Gravity Falls is an animated Disney Channel series that aired from 2012 through 2016, and it was both inspired by and influenced several other shows like Gravity Falls. The series follows twins Dipper and Mabel, sent to Gravity Falls to live with their quirky great-uncle Stan. The two of them are tasked with helping Grunkle Stan run his tourist trap, The Mystery Shack. What seems like it’s going to be a dull summer becomes more interesting when they realize something strange is going on in Gravity Falls.