This Disney XD-aired animated comedy about two 13-year-old city kids—Dipper Pines (voiced by Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (Kristen Schaal)—sent to stay with their weird Grunkle (short for Great Uncle) Stan in the rural Oregon town of Gravity Falls plays like a mix of X-Files weirdness and Rick and Morty wacky humor for kids. Stan (voiced by series creator Alex Hirsch) runs "The Mystery Shack," a tourist trap filled with strange creatures and weird magic, and Dipper makes it his mission to get evidence of the fantastical things he discovers during their stay, from a race of magical dwarves and a giant lake monster to ghosts, demons, unicorns, prehistoric creatures, secret rooms and passages, curses, and charms. Linda Cardellini voices 15-year-old Wendy, a part-time employee Dipper crushes on, and Hirsch also voices the odd but devoted handyman Soos and various recurring characters in the vast community. Gravity Falls—which ran for two seasons spread from 2012-16—is a funny and clever show, with wild humor and well-written young characters, winning two Emmy awards. Compiling all 40 episodes, extras include cast and crew episode commentary tracks, the feature-length retrospective documentary One Crazy Summer, a featurette on the finale, deleted scenes, bonus shorts, and promos. Highly recommended. Aud: P. (S. Axmaker)
Gravity Falls: The Complete Series
(2016) 7 discs. 900 min. DVD: $59.99, Blu-ray: $99.99. Shout! Factory (avail. from most distributors). SDH captioned. Volume 33, Issue 5
Gravity Falls: The Complete Series
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