Some films and cartoons fall into our souls so much that we want to know every detail about them: who voiced the characters, how the shooting went, what critics think of work, etc. Gravity Falls is an animated series about the twins - a brother and sister who come to visit Uncle Stan in a quiet town.
Upon arrival, the twins understand that they are in the strangest American town of Gravity Falls, in which some paranormal phenomena occur all the time ...
Gravity Falls is the animated series that definitely deserves to be watched. The cartoon has one feature - in each series, the keys to the events of previous series are encrypted or revealing more information about the characters. To decipher them, you have to “move your brains”.
Alex Hirsch did his best to get an excellent series and high marks from the audience. Let's find out interesting facts with you about Gravity Falls - a mystical and unusual cartoon.
10. Biographical cartoon
Gravity Falls is a biography cartoon. In life, Alex, like the main character, has a twin, her name is Ariel Hirsch, with whom the image of Mabel was completely attributed. The animated series is based on childhood memories of twins.
Alex said that when creating the cartoon, it was very important for him to convey to the audience that he and his sister have mutual understanding. In childhood, they spent a lot of time together, so they had a lot of shared stories.
As often happens when people spend time together for a long time, they end phrases one after another - this was the case with Ariel and Alex. As for their grandfather - he is also real, but more on that later.
9. A set of letters and numbers at the end of the series - a reference to the next part
When the next series ends, the viewer sees strange letters and numbers resembling nonsense ... However, this is not so! In fact, these numbers and letters - encrypted messages (curious, isn't it?) Having deciphered them, the viewer gets a phrase related to the past (or next) series.
In the initial screen saver, Bill Cypher flickers after the inscription “Gravity Falls”, the book also mentions Bill - this is a reference to the Illuminati ...
Each series contains some messages, which is very interesting - it turns out that you can not only watch the cartoon and enjoy it, but also decipher hidden messages.
8. Alex Hirsch himself voiced several characters
Alex Hirsch loves his own project so much that he decided to voice the cartoon characters himself: Sus, Stan and Bill (but that's not all - except for voicing the main characters, he voiced a few secondary ones).
Let's find out what these characters are. Souss is an employee of the Miracle Hut, he is a very kind person who always wants to stay up to date with the latest news. He is fond of turnips and loves anime.
Stanley Pines is an uncle of twins, a resident of Gravity Falls. For many years he was a fraudster and criminal, and now manages a tourist trap in this mysterious town.
The third character is magic. This demon can enter the human subconscious. Known for sadistic humor and mysterious behavior ...
7. Different number of fingers on the hands of heroes
Characters have different numbers of fingers.. How can this be explained? For one reason - the convenience of drawing. It was convenient for animators to draw characters with exactly the number of fingers that you will see (or saw) in the animated series.
The creators of Gravity Falls themselves explain this feature exclusively by aesthetics and the fact that the number of fingers is visually suitable for each character. The twins, for example, have 4 fingers, Stan has 5, and the diaries have six-toed palms.
6. Uncle Stan is actually a cousin
If you watched the animated series, then you know - Uncle Stan loves money and knows how to earn it. He was in prison and from his house made a tourist center "Miracle Shack."
Despite selfishness and even some harshness, Stanley adores twins and takes care of them. Most often, the character appears before the audience, entertaining tourists or selling souvenirs. Stan is a very secretive person ... Grandfather Ariel and Alexa became the prototype of this character. The twins call their cousin grandfather uncle.
5. Alex Hirsch invented the series on assignment
Alex graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, where he created many projects, but his most famous work is Disney’s Gravity Falls, created in 2012.
Known that his the famous animated series was invented on assignment at the institute - First, he came up with the concept of the show, creating a 20-minute film, then Disney turned to Alex with a proposal to arrange pitching on the plot of a short film.
Subsequently, Alex Hirsch acquired the rights to the idea and began broadcasting the animated series in 2012. The action of the cartoon takes place in the town of Gravity Falls, and the author’s childhood memories are the basis.
4. Yeti flashes in the credits
Yeti (also “Bigfoot”, “Angers”, “Bigfoot”) is a humanoid creature found in highland or forest areas. There are many legends associated with it, maybe you heard something ...
People are rarely indifferent when they learn the news about something paranormal. Alex Hirsch decided that yeti should appear in his cartoon! If you pay attention, you will see it in the opening credits, but it flashes in only one frame ...
When fans ask Alex what he thinks of the supernatural, he tells one interesting story ... In the third grade, Ariel told her brother that she had seen a UFO, and even the neighboring guys confirmed that they saw a strange shadow moving over the playground. Then Alex left the book he was reading, ran out of the house into the yard and stayed there waiting for the UFO ...
He stayed on the street for at least three hours, until his mother called them home. After some time, Ariel told her brother that she had invented this story.
Fiction or not - but what we hear is firmly settled in our subconscious mind ... Who knows, maybe this story somehow influenced Alex.
3. Benny Hill Externally - Gideon's Prototype
Benny Hill (1924-1992) is a British actor, creator of one of the most popular Benny Hill Show programs. He conquered the hearts of millions of viewers, more than one generation has grown on it. This popular TV presenter became the prototype of Gideon's appearance..
The boy absorbed all the charisma and confidence of Hill, but not his kindness. Gideon is a child posing as a telepath. He manipulates and intimidates people in order to gain power over them.
2. Dipper is more a nickname than a name
Many people believe that Dipper is a name, but this is more likely not a name, but a nickname. In the official diary of Alex, another name is written - Mason.
Dipper - the nickname that the character received due to a mole on his forehead in the form of Ursa Major. The name of the constellation translates as "Deeper", hence the nickname.
Speaking of the character, this is a curious, kind and intelligent boy spending his summer with Uncle Stan and his sister Mabel.
1. Mabel - a real fashionista in comparison with other heroes
From the memories of Alex Hirsch, his sister Ariel loved bright sweaters very much in her childhood, every week she fell in love with someone and dreamed of her tame piglet. Alex fulfilled her dream, but not in reality, but in the cartoon - Mabel, as you know, has a charming Pukhlya pig.
What about the style, those who carefully watch the cartoon notice that Mabel appears every new episode in a new sweater.. Probably, compared to other characters, she is the most fashionable.