The Gravity Falls Timeline - A Complete Breakdown | A Video Essay

(YES I KNOW IT'S A MOTHRA REFERENCE - CHECK PINNED COMMENT FOR NOTES/CORRECTIONS)

There. I fixed it. And if you find a plothole in this timeline, … no you didn’t, next question.

Ever wonder what year Stan and Ford were born? When they found the Stan-o-War? What year Gravity Falls takes place? I might have found the answers... or, I might be wrong.

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0:00 - Intro and explanation of concept
7:57 - Wkh Zulwlqj Rq Wkh Zdoo (Theme Song)
8:32 - Chapter 1: The first attempt
18:09 - Chapter 2: Trying again (The rules for this video)
24:14 -Chapter 3: Narrowing down 1960-Something
32:00 -Chapter 4: When were the Stans born? When did they find the Stan-O-War?
48:00 -Chapter 5: When was the Science Fair Incident?
1:05:00 - Intermission: Tad Strange
1:13:17 - Chapter 6: What was Ford doing in the 70s?
1:21:46 - Chapter 7: What was Stan doing in the 70s?
1:28:11 - Chapter 8: Gravity Falls (When did Ford start J3?)
1:47:10 -Chapter 9: A Little Help From A Friend (McGucket’s Memory Gun)
2:04:14 - Chapter 10: A Deal’s A Deal (The Portal Incident)
2:22:20 - Conclusion: The Final Pieces (and the ones that don't fit)
2:34:08 - Credits and Production Notes
2:36:41 - End of Credits Announcement

A puzzling code, I hope this makes it better:
Find all the pieces and put them together.

Vkao sl, A djcg cmm'ka xewr mlebq el gghwxi bwvkrov rg vnomo rzbo.


Fan-made references that were heavily used:
Blacklight revealed - https://fordarkisthesuede.tumblr.com/... Tumblr user fordarkisthesuede transcribed all of the blacklight pages. It’s how I learned that my own blacklight J3 copy was a misprint, missing a couple of the ink entries. This post also made it easier to search without taking out my own copy, which made this video so much easier. I use photos from their post in this video.
Journal 3 completely transcribed - https://www.tumblr.com/fordanoia/6378... Tumblr user fordanoia literally transcribed the entire Journal. It means I can ctrl-f anything I need. This was a godsend.

Gravity Falls wiki timeline: https://gravityfalls.fandom.com/wiki/...
Timeline I found on Reddit that brought up a couple of my points:   / an_excruciatingly_deep_dive_into_the_gravity  
My (out of date) timeline from 2015: https://fordtato.tumblr.com/post/1422...

Column on Jackie O: https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/31/ar...

Piano arrangement of “Sweet Dreams are Made of This” by PHianonize: https://www.musicnotes.com/sheet-musi...

That GF Fan’s video on Alex Hirsch’s Hypothetical Netflix Project:    • What (Little) we know so far about Al...  

Gravity Falls Gossiper podcast:    • Gravity Falls Gossiper - Interview wi...  

Amazing Houston Comic Con:    • Gravity Falls - Alex Hirsch at Amazin...  

Royalty free music used in this video:
Scifi by Bensound
Dove Love by Quincas Moreira
Enigmatic by Benjamin Tissot
Mysterious Celesta by Ashot Danielyan
Inquisitive Orchestra by Musictown via Pixabay
Consternation at the Disco - Wax Lyricist
CallingTheDemon - NewNeko2000
Young and Alive by Stock Studio via Pixabay
A Lonely Umbrella at the Beachhouse by LemonMusicStudio via Pixabay
Laguna Beach Californian Surf Rock Pop by Julius H via Pixabay
Two of Us by Said by Sed via Pixabay
OphelieasBlues by Audionautix
Catch it by Coma Media via Pixabay
Deep in the Dell by Geoff Harvey via Pixabay
Alien Sunset by Audionautix
So I’m An Islander - The Holiday by Beans via Pixabay