History Recap / GravityFallsS1E9TheTimeTravelersPig

** To [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: Stan's mention of there being no police around, and a pioneer's swear of, "By Trembley!"

** Dipper brings up the lesson he learned from "Double Dipper."

* CallBack: To [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: Stan's mention of there being no police around, and a pioneer's swear of, ":By Trembley!"

* CallBack: Two to [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: first, Stan's mention of there being no police around, and second, a pioneer's swear of, ":By Trembley!"
** Three, actually! The Time Baby was mentioned in the FreezeFrameBonus document in the last episode.
** It's more like four. Dipper brings up the lesson he learned from "Double Dipper."
** Five. In ''The Inconveniencing'' Mabel exclaims "the future is in the past" thanks to Smile Dip. And of course the future was indeed in the past thanks to time travel.

* ShoutOut: When Dipper and Mabel end up in pioneer times, this exchange occurs.

*** Which is a little weird because it seems like they intended a reference to {{TimeCop}}, but that starred JeanClaudeVanDamme.
** [[{{Babe}} That'll do, pig. That'll do.]]

** Apparently, having a pet pig is more important than your brother having a girlfriend.

** In their defense, they had the time machine because Blendin arrived in the first place, setting him up for a SelfFulfillingProphecy. Besides, the only thing he had to do was just clean up their messes, which doesn't seem to be any trouble.
** Apparently, having a pet pig is more important than your brother having a girlfriend. To be fair, Waddles would've suffered under Pacifica's hands, and Dipper probably would still have chances with Wendy following one accident.
*** I think the point isn't necessarily that Dipper is wrong, but that he simply cares too much about Mabel to go through with it.

* BadFuture: [[spoiler: So apparently, in the future, a time baby will destroy everything and take over humanity. On the plus side, humanity gets time travel.]]
* BigNo: Mabel's reaction when [[spoiler:she loses Waddles to Pacifica]] in one of the alternate timelines.

* CallBack: Two to [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: first, Stan's mention of there being no police around, and second, a pioneer's swear of, "[[spoiler:By Trembley!]]"
** [[spoiler:Three, actually! The Time Baby was mentioned in the FreezeFrameBonus document in the last episode.]]

** Five. [[spoiler: In ''The Inconveniencing'' Mabel exclaims "the future is in the past" thanks to Smile Dip. And of course the future was indeed in the past thanks to time travel.]]

* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is [[spoiler:about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again]], he's trying to make her know [[ItMakesSenseInContext people makes mistakes and tight jeans are overrated]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Blendin attempts to initiate camouflage on his suit, it briefly flashes to a shot of the Gravity Falls Arcade. Guess where Soos takes Dipper and Mabel to next episode?
** It also flashes to an image of [[spoiler: dinosaurs encased in tree sap]], which come up again nine episodes later.
* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler: Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]]]
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Two of them; First, Dipper sees Wendy agree to date Robbie for the first time and a heart-shaped balloon pops behind him. Later, [[spoiler: when Dipper finally succeeds in winning Wendy a prize]], a guy behind him wins the strongman game and someone shouts "We have a winner!"
* [[spoiler:HeroicBSOD: After losing Waddles, Mabel goes through one that lasts ''at least'' a month, a week, and a day]].

* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler: "You only get one chance, kid."]] Doubles as a IronicEcho if you think about it.
* NecessaryFail: Turns out in order for Dipper to not hit Wendy with the baseball, [[spoiler: Mabel has to lose Waddles]].
* PlaceBeyondTime: Averted. Dipper and Mabel [[spoiler: believe that they traveled all the way to the end of time. They didn't. They were inside a Port-A-John.]]

** Apparently, having a pet pig is more important than your brother having a girlfriend. To be fair, [[spoiler: Waddles would've suffered under Pacifica's hands, and Dipper probably would still have chances with Wendy following one accident.]]

* [[spoiler:SelfFulfillingProphecy: Blendin is sent back to prevent a series of time anomalies that occurred only because Dipper and Mabel got their hands on his time machine]].
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The premise of the episode in the view point of Dipper. [[spoiler: He can't fix it because hitting Wendy in the eye was meant to happen.]]

** The two [[spoiler:TimePolice]] who show up at the end are named [[Creator/DolphLundgren Lolph and Dundgren]]
*** Which is a little weird because it seems like they intended a reference to [[spoiler: {{TimeCop}}]], but that starred JeanClaudeVanDamme.

** [[spoiler: TimePolice]]: [[spoiler: Near the end of the episode, two of them show up to arrest Blendin because of Dipper and Mabel abusing the time travel device.]]

* BadFuture: [[spoiler: So apparently, in the future, a time baby will destroy everything and take over humanity. On the plus side, humanity gets time travel.]]
* BigNo: Mabel's reaction when [[spoiler:she loses Waddles to Pacifica]] in one of the alternate timelines.

* CallBack: Two to [[Recap/GravityFallsS1E8IrrationalTreasure "Irrational Treasure"]]: first, Stan's mention of there being no police around, and second, a pioneer's swear of, "[[spoiler:By Trembley!]]"
** [[spoiler:Three, actually! The Time Baby was mentioned in the FreezeFrameBonus document in the last episode.]]

** Five. [[spoiler: In ''The Inconveniencing'' Mabel exclaims "the future is in the past" thanks to Smile Dip. And of course the future was indeed in the past thanks to time travel.]]

* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is [[spoiler:about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again]], he's trying to make her know [[ItMakesSenseInContext people makes mistakes and tight jeans are overrated]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Blendin attempts to initiate camouflage on his suit, it briefly flashes to a shot of the Gravity Falls Arcade. Guess where Soos takes Dipper and Mabel to next episode?
** It also flashes to an image of [[spoiler: dinosaurs encased in tree sap]], which come up again nine episodes later.
* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler: Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]]]
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Two of them; First, Dipper sees Wendy agree to date Robbie for the first time and a heart-shaped balloon pops behind him. Later, [[spoiler: when Dipper finally succeeds in winning Wendy a prize]], a guy behind him wins the strongman game and someone shouts "We have a winner!"
* [[spoiler:HeroicBSOD: After losing Waddles, Mabel goes through one that lasts ''at least'' a month, a week, and a day]].

* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler: "You only get one chance, kid."]] Doubles as a IronicEcho if you think about it.
* NecessaryFail: Turns out in order for Dipper to not hit Wendy with the baseball, [[spoiler: Mabel has to lose Waddles]].
* PlaceBeyondTime: Averted. Dipper and Mabel [[spoiler: believe that they traveled all the way to the end of time. They didn't. They were inside a Port-A-John.]]

** Apparently, having a pet pig is more important than your brother having a girlfriend. To be fair, [[spoiler: Waddles would've suffered under Pacifica's hands, and Dipper probably would still have chances with Wendy following one accident.]]

* [[spoiler:SelfFulfillingProphecy: Blendin is sent back to prevent a series of time anomalies that occurred only because Dipper and Mabel got their hands on his time machine]].
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The premise of the episode in the view point of Dipper. [[spoiler: He can't fix it because hitting Wendy in the eye was meant to happen.]]

** The two [[spoiler:TimePolice]] who show up at the end are named [[Creator/DolphLundgren Lolph and Dundgren]]
*** Which is a little weird because it seems like they intended a reference to [[spoiler: {{TimeCop}}]], but that starred JeanClaudeVanDamme.

** [[spoiler: TimePolice]]: [[spoiler: Near the end of the episode, two of them show up to arrest Blendin because of Dipper and Mabel abusing the time travel device.]]

** The two [[spoiler:TimePolice]] who show up at the end are named [[DolphLundgren Lolph and Dundgren]]

!!Tropes present in this episode:

-->'''Pioneer 3:''' Forge ahead mighty oxen for a new life awaits us on this ''(with emphasis)'' OregonTrail.

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler: When traveling through time, the twins end up vanishing in front of a snow covered cabin. Opening the door for a half second is a young Grunkle Stan.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Blendin attempts to initiate camouflage on his suit, it briefly flashes to a shot of the Gravity Falls Arcade. Guess where Soos takes Dipper and Mabel to next episode?

** Apparently, having a pet pig is more important than your brother having a girlfriend. To be fair, [[spoilers: Waddles would've suffered under Pacifica's hands, and Dipper probably would still have chances with Wendy following one accident.]]

** Apparently, having a pet pig is more important than your brother having a girlfriend.

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler: Three retroactive ones: go back and watch the first three episodes carefully. Blendin's there, [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o1_500.jpg fixing]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o2_250.jpg the]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90g2vnisn1rr79d5o3_250.jpg paradoxes!]]]]

* BytheLightsofTheirEyes: Occurs when Dipper and Mabel time-travel into the port-a-john.

-->'''Wendy:''' Dude, you lose me.

* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is [[spoiler:about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again]], he's trying to make her know people makes mistakes (the baseball hit) and tight jeans are overrated.

* DoubleMeaning: When Dipper is [[spoiler:about to willingly lose Wendy to Robbie so Mabel can win Waddles again]], he's trying to make her at least forgive him for his mistake (the baseball hit) and let her know tight pants are overrated.

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler: When traveling through times, the twins end up vanishing in front of a snow covered cabin. Opening the door for a half second is a young Grunkle Stan.]]