Stanford Pines

About Ford: Name: Stanford Pines Age: 60 years old Appearance: Unlike Stan, Ford has dark gray hair with a horizontal silver streak down the side and unusually long sideburns. He has a cleft on his chin and a slight five o'clock shadow. Ford's nose is visually smoother than Stan's and lacks tubercles. He has central polydactyly with six fingers on each hand. Ford has a much narrower build than Stan. Ford has gray hair, glasses, one of the lenses of which was cracked, small stubble, some hair on his arms, chest and back. He's quite tall, and despite the fact that he doesn't have as much muscle as Stan, he's quite strong and agile. Ford often walks around in brown boots, black pants, a brown coat and a red sweater. Stanford prefers not particularly brightly colored and comfortable clothes. He likes sweaters.

Personality: Ford is an intellectual man who is considered an introverted and nerdy person, enjoying games which involve high levels of thinking, such as Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons. He would even go as far as to ignore the dangers of his research just to play such games (to the point where he would let a Cycloptopus bite his face when he became excited). Despite his intelligence, he is very behind the times when it comes to his own dimension, since he hasn't stepped foot in it for thirty years. He doesn't have a clue about the modern technology, or customs; he believes floppy disks are still in use, and had very little worry about giving Mabel a crossbow, thinking it's safe to give children weapons. Before he was sucked into the portal, he was shown to be paranoid and overly cautious, having a hard time trusting people due to being tricked by Bill. Despite being very intelligent, Ford has shown himself to be very narcissistic and self-absorbed. This is shown by his reluctance to part with his life's work and share his scientific accomplishments with loved ones, instead relishing the image of being a solitary hero. Ford has a strong need to have his intellect recognized and celebrated, which made it easy for Bill to trick him by claiming to be a muse who chose "one great mind" every century to inspire. Ford is seen as a serious person when it comes to his work in researching the paranormal. However, he genuinely enjoys his research, even in the face of danger. His years of researching the paranormal both in and out of his realm have made Ford a strong, brave individual who will face danger head on in order to ensure that the world is safe. However, after all of his years of researching the paranormal, Ford's excitement for confirming things such as the existence of extraterrestrials have dulled. Despite his indifference and nerdiness there are softer traits in him. He is not the selfish person his brother used to think he was, in fact he is quite soft, when he was a child he was fragile and shy, and when he grew up he was too busy researching to interact with other people. During his travels, he only interacted with various beings that weren't human. That's why the concept of human relationships seems distant to him. He doesn't always find words to express his feelings, often he speaks directly without thinking about how people will feel, but that doesn't mean he's trying to offend anyone. He's aloof but caring, though he shows it more with advice than with actions. He is quite inquisitive, despite his young age. He's also determined, fearless, and really smart.

History: Early Life: Stanford was born in the late 1940s to early 1950s to Filbrick Pines and Caryn Pines in Glass Shard Beach, New Jersey, 15 minutes before his twin brother, Stanley. From an early age, Ford was fascinated with the supernatural and science fiction. He displayed an abnormally high I.Q. and a rare birth defect that granted him an extra finger on both hands. Despite their vastly different personalities, Ford and his brother were the best of friends, often roaming the beach in search of adventure. Unfortunately, their youth was plagued with frequent bullying due to Ford's six fingers and Stan's wimpish characteristics, most notably from their childhood tormentor Crampelter. This prompted their father to enlist them in boxing lessons as a means of toughening them up.

As the twins reached adolescence, Ford's brains and scientific achievement expanded a contrast to his brother's disinterest in academics. The two remained close, working together on their ship (called the Stan o’ War) to fulfill their childhood dreams of sailing around the globe until Ford was summoned to the Principal's office. There, he was lauded as a genius and offered the chance to show his science fair experiment, a Perpetual Motion Machine, to a visiting team of recruiters from West Coast Tech, a prestigious university on the other side of the country. With promises of fortune and success should he be accepted, Ford became less sure of his plans with Stan, revealing to his twin that he'd seize the chance to go if it happened. However, on the day of the visit, Ford and the West Coast Tech team simultaneously discover that the Perpetual Motion Machine has stopped moving, defeating its sole purpose. A distraught Ford discovers an empty bag of Toffee Peanuts next to his display, and mistakenly believes Stanley has sabotaged him. He angrily confronts his brother back home and doesn't interfere while his father kicks Stan out of the house, disowning him until he could pay back the potential millions he cost the Pines family. He is seen sadly looking out at his brother from the window of their shared room, before a glance at a West Coast Tech pamphlet gives him the strength to close the blinds on him. Ford reluctantly enrolls himself in Backupsmore University, a low-ranking college whose most notable achievement is clean dorms. Despite the drawback, he set himself to the task and worked hard, entering a doctoral program three years ahead of schedule. It was during this time that Ford met and befriended Fiddleford McGucket, a genius mechanic aspiring to build personalized computers. Following the completion of a nationally ranked thesis, Stanford was awarded an enormous grant of one hundred thousand dollars, which brought an end to his studies at Backupsmore. When thinking of how to employ the grant, Ford recalled how he'd been antagonized by his six fingers all through childhood, and decided to dedicate his life to the study of oddities. He chose the sleepy hamlet of Gravity Falls, Oregon, believing it to be an area of high concentration of supernatural occurrences. Putting his grant money to use in the construction of a large, isolated research lab in the forest, Ford was soon entranced by Gravity Falls' weirdness. He recorded his many findings first in one, then in more journals as his discoveries increased. Eventually, he realized a need to expand his work area, establishing a small, heavily protected bunker laboratory to host his more dangerous projects and experiments, such as the Shape Shifter. Ford made use of his talents and newly acquired knowledge of Gravity Falls to create new and extraordinary inventions, including the mind-swapping Electron Carpet and a mind-controlling tie designed for the masters of presidential election candidate Ronald Reagan. By 1981, six years since his arrival in Gravity Falls, Stanford had an encyclopedic knowledge of his mysterious new home, and was in the process of writing his third journal. Unfortunately, he soon hit a roadblock, and was left without answers as to how the improbalilities of Gravity Falls had come to be. The plateau in his research led him to the discovery of a cave filled with cryptic hieroglyphics, as the message spoke of an entity containing unending knowledge. Despite the warnings about the entity, Ford repeated the incantation aloud, which summoned a triangular creature who introduced himself as Bill Cipher into his mindscape. Presenting himself as a muse, one who chose a genius intellectual to inspire once every century, Bill offered Ford a partnership: Bill would bestow his knowledge to Ford in exchange for the ability to move freely within and without Ford's own mind. Under Cipher's guidance, Ford was introduced to vast information, learning of a parallel dimension of paranormal phenomena that had leaked into his world, which gave birth to the weirdness of Gravity Falls. With Bill's assistance, Stanford drafted blueprints to create an interdimensional gateway beneath his home, recruiting his college friend Fiddleford and his mechanic prowess for the project. As construction went underway, Ford's admiration towards Bill and his wisdom escalated into worship, which led to his collecting triangular memorabilia, such as rugs and statues, modeling his home's architecture in his image and even converting his private study to a place of worship. As their partnership seemingly grew to friendship, Fiddleford became increasingly suspicious of the device they had constructed and of Ford's mysterious collaborator, as Ford refused to reveal Bill's identity to his friend. When the portal's first trial resulted in Fiddleford accidentally going through it, bringing back a macabre warning about "the beast with just one eye", Ford finally became suspicious as well. He resolved to continue the project however, even though he now faced it alone: McGucket, disturbed by his glimpse of the Nightmare Realm and horrified at Ford for wanting to continue, quit on the spot. The argument led to Ford questioning his mentor. It was then that Bill revealed his intentions of merging the Nightmare Realm with their dimension, even showing Ford a glimpse the horrors that lay beyond the rift. Refusing to part with his life's work, Ford deactivated the device and created Project Mentem, a machine capable of bio-electrically encrypting thoughts, which prevented Cipher from wreaking havoc in the mindscape. Despite these precautions, Ford remained deeply paranoid and fearful of the catastrophe he'd nearly caused; he took to journaling and even amending previous journal entries with invisible ink.

With his fear of Bill's inevitable return growing stronger, Ford eventually felt the need to abandon his research and hide his journals, thus preventing details on the portal's operation from falling into the wrong hands. Hiding his second and third journals locally and converting his offsite laboratory into a makeshift fallout shelter, designed to survive an apocalypse, Ford finally contacted estranged brother Stanley in an urgent call for help. After Stan's arrival, Ford's plight was near its end, as his final task rested on his brother's shoulders: after briefly explaining the portal and its power, Ford entrusted Stan his first journal, the only one still in his possession, and requested him to take it as far away as he could. Hurt and enraged at being summoned only to be sent as far as possible, Stan spitefully claimed he'd get rid of the journal by burning it, which prompted Ford to react in defense of his research. The brawl escalated into a fistfight within the laboratory that inadvertently reactivated the portal. As the fight neared the active portal, Stan angrily shoved the journal back into Ford's hands, which inadvertently pushed Ford into the gateway's range. While a helpless Stan watched, Ford first yelled at his twin to do something, then tossed him the journal, before disappearing through the gateway.

Ford found himself stranded between dimensions in an unfamiliar netherworld of the supernatural, something he was hardly prepared for. Ford wandered through various dimensions over the next thirty years, such as the "strangely pleasant" Dimension 52. He also came into contact with otherworldly items, such as the "highly-illegal" infinity sided dice.

Adult life: In the future it is revealed that Stan has been collecting radioactive waste, for the purpose of powering a "doomsday device". While searching his room, the twins find an old newspaper clipping that reports on the death of "Stan Pines", leading the twins to wonder who their Grunkle Stan really is. After the portal is finally put into motion, a hooded, six-fingered figure comes out: Stan identifies the figure as the author of the journals, his brother who was stuck in the portal for the past thirty years. Ford is less than happy at seeing the portal running, punching Stan over it instead of thanking him, despite this being their first interaction since his disappearance. While he seems pleasantly surprised to discover he has a niece and nephew (Dipper and Mabel), he is very angry to discover that his brother has been going by the name "Stanford" for the past thirty years. This is news to the twins and Soos, which leads to him and Stan recounting the story of their lives. The story is punctuated by his and Stan's unresolved anger at one another, which even Mabel cannot discourage.

Once Ford is fast asleep on a couch in his room when an unseen force seems to enter his dreams. Within the dream, Ford demands the presence reveal itself: it is Bill Cipher, who greets Ford by his full name and calls him his "old pal". He reveals that he knows of Ford dismantling the portal, of the contained rift and taunts Ford, telling him he will slip up and "things change." Ford calls a family meeting the next day, where he discovers that Bill has already been antagonizing the twins (such as invading Stan's mind and possessing Dipper), and sets about Bill-proofing the shack: he sends Mabel on a quest to obtain unicorn hair for the protective barrier, but believing success with the unicorns is unlikely, he takes Dipper to his private study, where he reveals Project Mentem to him and straps him in, all while dodging his questions about Bill. Ford falls asleep while the machine is scanning Dipper's thoughts. He wakes up to the sight of his own thoughts projected on the Project Mentem screen, as Dipper had been unable to resist his own and put the helmet on him. He fails to reassure his grand nephew that he isn't currently possessed, leading Dipper to take a shot at him with the memory gun: the shot ricochets off of Ford's glasses, but hits the machine, rendering it unusable. When Ford finally calms Dipper down, he finally confesses, telling Dipper about his partnership with Bill and how he'd become aware of the horror he'd almost unleashed upon the world. Ford vows not to keep anymore secrets from Dipper in order to better fight against Bill, and reassures Mabel that she's a good person when she returns with the unicorn hair. Ford and Dipper then put together the protective shield around the Mystery Shack, effectively Bill-proofing it. Later Ford realizes that the rift's case is cracking. He enlists Dipper's help in sealing the rift, to prevent what he calls a "Weirdmageddon." They venture to the weird-shaped cliffs in Gravity Falls, which Ford reveals was formed by a crashed UFO that is now buried under Gravity Falls. Ford takes Dipper inside the UFO to search for an extraterrestrial adhesive capable of shutting the cracks. As they venture further, Ford asks Dipper about his plans for the future, eventually offering his great nephew the chance to stay in Gravity Falls once the summer ends to pursue an apprenticeship with him. As he has 12 Ph.Ds, Ford argues that he can offer him an education better than the one available at any school. He also attempts to assuage his discomfort at leaving Mabel; Ford seems positive that Mabel will do well on her own due to her personality. Ford insists that Dipper has the potential to become something great and as Dipper worries about his potential, Ford realizes that Dipper's magnetic gun revealed the alien adhesive. They accidentally activate the UFO security system and Ford gets caught. Before the security droid could ship Ford somewhere unknown, Dipper manages to save him. Ford once again offers his nephew to become his apprentice and Dipper finally decides to accept the offer. After Dipper talks to Mabel about his decision to stay with Ford, Dipper returns to Ford's lab to seal the rift. However, Mabel has taken Dipper's bag by accident and Bill manages to trick her into giving him the rift. As Bill destroys the case and opens the rift, Ford and Dipper watch in horror as Bill fulfills his plans. Ford and Dipper witness more of Weirdmageddon as all of the creatures in Gravity Falls escape the area. Ford tells Dipper that Bill is getting stronger the longer the rift is open and the two set out to defeat Bill once more. Ford takes Dipper to the town's clock tower and prepares his quantum destabilizer to shoot Bill. However, Ford gets distracted when a weirdness wave hits the bell, causing him to miss his shot. Angered, Bill confronts Ford and informs his fellow beings about Ford building the portal. Ford is offered to join to be a member of Bill's gang but Ford instantly declines. Bill then gives Ford a riddle and when Ford poses the same as Bill, Bill turns Ford into a lifeless golden statue to use as a backscratcher.

Later Bill notices that a force-field prevents him and his forces from spreading their chaos worldwide. So he thinks of turning to Ford and make him "come out of retirement." Part of Dipper's reasoning to Mabel about leaving the Prison Bubble is deciding to promise not to become Ford's apprentice after all. After leaving, Mabel said he could if he really wanted to, but Dipper sincere in his promise, not wanting to miss her. Ford is brought out of his petrified state by Bill to find himself chained in a strange room. Bill makes an entrance playing the piano before making a drink appear in Ford's hand, who then sits down on the couch he is chained to. When Bill mentions the couch is made of live human skin and multiple facial features emerge from the cushions, Ford leaps up in shock and drops his drink. Quickly recovering, he insists Bill quits the games, stating he wouldn't be alive if Bill didn't want something from him. Bill gives a brief demonstration of his power before explaining his inability to escape Gravity Falls. Ford incredulously states it is a property to Gravity Falls' weirdness magnetism which he studied years ago. Bill asks if he learned how to deactivate it, to which Ford admits knowing the simple formula capable of collapsing the barrier before spitefully yelling he would never tell Bill. At first, Bill tries persuasion, revealing his intentions of "liberating" the third dimension and offering to make Ford an all-powerful being if he helped. Ford denied this immediately, calling Bill insane. Bill then declared he would invade Ford's mind to get the code, but Ford called him out on his claim, reminding him of the rules of the mindscape. Ford declared that despite Bill's abilities with dreams, he couldn't enter Ford's mind without Ford shaking on a deal and letting him in. Bill, seemingly weary, claims Ford was making things harder than they needed to be and has Ford magically re-chained around both his legs and neck. As Ford struggled with the chains, Bill insisted everyone had a weakness and it was only a matter of time before Stanford would talk. The scene fades with Ford screaming as Bill begins trying to torture Ford into giving him the equation. Meanwhile, Ford was unaware that Dipper, Mabel, Stan and the others were planning to rescue him in hopes that his knowledge of how to defeat Bill could get rid of him once and for all. The main objective of their mission was to rescue Ford, who was hailed as a hero in the rebels' eyes to the point where his six-fingered hand was a prominent sign on their trademark flag. Everyone was keen on the plan except for Stan, who was still angry for never receiving a thank-you for saving his brother's life the first time. Still, the plan went through, and an armored robot Mystery Shack stormed to the Fearamid to rescue Ford. The rescue began as Ford was continually tortured by Bill. Chained hand and foot, he was shocked by a 500 watt jolt from Bill's eyeball before the dream demon gave Ford another chance to give him the equation. Ford, despite his injuries and shock, was still vigorously resistant to Bill's demands. Just before Bill began shocking him again, the kids broke into the Fearamid. Bill sent out his henchmen to fight while he and Ford stayed behind, watching the battle. When the henchmaniacs were defeated, Bill was frustrated but noticed Ford's pride in Dipper and Mabel's success. When the demon stated how much the kids cared for Ford and vice versa, Ford realized his grave mistake as Bill now intended to torture the kids to get Ford to talk. When Ford tried resisting Bill, he was petrified again as the demon went to take care of the heroes himself.

When Bill's eye was torn out in the battle, a rescue team composed of Mabel (armed with her grappling hook), Dipper (bringing his magic flashlight), Soos (carrying the Memory Gun), Wendy, Stan, McGucket, Pacifica, and Sheriff Blubs shot into action, landing in the pyramid with Mabel's knit parachutes. They approached the throne of agony and Mabel used her grappling hook to scale it, finding Ford frozen solid on the arm of the chair. Per Gideon's instructions, Dipper and Mabel pulled Mayor Tyler Cutebiker from the bottom of the structure, causing everyone to unfreeze, including Ford. After the proud uncle congratulated his grandniece and grandnephew, he turned to face McGucket, stating they hadn't seen each other since they parted ways and realizing his old partner must hate him. However, McGucket said he had tried forgetting and now would try forgiving, patching things up with Ford, who ignored his brother Stanley's presence completely. Dipper then interrupted the happy reunions, turning their attention to the matter at hand (Bill was still currently occupied outside, fighting the Mystery Shack and those still controlling it). Ford pulls on a pair of six-fingered gloves and uses Robbie's can of spray paint to make a circle on the ground, causing the others to be bewildered and Grunkle Stan to think his nerdy brother had lost his mind. Ford insisted he was fine as he finished a drawing of Bill's zodiac wheel. Ford explained that the symbols were a prophecy about how Bill could be defeated by a mystical power and the town could be saved. Stanford began piecing together the puzzle, directing Dipper and Mabel to their rightful places on the wheel as Soos took his question mark, Wendy put Robbie in his place, and Gideon took his spot next to Mabel. Ford then explained how the symbols were also metaphorical, claiming that ice referred to someone cool in the face of danger and the spectacles referred to someone scholarly. These positions were taken by Wendy and McGucket respectfully as Pacifica reluctantly took her place next to McGucket and held his hand per Ford's instructions. After directing everyone to leave, Ford called to Stanley, who stood near the "door" staring at the losing battle between the Mystery Shack and Bill. Angered, the others yelled at Stan and his reluctance, to which he angrily pointed fingers at Ford, claiming he was a reason there even was an end of the world. Ford apologized and asked for Stanley's help. Stanley then agreed on the condition that Ford would say thank you after Stan spent thirty years trying to save him from the power and had never been thanked. Ford reluctantly agreed and thanked his brother, at which point Stan completed the magical glowing circle and took Ford's hand, claiming he wasn't always the bad brother. But when Ford corrected a grammatical error in his brother's sentence, the two broke out in fighting again with Dipper and Mabel attempting to separate them. This is when Bill returned. The demon mocked the group for not holding hands before thanking them for gathering all threats to his power in one place as he burned the circle. Ford and Stanley were both tied in glowing red arms with hands and raised up to watch as everyone but Dipper and Mabel were horrifyingly turned into hanging tapestries. Bill insisted it wasn't too late for Ford's family and demanded the equation again as he locked Dipper and Mabel in the three-sided cage. When Dipper and Mabel insisted Ford not take the deal and drew his attention to them, Mabel sprayed spray paint in Bill's eye, making him momentarily blind and subconsciously release the two old twins. Dipper grew the cage until he and Mabel could escape, insisting that Ford and Grunkle Stan run while they take care of Bill. Ford is opposed, claiming its a suicide mission and too dangerous, but before he and Stan can follow the kids as they head deeper into the Fearamid, Bill grabs both of them in a telepathic choke hold before locking them in a cage, leaving the twins behind and unable to help Dipper and Mabel as he transformed into an even more monstrous version of himself and pursued the twins. Left alone with Ford, Stan was upset that the kids would now die because of him and claimed their father was right and he was nothing but a screw up. However, Ford blames himself as he was the one that was tricked by Bill in the first place, claiming Stan would have immediately seen through his ruse. The two brothers contemplate on how far apart they are and reflect on their childhood relationship like that of Mabel and Dipper. Again recognizing the young age of his niece and nephew, Ford sadly resolves that he will let Bill into his mind, fully knowing that he would destroy the world and the universe, in hopes of saving the kids. When Stanley desperately asks if there's nothing they can do, Ford reveals they could wipe Bill from the mind while he is weakened in the mindscape if Ford didn't have the metal plate in his head. Grunkle Stan then suggests Bill entering his mind, but Ford dismisses this, saying his brother has nothing Bill wants and it has to be him, hoping that he can somehow save Stan and the kids. Stan doubts Bill would follow through with that deal, but Ford asks what other choice they have. When Bill catches Mabel and Dipper he brings them back to the caged brothers, saying time was up and he would kill one of them, flashing their symbols before them to decide which one to kill. Just before he snaps his fingers and kills Mabel, Ford stops him and surrenders. Bill drops the kids as Stan tries to dissuade his brother unsuccessfully, and Bill is amused by their constant bickering. As Stan is tied down by red glowing hands, Ford claims he will agree to a deal if his brother and the kids will go free. The kids try unsuccessfully to stop Ford, but the deal is made and Bill giddily abandons his physical form to possess Ford. However, Bill was tricked. While the two twins had been left alone, they swapped clothes and did impressions of one another so Bill accidentally invaded Stan's mind instead. The real Ford pulled out his memory eraser and hesitantly used it on his brother, erasing the memory of his entire mind, therefore destroying Bill but also causing Stan to develop amnesia in the process. When it was done, Ford dropped the gun in despair as Weirdmageddon was averted. Finding Stan in the forest, Mabel tried in vain to make Stan remember her, to which Ford explained Stan's amnesia. Ford claimed that although Stan didn't know it he had saved the universe, their family, and himself as he embraced his amnesiac brother and finally truly forgave him. Stan and Ford changed back clothes before going back to the ruined Mystery Shack, saddened that their victory came at the price of Stan's memories. Desperate, Mabel asked what could be done, but Ford sullenly admitting nothing could be done. Mabel was resistant, however, and started desperately reading out of her scrapbook. At first it seemed hopeless, but when Stan suddenly remember Waddles and Soos, Ford excitedly claimed it was working and urged Mabel to continue. The entire family sat together and read through Mabel's scrapbook, laughing. A few days later on Dipper and Mabel's birthday, Stan had completely recovered his memory and the family was celebrating with the whole town. During the opening of presents, Ford pulled his brother aside, claiming that although Weirdmageddon was over, he detected anomalies in the Arctic Ocean and wanted to investigate. However, he claimed he was too old to do it alone; Stan pieced together the pieces as Ford gave him a picture of their childhood project, asking him for a second chance and offering to fulfill their childhood dream together. When the issue of the Mystery Shack came up, Stan believed there had been enough mystery and decided to close it until Soos inspired him and became the new manager of the Mystery Shack. Later that day at the bus stop, Ford accompanied the others as they said goodbye to the kids, saying "Can it, Soos!" in sync with his brother when Soos tried to rationalize Stan wearing Mabel's goodbye sweater. When Mabel tried unsuccessfully to part with Waddles, Stan broke and forced the bus driver to take the pig with the kids to California, threatening him with Ford backing the threat by showing his gun. The great uncle ran after the bus with the others when it pulled away before putting an arm around his sad brother. In the ending clips, the two Stans are seen aboard the Stan-O-War II battling a sea monster. As Stan punched it, Ford threw a spear at it, causing it to retreat and the two happy twins laugh.

More than 11 months have already passed since that time and Ford has already settled down a little in the human dimension. He is no longer so surprised by modern technologies and began to mention less about his adventures between universes.

Relationships: Stan Pines: During their childhood, Stan and Ford were the closest of friends and would go out on adventures together. However, they got into a fight when Stan accidentally broke Ford's perpetual motion machine and ruined his chances to go to a superior college and as an extension a chance of a large fortune for the family. Due to this incident, Ford held a grudge against Stan for many years, and even after learning of Stan's efforts to rescue him from the universe portal. Ford and Stan eventually reconciled albeit strained. Ford allowed Stan to stay in the shack until summer ends whilst Ford kept the interdimensional rift contained and worked on finding a way to stop Bill Cipher's plans. He then told Stan that when summer ends, Stan is to return Ford's shack and identity. During the events of Weirdmageddon, after being trapped together, Ford came to recognize the troubles Stan went through for him and the twins reconciled with each other. After Stan sacrificed (and subsequently regained) his mind, the two decide to leave Gravity Falls to realize their childhood dream. When they are seen later on their ship, they seem to be genuinely happy. Before, there was no trust between them, no understanding of love, but now they are trying to become closer and better for each other again.

McGucket: Ford and McGucket were close friends in Backupsmore University. During Ford's time at Gravity Falls, he called his old friend Fiddleford for help in researching the mysterious paranormal activities in Gravity Falls. They researched together and eventually built the Universe Portal. When they tested the machine, McGucket accidentally got sucked into the portal causing him to see something he wanted to forget, McGucket even questioned who Ford was really working for. McGucket then cut ties with Ford, and they never saw each other again (though Ford correctly suspected that the Blind Eye Society was McGucket's doing, and even wrote disparagingly of his desire to forget what he saw in Journal 3). Years later, during the Weirdmageddon event, McGucket chose to forgive Ford for the events leading to their falling out, finally mending their friendship.

Bill Cipher: Bill Cipher is Ford's greatest enemy, as Bill tricked Ford into building the Universe Portal. Ford attempted to warn people who read his journal about Bill Cipher's existence and the dangers he could do to their world. During Ford's time doing research at Gravity Falls, he hit a roadblock and he summoned Bill to assist him. He considered Bill a friend due to the amount of help and knowledge that Bill shared with Ford. However, when Fiddleford McGucket was sucked into the Universe Portal, Ford realized Bill's true goal and stopped him by deactivating the portal. Ford's current mission is stopping Bill Cipher from getting his hands on the interdimensional rift and goes to great lengths in doing so (to the point where he would Bill-proof the Mystery Shack). Unfortunately, the rift has fallen into Bill's hands, therefore creating a gateway from the Nightmare realm to Earth.

Dipper Pines: Ford is an idol to Dipper as he was always obsessed with the Author of the Journals. When Dipper obtained Journal 3, one of his main missions was to learn the mysteries of the town and to find out who the Author was. When he finally meets the Author, Dipper becomes extremely excited and Ford becomes flattered that Dipper was a fan of him. With eagerness Dipper wishes to assist him yet, Ford was initially reluctant to allow Dipper to help him at all because he is a child and he didn't want Dipper to be in danger. However during their game of Dungeons, Dungeons and More Dungeons, their common interests and enjoying the same things further strengthens their bond. Ford thinks of Dipper not only as his great nephew but a friend, Ford then decided to trust Dipper with the knowledge of a dimensional rift he sealed away, swearing Dipper to secrecy. Despite their close relation, Ford still kept secrets from Dipper about Bill Cipher, but he finally tells Dipper the truth in "The Last Mabelcorn," as he didn't want Dipper to distrust him. Due to this, he tells Dipper that no more secrets should be kept between them. In "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future," Ford invites him to stay in Gravity Falls with him to study all the supernatural occurrences since he's getting old. Dipper accepts the offer initially, but later reconsiders.Ford spends a lot of time with Dipper, talking about his adventures, research, and more science-related stuff. Ford sees Dipper as a big potential, and perhaps sees him as a small version of himself, because Ford was just as inquisitive and intelligent as he was as a child.

Mabel Pines: When meeting Mabel for the first time, he was surprised but endeared, particularly by her description of his six-fingered handshake as "a full finger friendlier than normal." Ford hasn't interacted with Mabel as much as he has with Dipper, however, they are seen to be in good terms with each other. Mabel (along with Stan and Grenda) rescued Ford and Dipper from Probabilitor the Annoying despite Stan and Grenda's reluctance to do so. When Ford called for a family meeting, he allowed Mabel to find a lock of unicorn hair with which to protect the shack from Bill Cipher. Despite Ford's belief that Mabel won't be able to succeed, Mabel returns with the required item, shocking Ford. In return, Ford assures Mabel that she has a good heart.Ford is not as close to his niece Mabel as he is to her twin Dipper, for he often fails to keep up with her ever-bright and loud personality. But even though they are not as close, Ford really loves his niece Mabel very much.

Additional facts: Ford's six-fingered hands are the result of postaxial polydactyly, a condition in which a person has an extra pinky finger on one or both hands. It is a dominant gene as well, which means that one or both of his parents passed it down to him.

Ford is 15 minutes older than Stan, so he is also in his late sixties, but due to his appearance he appears to be younger than Stan.

Ford has a star tattoo on his neck.

Instead of shaving, Ford sets his face on fire since he finds it to be "faster."

Ford got tattoos with a tribe of octopus-armed warrior piglets, with Ford later admitting, "The tattoos were among my most serious regrets. Let's just say I wear a turtleneck for a reason."

The metal plate in Ford's head was put in surgically by an Oracle that he met in Dimension 5.

Ford's favorite snack is jelly beans and admits it is a weakness of his.

He considers Toffee Peanuts, Stanley Pines' favorite snack, to be the worst snack on earth.

Ford admires the scientist and inventor, Nikola Tesla.

Ford was voted "Most Paranoid" in junior high.

Ford is always in his lab or in the woods, so he's not home much.

Ford really likes his coffee black.

Ford doesn't always understand the meaning of human touch. During the time he was away from the human dimension, he forgot that people like to hug, hold hands, etc. So showing physical contact is difficult for him.

Ford loves to talk about his adventures and loves to be listened to.

Ford has a calm, pleasant voice. He also speaks in rather abstruse words. He also constantly uses scientific slang and uses metaphors and comparisons in his speech. He doesn't understand many youth words and slang because of his age and the fact that he has been away from human society for quite a long time.

Ford doesn't understand the purpose of modern technology, just as everyone else doesn't understand its attachments and scientific instruments.

Ford knows a lot about the creptids that inhabit the Gravity Falls area. Ford has three diaries from which he recorded all he paranormal phenomena in Gravity Falls. He knows a lot about gnomes, unicorns, flying eyes, floating rocks, enchanted forest, zombies, blood rain, mushroom brainiac and many other creatures that live in Gravity Falls.

Ford loves the game Dungeons, Dungeons, Dungeons and more Dungeons very much. Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons is a fantasy role-playing game created by Ballway Games. This game has been around for over 30 years. Ford really enjoys playing this board game along with Dipper. Ford has a metal plate in his head. He put it there so Bill couldn't get into his mind.

Location of the event: Gravity Falls is a mysterious, sleepy town in eastern Oregon where mysterious and supernatural phenomena often occur. It was founded by the eighth and a half President of the United States, Quentin Tremblay, in 1842, but Nathaniel Northwest was later declared the founder. Gravity Falls was officially founded in 1842. The name of the town was coined by Quentin Trambley, the eighth and a half president of the United States. Trambley discovered the place when he fell down a hill while riding a horse backwards. Although the town was originally only a small settlement, Trambley acted as the first mayor there, establishing local laws. The town prospered in the late 1840s during the gold rush, followed by the lesser-known “flannel rush,” but both events were over a year later, after miners were spooked by dinosaurs in the mines. Since the town was founded by a crazy mayor, its secret laws are insane. Marriage to a woodpecker is allowed. Anyone holding legal deeds to property becomes the owner of that property, the territory itself. Children can be sent to the adult jail.

Notable residents Gravity Falls: Stan Pines is the stingy owner of the Mystery Shack, a tourist trap which overcharges unlucky visitors for a glimpse at the world's most bizarre museum, and which once had a room filled with wax figures. Soos Ramirez is a lovable "man-child" who works at the Mystery Shack gift shop. He is a good friend of Dipper and Mabel Pines. He and Dipper enjoy doing so-called "boy stuff" together, like heating hot dogs, one by one, until they explode in the microwave. Wendy Corduroy is a mellow and cool teen who is a part-time worker at the Mystery Shack. Dipper has a huge crush on her. Wendy can be fun until her rambunctious teenage friends show up. Robbie Valentino is a stereotypical moody teenager and is the lead guitarist for his band. He is the ex-boyfriend of Wendy and rival of Dipper Pines. Ma and Pa Duskerton (former residents) were the owners of the Dusk 2 Dawn convenience store. Their ghosts live in and haunt said store. Deputy Durland is part of the lazy and sarcastic local law enforcement team of Gravity Falls, along with Sheriff Blubs, who deem every case unsolvable so they can go to lunch instead. Sheriff Blubs is part of the lazy and sarcastic local law enforcement team of Gravity Falls, along with Deputy Durland, who deem every case unsolvable so they can go to lunch instead. Gideon Gleeful is a self-proclaimed television psychic whose real mission is to take down his competition, the Mystery Shack. He was the owner of book 2. Gideon ran the Tent of Telepathy. Bill Cipher is a powerful dream demon from the second dimension who successfully forced his way through into our dimension only to find himself trapped in Gravity Falls due to a barrier keeping everything paranormal and supernatural locked into the town. His petrified body can be found in the Gravity Falls Forest after his defeat. Bud Gleeful is the father of Gideon Gleeful, worker at the Tent of Telepathy, and owner of Gleeful's Auto Sale. Manly Dan is the father of Wendy and three other boys and is also an emotionally unstable lumberjack. Tyler Cutebiker is an undecided individual who lives in Gravity Falls, Oregon. He was appointed as the town's new mayor since Mayor Befufftlefumpter's death. Toby Determined is the reporter for the failing Gravity Falls Gossiper newspaper. Shandra Jimenez is the reporter for a possible TV show airing in Gravity Falls, Oregon. Mikey R. is a man with two broken arms. Lazy Susan is Grunkle Stan's former love interest and a waitress at Greasy's Diner. She has a lazy eye that never opens. Grenda is a large, deep-voiced girl who is best friends with Candy Chiu and Mabel Pines. Candy Chiu is a girl who is best friends with Grenda and Mabel Pines. Pacifica Northwest is the most popular and richest girl in Gravity Falls, and her great-great grandfather "founded" the town. Fiddleford "Old Man" McGucket was originally known to be the local kook, but it is soon revealed that he was once friends with Stanford Pines during his scientific discovery. Later, he repeatedly used a mind-erasing gun on himself, leading him to be less intellectual due to side effects. Bats Biker is an emotional individual who lives in Gravity Falls, Oregon. Mrs. Gleeful is Gideon Gleeful's mother. Ford Pines is Stan's twin brother and the researcher who wrote journals 1, 2, and 3. He is also the original owner of the Mystery Shack. Gorney is a local boy. Shmipper and Smabble are two local kids who bear a resemblance to Dipper and Mabel, but have completely opposite personalities. Mummy Kid is a local kid who plays pranks on the residents of Gravity Falls, along with his friend dubbed Soldier Kid. The two are often seen at the Mystery Shack. Soldier Kid is a local kid who likes playing pranks with his friend Mummy Kid. The two are often seen at the Mystery Shack. Preston and Priscilla Northwest are Pacifica's parents and the richest people in Gravity Falls. Pizza Guy is a fat man who loves pizza. Tate McGucket is Old Man McGucket's son and a ranger at Lake Gravity Falls. Lee is a local teenager and part of Wendy's clique. He is best friends with Nate. Tambry is a local teenager who is usually seen using her phone, updating her status and posting photos. She is part of Wendy's clique. Nate is another local teenager whose best friend is Lee. He is part of Wendy's clique. Thompson is another local teenager who allows his friends to use and abuse him when it comes to pranks, so he can keep them together. Reginald is a recurring young man and Rosanna's boyfriend. Rosanna is a recurring young woman and Reginald's girlfriend. Unnamed pointed nosed woman is a woman who likes Mabel Pines and Smokey Joe's All You Can Eat. Unnamed woman in orange is a recurring woman who likes Gideon Gleeful and the Mystery Fair. Mr. Poolcheck is the lifeguard at the Gravity Falls pool. He hires Dipper and Wendy as lifeguards and assistant lifeguards before firing them both. Dipper finds him emotionally unstable. The Summerween Trickster looks for kids on Summerween that don't have enough Summerween spirit. Hank is a local father. Hank's wife is a local mother. Unnamed scout lady is a woman who bumped into Dipper while looking for the mailman and asked him if he was crying. Gabe Benson is a well-known puppeteer who was formerly one of Mabel's object of affections.

Places in Gravity Falls: Antique Emporium—an emporium located within the Gravity Malls near an escalator. Arcade—a building that has arcade machines from the '70s-'90s. Barber Shop—a barber shop on Main Street. Barrels & Crates, Incorporated—a company building where barrels and crates are manufactured. Big Gunz Laser Tag—a laser tag arena (Formerly Mr. Zzz's Mattresses) Bowling alley—bowling place where the Lefty robot worked. Circle Park—a place where Robbie tells Dipper to go to fight after he broke Robbie's phone. Cory's Comics—a comic store located next to the bowling alley. Crash Site Omega—the location of the crashed UFO beneath the town. Dusk 2 Dawn—an abandoned mini-mart where teenagers hang out. Erik's Fountain Drinks—a malt shop located on Main Street. Gravity Falls Cemetery—the local cemetery in Gravity Falls. It was here that Quentin Trembley was buried and covered in peanut brittle. Gravity Falls Forest—a forest near (or surrounding) the Mystery Shack. Gravity Falls Elementary School—the town's local primary school. Gravity Falls High School—the local high school. First shown in Sheriff Blubs' and Deputy Durland's PSA, Teenz Talk. The school mascot is the beaver. Gravity Falls Library—the library where Dipper and Mabel study the Northwest conspiracy, and where Mabel meets Gabe. Gravity Malls—a mall containing many stores and attractions. Gravity Falls Mines—abandoned mines that hold living dinosaurs encased in tree sap. Gravity Falls Pool—where many Gravity Falls residents go on hot summer days to cool down. Gravity Falls Town Hall—the town hall of Gravity Falls. Gravity Falls water tower—the tallest man-made structure in Gravity Falls. A picture of an explosion Robbie drew is visible on the face of the tower, however, many think it is a muffin. Greasy's Diner—a stereotypical American diner, first seen in "Tourist Trapped." Hardware—a hardware store located next to Corey's Comics. Hermanos Brothers—a Mexican restaurant. Lake Gravity Falls—the local lake. It was first seen in Mattress Prince's mattress store—a store that sells mattresses. Multi-Bear's cave—home of the Multi-Bear. Scuttlebutt Island—located in the middle of Lake Gravity Falls. It is the home of the Gobblewonker and several beavers. Shop Thrifty—a shop Mabel goes to to get materials for her sock puppets. Skull Fracture—a biker's club. Smokey Joe's All You Can Eat—a restaurant that Robbie runs by while Rumble McSkirmish is chasing him. Petting Zoo—a petting zoo run by farmer Sprott. Summerween Superstore—a temporarily open store where you can get items for Summerween. Tavern—a tavern next to the Gravity Falls Gossiper. Twin Bed Motel—a motel referenced by Ford in Journal 3. Ye Royal Discount Putt Hutt—a mini-golf course. Yumberjacks—a fast food restaurant that Soos goes to.

Special Events in Gravity Falls: Summerween is an annual holiday celebrated only in Gravity Falls, Oregon on June 22nd or the second to last Friday of the month. It is celebrated because the residents of Gravity Falls love Halloween so much that they celebrate it twice a year. They use jack-o'-melons instead of jack-o-lanterns, since pumpkins are not ripe during the summer. There is a local legend that tells of a mysterious creature known as the Summerween Trickster, who goes around eating children who lack the "Summerween spirit." Everyone in Gravity Falls celebrates the holiday nearly identically to Halloween. They light up their jack-o-melons and dress in costumes, and then they give out the candy to trick-or-treaters. When Summerween is over, the jack-o-melons' lights are put out.

Gravity Falls Swap Meet.The Gravity Falls Swap Meet is a flea market in Gravity Falls, Oregon where townsfolk can buy, sell, and trade merchandise.

Northwest Fest. 150 years before the events of Gravity Falls, Nathaniel Northwest commissioned a lumberjack named Archibald Corduroy along with numerous other townsfolk to build him the Northwest Manor. In return they would host a grand party every year in which everyone in Gravity Falls was welcome. However, after they completed the manor, the Northwests locked out the townsfolk, since then the party only welcomes the super-rich and elite. In "Northwest Mansion Mystery," the Northwests invite numerous people of note, such as dukes and duchesses, to the gathering. However, it is interrupted with the appearance of the ghost of Archibald Corduroy. The ghost, previously thought to have been disposed of by Dipper Pines begins to turn everyone into wood. Then when he is about to burn the manor Pacifica Northwest opens the town gates, letting everyone into the party. Everything turns back to normal and the ghost's spirit is freed.

Mystery Fair. The Mystery Fair was a fair funded and organized by Grunkle Stan in the summer of 2012, in an attempt to drum up some extra profits.

Pioneer Day. Pioneer Day is a festival celebrated annually in the town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. It celebrates the day the town was founded, along with the town's rich history and culture. During the celebration, it is common for people to dress up and act as if they were in 1863, the 21st year of the town's founding. Many festivities are included with Pioneer Day to make it seem like 1863; for example, candle-dipping, gold panning, and Old Man McGucket telling about the history of Gravity Falls.

Woodstick. Woodstick is a music festival featuring various independent artists held every summer in Gravity Falls, Oregon. The festival features performances from "Oregon's up and coming indie bands." The event also contains tents from various food and item vendors, such as Hippie Tea and spray bottles. Tickets to the festival are $100 per person. Music artists include: Scarves Indoors, Wood Grain on Everything, The Love God, The Handlebar Bros., Ornery Vegans, Creepy Nerd, Wizard Mode, DJ OK, Edgy Triangle, Mom Jeans, Lawrence + the Bicycles, Bearantula, &, Dracula Weekday, Boyz II Infantz, 2Eighty, Boston Massachusetts, No Raisin, Pinball.