![]() Hirsch walked away from the show in 2016 but has remained open to specials in the future. It also helps that the voice work is uniformly fantastic, especially Ritter and the always-great Schaal. It’s a deliriously strange, fascinating show, with sources of humor and heart that always find a way to surprise. 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 works for all ages, never overplaying its themes but incorporating them into the storytelling. It is a beautiful blend of old-fashioned storytelling-the Pines kids and their array of friends and co-workers often recall the Scoobs as they investigate-with a modern sense of humor that never feels like it’s talking down to kids. “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. The thing is that Gravity Falls really is the center of a lot of mysterious, supernatural activity, which Dipper and Mabel get to investigate in every hysterical episode. Stan runs something called The Mystery Shack, one of those side-of-the-road places you see on a road trip that promises crazy sights like bottomless pits and other eye-popping wonders. If you’re unfamiliar, “Gravity Falls” is the story of twins Dipper (voiced by Jason Ritter) and Mabel ( Kristen Schaal), who have been sent to the titular location to spend the summer with their “Grunkle” (great uncle) Stan (creator Hirsch himself).
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