The best episodes of Gravity Falls
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
After government agents take Stan into custody, Dipper and Mabel question how much they really know about their Grunkle Stan. Nick Offerman guest stars as Agent Powers.
- 02
When Dipper wishes he could go back in time and undo a mistake he made, he discovers there is a time machine that can help him do just that. Meanwhile, it's love at first sight for Mabel when she wins a pet pig at the fair.
- 03
Weirdmageddon (3): Take Back the Falls
Ford discovers Bill's true motives and a final confrontation with Bill leads to the Pines family's ultimate fate and greatest sacrifice.
- 04
Bill has returned to take down the Pines family. But this time he has brought some of his friends with him.
- 05
Dipper's secret journal pages lead him and the gang to the author's hidden bunker where they find themselves face-to-face with a mysterious figure from Gravity Falls' lore.
- 06
Cornered underneath the Mystery Shack, Stan must finally reveal the secrets of his past and his mysterious portal to Dipper and Mabel. Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons ("Whiplash") recurs as Stan's twin brother.
- 07
After being challenged to a video game battle by Wendy's boyfriend Robbie, Dipper is shocked when his favorite playable fighter, Rumble McSkirmish, comes to life to defend him. But Dipper soon loses control over Rumble McSkirmish and has to find a way to stop him.
- 08
Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future
Mabel decides to plan for her and Dipper's 13th birthday party.
- 09
When Dipper and Mabel discover evidence that the reported town founder is a hoax, they set out to expose the historical cover-up and prove that Mabel's silliness is not a bad thing.
- 10
Dipper, Mabel and Soos must travel through Grunkle Stan's mind to defeat a tricky dream demon summoned by Lil Gideon.
- 11
After 'Lil Gideon swindles the Mystery Shack away from Stan, everything in Gravity Falls appears to be even more west of weird - Dipper, Mabel and Grunkle Stan are forced to move in with Soos and his grandmother, while the town remains enamored with Gideon's charm. Meanwhile, Grunkle Stan isn't certain he can take care of the twins and is considering sending them back home. With their summer in Gravity Falls threatening to come to an end, Mabel and Dipper decide to take on Gideon and win back their home.
- 12
The kids, along with Old Man McGucket's help, discover there is a secret society in Gravity Falls.
- 13
Pacifica enlists Dipper's help to rid the Northwest Mansion of a ghost before he wreaks havoc on her fancy party. Nathan Fillion reprises his role as Pacifica's father, Preston Northwest.
- 14
Weirdmageddon (2): Escape from Reality
Dipper, Soos and Wendy must save Mabel from a strange new world, while Bill's forces plan their next move.
- 15
It's Gravity Falls' version of Halloween in Summer with Jack-o-Melons and lots of trick-or-treating. Dipper and Mabel are excited to join in on the fun, but when Wendy casually mentions that trick-or-treating is for kids, Dipper's whole outlook on the evening changes. The night gets even more complicated when a monster that Dipper accidentally insulted makes them fulfill his candy quota by night's end or else he will eat them.
- 16
Blendin Blandin returns to fight Dipper and Mabel in a futuristic battle that could trap the two of them forever in time jail.
- 17
Stan throws a big party to promote the Mystery Shack, while Dipper uses a strange photocopier to make clones of himself, so that he can impress Wendy.
- 18
Dipper feels self-conscious that Mabel is taller than him and is becoming the alpha twin, so he seeks out a magic way to grow himself the same height. Meanwhile, Lil' Gideon takes advantage of Dipper's and Mabel's height discrepancies.
- 19
When a prehistoric beast snatches Mabel's beloved pig Waddles, the Pines family must journey to a land trapped in time to rescue him.
- 20
Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons
Dipper finds an unlikely friend to join him with his newest obsession, a board game called "Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons.".
- 21
A new threat leads Mabel to venture into the enchanted realm of the unicorns. Meanwhile, Dipper learns an unexpected twist about the enigmatic Bill Cipher.
- 22
When Mabel questions the way Stan runs the Shack, he challenges her to a bet - whoever can make the most money in three days wins the chance to run the Shack however they wish for the rest of the summer. Mabel takes the bet and implements a new bossing method that coddles her employees and gives them the freedom to follow their hopes and dreams. Unfortunately, the results are not as expected and Mabel finds herself just trying to get back some normalcy. Meanwhile, Grunkle Stan sets off to win big money on a television game show.
- 23
When Dipper discovers a hidden room inside the Mystery Shack, he is happy to claim it as his own space, but there is one problem - Mabel wants the room too. The duo compete to win the room with a contest that gets even trickier when they learn the room's carpet has electric body swapping properties.
- 24
After being belittled by Pacifica one too many times, Mabel challenges her to a miniature golf-off which gets a tad out of control when some local residents offer their help.
- 25
Soos needs a date for his cousin Reggie's engagement party and looks to a dating simulator game to help him talk to girls.
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