Gravity Falls is celebrating 10 years and, as such, creator Alex Hirsch has given fans a long-awaited treat: emails from Disney’s Standards and Practices trying to censor and change the story, dialogue, and characters.
Hirsch, who also provided voices for the show, posted on his Twitter account real emails and concerns from Disney and his responses in turn. Things range from how Mabel and Dipper would insult other characters to Disney being afraid of words that might have a sexual connotation. Hirsch fought back with most of these as the level of ridiculousness amplified as the series went on.
One last treat. Ever curious about the fights I had with the censors on Gravity Falls? I probably shouldn't share this buttttt here are some REAL NOTES from DISNEY S&P and my REAL REPLIES. You are not prepared #10YearsOfGravityFalls pic.twitter.com/EioKU8gIJJ
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) June 16, 2022
Hirsch also posted about a singular incident involving a scene with a limerick and even though he had changed it, Disney insisted that it could still be interpreted as something dirty. It’s also interesting to note that Disney wanted to change the nature of officers Durland and Blurb’s relationship and even asked Hirsch to revise a simple arm around a shoulder, with Hirsch stating that “they’re…buddies.” Gravity Falls can be seen under the celebrate Pride Month section of Disney+.
After Gravity Falls ended, Hirsch worked as a story consultant for the Oscar-nominated The Mitchells vs the Machines and co-created the very adult-oriented Inside Job for Netflix.
Source: Gamespot
