: The twins defeat the gnomes using a leaf blower, and Grunkle Stan allows them each one item from the gift shop, leading Dipper to claim his iconic blue-and-white pine tree hat. Key Episode Details Information Air Date June 15, 2012 (Preview); June 29, 2012 (Official Premiere) Director John Aoshima Writer Alex Hirsch Key Voices
: The episode famously ends with a cliffhanger showing Grunkle Stan entering a hidden room behind a vending machine, setting up the series' overarching mystery. [S1E1] Tourist Trap
: An unaired pilot version of this episode exists with a significantly different animation style. : The twins defeat the gnomes using a
The first episode of the American animated series , titled " Tourist Trapped ," serves as the series premiere and introduces the core mystery-solving dynamic of the Pines twins. Plot Summary The first episode of the American animated series
Twelve-year-old twins and Mabel Pines arrive in the remote town of Gravity Falls, Oregon, to spend their summer with their Great Uncle (Grunkle) Stan .