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ALEX HIRSCH JUST SHARED STORYBOARDS FROM SUMMERWEEN!!
I can't believe it! This is the newest season 1 storyboard stuff we have gotten in ages. I had so hoped S1 stuff would be in the box set. Of course this was a full scene that made it in the show so not deleted...but still. There have to be boards of deleted scenes from season 1!
Anyways, this is so cool!! AHHHHHHHHHH
Tumblr Sexyman Contest 2026 Round 1 Part 62
Puddleglum (The Chronicles of Narnia)
Stanley Pines (Gravity Falls)
The Gravity Falls Timeline
All of this is based on my video, but I assume not many people will want to sit through 2.5 hours of me working this out, so here's a condensed written version.
Some rules I set for myself: If the actual name of an IP, a person or an event is referenced in J3/the Show, I included it into my math for my timeline (ex: references to Ronald Reagan or The Eurythmics, or other REAL WORLD figures). If a REFERENCE is made without the actual name being referenced (ex: in the Journal, Ford mentions Phantom Bustifiers, a reference to Ghostbusters, a movie that didn’t come out in our world until 1984), I did not put that into this timeline (I know what year Ghostbusters came out, but not which year Phantom Bustifiers came out).
With that in mind, let’s begin:
The Stans are born June 15 1951.
Evidence:
Their Bar Mitzvah happened when they were 12 (not 13, as is typical) and their birthday is on June 15th. Because a Bar Mitzvah is dependent on one’s birthday on the Hebrew calendar and not the Gregorian calendar, this means that their 13th Hebrew birthday must land on a date that is BEFORE their 13th Gregorian birthday, something that is typically more rare (the Hebrew birthday is usually AFTER one’s typically celebrated birthday).
The only viable year where this applies is 1951, when their birthday lands on Sivan 11, resulting in a 13th Hebrew birthday in May of 1964, BEFORE their 13th birthday on June 15th
The Stans find the Stan O War in spring of 1964 at age 12 (or 1961, if you think they were 10)
Evidence:
There are two viable dates for when they find the Stan o War, depending on if they’re 10 (the same age Stan was when he started writing Lil Stanley in the Lost Legends comics) or 12 (the same age as Dipper and Mabel). I think that the way the artist drew the young Stan twins in the Lil Stanley comic looks (age 10) looks slightly younger than how they look in the series (and they are designed a little differently than they look in the Jersey Devil comic, when we KNOW they have the Stan O War already), but there is evidence for both sides.
I lean toward them being 12 because they pull out a sharpie, which wasn’t invented until 64, but there is a reference to a Bruce Springsteen song in a magazine in Lost Legends, quoted by someone named “Brucey S, age 11” and Bruce Springsteen would have been 11 in 1961, so this might be 1961 (or the magazine Ford is reading from might be an old magazine.) I went with 1964, because I think 12 parallelled the ages of Dipper and Mabel better.
Stan gets kicked out in spring of 1969 right before they turned 18. Ford starts at Backupsmore in the fall semester.
Evidence:
Stan makes a reference to Jackie O, which means Jackie Kennedy already remarried to be Jackie Onnassis, and is also still in the public eye, something that would be progressively less common after 1969 (she also happened to visit New Jersey in spring of 1969 and that would have made state headlines, something which is probably a coincidence, but nonetheless very interesting).
Furthermore, there is a portrait of Nixon in the principal’s office, and he would have been sworn in in early 1969.
I think 1969 is more likely than 1970 because ‘69 gives more wiggle room for Shermie to be the baby (more on that later) and for Ford to get at least one PhD.
-Stan dates Carla “Hotpants” McCorkle,(reconnecting for another date after the one at the theater in their teenage years), probably in 1971 (if this “hallucinatey” date even happened at all; if you dont think it happened at all, disregard).
Evidence:
We know this is a later date, when stan is an adult, because his design matches the designs on one of his fake IDs from his years on the run. It was likely 1971 because that is when the term “hotpants” was used to describe those short shorts.
The hippie aesthetic also started dying down after 1972 after the Manson attacks, so I picked 71 for the Juke Joint date.
Ford graduated from Backupsmore at the very earliest 1974, MAYBE early 1975.
Evidence:
In the journal it says he went to Gravity Falls in 1975, but we know he couldn’t have graduated earlier than 74, because we know that he played DDnMoreD in college, and he says in the journal that it was copyrighted in 1974. He also says Stanley always mocked him for playing it, which literally isn’t possible, so he’s either misremembering Stanley mocking him for an EARLIER TTRPG, or this copyright is for a later edition (though I think it must be the former, since DDnMD is a clear reference to DnD which WAS copyrighted in 1974. Still. Up to you.)
This means he completed his PhD in 6 years (or, three years ahead of schedule as described in the series). I believe many of his other PhDs were honorary degrees, and didn't bother working them into this timeline. He got them later.
Stan joins Rico’s gang in the late 70s
Evidence:
Sometime in the late 70s, Stan gets tangled up in what is implied to be the Colombian cartel, which would have been most active in the late 70s, between 75 and 79. Following his trajectory on the map in ATOTS showing his path across the country, he headed below the border toward the end of that trackline, so it was probably later on.
Ford started Journal 3 in 1981, shortly after meeting Bill in 1981.
Evidence:
He says he discovered his muse in 1981 in J3. He also says he is starting J3 six years after he started investigating Gravity Falls (which he did in 75). He also says early on in J3 that he is in his 30s, and he would have turned 30 in June of 1981, three days before he started J3.
There is some fuckery here on how he’s known his muse for “two years” midway J3, and the way I explain that in the video is that the first part of J3 spans nearly 2 years, and there is ample evidence that he wrote many pages out of order. This might be a page from later on in 1982, early 83, instead of mid-81.
We know that Reagan was already in office at this point.
Fiddleford shows up in July of 1982. Fiddleford begins making the memory gun after the Gremloblin incident later that year.
Evidence:
We know at least a year has passed because if you track the months, they go from June, to August, and then later on down to July again when Fiddleford is called. As for the Gremloblin incident, it happened relatively close to the bunker incident (which would have been closer to summer, since it was still hot outside) but it was followed closely by the carnival, where they had squash for sale, and squash are in season after September, typically.
First Portal Test is on January 18, 1983
Fiddleford falls through the portal, his head poking through, on January 18 1983, the day after the confrontation he had with Ford in the diner.
Late February, 1983 - The Portal Incident
Evidence:
There are three many reasons I chose this date. Firstly, we know it is 1983 not just because it follows the trajectory of earlier dates, but because we know that Ford has heard The Eurythmics’ chart topper “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” because when he returns he says he is looking forward to their next one, and that came out in January of 83’, before he would have been sucked through.
Secondly, five weeks after January 18th, it would still be snowy in up-mountain Oregon where Ford is, but not that snowy in New Mexico where Stan is when he gets the post card.
Thirdly, we know at least 5-6 weeks have passed because Ford describes about this many weeks during his “paranoid era” in the journal (more than one instance of “a couple weeks, several weeks, a few weeks”, etc.).
In the year 2000, Dipper and Mabel are born.
Evidence:
I know most people think it’s 1999. And that is fine, but I have ample evidence that the show takes place in 2013, not 2012 (see below), so 2000 would have to work for their birthday.
But 2000 also gives a little bit of wiggle room to Shermie being the baby. (If you don’t think Shermie is the baby, disregard this section). If Shermie IS the baby, then if he was born in spring of 1969 (late 68 at the earliest), then you can barely fit two generations of Pines in the space between 1969 and 2000. It would mean that both Shermie and his kid would need to be 15 when they had a kid, which is … not great, but not impossible? I dunno man, take it up with Hirsch. (Or just assume the baby is Shermie’s kid. Follow your dreams).
In 2013, Dipper and Mabel visit their Grunkle Stan in Gravity Falls.
Evidence:
The Northwest ghost died in what is described in the journal as “The Great Flood of 1863”. The Northwests are trying to keep this flood under wraps in J3, because they don’t want people finding out about the lumberjacks killed in the flood. The Northwest Ghost swore with his dying breath to come back 150 yrs after his death. 150 years later from 1863, is 2013.
The 1040 form that Stan is filling out his Tax Fraud note on in the truth-telling ep is a 2012 form. To file tax returns, you use w2s 1040s labeled under the PREVIOUS year
Sevral Timez shouts "2013"
1983 is 30 years before 2013.
Note: This would mean that the Stans are 62 at the end of the summer, which might mean that they are "pushing 70" as Stan describes himself.
Anyways, here's the full video if you have 2.5 hours. Otherwise, enjoy this resource!
took this photo while on vacation and it felt like I found history
Free Spirits
If I was a zookeeper, I would give a spare key to every animal somewhere inside the cage. If they can figure it out, they deserve it
EVEYONE GO JOIN THE CLARA AND THE BELOW KICKSTARTER!!
It’s a gothic horror retelling of The Nutcracker by Matt Braley (creator of Amphibia) with music by TJ Hill (composer of Amphibia and The Owl House) and the nutcracker is a weird little guy voiced by Alex Hirsh (Gravity Falls)
It has 6 days left and is about 170k from the final episode being funded!
We are 6 days away from the end of the campaign and hurtling towards the 350k stretch goal at blazing speed. Looks like Drosselmeyer's Trut
The Art of Gravity Falls
Take a road trip . . . back to where it all started. For years, the true origins of Gravity Falls have been hidden under lock and key. Now, for the first time ever, series creator Alex Hirsch and cowriter Rob Renzetti crack open the vault to reveal the definitive visual history of Gravity Falls. Inside The Art of Gravity Falls, you’ll find never-before-revealed development art from Alex Hirsch’s personal archives, including first inklings of the characters and world, lost episode ideas, cut jokes, deviously hidden easter eggs, every single one of Mabel’s sweaters, and much, much more! With interviews from the creative team and a foreword by animation legend James Baxter, The Art of Gravity Falls is a celebration of the incredible artists behind the beloved series, and a blueprint for creatives who want to turn their own ideas into animated worlds. The Mystery Shack is waiting. . . . Are you ready to step inside?
Out September 15, 2026!! 252 Pages!!
Barnes & Noble exclusive version also includes a copy of Dipper's farewell letter.
[ID. A tweet by Alex Hirsch saying "Oh, this... thisis beautiful." followed by # The Art of Gravity Falls invades bookstores THIS FALL!, and the artist palette and pine tree emoji. The tweet also includes a video showing the book. End ID]
GRAVITY FALLS ART BOOK
FINALLY.
Oh my goddddddddddd I have wanted this FOREVER.
ETA: Ugh, I'm sorry, I was so excited I forgot to link to the original tweet by Alex.
The line "You're a six fingered freak, and you're just a dumber sweatier version of him" is simultaneously really sad and kinda funny because it so perfectly describes the core of their issues like imagine you're some fuckin thirteen year old and you look at these two dumb kids and perfectly describe what's wrong with them and the deep insecurities that will drive them for the rest of their fucking lives in one sentence
do you think grunkle stans ever done that thing that small business owners on social media like to do where they're like "Oh no :(((( I ordered a bunch of this product that nobody bought and it makes me so sad :((( nobody must love me </3 please buy my product to show me you care :''((( don't you love small business??"
[music from the sad dog commercials] Listen folks, it's hard for me to say this, but last month I bought one hundred Burpin' Stan bobbleheads to stock in the shop and *chokes back a tear* NONE of them have sold. I know, I know, I'm a craggy old man with a face not even a mother could love. That's why nobody's buying this merch in my image. You all think I'm *wipes a tear* ugly.
And it's true. I'm an ugly old man. An ugly old man with a small local business and a dream. And a heart condition. The doctor says if I don't sell out of my stock of these then my heart may actually break. In half. *holds up a fake doctors note* Medically. So please, find it in YOUR non-broken in half heart to show that you care. Come buy a Burpin Stan and prove that Ugly Old Men still deserve love. And, if I don't sell out, at least you'll have something to *chokes on a sob* remember me BY-. I'm sorry, I have to go. *runs out of the room crying*
"GET YOUR BURPIN STANS NOW AT THE MYSTERY SHACK $59.99 EACH"
Update from Alex Hirsch's instagram
I think it's awesome that Stan just seems to collect children who have a complicated home life.
He doesn't do anything in particular to make them feel wanted or accepted except give them some kind of purpose (Soos the handyman who wants to feel needed and wanted, Wendy the employee who needs to be her own person and get away from her family every now and again, Dipper and Mabel who should get to enjoy their summer away from an pending divorce, eventually their set of friends etc). The shack becomes the place they frequent because he, for the most part, stays out of their hair and gives them the freedom to do as they please.
There is some kind of generational healing occurring here that Stan did absolutely nothing to kickstart except by being less involved lol. Is he the best guardian? No. Does he communicate well? No. Does he have unsafe things in the house? 100%. But he's JUST ENOUGH removed that it works. He becomes involved where it counts - if the kids are in danger, if he's asked to participate in something, if he feels he NEEDS to step in (like teaching Dipper to be stronger/braver, even if he goes about it wrong) - but for the most part he lets them all do as they please. He doesn't over extend his hand, doesn't get involved and dictate what they need to or should do - like his own father did. He's down to, begrudgingly, entertain their whacky, weird ideas and thats enough for kids sometimes. To just be listened to as they explore some shit and be little weirdos.
Like - the cabin in the woods was this lonely, desolate place and he took it and turned it into a literal home base, that of which everyone circulates and returns back to, including Ford.
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Artfight 2025 baby!
I'm working a lot, and then going on a trip this month, so I probably wont be as active as I like, but come on over anyway!
crazy that gravity falls was like, hey what if we made twin brothers, and one of them is the worse one. he gets bad grades, he likes to punch his problems, everyone thinks of him as “the other one.” he’s engulfed in a shadow that’s shaped like him. he doesn’t even have his own name—it’s derived of his brother’s name, the only one his parents planned on having and using. everything about him is derivative—imitative of another person (his twin brother) (the one everyone likes and wants) and is disapproved of for that reason (he isn’t just “bad at this thing,” he’s “not as good as his brother”). and then he ruins his brother’s science fair project (the one next to his own—no one noticed it because it’s not good, it’s almost stupid next to a “perpetual motion machine” made by a high schooler) (he tried to fix it) (he doesn’t know how; he’s not as smart as the guy who made it) and he gets kicked out. the potential of the money his twin could’ve made is enough to throw him onto the street, and he can’t go home until he makes that money back (the money that was never gained and therefore was never lost. he never had a chance of making enough). he took every job he could (his brother went to school). he got banned from multiple states (his brother bought a house). he traveled internationally and went to prison and had people try to hunt him down and kill him because he couldn’t make enough money (his brother’s house has three basements. he made them himself, as secure as can be). and when his twin finally summons him for help, things go wrong (he messed up this machine like the last one) (he doesn’t know how to fix it. he isn’t as smart as the guy who made it) (he tries to fix it) (he was never any good at reading and these blueprints are impossible, coded and fragmented and in a science that he didn’t know existed) (he tries to fix it). the townspeople ask who he is, and he doesn’t even say his own name (it was hardly his to begin with). and he invites them to a house that isn’t his to show off experiments that aren’t his because he needs to make money that can’t be his. everything he does for the next 30 years is in his twin’s name, for his twin’s sake. he had two funerals for himself and it isn’t even his body in the casket; he had to wear his brother’s name to both of them. if he had died before he fixed the portal, that funeral wouldn’t have been for him. we meet him as a funny and unique character, but in-universe, he’s only ever been defined by someone else.
and then they went, this is entirely in the background btw. most of that is going to be revealed in one episode and won’t be addressed again. he’s a primary comic relief, even. I’m ill about this.
