Gideon Rises

"Gideon Rises" is the twentieth and final episode of the first season of the animated television seriesGravity Falls. It originally aired on the Disney Channel on August 2, 2013, and was directed by John Aoshima and Joe Pitt, and written by series creator Alex Hirsch, Matt Chapman, and Michael Rianda.

The series follows twins Dipper (voiced by Jason Ritter) and Mabel (voiced by Kristen Schaal) as they spend their summer vacation at their great uncle's tourist trap, where they are introduced to the paranormal side of the town of Gravity Falls. The episode is the second part of the two-part season finale, following "Dreamscaperers", and sees Dipper and Mabel, and their great uncle Stan (voiced by Alex Hirsch), and friend Soos (voiced by Alex Hirsch) as they try to get back the Mystery Shack from their nemesis Gideon Gleeful (voiced by Thurop Van Orman).

The episode was watched by 3.2 million viewers in its original American broadcast. It was released for digital distribution as part of the series Volume 2.