8.2/104,778 votes#1 - Tourist Trapped
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2012
Twins Dipper and Mabel Pines visit their eccentric great-uncle for a summer in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he operates the world's most bizarre museum. As soon as the twins arrive in Gravity Falls, they discover something amiss in the remote town.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch
7.7/104,322 votes#2 - The Legend of the Gobblewonker
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2012
When Dipper and Mabel hear rumors of a sea monster that lives at the bottom of the local lake, they enlist Soos to take them on a boating expedition to prove it really does exist.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda
7.9/104,070 votes#3 - Headhunters
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2012
When someone tampers with Mabel's life-size wax statue of Grunkle Stan, she and Dipper set out to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Grunkle Stan mourns over the loss of his wax doppelganger.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Aury Wallington, Alex Hirsch
7.6/103,914 votes#4 - The Hand That Rocks the Mabel
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/6/2012
Dipper and Mabel discover that their seemingly cherubic new neighbor, Lil' Gideon, happens to be the town's adored psychic. But when Lil' Gideon guilts her into dating him, she and Dipper soon learn that his cuteness can fade all too quickly.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Zach Paez
8.5/104,031 votes#5 - The Inconveniencing
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2012
Dipper is invited by Wendy and her teen friends on a trek that leads to an abandoned convenience store that may be haunted.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda
7.7/103,817 votes#6 - Dipper vs. Manliness
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2012
In a quest to attain manliness, Dipper ventures into the forest to battle the notorious Multi-Bear. Meanwhile, Mabel tries to teach Grunkle Stan how to be attractive to women, particularly the waitress in the local diner, Lazy Susan.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon
8.6/103,956 votes#7 - Double Dipper
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/10/2012
Stan throws a big weekend party to promote the Mystery Shack. Dipper makes clones of himself to impress Wendy. Mabel fights for the Party Queen title in honor of her two friends.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda, Tim McKeon
8.1/103,680 votes#8 - Irrational Treasure
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/17/2012
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.
Director: Aaron Springer
Writer: David Slack, Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon
9.0/104,065 votes#9 - The Time Traveler's Pig
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/24/2012
Dipper wants to correct a mistake he made in the past with assistance from a time machine. Mabel is overjoyed when she wins a pet pig at a fair.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Aury Wallington, Alex Hirsch
8.5/103,750 votes#10 - Fight Fighters
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2012
After being challenged to a video game battle by 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.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Zach Paez
7.8/103,471 votes#11 - Little Dipper
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/28/2012
Dipper is self-conscious that Mabel is taller than him and seeks a magic solution. Meanwhile Lil' Gideon takes advantage of Dipper's and Mabel's height discrepancy.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Zach Paez, Tim McKeon
8.6/103,773 votes#12 - Summerween
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/5/2012
Dipper and Mabel go trick-or-treating in the summer and encounter a candy-loving monster who threatens to devour them if they don't bring him sweet things to eat.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda, Zach Paez
7.8/103,480 votes#13 - Boss Mabel
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2013
Stan leaves Mabel in charge of the Mystery Shack while he is gone and the power goes to her head.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon, Tommy Reahard
8.0/103,498 votes#14 - Bottomless Pit!
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/1/2013
While Stan, Dipper, Mabel and Soos are falling in a bottomless pit, they tell stories to pass the time.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda
7.6/103,464 votes#15 - The Deep End
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2013
When Mabel befriends a cute merman trapped in the public pool, she's determined to help him out. Meanwhile, Dipper decides to volunteer as a lifeguard to see Wendy.
Director: Aaron Springer, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Nancy Cohen
8.5/103,480 votes#16 - Carpet Diem
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/5/2013
The twins discover a hidden room inside the Mystery Shack and compete over who should have it.
Director: Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Zach Paez, Tim McKeon
7.3/103,490 votes#17 - Boyz Crazy
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/19/2013
When Mabel discovers that her favorite boy band is actually a bunch of imprisoned clones, she sets them free, only to decide on keeping them for herself. Meanwhile, Dipper is convinced that Robbie plans to brainwash Wendy with a secret message hidden inside one of his songs.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Matt Chapman
8.3/103,418 votes#18 - Land Before Swine
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/28/2013
When Waddles is snatched by a prehistoric beast, Dipper, Mabel, Stan, Soos, and Old Man McGucket must journey to a mysterious land trapped in time to rescue him.
Director: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon
9.2/104,016 votes#19 - Dreamscaperers (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/12/2013
Dipper, Mabel, and Soos must travel through Grunkle Stan's mind to defeat a tricky dream demon summoned by Lil Gideon.
Director: John Aoshima, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon, Matt Chapman
9.2/103,991 votes#20 - Gideon Rises (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/2/2013
Li'l Gideon swindles the Mystery Shack away, forcing Grunkle Stan and the kids to move in with Soos. While Stan weighs how he can still care for his grandniece and nephew, they decide to take on Gideon.
Director: John Aoshima, Joe Pitt
Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda, Matt Chapman
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Tourist Trapped" is the best rated episode of "Gravity Falls" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 4778 votes. Directed by John Aoshima and written by Alex Hirsch, it aired on 6/15/2012. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Legend of the Gobblewonker".