Disney Channel has been the home to some of
the best television animation in recent history, but Gravity Falls was a league of its own. The show only consisted of two seasons along
with some bonus content, but it was a hit with fans and it left a lasting impression
due to it’s memorable and deep characters. This small town in the middle of Oregon has
been the home of some of our favorite people, but in a place where the weird thrives, who
is the most good and who is irredeemable? I’m Brad with WickedBinge and this is Gravity
Falls: Good to Evil. As usual, we’ll be starting with most pure
and working our way down. These characters are The Good. Starting with most good, we’re going to
put Waddles. Mabel’s pet pig, the two were inseparable
ever since she won him at a local carnival. Being a pig, unable to talk we can only assume
he’s a simple creature who just imitates Mabel. But we’re given a glimpse when he was caught
up in Dipper’s experiment. When Waddles gains higher intelligence and
is able to communicate, he’s still the same adorable creature as before. He even decides to go back to how he had been
before being close with Mabel again, valuing their friendship. The Silver Medal of good goes to Soos, the
Shack’s handyman. The guy radiates care for everyone he comes
into contact with. He does have a lot of moments where he tends
to say or do the wrong thing. His behavior isn’t socially acceptable but
he has a good heart. He grew to think of the Pines as his family,
showing absolute loyalty to Stan and only putting the kids before the founder of the
Mystery Shack, restraining him once the kids found the portal and stating his job was to
protect them. When he found out Mabel and Dipper were willing
to give him the prize from the time baby, he used it to fix them up instead. His thinking saved them on more than one occasion,
from avoiding pterodactyls to taking on Bill. Truly a great friend to have. Coming in third, we have to place Mabel. Known for her love of stickers, glitter and...well,
pretty much everything. She has an incredibly expressive nature, taking
up any hobby that gives her an excuse to make something. She’s been a support for her brother as
much as he’s been a support for her. She’s the one that makes sure that people
don’t take life too seriously and makes an effort to keep Dipper from growing up too
quickly. She put aside her rivalry for Pacifica to
save the girl from demise at the miniature golf course and worked hard to help her Grunkle
Stan and her brother’s love lives. She cares a lot about being seen as the sweet
young lady she strives to be. She can stray now and then but she always
comes through and does the right thing. Next we have Wendy Corduroy. She’s the laid back teen that works in the
Shack as a summer job and is an eventual one-sided love interest to Dipper. She loses points for trying to take advantage
of Mabel not wanting to run the Shack the way Stan had but gains a lot of hero points
for her help during Weirdmageddon. She was welcoming to the twins and though
she didn’t have the best work ethic, she stepped up to aid on adventures. She gave Mabel dating advice and had a heart
to heart conversation with Dipper when he finally confessed to her. And really, who could forget her flipping
out a man’s grip and breaking his arm so they could save Mabel from Bill? Mason-better known as Dipper-is next. Now Dipper does a lot just so he can impress
Wendy or so he can learn about the author of the journals. But he’s also a good brother and would do
anything for Mabel, even if he winds up embarrassing himself in the process. He gave reverse CPR to Mermando, helped with
the romantic sock-opera, encouraged the family to go miniature golfing to cheer up his sister,
and he helped to get McGucket’s memories back. He turned down Ford’s apprenticeship to
stay with Mabel in California during their school year and though he led Candy on, he
did man up and apologize for the way he behaved. And of course it was him and his sister who
got Bill to chase them long enough for Ford and Stan to have a plan on how to defeat him
for good. This next one may surprise some people, but
we’re going to put the infamous Mr Mystery Stan Pines next. A conman, a shady business owner, and someone
who thrives on the idiocy of the masses. Why is Stan Pines so high on our list? He faked his own death and took his brother’s
identity, so what makes him so good? He himself admits that there are plenty of
bad things people could say about him. But the fact is, he gave up his identity to
be able to fix the portal and get his brother back. And how many men would take on a pterodactyl
to save his niece’s pet pig? He saved Dipper and Mabel from Gideon, and
was the one to take out Bill even though he knew his memory would get wiped. Next is Deputy Durland and Sheriff Blubs. Seems only right to put these lovebirds together. Now there are some that refuse to believe
that these two are indeed a couple, but based on their interactions together, we have to
disagree. Neither man is the smartest bulb in the box,
but whereas most cartoon law enforcement teams have the comedy relief and the angry guy,
these two don’t mind the other’s antics. We dock them points because they aren’t
the best at their jobs, are easily tricked and they’re taking extra time to tease Dipper
when he insists on solving Wax Stan’s murder. But the way they call each other a ray of
sunshine in each other’s lives can warm your heart. We’re going to put the great McGucket up
next. Now the only reason he’s placed this low
is due to the chaos he creates before he gains Mabel and Dipper’s help. It’s hard to blame him when he said all
he wanted was to spend time with his own son who had refused to be associated with him. It’s later revealed that he was the engineer
that worked for Ford to help make the portal and he ultimately helped the founding of the
Blind Eye Society. When he did obtain his memories, he still
had a lot of gaps, but simply thanked the kids for helping him. He recognized that he wasn’t always a good
person, but he could still make an effort to be one. It was due to his genius that they converted
the Mystery Shack into a weapon to help defeat Bill, and even after his fame and success
in the end, he was still a humble man. As for our next placement, we’re going to
put Candy and Grenda. They quickly become close friends with Mabel,
and generally behave as preteen girls do. They have sleepovers, gush over their favourite
bands, and are a support to one another. They helped gather candy on Summerween, helped
free Sev’ral Times from their evil manager, and provided help for Mabel while finding
a unicorn. They can be a little too energetic at times,
but we aren’t going to rank them low for that. Next we’re going to place Lazy Susan. Waitress as Greasy’s, she was a temporary
love interest to Stan. She’s a friendly older woman who almost
always has a smile on her face. She can be a little suffocating towards anyone
she’s dating. She left various messages for Stan, all of
them dragging on far too long when she insisted her cats each say hello individually. But her heart is always in the right place. Next is Melody, the girl Soos started dating. We don’t get to see much of her, but she
was the only woman Soos found it easy to interact with due to her laid back personality. Despite being the object of hatred for a dating
game, she was quick to roll with the punches and forgave Soos for the madness. Tyler Cutebiker is next. Mostly known as the “get em” guy. He’s eventually elected Mayor when Stan
is unable to take the position and though there isn’t much shown about him, it’s
worth mentioning him. He’s typically seen as encouraging and sweet,
easily influenced by whatever exciting thing is happening at that moment. We’re giving him points for trying to stand
up to Bill when the demon first introduces himself to the town. Next we have Quentin Trembly III. The forgotten president of the United States,
he’s known for being...different in his methods. He wasn’t the smartest man, making weird
choices like placing babies in congress and riding horses backwards. But we’ll hand it to him: he does have a
strange charisma that explains why he made it to office in the first place. We’re going to briefly mention Marius, the
boy Grenda began dating towards the end of the series. We can’t say much about him, but he stood
out as the only young man in attendance that enjoyed Grenda’s company. He came off as polite, sweet and approachable. Though Grenda seemed to be exhausted with
his frequent messages at times. And this is where we’ve decided to end The
Good section… We now enter the neutral territory… This is The Grey Area. And the first character in The Grey area is
Mermando. Once thought to be a kid who refused to leave
the pool, he grows close to Mabel and reveals how he wound up there. He was a brief love interest, sending frequent
messages in bottles until he had revealed he was set up in an arranged marriage. We’re going to put the Multi-bear up next. Dipper was sent to defeat him, but he ended
up being too nice. Sure, he’s a bear with multiple heads on
his body and that is terrifying, but he only requested to die to his favorite song when
Dipper overpowered him. The two realized they had a lot in common,
both feeling rejected over enjoying things like Babba, and this creature proved to not
be a threat. At least, not to the Pines family or the town. Manly Dan was hard to place. Wendy’s father, he’s one of those manly-men. Large and in charge, he’s always finding
ways to show off his strength. It is amusing to see that his large stature
can be a liability in his own home with him constantly ramming into things. A single father, he’s proven to adore all
of his children, quickly embracing them once they were all together again. Next we’re going to place Craz and Xyler,
Mabel’s dream boys. They were a little tricky to place. Since they’re a part of Mabel’s mind and
act how she thinks dream boys should, they’re always quick to put her on a pedestal-or arm
throne thing?-and take her side in a fight. They were most prominent when she was holding
the trial against Dipper for mentioning the real world in her bubble, but were also present
during their initial interaction with Bill in Stan’s mind. They’re a support of upbeat energy so for
that, we had to place them here. Abuelita is next. Now, spying on people isn’t the best pastime,
but we can understand why she worries for Soos. She knew more than anyone how hurt he was
by his father not showing up and encouraged him to forget the man and focus on his own
happiness. Her comment on her husband not being in heaven
makes you wonder what she’s been through and what secrets she knows about, though. The boyband Sev’ral Times is next. What can we say about these guys? They have absolutely no idea how the world
works. That’s both hilarious and exhausting to
think about. But we rank them this high because once they
were free, they were incredibly loyal to Mabel and her friends. We even see them show up again to help power
the Mystery Shack when it’s turned into a robot. Real stand up guys. Toby Determined is next on our ranking. A journalist, he’s seen as one of the more
unsettling residents simply because it’s hard to place the vibe he lets off. He’s not malicious, but he’s definitely
done some stuff that qualifies as creepy-Dancing with a cutout of a local reporter for one-but
he’s never shown to attack people or purposely make anyone’s lives worse. We’re going to briefly mention Tad Strange. He’s basically known for his one liners
through the show. “I like bread” and “This moment will
forever scar Tad Strange” being the most well known. He’s mostly used for comedic purposes, being
that ‘one normal guy in the room’ since he doesn’t do much to stand out and always
has some creepy grin on his face. This is going to cause a little conflict,
but we’re placing Ford Pines next. Now Ford loses a lot of points for a few reasons. He was tricked by Bill and built the portal
in the first place despite Fiddleford insisting they destroy it. He refused to talk to his twin for years over
a misunderstanding involving a science fair project, and when he did reach out to Stan
it was to ask him to take his research far away when the less selfish thing would have
been to simply destroy it. And the first thing he did after coming back
was punch his twin, reluctant to thank Stan for fixing the portal and allowing him to
return. We can appreciate his conflict later when
Stan offers to lose his memories and trick Bill and we were all relieved when Ford suggested
they finally sail the world together. But threatening to shoot a man for not letting
Mabel’s pig on the bus? That’s a little extreme. The Love God is next. Now we know that deciding who falls in love
isn’t the hardest job out there, but it isn’t the easiest either. He does show to take his job at least somewhat
seriously, but we place him low because he was quick to get angry and in his frustration
he gave up, telling Mabel to do as she wished so he could perform on stage. That negligence could have backfired . Next we have Robbie. He dated Wendy for a while and was a rival
to Dipper. He may have been voiced by TJ Miller, but
that does not make Robbie as lovable as Tuffnut or Fred. He thrived on picking on people, especially
Dipper, and resorted to trickery to get Wendy to fall for him again. The fact that he used a mind controlling song
on Wendy is the main reason he fell so low. We will give him credit for making some sort
of peace with Dipper after the fighting incident. We’re going to place Filbrick Pines and
the Mrs next. Parents to Stan and Ford, they were an odd
sort. One of them was a fraud telephone psychic
and the other one was a man never impressed. Filbrick was the one who threw Stan out, demanding
he never come back until he could make the money Ford would have made. That is harsh enough to give them a low rank,
but we also want to give the commentary that if one child was problematic enough to damage
their sibling’s future, many parents would react the same way. Pacifica had to be placed low on our grey
scale. For obvious reasons. She’s temperamental, has everything handed
to her, and was quick to pick on Mabel. We’re placing her here because, while she
is a spoiled brat, she does slowly warm up to the Pines family and it is revealed that
every aspect of her life is controlled. She swallows her pride enough to ask Dipper
for help and when she finds out why the family is being haunted, she puts an end to it. She still places way too much on status by
the end of the series, but the character development we do see with her is satisfying. The Manitaurs are up next. We had to include them. They help Dipper after sensing he had emotional
turmoil and were quick to train him on how to be a man. Their tactics were pretty hazardous and they
never should have let a small boy go and take on the Multibear, but everything they did
was done in tradition. They made Dipper perform those trials because
it was how they were brought up and they did genuinely believe it was the proper method. Tough call, but we’re going to place Preston
Northwest next. This guy is a terrible man and father. He never participates in anything to cheer
his daughter up in person, claiming they can read about her victory after she wins. He refused to allow the public into the party
even when it was the only way to stop the haunting. And he trains his daughter as if she were
a dog. Just all around not a pleasant man. Gabe Benson was one of those unfortunate romances
that earned a very low ranking. The guy made his life all about performing
with sock puppets and was a self-proclaimed diva. He was quick to brush off Mabel when she chose
saving her brother over saving her show and we will forever remember him as the guy who
made out with his hand puppets. Blendin Blandin is next. Once this guy opens his mouth and you realize
he’s voiced by Justin Roiland, you just know he’s going to be chaotic. His own carelessness resulted in the kids
being able to use his watch to time travel, but he hated the children for his misfortune. He challenged them to a match where they could
be killed and then ridiculed them for “wasting” it on Soos. We will give him some credit since after seeing
Bill rise to power, his first reaction was to get Time Baby and the Time police, but
overall, he comes off as a coward. We’re now going to call the rest of the
ranking the worst of the worst. Welcome to the evil side of Gravity Falls. We’re going to put Bud first in this section. Much like Preston, he’s a lousy husband
and father. He indulges his child too much and neglects
his wife to the point that when we see her, she looks like she’s in the middle of a
panic attack. The man was willing to join forces with the
Mystery Shack only if Stan signed over Mabel like she was property and lived to con the
public either with the Tent o’ Telepathy or with his car lot. Bud’s son Gideon is next. Mabel’s had a lot of fleeting romances,
but Gideon was like a lingering sickness you couldn’t shake. He lured people into a false sense of security
with his cuteness and then took power once he had them wrapped around his finger. It’s actually a little terrifying how well
he was able to influence people and convince them to do his bidding. He set up spy equipment on the residents of
Gravity Falls, tried stealing the Mystery Shack, tried killing Mabel and Dipper, and
allowed Mabel to be imprisoned when Bill claimed she would eventually fall for him. We can only say a few things on his behalf:
he eventually helped to save Mabel in spite of his fear of Bill and was a key player in
taking the demon down. The Lilliputtians are next. Little creatures running a minigolf course
shouldn’t be as dangerous as these guys ended up being. And all over getting a sticker that claimed
whichever clan was best? It was bad enough they were willing to cheat,
but the moment they all rallied to cut Mabel’s stomach open for the sticker was when they
fell from grace. We’re putting the Wax beings next. Trying to kill Stan? Chasing around children and trying to murder
them when they got in the way? Not exactly stuff that makes you an upstanding
citizen. Some of their resentment makes sense as no
one likes being pushed away and forgotten, but that doesn’t justify murder. Bronze medal for evil goes to Ergman Brataman,
the man who kept Sev’ral Times in place with slave treatment. Not only did this man make the band members
perform like circus animals and reap all the benefit, but he kept them ignorant of the
real world and had clones on standby to keep his easy ride going. He was only concerned with making his own
life as cushiony as possible, no matter who he had to step on. We have to give our Silver medal to Blind
Ivan and the Society of the Blind Eye. They claimed they were protectors, but in
all honesty they were just power hungry. They concealed the town’s secrets by wiping
memories left and right rather than finding a different solution. They refused to acknowledge McGucket even
though the man basically founded the group and they had no issues wiping clean the minds
of innocent children. The Most character evil should be no shocker. We have the ever amazing and terrifying Bill
Cipher. We’ll give a small acknowledgement to his
crew of fellow demons, but let’s be real: Bill could do all that damage solo if he wanted. He’s likely one of the best villains in
animated history. Using his charm and know-how to get people
to do as he pleased, from possessing Dipper to trying to force the journal from Mabel. We’ll say this: he does technically follow
through on his promises, but the amount of chaos he does in the meantime does not help
his reputation. Threatening to tear children apart by their
molecules, turning people into stone, allowing some of his followers to eat people...Bill
has a long list of crimes that is hard to top. But we will say we love him for it. So that’s the ranking! Do you agree with our picks? Disagree? Let us know in the comment section below. Make sure to binge our full Good to Evil playlist
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