#president mcgucket

[intothehandsoffate]

I would have voted for mcgucket 2016….

Ford would insist on Fiddleford taking breaks all the time(they go on walks because they are old men. Also because the secret service literally had to beg them to not make another robot and take it for a joyride)

(Reference to this tweet)

[clayclayton332]

FORD FIDDLEFORD STANLEY AND SARDONYX?!??! and the lalala seals... i love them...

[maniacwatchestheworld]

It's my personal headcanon that when Fiddleford was running for president, Ford was busying himself with trying to entirely cover up the Society of the Blind Eye. So much so that he didn't have time to sabotage Fiddleford's campaign! Because like... There are a few loose threads there! And when questioned by the press as to why Ford didn't support his best friend running for president I just imagine the interaction went something like...

Press: So is it true that you don't want your best friend, Fiddleford Mcgucket to win the presidency!?

Stanford: That would be correct.

Press: Is it because you doubt his leadership abilities?

Stanford: WHAT!? NO! Of course not! His leadership abilities are- *flashes back to Fiddleford leading the Society of the Blind Eye* They... They're pretty good actually...

Press: Oh? Then why not support him?

Stanford: ... I'm not answering any more of your questions. I have... Important business to attend to!

Before he ran off to figure out what happened to the Society. Like... Ford didn't want Fiddleford to win, but he certainly didn't want him to lose because of a scandal breaking out over the discovery the cult that he led! If Fiddleford was going to lose, it would be because of his own merit in the now! Not because of the mistakes of his past! So Ford sought to get rid of any evidence of the Society of the Blind Eye existing, and to discredit anyone that were aware of it in some capacity that would hurt Fidds!

By the time he took care of it all, the election was coming to a close. So sadly, all of his plans for sabotaging the election fell through... Ah well! At least he could sabotage Fiddleford's relection! :p

[eatmyassastarion-affectionately]

FIDDLEFORD FOR PRESIDENT!

[s1lly-gh02tz]

“Harris or Trump?” McGucket

[bill-isback]

WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE ME, BILL CIPHER, AND NOT @therealfiddleford

1. He has created a machine to ERASE peoples memories ON PURPOSE. he RAN a cult.

2. He's old. We've already had too many old people run for president. IT'S TIME FOR A CHANCE.

3. He has used peoples pasts against them. Even if they've gotten help. He's been using it against them.

4. I'M YOUNG. now before you say "but you're a trillion!" I'm actually a trillion and 12. Meaning I'm a preteen in my universe! I'm young BUT I'm old enough to become president!!

5. YOUR BOY IS AROACE. that means gay rights, trans rights, and everything!

6. I do not condone racism, abelism, homophobia, transphobia, pedos, ect. All of it is BAD.

7. I'll make Miku real!!

That's all for now! And remember: BE A TRIANGLE, NOT A SQUARE!!

[simon-like-the-chipmunk]

If Fiddleford Mcgucket is canonically the 45th president in Gravity Falls, that means he beat Donald Trump, which leads me to believe that Fidds is either A. God, or B. Did some weird sciencey thingy to take ol' Cheeto bag out of the picture (assassination, memory gun usage, whatever the hell you could think of).

[fiddlesfords]

Interesting, what about the government?

well, they bought a buncha my inventions! and they gave me a buncha money for it! so i reckon they’re pretty alright!!

[oriocookie]

me: "so yeah i don't tend to take word of god confirmations as canon unless they align perfectly with my current views of the media, typically because the views of one creator do not and most likely will not ever align with the views of everyone who's ever worked on the show, and taking one person's confirmation causes infighting and difficulties among fans, y'know? i just-"

someone, interrupting me: "well, what are those?"

*points at everything alex hirsch has said on twitter about gravity falls*

me: "an exception."

[azulabluefire]

So this means that Stanford became the First... Lady? Man? Gentleman? Lord?

This is very VERY important question. How will we call First Lady which is not lady but gentleman?

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!! Fiddleford H. McGucket WINS 2024 election in HISTORIC sweep!!!!!!!!!!

[docto33]

Can we start talking about this as a fandom more!!! I really want a fic about this, like where Ford is crushing on/possibly dating the president of the united states Fiddleford Hadron Mcgucket 😭

[quartings]

The original Gravity Falls pitches and pilot just dropped!!

(Link for those who want it)

For those who don't wanna look through all of it, here are some highlights I found!

Interesting changes from the pitch (What Alex Hirsch showed Disney to make them greenlight the show):

Stan’s secret was that he’s secretly protecting the townsfolk from weirdness, nothing to do with Ford. No mention of Ford in the pitch at all. Stan also wanted Dipper and Mabel to be his successors in this version.

Mabel used to be the unhygienic one instead of Dipper.

Wendy was brunette and didn’t work as the Mystery Shack cashier, instead selling veggie juice out of her van.

As such, Soos (Jesús in this version) worked the register in addition to his handyman job in this version. He was a bit less of a hard worker here, watching telenovelas on the job sometimes, but still loves his job and is extremely loyal to Stan.

Robbie was almost exactly the same, parents’ backstory and all, but there’s an interesting note that he occasionally clashed with Gideon in this version (which we never got in the final show)

Speaking of which, Gideon’s last name in this version was Garrymore instead of Gleeful.

Gideon used to personally harass and prank Stan, going out of his way to vandalize Stan’s stuff himself.

Manly Dan was always planned to be Wendy’s dad. In this version, he hates the idea that his hipster daughter prefers conserving the environment instead of chopping down forests

(For those who wanted more Wendy episodes, I’m surprised Hirsch didn’t use this as a conflict for one of them- it makes her interesting without costing any of her “coolness”)

Sheriff Blubs was originally Sheriff “Blumps”. Durland has the same name likely because Hirsch said he’s named after a real guy.

With no Ford and no Journal mentioned, episodes were originally very different-

“The President’s Cabinet/Irrational Treasure.” Instead of via the journal, Dipper and Mabel find a record of Quentin Trembley in a box buried in the yard. No Pacifica mentioned here.

“Secret Dungeon” Dipper becomes obsessed with a recalled arcade cabinet. Mabel must try and save him by finding the original high scorer.

“Thtupid Thursday” One of the many ‘Shining Twins’ episode concepts Hirsch wanted to do. Dipper and Mabel learn ‘twin telepathy’ from some creepy twins, and soon regret it.

“Periodic Mabel” Mabel invents her own element for the science fair and Dipper is jealous.

“Only the Clonely/Boyz Crazy” The exact same episode just without Candy and Grenda. Sev’ral Timez is called “ReelBoyzzz” in this version.

“Big Dipper” With surprisingly no tie to Little Dipper, Dipper asks a fortune teller to make him older so he can win Wendy over. But she makes him 22, so he and Mabel have to undo the spell.

“Sweater off Dead” Mabel buys an antique sweater and is possessed by the soul of the granny who last wore it. Stan is terrified by the spirit because she reminds him of his ex-wife Marilyn (Deep Edalyn Clawthorne lore???) so Dipper must “Swexorcize” his sister and save her.

“Teed Off/The Golf War” With no Pacifica, this was originally a Dipper vs Gideon episode- No Lilliputtians, either. Instead, the 13th hole is cursed and traps the cast in a time loop.

Now, changes from the Production Pitch (I’m guessing for when the show was already greenlit and this was a way to brief crew members on what the show would 100% be about)

Stan’s secret (likely the portal) and the journal are now set in stone.

Emphasis on continuity and character development. Nothing gets “reset” by next episode. All plot developments are permanent.

All character names and designs are locked in. Pacifica has now been added, as well as Waddles, Gompers, Lazy Susan, Candy and Grenda, and McGucket (No mention or hint at his past here)

Interesting to note is that there is still zero outright mention of Ford and Bill in this version, even though multiple episodes were seemingly in production at this point.

Manly Dan’s conflict with Wendy from the original pitch is still here. Making it even more mindblowing that we never got it in the show

Blubs and Durland are described as a little more playful instead of mean like in the original pitch.

All episode examples made it into the show with no changes this time. They are Tourist Trapped, Legend of the Gobblewonker, Fight Fighters, Boyz Crazy, and The Land Before Swine.

[ckret2]

Did you know that in canon Mcgucket is the 45th president of the USA! Is that canon in your universe as well?

You bet it's canon in my verse.

(for context, the "bulb" Bill's talking about is McGucket's brain.)

[mnemonicpneumaticknife]

Entire US industrial sector revitalized by the McGucket/Trembly ticket and their plan to give every American a peanut brittle powered giant mechanical spider.

I think Ford has very strange opinions on gun control. I think when Dipper told him "yeah the government thought Stan was building a nuke and that's why they wanted to arrest him" Ford gave him a funny look and asked if the right to bear arms had been revoked. I think he draws the line at antimatter bombs and anything less lethal than that is fine for a civilian to carry

[tireur-de-carte]

Chat is this anything?

(First sketch based of this beautiful painting)

Transcript under the cut :

Ford: Our first day in college... Second-

Fiddleford: We look cooked.

Ford: Ahah (we were)...

Ford: We stayed up all night trying to prove the universe was a hologram... Which it was... Is.

Ford: The McGucket-Pines contingency. Government shot it down.

Fiddleford: Well... If I was president...

Ford: Please no.

[shyjusticewarrior]

In the Gravity Falls universe Fiddleford McGucket is the president