History Recap / GravityFallsS1E14BottomlessPit

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Of the four stories, the first two are implied to not be true (or at least exaggerated), and the third is ''definitely'' not true. The final punchline of the fourth story, however, reveals that that one actually did happen -- ''that morning''.

'''Soos:''' Yeah dude, that sounds science-y enough to be true.
* TemptingFate: Dipper claims that bottomless pits can't be real while Stan is pulling a seemingly limitless amount of pamphlets out of his clothes to throw into the pit.

* BeYourself: The moral of "Voice Over." Dipper learns that while his voice may be pubescent and squeaky, it's ''his'', and trying to change it to sound like someone he's not makes everyone uncomfortable.

* BrutalHonesty: Grunkle Stan while under the influence of the Truth-telling Teeth, to the point he was ready to let himself get jailed for lying to the police about the driving bear, among other things.
* CallBack: Dipper first mentioned the Bottomless Pit in [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig "The Time Traveler's Pig"]].

** Dipper makes a prank call to Tats, the bouncer at the [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E3Headhunters Skull Fracture biker bar.]]

* CowboyEpisode: “Soos’ Really Great Pinball Story: Is That a Good Title? Do [[PunBasedTitle They Have to Be Puns]] or Whatever?”, somewhat.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: In "Soos's Really Great Pinball Story," the only way to escape Tumbleweed Terror is to hit the manual reset switch inside the machine--but doing so will also erase the high scores, which Soos has worked tirelessly to get. He's forced to choose between "immortality" as the best pinball player or Dipper and Mabel's lives, and ultimately chooses the latter, as he realizes that his ''new'' greatest accomplishment is taking care of them.

* LiteralMinded: Both Soos and Grunkle Stan's story titles ("Soos's Really Great Pinball Story" and "Grunkle Stan Wins the Football Bowl," respectively) tend toward this.

* NoNameGiven: The skull head that runs Tumbleweed Terror doesn't have a name--Soos refers to him as the "skeleton guy," while the monster himself acts as if the entire game is an extension of his body.

* ObviouslyFakeSignature: In Mabel’s segment, when Grunkle Stan is caught teaching a bear to drive, he manages to fool the sheriff with a forged note from “Dr. Medicine” about needing a “seeing-eye bear”. Bonus points for forging the letter [[RefugeInAudacity as they’re watching.]]

* OverlyLongName: Soos’ story is called “Soos' Really Great Pinball Story: Is That A Good Title? Do They Have To Be Puns Or Whatever?”.
* PaperThinDisguise: A variation. Stan writes a "prescription" for his "seeing-eye bear" on a notepad he has in his jacket, and signs it "Dr. Medicine." The fact that Durland and Blubs fall for such an obvious ruse [[TooDumbToLive says a lot about their intelligence.]]

* SeriousBusiness: In "Voice Over," Dipper makes a single prank phone call to Tats, the bouncer at the Skull Fracture biker bar. Turns out that the group hates prank callers, as Tats rallies all of the muscular tough guys in the bar to chase and beat up Dipper for the trick.

* [[TrappedInTVLand Trapped in Pinball Land]]: "Soos's Really Great Pinball Story" in a nutshell.

-->'''Soos''': Are any of you really good at jumping up and down and making annoying noises?
-->''(DramaticWind blows as Mabel turns to the sky)''
-->'''Mabel''': ''My time has come.''

* NecessaryEvil: Lying for the greater good in "Trooth Ache".

* LongTitle: "Soos' Really Great Pinball Story: Is That a Good Title? Do They Have to Be Puns or Whatever?"

* GoldTooth: The truth teeth are a whole set.

* WeNeedADistraction: PlayedForLaughs and UpToEleven. Soos needs to get inside Tumbleweed Terror to flip its manual reverse switch, which means that someone needs to distract the "Skull Guy" who controls the game.