"I feel like the best kids shows aren't just for kids." — Alex Hirsch

When I was a kid, back in the days before cell phone cameras, I had disposable cameras I took a lot of pictures with and I just remember something always went wrong.

My sister, when we were in Elementary school, had one particular lime green fuzzy troll doll sweater with a gem sticking out of the belly and actual hair that stuck to it, and I just remember, even though I was very young, being like 'This is unusual. It is weird that she is wearing this in public.'

Gravity Falls' normally follows very particular rules: we start out in reality close to the world as we know it, usually one magical element presents itself, and then it's essentially vanished or hidden back to where it came from by the end of the 20 minutes.

A weird show attracts weird fans!

Cliffhangers are a lot of fun, but I think they can be easily abused if you're not careful.

I spent 90 percent of my childhood playing SNES and N64, and my favorite games were the ones packed with secrets.

To see where I've stolen all my ideas from, look no further than the comics at your local comic shop!

I can speak to my experience and say that CalArts worked out very well for me. After CalArts, I went to Cartoon Network, and then came to Disney.

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I feel like the best kids shows aren't just for kids.