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The Best Episodes of Gravity Falls Season 1

Every episode of Gravity Falls Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gravity Falls Season 1!

Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run...
Genres:AnimationComedyMysterySci-Fi & FantasyKids

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Tourist Trapped" is the best rated episode of "Gravity Falls" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 4714 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".

  • Tourist Trapped
    8.2/104,714 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

  • The Legend of the Gobblewonker
    7.7/104,258 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

  • Headhunters
    7.9/104,011 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

  • The Hand That Rocks the Mabel
    7.6/103,854 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: Zach Paez, Alex Hirsch

  • The Inconveniencing
    8.5/103,971 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: Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda

  • Dipper vs. Manliness
    7.8/103,761 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: Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon

  • Double Dipper
    8.6/103,900 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: Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda, Tim McKeon

  • Irrational Treasure
    8.1/103,628 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

  • The Time Traveler's Pig
    9.0/104,006 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

  • Fight Fighters
    8.5/103,691 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

  • Little Dipper
    7.8/103,418 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: Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer

    Writer: Zach Paez, Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon

  • Summerween
    8.6/103,708 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

  • Boss Mabel
    7.8/103,422 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

  • Bottomless Pit!
    8.0/103,441 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: Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda

  • The Deep End
    7.6/103,407 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: Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Nancy Cohen

  • Carpet Diem
    8.5/103,426 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: Zach Paez, Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon

  • Boyz Crazy
    7.3/103,431 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

  • Land Before Swine
    8.3/103,361 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

  • Dreamscaperers (1)
    9.2/103,947 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: Joe Pitt, John Aoshima

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Tim McKeon, Matt Chapman

  • Gideon Rises (2)
    9.2/103,920 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: Joe Pitt, John Aoshima

    Writer: Alex Hirsch, Mike Rianda, Matt Chapman