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Alex Hirsch Talks About ‘Gravity Falls’

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How the cartoon tides turn. Disney canada goose deals hired some daring young managers notably Mike Moon, known for Cartoon Network’s “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” and took a chance on a silly show everyone else turned down: “Phineas and Ferb.” It became a smash hit, and canadian goose jacket the Disney Channel was canada goose replica in the game.

Which brings us to Alex Hirsch, 27. Canada Goose online As a student at the California Institute of the Arts, he was talented enough to get noticed by Jeffrey Katzenberg, the chief executive of DreamWorks Animation. (“He called me during class and was, like, ‘Hey, buddy!'” Mr. Hirsch said.) canada goose black friday sale But Mr. Hirsch couldn’t be swayed: He wanted to work for Canada Goose Online Disney’s TV shop.

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Q. You have a twin sister and a grandfather named Stan. So was Dipper your nickname?

A. There was a kid in buy canada goose jacket my high school who had horrendous acne, and I took great pleasure in mapping out his face like the constellations. Without him knowing, I would draw his daily canada goose coats weird acne cluster, and think, “Hmm, this Canada Goose Parka could be Orion.” And one day he just had a perfect Big Dipper on his forehead. I don’t consider myself a religious man, but that day I thought, “This means something!”

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A. When I was about 7 years old, I built a leprechaun trap out of a cardboard box, a biscuit tin and some toilet paper tubes. My mom said: “There’s a flaw. Leprechauns have magic. They might escape.” I asked her what to do, and she said: “Whiskey. That’s their weakness.” So she got a shot glass of whiskey for me and put it in the biscuit tin. The next morning, a hole had been busted through the tin, the whiskey was gone and there was green glitter cheap Canada Goose everywhere. That day, my awesome mom gave me something invaluable a 10th of a second of believing. I’m giving other kids, perhaps, something like that moment.

Q. Your show has a darkish undercurrent. How does that go over with Disney?

A. I’ve never pitched a joke that I wouldn’t be comfortable seeing in a Pixar film. I watched Canada Goose Coats On Sale the classics as a kid, and I could tell that Bugs Bunny in drag was a cartoon and a joke. It didn’t make me start dressing in drag. The answer is that we have our buy canada goose jacket cheap battles. Sometimes the restrictions help you write a better joke. Sometimes you have to push back and tell them to lighten up.

Q. What makes “Gravity Falls” special? The basic concept sleuthing kids and urban legends has been seen before.

A. This is more than that. It’s a character comedy. I like that the relationship between the twins is something you don’t see a lot on television. They like each other, and they’re friends. Of course, they drive each other nuts. But they’re also teammates, confidants and co conspirators. Just like my sister and I were.

Q. Do you have whiplash? I mean, you canada goose just turned 27 and have a hit show.

A. To be honest, no. I canadagooseoutlete never doubted that if I applied myself and tried to learn that I would good at it. I’ve had a lot of lucky turns, no doubt. But it’s canada Canada Goose sale goose clearance actually been a fairly direct line from control freak, cartoon obsessed kindergartner to control freak, cartoon obsessed executive producer.