Normal Town (Gravity Falls)

(This is an alternate reality version of the actual series)

Normal Town is an Canadian animated television series created by animator Alex Hirschey Bar[3] for Nickelodeon. The series follows adventures of Dopper Pineneedles (voiced by Morgan Freeman) and his twin sister Mable (voiced by Kristen Schaal because lets be honest, even in an alternate reality, she HAS to voice Mabel) in the fictional town of Normal, Oregon, while on summer vacation. At the start of the series, twins Dopper and Mable are sent to spend the summer with their great-grandpa (or "Granpie") Stan (voiced by Alex), in the mysterious town full of unexpected situations that involve various paranormal and supernatural creatures. Granpie Stan has the kids help him run The Murder Hut, the tourist trap that he owns. The twins try to adapt to the weird surroundings but sense there is something strange about Normal, Oregon and begin to unlock its secrets. When Dopper uncovers a cryptic "My Password" Journal that offers insight into the town's mysteries, he and Mable use it and their enthusiastic desire to solve the imminent mysteries that surround them. The series officially premiered on the Nickelodeon in the United States on June 3rd, 2011.[4][5] Series creator Alex first coined the concept for the show in an seizure like state while doing mushrooms in Cartoon Network studios (who can blame him? he worked on the atrocious Pancakejack).[6] Alex was called in to do a pitch for the Nickelodeon for a show based on what he saw during those seizure like states. The Nickelodeon bought the idea and immediately regretted it. It started airing the series in the summer of 2011. The series was inspired by the things Alex saw during his seizure like state while doing mushrooms, he described things like "Gnomes who barf rainbows and talk about what a huge universe the planet lives in" and "Two Twins who constantly beat the shit out of their older relative with Golf clubs"The series was cancelled shortly after Season 1 in 2012.

In 2016 however, the show was renewed for a 2nd and 3rd Season after the fans relentless bitching on the internet about the show's cancellation (They also did the same thing shortly with Invader ZIM) which started airing on December 2nd, 2016.

Season 1 (2011-2012)
When Dopper and Mable are dropped off at Granpie's tourist trap called the Murder Hut, they discover things are not as they appear. Meanwhile, Zues finds a magical doorknob who grants him 3 wishes.
 * 1) Welcome to the Murder Hut - Airdate: June 3rd, 2011

2. Legend of the Water Monkey who farts a lot - Airdate: June 3rd, 2011

Dopper and Mable see a news broadcast on TV that says they will win a million dolars if they can catch a real life monster, so they set off to find a Water Monkey when Granpie brings them on a fishing trip. Meanwhile, Granpie makes marriage jokes and is put in prison.

3. Love Tips with Granpie Stan - Airdate: June 5th, 2011

Dopper is sad that Windy friendzoned him so he sets off to wear a fedora and pick up other chiks during a road trip their Granpie sets up.

'''4. Ducks a lot! - Airdate: July 18th, 2011'''

Mable and Dopper are inspired to investigate murders when they discover a new show: Duck Mysterys with Sherduck Quacks. The only problem is that no murders happen on kids shows, so they set up their Granpie to be murdered so they can investigate it. But it turns out that the Granpie that gets murdered was a Wax figure the whole time despite how much logic it breaks.

5. Dopper grows a Beard - Airdate: July 23rd, 2011

Dopper wants to impress Windy by being a manly man, so he grows a beard, but he only grows one hair, so he uses magic to grow it bigger! But the beard grows a mind of its own and takes over the town!

6. Double Dopper - Airdate: August 16th, 2011

Stan makes his One Millionth Dollar and to celebrate, he throws a party at the Hut! Dopper sees this as a chance to get Windy to like him, but he shits himself in front of her and cries like a baby. He turns to himself for help, he makes a clone of himself that he names, Tigger, he and Tigger eventually make more clones and they turn against each other. Meanwhile, Mable makes new friends, Peppermint and Big Buff Cheeto Puff.

7. Back to the Past - Airdate: August 17th, 2011

During a fair that Stan throws, Dopper tries to get Windy to like him despite how much she "friendzones" him. But at a game to win Windy a stuffed toy, Dopper accidentally activates a catapult that launches forks at Windy and she hates him now. Mable wins a pet Cow which she names "Udders". Later Dopper is sad that no one loves him when he suddenly discovers a fat incompetent Time Traveler who for some reason made it past training and for an even bigger jump in logic, is trusted to handle time travel business by himself without someone keeping an eye on him.

'''8. Video Game References to Video Games from the 80s for some reason! - Airdate: Aug 18th, 2011'''

Dopper is sad that Windy has friendzoned him and has a boyfriend now named Rufus. Rufus is a total jackass but Windy likes him for some reason. Anyway, what was the plot again? Oh right! Dopper then brings a Video game character to life as his Assassin to kill Rufus.

9. The Old Abandoned Convenience Store - Airdate: October 30th, 2011

Dopper lies to Windy saying he's 13, technically a twat, in an attempt to make her liek him. So she lets him and Mable tag along with her friends, Rufus, Batman, George Washington and Billy to the haunted convenience store! Shenanigans ensue!

10. Halloween in the Summer - Airdate: November 1st, 2011

Granpie Stan informs the kids that the town is so fucked up that they enjoy horrifying imagery and shenanigans twice a year, so they dubbed a "Summerween" for twice the pants shitting! Dopper thinks he is too old for Halloween because his boner for Windy tells him so. Mable is sad because Dopper has a boner and feels too old for Halloween. In the end, the twins makeup, but Dopper still has a boner for Windy. Meanwhile, Granpie Stan shits himself in attempt to frighten children, but the children think its because he's old and has lost control of his functions, so they pity the old man and Stan thinks he can take advantage of this and has them do housework for him.

11. The Mermaid of Normal Town - Airdate: November 2nd, 2011

The Pineneedles go to the pool because its so hot and they are too sexy for their shorts. At the pool, Mable dicovers a Mermaid named Fishy! Meanwhile, the cold pool water still can't calm Dopper's boner for Windy.

12. The Friendzone - Airdate: February 14th, 2012

Dopper and Mable go to see who the rival of Granpie Stan is, it is none other than Giddy Glee, a white haired 9 year old who loves Mable. He dates her despite her reluctance. They continue these dates until Dopper realizes that Giddy is doing to Mable what he's doing to Windy, so he promptly tries to stop it! But it turns out Giddy knows of the supernatural in Normal, Oregon, so he tries to kill Dopper just because he couldn't kill his boner for Mable.

13. Shrink n Grow - Airdate: February 14th, 2012

Giddy wants revenge on Dopper and Granpie Stan, so he uses a Shrinking flashlight in an attempt to take over

14. The Dream Demon (Part 1) - Airdate: April 10th, 2012

Giddy yet again tries to get rid of Granpie Stan and friends, so he summons a dream demon named Ball Caper, a triangular weirdo, to go into Stan's mind and steal the code to his safe which has the deed to the Murder Hut!

15. Giddy runs the Hut (Part 2) - Airdate: July 12th, 2012

Ball may have failed Giddy, but Giddy manages to steal the deed without him, so he now runs the Mystery Hut! But he is actually after the Password lock Journals hidden somewhere in the Hut. The Pineneedles form a plan to get the Hut back. (Its basically just like Gideon Rises)

The Series was not renewed for any more Seasons after this episode aired, and was eventually cancelled on December 31st, 2012.

Season 2 (2016-2017)
Normal Town was renewed at long last for a 2nd and 3rd season on January 1st, 2016. The 2nd Season premiered on December 2nd, 2016 Following the events of "Giddy runs the Hut", Stan is copying the 3rd journal that he stole from Dopper and gives it back the next day, he starts work on the portal as well. The Government comes to the Hut to investigate strange stuff going on in Normal Town. Dopper sees this as an opportunity to fuck everything up.
 * 1) Zombeh Attack! - Airdate: December 2nd, 2016

(to be continued...)

Concept
Prior to working on the series, series creator Alex's primary inspiration growing up was the popular animated sitcom Full House, where he observed that "its pretty cool". Alex graduated from PUBLIC school, and was hired to work as writer and shitty artist for the Cartoon Network series The Marvelous Misadventures of Pancakejack, where he was paired up with Pendleton Ward, the creator of Finlay and Jack. Afterwards, he moved on to co-develop the Nickelodeon animated series Breadwinners; shortly before he pitched (and was subsequently green-lit) Normal Town.[22]

Ciphers/Cancellation
At the end credits of each episode in Normal Town, is a secret code that gives a special message.

Nickelodeon at the time was not aware of this, but the internet has given light to it and it has sparked controversy. The secret messages has inappropriate things such as:

"Smoke Weed Everydayyyyy" and "Shooting Up School is Fun!" and most controversial "Spongebob was the worst Nicktoon"

This ultimately led to the cancellation of the series, 15 episodes in during the 1st season.

2016 Revival
Due to the outcry of shitty fans of Tumblr, never shutting the fuck up about Normal Town's cancellation, Nick eventually decided to renew Normal Town for a 2nd and 3rd Season...... But cancelled it again in 2019!