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The Best Episodes Written By Alex Hirsch

Every TV Episode Written by Alex Hirsch Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Not What He Seems
    9.5/10(46 votes)

    S2:E11

    After agents Powers and Trigger take Stan into custody, Dipper and Mabel Pines begin to wonder how much they actually know about their Grunkle Stan.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - A Tale of Two Stans
    9.2/10(43 votes)

    S2:E12

    Cornered underneath the Mystery Shack, Stan must finally reveal the secrets of his past and his mysterious portal to Dipper and Mabel.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Weirdmageddon (1)
    9.2/10(35 votes)

    S2:E18

    Bill has returned to take down the Pines family. But this time he has brought some of his friends with him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - Weirdmageddon (2): Escape from Reality
    9.0/10(35 votes)

    S2:E19

    Dipper, Soos and Wendy must save Mabel from a strange new world, while Bill's forces plan their next move.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Gideon Rises (2)
    8.9/10(42 votes)

    S1:E20

    Li'l Gideon swindles the Mystery Shack away, forcing Grunkle Stan and the kids to move in with Soos. While Stan weighs how he can still care for his grandniece and nephew, they decide to take on Gideon.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Into the Bunker
    8.9/10(45 votes)

    S2:E2

    Dipper’s secret journal pages lead him and the gang to the author’s hidden bunker where they find themselves face-to-face with a mysterious figure from Gravity Falls’ lore.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Northwest Mansion Noir
    8.9/10(42 votes)

    S2:E10

    Pacifica enlists Dipper’s help to rid the Northwest Mansion of a ghost before he wreaks havoc on her fancy party.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future
    8.9/10(35 votes)

    S2:E17

    Mabel makes plans for her and Dipper's 13th birthday party; Dipper ventures below the town and discovers its most shocking secret.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Dreamscaperers (1)
    8.7/10(42 votes)

    S1:E19

    Dipper, Mabel, and Soos must travel through Grunkle Stan's mind to defeat a tricky dream demon summoned by Lil Gideon.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Time Traveler's Pig
    8.5/10(44 votes)

    S1:E9

    Dipper wants to correct a mistake he made in the past with assistance from a time machine. Mabel is overjoyed when she wins a pet pig at a fair.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Society of the Blind Eye
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    S2:E7

    The kids, along with Old Man McGucket's help, discover there is a secret society in Gravity Falls.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Scary-oke
    8.4/10(47 votes)

    S2:E1

    The Pines family is starting to get everything back to normal after the Lil' Gideon incident. They throw a “Mystery Shack Is Back” party, but some unwelcome guests intend to crash it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Blendin's Game
    8.4/10(41 votes)

    S2:E8

    Blendin returns to face off with Dipper and Mabel in a futuristic battle that could trap them forever in time jail.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - The Last Mabelcorn
    8.4/10(33 votes)

    S2:E15

    A new threat leads Mabel to venture into the enchanted realm of the unicorns. Meanwhile, Dipper learns an unexpected twist about the enigmatic Bill Cipher.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Fight Fighters
    8.3/10(44 votes)

    S1:E10

    After being challenged to a video game battle by Robbie, Dipper is shocked when his favorite playable fighter, Rumble McSkirmish, comes to life to defend him. But Dipper soon loses control over Rumble McSkirmish and has to find a way to stop him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Soos and the Real Girl
    8.2/10(42 votes)

    S2:E5

    Soos needs a date for his cousin Reggie's engagement party and looks to a dating simulator game to help him talk to girls.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Tourist Trapped
    8.1/10(72 votes)

    S1:E1

    Twins Dipper and Mabel Pines visit their eccentric great-uncle for a summer in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he operates the world's most bizarre museum. As soon as the twins arrive in Gravity Falls, they discover something amiss in the remote town.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Double Dipper
    8.1/10(44 votes)

    S1:E7

    Stan throws a big weekend party to promote the Mystery Shack. Dipper makes clones of himself to impress Wendy. Mabel fights for the Party Queen title in honor of her two friends.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Inconveniencing
    8.0/10(52 votes)

    S1:E5

    Dipper is invited by Wendy and her teen friends on a trek that leads to an abandoned convenience store that may be haunted.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Summerween
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    S1:E12

    Dipper and Mabel go trick-or-treating in the summer and encounter a candy-loving monster who threatens to devour them if they don't bring him sweet things to eat.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Sock Opera
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    S2:E4

    Mabel decides to put on a sock puppet rock opera to impress a local puppeteer, but her show goes awry when Dipper's drive to uncover more of the journal's secrets leads to a supernatural disaster.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 29 - Sea Legs (Too Big for His Britches)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E29

    After Flapjack finds a pair of legs adrift at sea, Captain K'nuckles uses them to terrorize the people of Stormalong Harbor. However, when a sea monster's torso comes to reclaim the legs a battle for ownership ensues.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Carpet Diem
    7.9/10(41 votes)

    S1:E16

    The twins discover a hidden room inside the Mystery Shack and compete over who should have it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    S2:E13

    Dipper finds an unlikely friend to join him with his newest obsession, a board game called “Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons.”

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Land Before Swine
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    S1:E18

    When Waddles is snatched by a prehistoric beast, Dipper, Mabel, Stan, Soos, and Old Man McGucket must journey to a mysterious land trapped in time to rescue him.

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    Writer:Alex Hirsch

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Alex Hirsch Ratings Summary

"Not What He Seems" is the best rated episode written by Alex Hirsch. It scored 9.5/10 from 46 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on March 9, 2015. It is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Tale of Two Stans".