Land Before Swine
| "Land Before Swine" | |
|---|---|
| Gravity Falls episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | John Aoshima |
| Written by |
Tim McKeon Alex Hirsch |
| Production code | 618G-122 |
| Original air date | June 28, 2013 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
"Land Before Swine" is the 18th episode of the first season of Gravity Falls. It premiered on June 28, 2013.
As a car speeds down the road at night, Sheriff Blubs and Deputy Durland sit in their car and unsuccessfully attempt to do a maze. Durland is initially distraught by his failure, and Blubs tries to cheer him up by telling his partner that their time together is more than satisfactory as it is. Suddenly, a rumbling is heard, and an unseen flying creature rips the roof of the police car. Instead of reporting the incident, the two decide to take a drive in their makeshift convertible. The creature flies across the night sky, and the theme song plays.
In the following morning, at the Mystery Shack, Stan is taking a group of tourists through the woods to see various oddities, and Mabel takes advantage of the empty house by having a dance party with Waddles until her great uncle's return. When Stan finds the girl lying with her pet on the floor, he makes a sarcastic remark about her being weird, and the two mock Dipper's behavior in comparison with Mabel's. Next, Waddles proceeds to chew on Stan's pant leg, thus ripping it. This makes Stan annoyed, so he tries to send him outside, but Mabel scolds the old man for this proposal and walks away with her pig.
Meanwhile, Dipper and Soos are preparing to investigate the mysterious creature that had ripped off the police officers' roof, thought to be hiding in the woods. They prepare a trap involving the beast taking a piece of meat and subsequently activating cameras so that Dipper and Soos could obtain a picture of it. Back at the Shack, Mabel sees a commercial for a baby carrier that is also advertised to carry pigs, and she decides to get one for Waddles, and mistakenly trusts her reluctant, irresponsible, great uncle Stan to watch her pet.
Dipper and Soos soon return from their monster hunt, and Dipper volunteers to develop the film from their photos while Soos makes nachos in honor of their prevalence. While Dipper anxiously works to find a good picture of the beast and comes close to successfully revealing its existence, Soos instantly ruins the one good shot when he barges into the room to joke about eating all the nachos. The open door exposes the film to bright light, destroying the image. Dipper is upset and suggests that Soos, who claims to have been extremely excited by the nachos, should be more careful as he doubts that they will have another opportunity to photograph the creature.
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