2018, IndieWire ranked Gravity Falls at number 12 on their list of The 50 Best Animated Series Of All Time.{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=November 20, 2018 |title=The 50 Best Animated Series Of All Time |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/best-animated-series-all-time-cartoons-anime-tv-1202021835/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423145835/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/best-animated-series-all-time-cartoons-anime-tv-1202021835/amp/ |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=IndieWire}} In 2019, Yardbarker ranked Gravity Falls at number 21 on their list of The 25 Greatest Animated Shows of All Time.{{Cite web |last=Morgan, Chris |date=December 16, 2019 |title=The 25 greatest animated shows of all time |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_25_greatest_animated_shows_of_all_time_ranked/s1__30819170 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306081049/https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/amp/the_25_greatest_animated_shows_of_all_time_ranked/s1__30819170 |archive-date=March 6, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Yardbarker}} Also in 2019, IGN placed Gravity Falls at Number 19 on their list titled The 25 Best Adult Cartoon TV Series{{Cite web |last=Fowler, Matt |date=March 25, 2019 |title=The 25 Best Adult Cartoon TV Series |url=https://m.ign.com/articles/2018/04/06/top-25-animated-shows-for-adults |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=IGN}} and The A.V. Club placed Gravity Falls at number 48 on their list of The 100 Best TV Shows of the 2010s.{{Cite news |last=McNutt |first=Myles |date=November 12, 2019 |title=The 100 best TV shows of the 2010s |work=The A.V. Club |publisher=G/O Media |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s-1839672858 |url-status=live |access-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219173813/https://tv.avclub.com/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s-1839672858 |archive-date=December 19, 2019}}

A special preview of the series following the Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine was watched by 3.4 million viewers.{{Cite web |title=Friday Cable Ratings: 'Let it Shine' Premiere, + US Open, 'WWE Friday Night Smackdown', 'Common Law', 'Fairly Legal', & More |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/18/friday-cable-ratings-let-it-shine-premiere-us-open-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-common-law-fairly-legal-more/138479/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017112241/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/18/friday-cable-ratings-let-it-shine-premiere-us-open-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-common-law-fairly-legal-more/138479/ |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |access-date=July 8, 2012 |publisher=TV By the Numbers}} The series garnered high viewership on its fifth episode, which aired on July 13, 2012, and attracted 3.6 million viewers. On March 15, 2013, the episode "The Deep End" was watched by 4.5 million viewers after the premiere of Wizards of Waverly Place{{'s}} The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, becoming the highest-rated episode of the series.{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Rose |date=November 23, 2019 |title=How to Stream Gravity Falls: Your Ultimate Viewing Guide |url=https://heavy.com/streaming/2019/11/stream-gravity-falls/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020005356/https://heavy.com/streaming/2019/11/stream-gravity-falls/ |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=August 12, 2020}}

Later moving on to Disney XD, the episode "A Tale of Two Stans" became the highest-rated telecast ever on Disney XD, with 1.91 million viewers.{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2015 |title=Disney XD's New Episode of 'Gravity Falls' Delivers Disney XD's Highest-Rated Regular-Series Telecast Ever in Total Viewers & Kids and Boys Demographics in Live + 3 Ratings |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/20/disney-xds-new-episode-of-gravity-falls-delivers-disney-xds-highest-rated-regular-series-telecast-ever-in-total-viewers-kids-and-boys-demographics-in-live-3-ratings/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323064712/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/20/disney-xds-new-episode-of-gravity-falls-delivers-disney-xds-highest-rated-regular-series-telecast-ever-in-total-viewers-kids-and-boys-demographics-in-live-3-ratings/ |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2016 |publisher=TV By the Numbers}} In addition to total viewers, "A Tale of Two Stans" also set a network record in kids ages 2–11 (1.036 million), boys ages 2–11 (686,000), boys ages 6–11 (574,000), kids ages 6–14 (1.279 million) and boys ages 6–14 (856,000). In 2015, Gravity Falls accounted for Disney XD's top seven regular animated series telecasts of all time among kids ages 6–11. During the week of July 12–18, 2015, Gravity Falls was the top-rated program in its 8:30 p.m. timeslot across kids and boys ages 2–11, 6–11 and 6–14. That same week, it was also cable TV's number 1 scripted telecast in total viewers, according to estimates from Nielsen Ratings.{{Cite web |last=Kissell |first=Rick |date=July 20, 2015 |title=Ratings: Disney XD's 'Gravity Falls' Sets Network Record With Summer Premiere |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gravirt-falls-ratings-disney-xd-1201544324/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709235823/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gravirt-falls-ratings-disney-xd-1201544324/amp/ |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=De Moraes, Lisa |date=July 20, 2015 |title=Gravity Falls Climbs To Disney XD Record Highs |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/gravity-falls-disney-xd-record-highs-live-3-1201482477/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114153919/https://deadline.com/2015/07/gravity-falls-disney-xd-record-highs-live-3-1201482477/amp/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Deadline}}

Gravity Falls ranked as Disney XD's number 1 series of 2015 across all target demographics with an average of 1.8 million viewers per episode. Additionally, Gravity Falls ranked as 2015's third animated cable TV series in boys ages 9–14.{{Cite web |last=TV News Desk |date=January 12, 2016 |title=Disney XD Delivers Near Record Ratings Across Targeted Demographics in 2015 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Disney-XD-Delivers-Near-Record-Ratings-Across-Targeted-Demographics-in-2015-20160112 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410133942/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Disney-XD-Delivers-Near-Record-Ratings-Across-Targeted-Demographics-in-2015-20160112 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=BroadwayWorld}} In kids ages 6–11, the series averaged 654,000 viewers and 790,000 in kids ages 2–11. Among boys ages 6–14 it pulled in 680,000 views. That is strong viewership in Disney XD's core demographics, but it also makes it clear that older teens and young adults make up more than half of the show's audience according to Variety.{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=February 15, 2016 |title=Gravity Falls Finale: Creator Alex Hirsch Wraps 'Crazy Experiment' On His Own Terms |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gravity-falls-finale-alex-hirsch-nathan-fillion-disney-xd-1201705643/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405142440/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gravity-falls-finale-alex-hirsch-nathan-fillion-disney-xd-1201705643/amp/ |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Variety}}

In February 2016, Gravity Falls was the number 1 regular series telecast on record across kids ages 6–11 (1.0 million/4.4 rating), boys ages 6–11 (642,000/5.3 rating), kids ages 2–11 (1.3 million/3.4 rating) and boys ages 2–11 (797,000/4.0 rating).{{Cite web |last=Kissell |first=Rick |date=February 22, 2016 |title='Gravity Falls' Series Finale Sets All-Time Disney XD Ratings Records |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gravity-falls-series-finale-disney-xd-ratings-records-1201711939/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305015510/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/gravity-falls-series-finale-disney-xd-ratings-records-1201711939/amp/ |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2020 |website=Variety}} The series finale "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" beat the ratings record previously held by "A Tale of Two Stans" becoming Disney XD's most-watched telecast ever, with 2.47 million viewers in the United States. "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" also established new all-time network highs in kids ages 6–14 (1.5 million/4.1 rating) and boys ages 6–14 (909,000/5.0 rating). The all-day Gravity Falls marathon that preceded the premiere of "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" generated 10.7 million unique total viewers, of which 5.4 million were kids ages 2–14.

Marketing for The Book of Bill in January 2024 revealed that Gravity Falls was one of the top 50 shows with the most hours watched on Disney+ of all time and that more than half of the viewers were families with kids over the age of thirteen.{{Cite web |date=January 2024 |title=The Book of Bill Sell Sheet |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Book-of-Bill-Sell-Sheet.pdf |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=Penguin Random House}}

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Gravity Falls has been considered to be an influence for many animated shows that followed it, including Steven Universe, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, The Owl House, Amphibia, and Rick and Morty, the latter three of which with it features numerous Easter egg crossovers.{{Cite magazine|last=Eadicicco|first=Lisa|date=July 27, 2017|title=All the Rick and Morty Easter Eggs You Missed in Seasons One and Two|url=https://time.com/4868184/rick-morty-easter-eggs|access-date=June 21, 2021|magazine=TIME|quote=If you look very closely, there's one scene in which a pen, a notepad, and a mug emerge from one of Rick's portals as he attempts to dodge the Council of Ricks. {{no italic|[}}Stan Pines{{no italic|]}} on Gravity Falls [later] loses these [same] items in a portal during one episode.}}{{Cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Danny|date=March 16, 2019|title=7 Rick And Morty Easter Eggs You Missed|url=https://screenrant.com/rick-morty-easter-eggs-trivia|access-date=March 16, 2019|website=Screen Rant}}{{cite web|author=Hernandez, Serina (Kiki-Kit; _Serinaaa_)|title=Anonymous: You could have made mermabel. Made mosterfalls canon. We coulda had it allllll (I don't actually care i love ur work and I love u) @kiki-kit: oh i tried! she may not be a mermaid but [image of Mortabel Pines–Smith]|website=Tumblr|date=26 July 2018|url=https://kiki-kit.tumblr.com/post/176307951024/you-could-have-made-mermabel-made-mosterfalls|access-date=26 July 2018}} Other examples of the show's influence include LGBT representation and series-long story arcs as opposed to isolated single-episode stories.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Randy |date=July 1, 2022 |title=How Gravity Falls changed animated TV for the better |url=https://www.avclub.com/gravity-falls-storytelling-queer-representation-tv-1849131480/ |access-date=July 2, 2022 |website=The A.V. Club}}{{Cite web |last=Blattenberger |first=Joshua |date=April 1, 2016 |title=How Gravity Falls: Animation's Impact on Youth |url=https://www.caltimes.org/1718/opinion/how-gravity-falls-animations-impact-on-youth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024002238/https://www.caltimes.org/1718/opinion/how-gravity-falls-animations-impact-on-youth/ |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=August 8, 2020}}{{Cite web |last=Tecson, Karla |date=February 21, 2016 |title=Disney's 'Gravity Falls' reveals gay couple |url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/disneys-gravity-falls-reveals-gay-couple-1505525 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122040927/https://www.ibtimes.com.au/disneys-gravity-falls-reveals-gay-couple-1505525 |archive-date=November 22, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2020 |website=International Business Times}}{{Cite web |last=Cooper, Mariah |date=February 18, 2016 |title=Disney cartoon 'Gravity Falls' introduces gay couple |url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/02/18/disney-cartoon-gravity-falls-introduces-gay-couple/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606024201/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/02/18/disney-cartoon-gravity-falls-introduces-gay-couple/ |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |access-date=August 12, 2020 |publisher=Washington Blade}} The show also maintains a loyal and passionate fandom, even years after the series finale. The creator of the show hid a variety of codes, cryptograms, backwards messages, and other secret clues for fans to find in every episode, which often contributed to the show's mysteries and lore.{{Cite web |last=Cooper Hood |date=July 9, 2019 |title=How To Solve Every Gravity Falls' Cryptogram |url=https://screenrant.com/gravity-falls-cryptogram-ciphers-solve/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710182238/https://screenrant.com/gravity-falls-cryptogram-ciphers-solve/amp/ |archive-date=July 10, 2019 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=Screen Rant}}{{Cite web |last=Monica Riese |date=January 5, 2018 |title=13 magical facts about 'Gravity Falls' |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/gravity-falls-facts/?amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227131242/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/gravity-falls-facts/?amp |archive-date=December 27, 2019 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=The Daily Dot}}{{Cite web |last=Liz Baessler |date=July 2019 |title=A Show for Kids: How 'Gravity Falls' Got Away with Murder |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/gravity-falls/?amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019150907/https://filmschoolrejects.com/gravity-falls/?amp |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=Film School Rejects}}{{Cite episode |title=Between the Pines |series=Gravity Falls |network=Disney XD |air-date=February 8, 2016}} Some have compared Gravity Falls to more adult-oriented mystery shows like Lost,{{Cite web |last=Cynthia Littleton |date=January 6, 2016 |title='Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch Developing Animated Series at Fox (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-animated-series-fox-1201673616/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822015235/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-animated-series-fox-1201673616/amp/ |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=Variety}} Twin Peaks,{{Cite web |last=Stacy Conradt |date=January 8, 2016 |title=18 Fun Facts About Gravity Falls |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62562/18-fun-facts-about-gravity-falls |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029174946/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62562/18-fun-facts-about-gravity-falls |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=Mental Floss}}{{Cite magazine |date=September 28, 2012 |title=Why Gravity Falls Is the Smartest Cartoon on Television |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/09/5-reasons-gravity-falls/winamp/ |url-status=live |magazine=Wired |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022122758/https://www.wired.com/2012/09/5-reasons-gravity-falls/winamp/ |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020}}{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2015 |title=Tonight's Gravity Falls Changes Everything |url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/07/13/tonights-gravity-falls-changes-everything/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023215205/https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/07/13/tonights-gravity-falls-changes-everything/ |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |website=Oh My Disney}} and The X-Files. While it was on the air, the show was Disney XD's highest-rated series, with an average of 1.8 million viewers per episode.{{Cite magazine |last=Joseph C. Lin |date=August 1, 2014 |title=Disney's Gravity Falls Creator on How to Create a Show for All Ages |url=https://time.com/3064362/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-interview/?amp=true |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031210944/https://time.com/3064362/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-interview/?amp=true |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020}}

In the summer of 2016, Gravity Falls' creator Alex Hirsch threw an international treasure hunt known as the "Cipher Hunt", the goal of which was to find the real-life Bill Cipher statue briefly glimpsed in the series finale.{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRRSOzayJ8 |title=Alex Hirsch talks about the origin of Cipher Hunt |date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006084059/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LfRRSOzayJ8 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=Michelle Jaworski |date=February 29, 2020 |title='Gravity Falls' creator sends fans on a worldwide scavenger hunt |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-bill-cipher-statue-scavenger-hunt/?amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328021519/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-bill-cipher-statue-scavenger-hunt/?amp |archive-date=March 28, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=The Daily Dot}}{{Cite web |last=Sarah Laskow |date=July 26, 2016 |title=Puzzlers Just Got a Little Closer to Solving Gravity Falls' Final Mystery |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/puzzlers-just-got-a-little-closer-to-solving-gravity-falls-final-mystery.amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029021113/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/puzzlers-just-got-a-little-closer-to-solving-gravity-falls-final-mystery.amp |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=Atlas Obscura}} It ran from July 20 to August 3, 2016,{{Cite tweet |number=755870882027802624 |user=_AlexHirsch |title=Let the games begin #FLSKHUKXQW |author=Alex Hirsch |date=July 20, 2016 |link=https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/755870882027802624}}{{Cite tweet |number=760714517869387777 |user=_AlexHirsch |title=DAY 13- #CipherHunt is COMPLETE! Our BRILLIANT fans cracked the cipher & discovered the map led to Reedsport OR! |author=Alex Hirsch |date=August 3, 2016 |link=https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/760714517869387777}} and involved retrieving and decoding riddles and codes hidden in various locations worldwide. One clue involved a 2,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that took several days to complete with someone almost always working on it.{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tQWj1ZMZ_6A |title=The Bill Cipher Puzzle Is Complete!! Full Periscope. #CipherHunt |date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006084112/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tQWj1ZMZ_6A |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7dIqxR5xh4&t=3514s |title=Disney's Gravity Falls: Journey into Journal 3 [Gravity Falls Panel NYCC 2016 Livestream] |date=October 9, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006084100/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=T7dIqxR5xh4&t=3514s |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}} On August 3, 2016, the statue was found in a forest in Reedsport, Oregon. While the first ones to the statue received various prizes,{{Cite web |last=Carli Velocci |date=August 3, 2016 |title=After Just Two Weeks, Gravity Falls Fans Complete Incredible Global Cipher Hunt |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/after-just-two-weeks-gravity-falls-fans-complete-incre-1784794817/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029092428/https://io9.gizmodo.com/after-just-two-weeks-gravity-falls-fans-complete-incre-1784794817/amp |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=io9}}{{Cite web |last=Michelle Jaworski |date=February 29, 2020 |title='Gravity Falls' fans located the Bill Cipher statue after a global scavenger hunt |url=https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/gravity-falls-bill-statue-located-reedsport-oregon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812205706/https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/gravity-falls-bill-statue-located-reedsport-oregon/ |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=The Daily Dot}} Hirsch made it clear that the hunt itself was the real treasure.{{Cite web |last=Carli Velocci |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Gravity Falls Fans Get One Last Code to Break and It's a Doozy |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/gravity-falls-fans-get-one-last-code-to-break-and-its-a-1784012573/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029091827/https://io9.gizmodo.com/gravity-falls-fans-get-one-last-code-to-break-and-its-a-1784012573/amp |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=io9}} On August 3, the statue was removed by authorities due to a property dispute and was temporarily held at the Reedsport police department while Hirsch arranged for it to be moved somewhere else.{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8KvK9_6WA |title=Alex Hirsch explains what happened to the Bill Cipher statue and why he REALLY did Cipher Hunt |date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006084136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Gk8KvK9_6WA |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |url-status=live |website=YouTube}} By August 5, the statue temporarily ended up in Bicentennial Park in Reedsport,{{Cite tweet |number=761647878313914368 |user=_NightoftheLark |title=Update to those still on #CipherHunt, Bill is no longer in police custody! He's hidden himself in Bicentennial Park! |author=Jess |date=August 5, 2016 |link=https://twitter.com/NightoftheLark/status/761647878313914368}} before being permanently relocated to Confusion Hill in Piercy, California a few weeks later.{{Cite tweet |number=868993848332005376 |user=_AlexHirsch |title=If you're in Confusion Hill Tip your hat when you see Bill He waits & watches for the day When Pines again come out to play |author=Alex Hirsch |date=May 28, 2017 |link=https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/868993848332005376}}

In celebration of the release of Journal 3 and the end of the Gravity Falls series, Oh My Disney and Cyclops Print Works teamed up with Gallery Nucleus{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Announcing Farewell To The Falls: A Gravity Falls Art Show |url=https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/06/28/announcing-gravity-falls-art-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808213628/https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2016/06/28/announcing-gravity-falls-art-show/ |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=Oh My Disney}} in Alhambra, California to hold an official Gravity Falls art show, titled Farewell to the Falls: A Gravity Falls Art Show, on August 6–21, 2016.{{Cite web |title=Farewell To The Falls |url=https://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/564/exhibition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320034255/https://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/564/exhibition |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=Gallery Nucleus}}{{Cite web |last=Mercedes Milligan |date=July 1, 2016 |title=Nucleus Exhibit Bids 'Farewell to the Falls' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/nucleus-exhibit-bids-farewell-to-the-falls/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028053951/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/nucleus-exhibit-bids-farewell-to-the-falls/ |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=Animation Magazine}}{{Cite web |last=Richard Whittaker |date=April 25, 2017 |title=Mondo First Look at Gravity Falls |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2017-04-25/mondo-first-look-at-gravity-falls/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524121607/https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2017-04-25/mondo-first-look-at-gravity-falls/ |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |website=The Austin Chronicle}} Creator Alex Hirsch along with other production staff and professional illustrators contributed new and original artwork to this exhibition. Some fans camped out overnight to see the show{{Cite tweet |number=762442453488050176 |user=_AlexHirsch |title=Fans camped out overnight to see the show! My childhood dream of starting a cult is coming true! #FarewelltotheFalls |author=Alex Hirsch |date=August 7, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2020 |link=https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/762442453488050176}} and some works of art sold for over $1,000.

On August 8, 2020, Disney Channel aired a Gravity Falls-inspired episode of the show Amphibia titled "Wax Museum". The episode served as a tribute to Gravity Falls and features Alex Hirsch in a voice role.{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Kayla |date=August 7, 2020 |title=Disney's 'Gravity Falls' Heads to 'Amphibia' For A Wild, Frog-Fueled Crossover |url=https://decider.com/2020/08/07/amphibia-gravity-falls-episode-crossover-alex-hirsch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918111053/https://decider.com/2020/08/07/amphibia-gravity-falls-episode-crossover-alex-hirsch/ |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |access-date=August 9, 2020}}

On September 11, 2020, a short was released on the Disney Channel YouTube channel called "Gravity Falls x Line Rider".{{Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=AJ |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Exclusive clip: Disney Television Animation's Gravity Falls x Line Rider, the first in a brand-new series |url=https://www.looper.com/245737/exclusive-clip-disney-television-animations-gravity-falls-x-line-rider-the-first-in-a-brand-new-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911023740/https://www.looper.com/245737/exclusive-clip-disney-television-animations-gravity-falls-x-line-rider-the-first-in-a-brand-new-series/ |archive-date=September 11, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020}} The short is based on the Internet game Line Rider. It is the first of a new series of shorts for Disney. Disney partnered with Line Rider artists Mark Robbins, Ben Harvey and David Lu for the series.

On September 25, 2020, a Gravity Falls short was released on the Disney Channel YouTube channel called "Call Me Maybe Parody".{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Gravity Falls is back with a Carly Rae Jepsen music video parody |url=https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/9/24/21452591/gravity-falls-carly-rae-jepsen-mabel-pines-call-me-maybe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924172125/https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/9/24/21452591/gravity-falls-carly-rae-jepsen-mabel-pines-call-me-maybe |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |website=Polygon}} In the short, Mabel sings "Call Me Mabel", a parody of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe". The short was released as a part of a series called "Broken Karaoke" where various Disney characters sing parodies of pop songs.

On October 3, 2021, the television show The Simpsons aired the episode "Bart's in Jail!" which featured a brief cameo of Bill Cipher as one of Loki's many incarnations, voiced by Alex Hirsch in a guest role.{{Cite web |last=Hirsch |first=Alex |date=October 3, 2021 |title=From age 8–18 I didn't miss a single Simpsons premiere. I read the guide until the pages fell out, memorized every line, knew the writer of each ep & could tell you the season by the size of the characters pupils. I'm in total disbelief that tonight I just did a cameo on the show |url=https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/1444842026856435713 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004014920/https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/1444842026856435713 |archive-date=October 4, 2021 |access-date=October 4, 2021 |website=Twitter}}

Several former storyboard artists and production crew members who worked on Gravity Falls have gone on to create their own series and movies, including Matt Braly (a former director and storyboard artist who went on to create Amphibia),{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=July 6, 2020 |title='Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch Brings Back the Mystery Shack, Sort of, via Disney Channel's 'Amphibia' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gravity-falls-amphibia-alex-hirsch-disney-channel-first-look-1234699377/ |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=Variety}} Dana Terrace (a former storyboard artist who went on to direct on the first season of DuckTales and create The Owl House),{{Cite web |last=Nolan |first=Liam |date=January 8, 2020 |title=The Owl House's Creator, Art Director Explain How They Crafted the New Show |url=https://www.cbr.com/owl-house-interview-terrace-cometa/ |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=CBR}} Tim McKeon (former writer who went on to create the educational live action shows Odd Squad and Helpsters), Aury Wallington (a former writer who went on to create Spirit Riding Free and co-written the film Spirit Untamed), Chris Houghton (a former storyboard artist who went on to create Big City Greens with his brother Shane Houghton),{{Cite web |last=Debbie Diamond Sarto |date=November 21, 2019 |title=The Houghton Brothers Return with Disney Channel's 'Big City Greens' Season 2 |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/houghton-brothers-return-disney-channels-big-city-greens-season-2 |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=AWN}} Mike Rianda (a former creative director, and writer who went on to make the film The Mitchells vs. the Machines){{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Carlos |date=May 7, 2021 |title=The celebrity pet origin behind The Mitchells vs. The Machines' loafy pug |url=https://www.polygon.com/22423596/mitchells-vs-the-machines-monchi-pug |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=Poplygon}} Shion Takeuchi (a former writer who went on to create Inside Job),{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=September 27, 2021 |title=Gravity Falls writer Shion Takeuchi wants to stretch the adult animation definition with Inside Job |url=https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/22696218/inside-job-netflix-creator-shion-takeuchi-gravity-falls-interview |access-date=June 13, 2022 |website=Poplygon}} and Jeff Rowe (a writer on the show who went on to co-write and co-direct The Mitchells vs. the Machines and write and direct Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem).{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=2021-04-22 |title='The Mitchells vs. the Machines' Connects with Critics |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/04/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-connects-with-critics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414210947/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/04/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-connects-with-critics/ |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2023-04-27 |title=Seth Rogen Debuts First Look at 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seth-rogen-debuts-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-1235403603/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427200659/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seth-rogen-debuts-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-1235403603/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

On July 14, 2017, Hirsch revealed that he and Disney had talked about making a Gravity Falls film. Disney ultimately passed on the project, as the studio felt the show "wasn't big enough to warrant [a film]"; Hirsch stated that he was still interested in the idea.{{Cite web |last=Kaiser |first=Vrai |date=July 14, 2017 |title=Interview: Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch Talks About Disney's Censors, Pacifica's Parents, and Future Plans |url=https://www.themarysue.com/alex-hirsch-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106071735/https://www.themarysue.com/alex-hirsch-interview/ |archive-date=January 6, 2018 |access-date=August 26, 2020 |publisher=The Mary Sue}} In February 2018, on the second anniversary of the series finale, Hirsch used a cipher to announce Gravity Falls: Lost Legends,{{Cite tweet |number=964352842667454464 |user=_alexhirsch |title=Behold your first peek at LOST LEGENDS, the first ever GRAVITY FALLS COMIC! 144 pages of BRAND NEW Gravity Falls tales written by me! It's avail this summer- but you can order RIGHT NOW! #ReturnToTheFalls |author=Alex Hirsch |author-link=Alex Hirsch}} a continuation of the Gravity Falls story in a new graphic novel that was later released on July 24, 2018.{{Cite web |title=Hallowalex Hirsch on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/964352842667454464 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226015908/https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/964352842667454464 |archive-date=February 26, 2018 |access-date=February 18, 2018}} In an interview with Inverse in March 2021, Hirsch expressed interest in continuing the story of Gravity Falls in the form of a video game that "is really, really in-depth to the lore of the series and includes new canon that has been in the periphery of the series."{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=March 29, 2021 |title='Gravity Falls' Season 3 Could Exist As A Video Game, Creator Says |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/gravity-falls-season-3-video-game-alex-hirsch-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622092320/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/gravity-falls-season-3-video-game-alex-hirsch-interview/amp |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |website=Inverse}} In June 2024, Disney Television Vice President Meredith Roberts revealed that they were having discussions with Hirsch about the show, adding "never say never".{{cite web|url=https://thedirect.com/article/gravity-falls-revival-exclusive|title=Gravity Falls Revival Prospects Teased by Disney TV Boss (Exclusive)|website=The Direct|last=Milheim|first=Russ|date=June 5, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024}}

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