The BEST episodes of Gravity Falls season 1

Every episode of Gravity Falls season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. 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 a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.

Last Updated: 11/9/2024Network: Disney XDStatus: Ended
Gideon Rises (2)
star
8.83
1315 votes

#1 - 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.

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Dreamscaperers (1)
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8.49
1387 votes

#2 - 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.

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Fight Fighters
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8.38
1431 votes

#3 - Fight Fighters

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2012

After being challenged to a fight by Wendy's boyfriend Robbie, Dipper is shocked when his favorite Fight Fighters fighter, Rumble McSkirmish, comes to life to defend him, but Dipper soon loses control of Rumble and has to find a way to stop him from seriously injuring Robbie

Directors: John Aoshima
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The Time Traveler's Pig
star
8.34
1467 votes

#4 - 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.

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Summerween
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8.33
1439 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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Double Dipper
star
8.32
1577 votes

#6 - 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.

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Land Before Swine
star
8.24
1219 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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The Inconveniencing
star
8.17
1741 votes

#8 - 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.

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Little Dipper
star
8.12
1421 votes

#9 - 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.

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Headhunters
star
8.02
1883 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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Carpet Diem
star
8.02
1320 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Joe Pitt
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Tourist Trapped
star
7.98
2583 votes

#12 - Tourist Trapped

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2012

When Dipper and Mabel Pines arrive to spend their summer break in the remote town of Gravity Falls, Mabel’s suspiciously weird new boyfriend causes the twins to come face to face with the town’s strange and uncanny secrets.

Directors: John Aoshima
Writer: Alex Hirsch
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Irrational Treasure
star
7.94
1539 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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Boss Mabel
star
7.90
1335 votes

#14 - Boss Mabel

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2013

Mabel bets Grunkle Stan that she will make more money at the Mystery Shack by treating people nicely than he does by being rude and cranky.

Directors: John Aoshima
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The Legend of the Gobblewonker
star
7.89
1982 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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Bottomless Pit!
star
7.87
1355 votes

#16 - 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.

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The Hand That Rocks the Mabel
star
7.87
1647 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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Dipper vs. Manliness
star
7.87
1716 votes

#18 - 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.

Writer: Tim McKeon
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Boyz Crazy
star
7.84
1278 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: John Aoshima
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The Deep End
star
7.80
1290 votes

#20 - 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.

Writer: Nancy Cohen
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