Tourist Trapped was the pilot episode for Gravity Falls, a show I am becoming more and more in love with.
Tourist Trapped introduces Dipper as a ready to believe, mature, and observant hero. Mabel is his sister, and she's perky and sees the best in absolutely everything. Their great uncle, or Grunkle Stan, is a money-obsessed man who likes to trick people with his Mystery Shack, where he lives and works. Soos is a friend to the kids, ready to help and very resourceful, and Wendy just had a small moment that happened to be absolutely hilarious.
Then Dipper finds a book in the woods. A book called 3 (actually, it's volume 3 of a bigger book), that reveals that Gravity Falls, the town the show takes place in, is more than it seems. Paranormal stuff, you know. Hilarity and adventure ensues.
The animation is nice and has an amazing art style that captures the feel perfectly. The characters have amazing voice actors and the jokes are sure to make anyone laugh. Some jokes are for older viewers but there's only one I can think of in this episode, which has to do with the description of zombies.
In Tourist Trapped, Mabel finds a boyfriend named Norman. And Dipper thinks he's a zombie. The standard "get proof" thing ensues and Dipper is seemingly proven right about halfway into the episode, which is when he drives a golf cart to Mabel's rescue. A shocking and somewhat funny reveal happens however - Norman's not a zombie. He's a bunch of gnomes in a hoodie, who want Mabel to marry all 1000 of them so she can be their queen. Yikes.
After a chase back to the Mystery Shack, Grunkle Stan conveniently and humorously is showing people the most distracting object ever. Granted, it even distracted me from what I was supposed to be paying attention to while I was watching the show, but whatever. After a risky plan is carried out and the many, MANY gnomes defeated, Grunkle Stan lets the two pick one item each from the gift shop. Dipper picks a hat which I assume he will wear many times in the series, but Mabel humorously chooses a grappling hook. End.
The episode was funny and a great introduction to Gravity Falls. The animation was close to spotless and the premise was corny yet carried out in a way that made it interesting. I'd recommend the episode and the show to anyone who wants a paranormal show with a lot of wit and heart. For the kids, too.
Tourist Trapped Review
Tourist Trapped was the pilot episode for Gravity Falls, a show I am becoming more and more in love with.
Tourist Trapped introduces Dipper as a ready to believe, mature, and observant hero. Mabel is his sister, and she's perky and sees the best in absolutely everything. Their great uncle, or Grunkle Stan, is a money-obsessed man who likes to trick people with his Mystery Shack, where he lives and works. Soos is a friend to the kids, ready to help and very resourceful, and Wendy just had a small moment that happened to be absolutely hilarious.
Then Dipper finds a book in the woods. A book called 3 (actually, it's volume 3 of a bigger book), that reveals that Gravity Falls, the town the show takes place in, is more than it seems. Paranormal stuff, you know. Hilarity and adventure ensues.
The animation is nice and has an amazing art style that captures the feel perfectly. The characters have amazing voice actors and the jokes are sure to make anyone laugh. Some jokes are for older viewers but there's only one I can think of in this episode, which has to do with the description of zombies.
In Tourist Trapped, Mabel finds a boyfriend named Norman. And Dipper thinks he's a zombie. The standard "get proof" thing ensues and Dipper is seemingly proven right about halfway into the episode, which is when he drives a golf cart to Mabel's rescue. A shocking and somewhat funny reveal happens however - Norman's not a zombie. He's a bunch of gnomes in a hoodie, who want Mabel to marry all 1000 of them so she can be their queen. Yikes.
After a chase back to the Mystery Shack, Grunkle Stan conveniently and humorously is showing people the most distracting object ever. Granted, it even distracted me from what I was supposed to be paying attention to while I was watching the show, but whatever. After a risky plan is carried out and the many, MANY gnomes defeated, Grunkle Stan lets the two pick one item each from the gift shop. Dipper picks a hat which I assume he will wear many times in the series, but Mabel humorously chooses a grappling hook. End.
The episode was funny and a great introduction to Gravity Falls. The animation was close to spotless and the premise was corny yet carried out in a way that made it interesting. I'd recommend the episode and the show to anyone who wants a paranormal show with a lot of wit and heart. For the kids, too.