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Mystery Shack Lookback

Charley Marlowe; Ella Cesari; Shelby Sessler

Tv & Film

Comedy

Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 72

Gravity Falls' slow reveal of mysteries bred a unique, tight-knit community, where Charley Marlowe and Ella Cesari first met. In their podcast "Mystery Shack Lookback", they provide a historic timeline of Disney's first continuity-driven cartoon. A time capsule for old fans and a book club for new ones, they talk spoiler-free about the episodes, expanded universe media, and outdated fan theories.

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53: Gravity Falls Vinyl Soundtrack

Season 1 · Episode 53

Sunday, November 10, 2024 • Duration 01:56:07

After two years, we return with NEW Gravity Falls media, starting with the Gravity Falls vinyl soundtrack! We discuss it with HK, aka ThatGFFan!

Follow HK: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThatGFFAN

Download the new soundtrack for this very podcast at https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/

Art of HK in our thumbnail by https://bsky.app/profile/stephreynaart.bsky.social

Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack

Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback

Check out Ella's Phantom of the Paradise anniversary zine: https://potpzine.carrd.co/

Download "My Heart's in Gravity Falls": https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/track/my-hearts-in-gravity-falls-20-ft-pryin-brian

Intro theme song instrumental by http://twitter.com/PryinBrian

"Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: https://tsunamiholmes.tumblr.com/post/621743237851398144/after-many-hours-of-tedious-work-i-can-finally

Audio cleanup by https://twitter.com/AdamNewVA

Patreon shoutouts by Matt Chapman

Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysteryshackpod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryshacklookback/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mysteryshackpod.bsky.social

https://pipedreampodcasts.com/mystery-shack-lookback

Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

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Garden Wall Recall 5 - Into the Unknown / The Unknown

Season 2 · Episode 6

Monday, January 1, 2024 • Duration 01:02:20

We close out the year by closing out Garden Wall Recall, finally facing the Beast and all that entails. Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch OTGW episodes 9 & 10 "Into the Unknown" & "The Unknown": https://www.hulu.com/series/over-the-garden-wall-7955110c-56cb-45b1-9eae-68550344128b?entity_id=e67c69c3-a788-406d-af27-7d6bbf0f9bc7 Read the Over the Garden Wall art book: https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-over-the-garden-wall-2017 Intro theme song instrumental by http://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/ Intro Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Kevin MacLeod Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mysteryshackpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysteryshacklookback/ https://pipedreampodcasts.com/mystery-shack-lookback Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

51: Gravity Falls Journal 3 ft. Rob Renzetti

Season 1 · Episode 51

Sunday, August 28, 2022 • Duration 02:01:02

Shelby, Charley and Ella explore the secrets of the real-life canon Journal 3 with the author of the journal himself (and Gravity Falls supervising producer) Rob Renzetti! We discuss the production of this jam-packed compendium, the loose ends from the show the book explores, and how the journal was almost not included in the show itself! Follow Rob: https://twitter.com/RobRenzetti Shmebulock voiced by Bryan Carroll Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Buy "Gravity Falls: Journal 3": https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31285184284 Watch the Journal 3 infomercial with Kristen Schaal, Jason Ritter and Alex Hirsch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YLfwZBvMGk Watch Shop at Home with Mr. Mystery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMBk0qDOJCs&list=PLqu1KOkjaPsbmNw-5gVV8msSUkyonwTwK Watch the NYCC interview where Alex confirmed a secret under Ford's sweater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuh9HJQRRao McGucket OCD comic: https://gin-juice-tonic.tumblr.com/post/667894144465862656 Download the theme song: "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by Intro theme song instrumental by Gravity Falls score by Dipper Patreon shout-outs by Dippy Fresh Patreon shout-outs & Hall of Conspiracies voice over by "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

50: Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!

Season 1 · Episode 50

Thursday, August 18, 2022 • Duration 01:32:43

Shelby, Ella and Charley are joined by Tony Goldmark of the Escape from Vault Disney podcast to explore the Gravity Falls "Select Your Own Choose-venture" book, "Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!" We dive into the branching paths of the time-travel adventure, including its major canon secret. We're also visited by renowned crab scientist Agatha Vile and video essayist Strange Aeons! Hear more of Tony and Agatha on the Escape from Vault Disney podcast: https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/escape-from-vault-disney Hear the Curators guest on Escape from Vault Disney's "Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers" (2022) episode: https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/escape-from-vault-disney Follow Tony: https://twitter.com/tonygoldmark Follow Agatha: https://twitter.com/VileAgatha Axolotl voiced by Strange Aeons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrq3JYirgV-BLluzTF6X_7A Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Buy "Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!": https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31276377916 Read the secret "A Wrong Turn" page: How to pronounce Axolotl: Grunkle Mike’s story of solving the Polybius cipher: Read about the Same Coin Theory (Journal 3 spoilers within): Same Coin video: Download the theme song: "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by Intro theme song instrumental by Gravity Falls score by Dipper Patreon shout-outs by Dippy Fresh Patreon shout-outs & outro sung by Outro song instrumental by Cooper C. Sposito "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

49: Cipher Hunt ft. Alex Hirsch & Jason Ritter

Season 1 · Episode 49

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 • Duration 02:56:45

Shelby, Charley and Ella are joined by none other than Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch AND voice of Dipper Jason Ritter to discuss the worldwide treasure-hunting event, Cipher Hunt!! We talk the challenges behind planting each clue, the adventures that fans had while searching, and some never-before-heard secrets from the hunt! PLUS: we interview Free Country USA's own Strong Bad!! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Tune in on July 16th at 8 PM Eastern to choose our own adventure in "Dipper and Mabel and the Curse of the Time Pirates' Treasure!" ft. Tony Goldmark of Escape from Vault Disney: https://youtu.be/WljhUdK5Yko Follow Shelby: https://twitter.com/shelbysessler Follow Alex: https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonRitter Follow Strong Bad: https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual Watch BlameItOnJorge's video about the Cipher Hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19beAwdWjbw Watch the archived Periscope streams from the hunt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCagOiNGxdUADi25StPkTi7Q Check out Shelby's archive of the Cipher Hunt clues: Read hollycrowned's post chronicling the search for Bill's final resting place post-hunt: The official Mayor of Gravity Falls: Download the theme song: "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by Intro theme song instrumental by Gravity Falls score by Dipper Patreon shout-outs by Dippy Fresh Patreon shout-outs & outro sung by Outro song instrumental by Cooper C. Sposito "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us if you have well-archived experiences in the original Gravity Falls fanbase: mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Let it Shine

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 • Duration 01:04:26

In this special BONUS episode, we're joined by Mary McKeon (of Into the Falls), Ray and Easy Snake Oven to watch and discuss the Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered just before Gravity Falls, "Let it Shine"! Check out Mary's Gravity Falls podcast Into the Falls: https://anchor.fm/into-the-falls-podcast Follow Ray: https://twitter.com/meloncrab Check out Easy Snake Oven's YouTube ft. their Shadow the Hedgehog fandub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK3xUJjKMYo Check out the Gravity Falls Ten Years Later zine: https://gravityfalls10yearslaterzine.bigcartel.com/ Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch the Disney Channel Original Movie "Let it Shine": https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/let-it-shine/2La1zS2K9fXw Download the theme song: https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/track/my-hearts-in-gravity-falls-20-ft-pryin-brian Theme song instrumental by http://twitter.com/PryinBrian Gravity Falls score by https://www.youtube.com/c/BradBreeckMusic/featured Table Read Stan Patreon shout-outs by Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

48: Gravity Falls "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls" ft. GF Ten Year Anniversary

Season 1 · Episode 48

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 • Duration 01:47:14

HAPPY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, GRAVITY FALLS!!! Charley and Ella are once again joined by David, Alexa and Michael to watch and discuss the grand finale of Gravity Falls, "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls." We talk the unique challenges and rewards of writing an ending, the mysteries that remain unsolved and the future of this podcast moving forward. We're also joined by MissJukeBox8 to discuss her fan theory about Bill! Check out more of David, Alexa and Michael on Come On Fhqwhpods (guest starring Ella this week!): https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/come-on-fhqwhpods! Hear Pipedream's new VeggieTales podcast at https://www.patreon.com/pipedreampodcasts Check out MissJukeBox8 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MissJukeBox8 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch Gravity Falls episode 40 "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls": https://www.disneyplus.com/video/2aa115d3-9159-4e26-9a09-62ff862f8e87 https://www.disneyplus.com/video/0974f3ca-635f-4518-b5bb-27b2fff4b99e Check out the Reddit thread of fans solving the bus seat Vigenère code: https://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/4605vr/bus_cipherhalf_solved/ View the completed Season 2 end card puzzle: Nahua - When A Language Dies: Emmy Cicierega’s unused credits montage: Watch Gravity Falls - One Year Later: Check out the Gravity Falls Ten Years Later zine: Check out the Princess Bride table read ft. Charley as the Dread Pirate Roberts this Friday at 8:30 PM Eastern at Download the theme song: "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by Theme song instrumental and Stan voiceover by Gravity Falls score by Table Read Stan Patreon shout-outs by "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us if you have well-archived experiences in the original Gravity Falls fanbase: mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

Phantom of the Paradise

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 • Duration 01:35:00

In this special BONUS episode, we're joined by fellow Pipedream podcaster David Spencer to celebrate Ella's birthday by delving into her favorite film of all time (that she discovered six months ago through this very podcast), Brian De Palma's 1974 musical/horror/comedy "Phantom of the Paradise." Check out more of David on Come On Fhqwhpods (guest starring Ella this week!) and How Did This NOT Get Made: https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/come-on-fhqwhpods! https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/how-did-this-not-get-made Hear Pipedream's new VeggieTales podcast at https://www.patreon.com/pipedreampodcasts Buy Shout Factory's "Phantom of the Paradise" Blu-Ray/DVD: https://shoutfactory.com/product/phantom-of-the-paradise-collector-s-edition?product_id=3311 Hear Ella's "Phantom of the Paradise" ukulele tribute album: https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/album/swan-songs-a-ukulele-tribute-to-phantom-of-the-paradise Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Join our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ZTRu7qyZcR Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us at mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

47: Gravity Falls "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality"

Season 1 · Episode 47

Friday, June 10, 2022 • Duration 01:21:28

Charley and Ella are joined by David, Alexa and Michael to journey into Mabeland to talk "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality." We discuss Mabel's perfect fantasy world, the culmination of Dipper and Mabel's character arcs, and the return of lawyers/philosophers/best boys Xyler and Craz. Check out more of David, Alexa and Michael on Come On Fhqwhpods (guest starring Ella next week!): https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/come-on-fhqwhpods! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch Gravity Falls episode 39 "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality": https://www.disneyplus.com/video/25e21aca-bf22-43b0-9339-a06b3c3547a8 Watch Ella's "Guide to Mabeland" callback supercut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D536Wqk0fM0 Check out Dippy Fresh's deleted death scene: https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/870797783292194817 Download the theme song: https://ellacesari.bandcamp.com/track/my-hearts-in-gravity-falls-20-ft-pryin-brian "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by https://simandthedimbulbv2-0.tumblr.com/post/664143564235800576/back-when-i-was-working-on-guide-to-neil Theme song instrumental by Today's theme song remix by Unrelated Human from the MSL Discord server Gravity Falls score by Table Read Stan Patreon shout-outs by "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us if you have well-archived experiences in the original Gravity Falls fanbase: mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

46: Gravity Falls "Weirdmageddon Part 1"

Season 1 · Episode 46

Thursday, June 9, 2022 • Duration 01:52:58

It's the beginning of the end! Charley and Ella are joined by David Spencer, Alexa Cuizon and Michael William Hunter (of Come On, Fhqwhpods) as they all try to survive "Weirdmageddon Part 1." We discuss Bill's shakeup of the status quo (and laws of physics), the Mad Max-ian trials our heroes face in the apocalypse, and dive into our personal histories as podcasters. Check out more of David, Alexa and Michael on Come On Fhqwhpods (guest starring Ella next week!): https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/come-on-fhqwhpods! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MysteryShack Check out our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/mysteryshacklookback Watch Gravity Falls episode 38 "Weirdmageddon Part 1": https://www.disneyplus.com/video/cd0743b4-a070-420c-a6f5-f8c5c7e41d90 Watch Ella's thesis animated film "Slam Poet": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eLNmGT3cq8 Hear Neil Cicierega's "It's Gonna Get Weird" demo: https://neilblr.com/post/142982667678 Watch Psychic's animatic of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5sZPPF9ao Read Alex Hirsch's farewell to the series: https://shmalexsmirsch.tumblr.com/post/133619326491/goodbye-gravity-falls Download the theme song: "Hall of Conspiracies" theme by Theme song instrumental by Gravity Falls score by Table Read Stan Patreon shout-outs by "Stanford" thumbnail font by TsunamiHolmes: Audio cleanup by Join our Discord Community: Follow us on Twitter: Instagram: Email us if you have well-archived experiences in the original Gravity Falls fanbase: mysteryshacklookback@gmail.com

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