Line #41 Recap/GravityFallsS1E18TheLandBeforeSwine


1	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/59c3252525d9d1d020ac81b01ea5df57.jpg]]
2	A prehistoric beast snatches Mabel's pig Waddles and the Pines family must undertake a dangerous journey to save him.
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4	!!Tropes in this episode:
5	* AccidentalMisnaming: Stan calls Waddles "Woggles" at one point.
6	* AccidentalMurder: The montage of Soos' clumsiness ends with him accidentally swatting and killing a fairy, mistaking it for an insect.
7	* ArbitrarySkepticism: Inverted. Despite refusing to believe in any of the other supernatural phenomena of Gravity Falls, Stan immediately believes that the pterodactyl that took Waddles is real. When Dipper questions this, Stan argues that dinosaurs are just "big lizards" and therefore don't count as supernatural.
8	* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: The episode is ridden with stereotypical paleontogical inaccuracies (a ''Pterodactyl'', featherless raptor and ornithomimid, ''Brachiosaurus'' with elephantine feet, and even a ''Stegosaurus'' with a low-hanging tail). Additionally, every character continually misidentifies the pterosaur as a dinosaur, and even the book provides no corrections.
9	* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: "Well, sometimes you just gotta..." (''realizes the pterodactyl is climbing back up'') "...''look out!''"
10	* BerserkButton:
11	** Don't mock Soos' shirt size.
12	** Do not mess with Waddles. Mabel will ignore you forever and Stan will ''punch a pterodactyl in the face'' until the pig is safe and sound.
13	* BigDamnHeroes: Soos. Twice. And Stan, after TakingALevelInBadass.
14	* BrosBeforeHoes: {{Bowdlerized}} into "bros before dinos", which Soos states repeatedly.
15	* TheCameo: Creator/JustinRoiland as the infomercial announcer.
16	* CoincidentalBroadcast: Yes, the Huggy Wuvvy Tummy Bundle does work for pigs.
17	* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
18	-->'''Mabel:''' Is somebody speaking? Because I can't hear anything!\
19	'''Old Man [=McGucket=]:''' Oh, no! She's gone deaf with fear!
20	* CompanyCrossReferences: Old Man [=McGucket=]'s raccoon-based SpaghettiKiss is one to ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''.
21	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Stan, who's shown no real physical ability up to this point, does a decent number on the pterodactyl. Still, he gets trumped by Old Man [=McGucket=], who... well, see ExtremeOmnivore below.
22	* DeadHatShot: The pterodactyl dropping Stan's fez into the nest is played like one, and while the audience knows he's alive, the other characters don't.
23	* EatenAlive: Old Man [=McGucket=] is SwallowedWhole by a pterodactyl.
24	* TheEndOrIsIt: Subverted. At the end Dipper asks if [[TemptingFate they have to worry about the rest of the dinosaurs]]. Cut to the church with creepy music... then Old Man [=McGucket=] pops out.
25	* ExtremeOmnivore: Old Man [=McGucket=] has eaten some strange things before, but never a ''live pterodactyl''.
26	* EyePoke: The pterodactyl does it to Grunkle Stan in his story.
27	* EyeScream: At the climax of the episode, Stan climbs onto the adult pterodactyl's neck and begins furiously punching it in the eye to bring it down.
28	* FeudEpisode: Becomes one in the third act, with Mabel vs. Stan and Dipper vs. Soos.
29	* FungusHumongous: Some truly massive shelf-like mushrooms make up a good bit of the flora of the LostWorld the pterodactyl lives in.
30	* GettingEatenIsHarmless: Old Man [=McGucket=] gets out unscathed from the baby pterodactyl's stomach.
31	* GoodNewsBadNews: How Stan intended to break the news to Mabel of Waddles of being taken away.
32	-->'''Stan:''' Um- uh-The good news is, you're getting a puppy!
33	* GoThroughMe: Stan delivers this line while defending Waddles from the pterodactyl (for real this time).
34	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: PlayedForLaughs. Stan shows one group of tourists "The most hideous creatures known to man" and unveils a mirror. The tour group snicker at the cliché.
35	* HypocriticalHumor: When the pterodactyl appears in the mines, Old Man [=McGucket=] warns the others not to make any sudden movements or loud noises... then immediately begins jumping up and down, hollering with glee about them managing to find a real-life pterodactyl.
36	* InconvenientDarkroomIllumination: After setting up three cameras around a steak in order to get a picture of whatever's been stealing sheep and trashing cars in the area, Dipper proceeds to develop the photos (revealing a pterodactyl). Then Soos barges into the room with a bowl of "victory nachos" - so long, evidence! Of course, it's rendered moot when the beastie zooms by after grabbing Waddles.
37	* {{Irony}}: Mabel says it's too dangerous for Waddles to be put outside due to the threat of predators and barbecuers. The group ends up aided on their rescue mission by [=McGucket=], who spent much of "Carpet Diem" trying to devour Soos when he was trapped inside Waddles' body.
38	* JerkassBall: Soos, instead of acknowledging and taking responsibility for his incompetence, retaliates in offense when Dipper indirectly (and more likely unintentionally without a second thought) makes a jab at his weight while venting his frustration towards him.
39	* JerkassHasAPoint: While Mabel's and Dipper's reactions to Stan's and Soos' NiceJobBreakingItHero moves are kind of harsh, they're correct that Stan's dislike of Waddles placed him in unnecessary danger (and led them to put ''themselves'' in danger to rescue him), and Soos' interference with their mission is only making things worse.
40	** [[BothSidesHaveAPoint Stan has a point himself, though]]. An animal that is going to go around the house chewing on things (a habit Mabel actually encourages) really should be kept outside, at least until it's better trained.
41	* LiarRevealed: Stan lies about how Waddles got captured, knowing Mabel told her to not let him outside. When Mabel finds out the truth, she's absolutely furious at him.
42	* TheLoad: Old Man [=McGucket=] does nothing to contribute other than fixing the lantern - which is then broken again five seconds later when the pterodactyl arrives.
43	* LostWorld: The gang from the Mystery Shack finds one in the caves beneath Gravity Falls.
44	* TheMillstone: Dipper doesn't want Soos to come because he's this. Subverted when Soos ends up being a {{Big Damn Hero\|es}}. Twice.
45	* ObliviousGuiltSlinging:
46	** When Dipper is about to tell Soos to stay out of the rescue mission due to being TheMillstone, as noted above, Soos' matching "Pterodactyl Bros." t-shirts and overall enthusiasm discourage him from doing so.
47	** Stan gets very uncomfortable when Mabel hugs him for trying to save Waddles.
48	* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Stan gives one before he attacks the pterodactyl in his story. He gives a much better one when he's defending Waddles for real.
49	* RageBreakingPoint: Dipper has had to deal with Soos' clumsiness on occasion, even while he's annoyed by it. However, once Soos gets the gang lost by wrapping the ball of yarn and breaks the lantern, Dipper has finally had enough and tells the handyman that he never wanted to bring him along. This, of course, starts an argument between them.
50	* RaptorAttack: One of the sap-encased dinosaurs is a featherless, two-fingered dromaeosaurid even bigger than a ''Utahraptor''.
51	* RightBehindYou: When planning out his idea to turn the dinosaur-filled sap caves into an attraction, Stan remarks that he should have put Mabel's pig outside a long time again. The camera then pans across to reveal Mabel standing right behind him, and understandably quite upset to learn that Stan lied to her.
52	* SelfServingMemory: When Stan tells Mabel how the pterodactyl managed to steal Waddles, the details were [[{{Understatement}} somewhat off]].
53	* ShoutOut:
54	** Stan makes one to ''Franchise/JurassicPark''.
55	---> '''Stan:''' I could take people down here and turn this into some sort of theme park! "Jurassic... Sap Hole."
56	** Also, when he's riding the pterodactyl, he makes a reference to ''Literature/MobyDick''.
57	** Mabel and Waddles' Pig Dance Party includes homages to ''Film/TheBreakfastClub''.
58	** The title is a pun on ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime''.
59	* SilentTreatment: Mabel gives this to Stan once she finds out he let the pterodactyl take Waddles after he put the pig outside and lied to her.
60	* SleepCute: Mabel, Stan and Waddles get a particularly [[https://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/well-earned-nap.jpg adorable one]] near the end.
61	* SpaghettiKiss: According to Old Man [=McGucket=]'s weird personal story, he shared one with a raccoon over a slab of meat they were fighting over.
62	* StickySituation: Dipper and Soos get stuck together with sap early on. Near the end, the same thing happens to Mabel and Grunkle Stan.
63	* TemptingFate: Soos declares "nothing can go wrong!" with his and Dipper's plan to capture a monster on film... then he high-fives Dipper with a hand covered in tree sap.
64	* TookALevelInBadass: Stan, when he attacks and rides the pterodactyl for real, having earlier lied about doing so.
65	* TookALevelInJerkass:
66	** Mabel is blinded with rage upon learning Stan deliberately left Waddles outside against her request and starts giving him the SilentTreatment, to the extent that she completely disregards her safety after spotting Waddles in the pterodactyl nest.
67	** Dipper goes against Mabel's advice to break it to Soos easy, and harangues Soos for being nothing but trouble this whole time when he makes a mess of things. Dipper makes an indirect jab at his weight when noting Soos' shirt he made for Dipper is not in his size.
68	* WrestlerOfBeasts: Grunkle Stan lies to Mabel about fighting a pterodactyl that captured Waddles under his watch (in reality, Stan set the pig outside so he wouldn't disrupt his business). Eventually, while searching for Waddles, the truth comes out and a very angry Mabel gives her uncle the SilentTreatment indefinitely. Thankfully, her respect for him is restored when Stan ends up having to do this for real in the climax.
69	* YouExclamation: Stan gives one to Waddles after he ruins one of Stan's tours by eating the Corn-icorn.
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