History Recap / GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Even if President Trembly never signed his resignation back in 1863, his presidency would've ended by the time his four-year term ended, so he wouldn't still be the president in the 2010s, as claimed in the episode.
* ArtisticLicensePolitics: Played for laughs with Quentin Trembly's whole career. He's said to have declared war on pancakes and appointed 4 babies to the Supreme Court, and although it is stated that he was taken out of office due to this (among other things) the fact that he was actually able to implement them in the first place would be impossible.

* BreakTheHaughty: When Dipper revealed to Pacifica his and Mabel's findings about the history of Gravity Falls.

* ContinuityNod: In "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E2TheLegendOfTheGobblewonker The Legend of the Gobblewonker]]", Stan criticized the kids for poor craftsmanship while counterfeiting $100 bills, stating that Ben Franklin looked like a woman. Mabel finds a trove of national secrets, including that "Ben Franklin really WAS a woman!"

* FakeUltimateHero: Nathaniel Northwest, known as the founder of Gravity Falls, in reality a waste-shoveling village idiot who the government used to hide the existence of its 8th and a 1/2 president and the real founder of Gravity Falls, Quentin Trembley.

* HehHehYouSaidX: "Hah! Booby traps."
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Dipper and Mabel think the cops were going to kill them for finding out about Trembley. They weren't, but still want to take them away to Washington for the rest of their lives (assuming the government wasn't just going to kill them eventually).
* IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou: Possibly subverted. The narrator of the government film says that President Trembley's term is so top secret that he is to be killed when the recording is complete. The camera crew corrects him, much to his glee, but they may well be lying to him.

* ItsAllMyFault: Mabel after being trapped in the crate. It results in a short HeroicBSOD.
* {{Jerkass}}: George Washington according to Trembly (see "Noodle Incident" below)

* LoopholeAbuse: President Trembley never signed his resignation letter and is technically still the President of the United States, which goes somewhere into InsaneTrollLogic territory as his term ended more than 150 years ago anyway[[note]]The Constitution also explicitly says a president's term ends at exactly noon on inauguration day[[/note]]. Of course, it's not likely the dim-witted Blubbs and Durland would realize that.

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: When Dipper and Mabel "break in" the Gravity Falls Museum of History, the woman working at the front door gives them free day passes as well as two balloons; she hands a pink one to Mabel and a blue one to Dipper.

* RevengeIsSweet: Dipper comes to this conclusion after enjoying showing Pacifica her ancestor is a fraud in retaliation for making fun of Mabel's silliness.

* SkeletonKey: The President's Key can open any lock in America.

* UnPerson: Apparently, the US government was so ashamed of their real 9th president (who also founded Gravity Falls) that they completely erased him from history, officially calling William Henry Harrison 9th. This makes President Trembley 8th 1/2th.

-->'''Dipper''': Whoa. This is worthless.\\

* ContinuityNod: In [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E2TheLegendOfTheGobblewonker "The Legend of the Gobblewonker"]], Stan criticized the kids for poor craftsmanship while counterfeiting $100 bills, stating that Ben Franklin looked like a woman. Mabel finds a trove of national secrets, including that "Ben Franklin really WAS a woman!"

** The line seen above at AndThereWasMuchRejoicing becomes worse in "Recap/GravityFallsS2E10NorthwestMansionMystery", as that episode shows ''why'' everyone hated Nathaniel Northwest.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Trembley made a speech about fearing "gigantic, man-eating spiders"; we meet one in season 2's "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E16RoadsideAttraction Roadside Attraction]]".

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Trembley made a speech about fearing "gigantic, man-eating spiders"; we meet one in season 2's "Recap/GravityFallsS2E16RoadsideAttraction".

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Even if President Trembly never signed his resignation back in 1863, his presidency would've ended by the time his 4-year term ended, so he wouldn't still be the president in the 2010s, as claimed in the episode.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Even if President Trembly never signed his resignation back in 1863, his presidency would've ended by the time his 4-year term ended, so he wouldn't still be the president in the 2010s.

* SkywardScream: "PIONEER DAY!!!"

* LoopholeAbuse: President Trembley never signed his resignation letter and is technically still the President of the United States, which goes somewhere into InsaneTrollLogic territory as his term ended more than 150 years ago anyway. Of course, it's not likely the dim-witted Blubbs and Durland would realize that.

* TryingTooHard: All of Trembley's clues to his location were designed so that no serious treasure hunter would ever be able to find him because they all required them to stop thinking so hard and be silly.

* ZillionDollarBill: Quentin Trembley gives Dipper the "less than worthless" $-12 bill.

'''Pacifica:''' What?! Moooom!!!\\
'''Dipper:''' Man, [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop revenge is underrated]]. That felt ''awesome''!

* LoopholeAbuse: President Trembley never signed his resignation letter and is technically still the President of the United States, which goes somewhere into InsaneTrollLogic territory as his term ended more than 150 years ago anyway. Of course, it's not likely the dim-witted Blubs and Durland would realize that.

* ArtisticLicensePolitics: Played for laughs with Quentin Trembly's whole career. He's said to have declared war on pancakes and appointed 4 babies to the Supreme Court, although it is stated that he was taken out of office due to this (among other things) the fact that he was actually able to implement them in the first place would be impossible.

* CaptainObvious: Durland in the cave passes out with his back covered with darts.
-->'''Bluds''': He got hit with quite a few of those darts.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: The twins "breaking into" the museum.

* PoliceAreUseless: Zig-zagged; Blubs and Durland make a tremendous number of incompetent mistakes, but still manage to capture Mabel and Dipper anyway.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Northwest Cover Up]]

* IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou: Possibly subverted. The narrator of the government film says that President Trembley's term is so top secret that he is to be killed when the recording complete. The camera crew corrects him, much to his glee, but they may well be lying to him.

* IdTellYouButThenIdHaveToKillYou: Subverted. The narrator of the government film says that President Trembley's term is so top secret that he is to be killed when the recording complete. The camera crew corrects him, much to his glee.