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AGENT POWERS: At 0400 hours last night,
someone robbed three hundred gallons of dangerous waste.
What?! You think that's me?
Don't play dumb with us, Pines!
REBECCA: This fictional small screen town definitely wouldn't be the same without the Pines twins!
(theme music playing)
Welcome to WatchMojo.com,
and today, we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 Gravity Falls mysteries.
(sighs) If only I could be two places at once.
REBECCA: For this list, we're taking a look
at the questions that left fans of this highly engaging series
at the edge of their seats and eagerly awaiting more.
(laughs victoriously)
What should I do? Roll him up and put him on my wall?
Dude, we should rock-paper-scissors for him!
REBECCA: With the series now complete, many answers were given.
But for the purposes of this list,
we're taking a look at both the solved and unsolved mysteries
that took place in Gravity Falls, Oregon.
What'll we do?!
Well, he took us into his home,
tricked us and tried to destroy us.
I say we return the favor!
REBECCA: And for those of you in the know,
please consider this our apology for the Top 10 Hated Disney Animated Shows.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold...
The Sascrotch!
(crowd murmuring)
(Soos reading): "Sorry Champ, Couldn't make it this year. Real busy again.
See you next year for sure! Dad."
REBECCA: The Mystery Shack's beloved attendant,
Soos always seems to have something missing in his life.
Though he quite happily lives with his grandmother, Abuelita,
he never quite gets over missing his father.
Ay, Soos' father is a deadbeat!
REBECCA: Soos sings this mystery man's praises,
even though it's believed that he was nothing more than a deadbeat.
Uh, sorry, dude, but could you move seats?
-That's the seat of honor. -Uh... who is it for?
Oh, heh, it's for my dad actually.
I haven't seen him in, like, eight years.
REBECCA: Could Soos' father actually be a lucha libre, as he imagined in episode 19?
Probably not,
but hey, that's all part of the mystery.
Soos, mijo! I have returned!
"Beware Bill,
the most powerful and dangerous creature I've ever encountered."
REBECCA: Halfway through season 2,
"Gravity Falls" answered one of its greatest mysteries:
who is The Author?
I... I can't believe it.
You're the author of the journals!
REBECCA: While we now know it's Grunkle Stan's twin brother, Stanford,
it took a while for us to learn more about this character.
The most intriguing question still remained...
what is Stanford's link to the devious Bill Cipher?
By the way, you never told me what your history with Bill was.
Dipper, do you trust me?
-Well, yeah. But... -Then, you'll trust that that's not important!
REBECCA: As was made evident by his journals,
Stanford evidently has great knowledge of Bill.
Exactly how did he gain such knowledge? What's their relationship?
Then it's a deal. From now until the end of time.
Just let me into your mind, Stanford!
Please, call me a friend.
(cackling)
REBECCA: This was one reveal that did not disappoint.
STANFORD: When he told me that I could complete my research
by building a gateway to other worlds,
I trusted him.
He said this was the way genius happened.
Little help from a friend.
It seemed that I was on the verge of my greatest achievement!
(cosmic boom)
Until my partner got a glimpse of Bill's true plan.
Who do you guys think you're impressing with this stuff?
Um... everyone.
REBECCA: Speaking of Bill Cipher,
this triangular dream demon also has a connection to the tapestry
in the Northwest Mansion.
Something's coming. Something big!
REBECCA: The tapestry depicts Bill
looking upon a sea of hellfire full of bones
and people bowing down to him.
It was clear even then that something big was due to come to Gravity Falls
and that Bill Cipher would be at the center of it all.
The apocalypse! The end times!
REBECCA: What is just as curious, however,
is why the Northwest family possesses this tapestry.
Are they oblivious to its meaning
or could they be followers of this enigmatic villain?
PACIFICA: This is what I found in here.
A painted record of every horrible thing
that my family's ever done.
(sighs) Alright, you've cornered me.
I'm a time traveler!
REBECCA: One of our favorite reoccurring “Gravity Falls” characters is Blendin Blenjamin Blandin,
a time traveler from the year 207̃012.
(screams) My position has been compromised!
Assuming stealth mode!
Blendin is sent back in time
to fix several anomalies caused by Mabel and Dipper.
We learn more about him in season 2
as the twins travel to a future governed by the Time Baby.
How exactly does this Tron-like future come to be?
Welcome to Globnar!
REBECCA: Is this fate inevitable
or will the events occurring in the present alter the timeline?
This was one mystery where we just had to wait and see what the future holds.
Time travel, man!
Why do you got to be so complicated?!
(screams)
I see'd it! I see'd it again!
REBECCA: The only thing weirder than the mysteries in Gravity Falls
are its peculiar residents.
You've got the whiny reporter,
the band of misfits,
the giant woodsman,
and the incompetent policemen, to name only a few.
Attention, all units.
We've got ourselves a crazy old man!
(crowd laughing)
REBECCA: But weirdest of all seems to be the borderline-insane hillbilly
with a knack for inventions, Old Man McGucket.
Aww, banjo polish!
(stammers) Y-you?! You made this?
Where did he gain all those skills?
Alongside none other than Stanford Pines, of course.
In order to erase his terrifying past,
McGucket worked to create the mysterious Blind Eye Society.
I believe I have invented a machine
that can permanently erase these memories from my mind.
Test subject one: Fiddleford.
(zaps)
It worked! I can't recall a thing!
I call it the Society of the Blind Eye!
REBECCA: Hmm. Who would have thought this character would play
such an integral role in this series?
You know a name I've always wanted...
Tyrone! Tyrone!
REBECCA: While it was revealed that the series protagonist gained his nickname
thanks to the odd constellation-shaped birthmark on his forehead,
we are still never told what his real name is.
The Big Dipper!
REBECCA: He's gained several other nicknames
from the residents of Gravity Falls,
but even his own family refers to him by this moniker.
MABLE: Dedledle-e.
Works for me.
REBECCA: Is there any importance behind it
or does it just sound dumb?
For such an open book of a character,
a lot of Dipper's backstory remains hidden
including the identity of his and Mable's parents.
Don't worry. Your son and daughter are fine.
Where are we staying?
Uh, I put 'em up in this amazing four-star hotel!
Can it, Poindexter!
I've come this far. I'm not giving up now!
REBECCA: As stated before,
there's a ton we've yet to learn about Stanford Pines, a.k.a. The Author.
Greetings!
Do kids still say greetings?
I haven't been in this dimension for a really long time.
REBECCA: While we finally figured out how he ended up in the universal portal,
we still don't know what happened to him in there.
Oh, no! What'll I do?!
Stanley! Stanley, do something!
REBECCA: How did he survive in this other dimension for thirty years?
What did he learn? What strange creatures did he encounter?
So, uh... Would you mind if I ask you a couple billion questions about Gravity Falls?
REBECCA: It just goes to show
that for every question "Gravity Falls" answers,
it amounts to several more mysteries.
But that's just one of the reasons why people love this show.
I've dismantled the portal.
An interdimensional gateway is too dangerous for the world it feeds into.
BILL: I'll be watching you!
REBECCA: "Gravity Falls" is full of symbols and codes hidden in the background
that are easy to miss.
During the intro, one of the most significant signs
occurs in the blink of an eye.
Within a wheel, we can see several symbols
surrounding Bill Cipher at the center of everything.
Though it was revealed that these symbols represent
the residents who all came together,
namely Dipper, Mable, Gideon, Grunkle Stan,
Soos, Wendy, Stanford, Robbie, Pacifica and Old Man McGucket,
the real question is how and why were they chosen?
BILL: We'll work out the details later.
Just don't freak out, okay?
J-just keep an open mind. Be cool!
REBECCA: From gnomes to mermen
to humanoids akin to living golf balls,
"Gravity Falls" has no shortage of supernatural beings.
Alright, I'll explain.
So... we're gnomes!
REBECCA: It's still somewhat unclear what drives these creatures
to this small Oregon town, though.
You have to stay away from me, because I am...
a merman!
REBECCA: It's been revealed that most of the mystical anomalies are from another dimension.
but why are the barriers between dimensions so weak in Gravity Falls?
On top of that, when are we going to see this other dimension?
STANFORD: I got ya, buddy!
REBECCA: We envisioned extraordinary sights awaiting us
and other strange creatures that we hadn't even discovered yet.
(screaming)
The possibilities were truly endless and exciting.
The men! My mind! They did something!
REBECCA: Before we get to our top pick,
here are some honorable mentions:
(bleats) And there's a goat on my bed!
Hey, friend!
Oh! Yes, you can keep chewing on my sweater! (giggles)
Uh, you know what? We should probably get going.
Can I have my journal back?
(demonic voice) You're not going anywhere!
GRUNKLE STAN: Carla's hot pants turned into bellbottoms
before I even knew what happened.
My memories get a little hallucination-y at the end,
but you get the gist.
Grunkle Stan, whenever I'm in those woods,
I feel like I'm being watched.
Ugh, this again!
I'm telling you, something weird is going on in this town.
Just today, my mosquito bites spelled out "BEWARE."
That says "BEWARB."
It's time to unlock the journal's greatest secret!
REBECCA: It's only fitting that Bill Cipher would top this list,
seeing as how he essentially ties into almost every other mystery in Gravity Falls.
BILL: Oh! Oh, Gravity Falls.
It is good to be back!
Name's Bill Cipher!
REBECCA: And throughout the series,
we had so many questions regarding this character.
What are his origins?
What's his relationship to various characters?
why is this image often hidden in the background,
as if he's always watching?
Favor, in return?
I'd never do a favor for you!
Don't forget who defeated you last time.
Right! You "defeated" me.
REBECCA: The most prominent question of all was
What were Bill's exact motives?
I can help you, kid.
You just need to hear out my demands!
(sighs) What crazy thing do you want anyway?
REBECCA: There was little doubt that Bill was bad news,
but few could predict just how devious and tyrannical
this demonic creature turned out to be.
STANFORD: To Bill, it's just a game.
But to us, it would mean
the end of our world!
REBECCA: Do you agree with our list?
That's not me, guys. That's not me!
REBECCA: What mystery kept you coming back to Gravity Falls?
Yes, but how could I, a merman, possibly escape?
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(grunts) (coughing)
Work the bellows and the...Eh?
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