Jun 17, 2022

Alex Hirsch, the creator of "Gravity Falls," shares words to avoid at Disney, including Hoo-ha, Chub, and Lucifer.

"Hoo-ha", "Chub" and "Lucifer" are just a few of the terms that Disney's Standards & Practices (S&P) employees used to grab pearls when they read the script pitch for the classic series Gravity Falls.

For the 10th anniversary of the show's premiere, series creator Alex Hirsch treated Twitter to an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the show's relationship with Disney S&P, Conte

Hirsch said the notes between showrunners and S&P will be read dramatically over Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata." I posted a pair of videos.Hirsch read his reply in the video and recruited a-list voice actor Eric Bauza to appear in Gravity Falls and Hirsch-produced Inside Job to read on behalf of S&P. Curious ever about the fight I had with Gravity Falls censor- I probably shouldn't share this buttttt here Disney S&P and my real you are not prepared #10yearsofgravityfalls pic.twitter.com/EioKU8gIJJ

-Alex Hirsch(@_Alexhirsch)2022年6月16日

Here are some of our favorite exchanges from the clip:

S&P

Pg492– It was noted that "hoo-ha" is a vaginal slang term.Please fix it.

Hirsch

It is a proper word to mean excitement or hullabaloo, and that is clearly the meaning here. In the background is the owl-themed restaurant "Fouha's Jamboree"."Do not change it.

S&P

Pg14– Fix the "Chub Pup" on the t-shirt, "Chub" has sexual connotations.

Hirsch

This is ridiculous. It is an image of a fat dog. From the context, there's no reason to think that "chubb" means anything else.

S&P

We've lined up this phrase, but unfortunately, the concerns surrounding it still remain. If you want to send me some alternative phrases, I can run them and let you know what it will be.

Hersh

Alternative phrase: Chubby puppy. Puppy in the bathtub. chubitipappapp... I can't believe I have to do this.

S&P

Fix Blubs' behavior putting his arm around Durland. As mentioned in previous concerns, their loving relationship must remain frivolous versus comical.

Hirsch

No. They are...we're friends. calm down..

S&P

The gesture is approved in this context.

S&P

Pg16– S&P is not okay to say the word "Lucifer"...Please revise it.

Hirsch

There is no reason to change this. The Devil is Not real

S&P

Please correct, S&P is concerned about getting complaints about mention like Lucifer, Satan and/or Devil.

Hersh

So, if we get a complaint - the current line, "Scrimshaw'd from Lucifer's own fangs," is stuffy, non-political, old-time purple prose, like you see in Moby Dick. It's 100% less attack on any religion than the wild Rid "Hell" scene of Disneyland's toad. Our usage is clearly defensible and you can answer complaints like this:

"Sir or Madam, we respect your religion, but this fictional, public domain language is used in a creepy, Halloween-like context and never gives commentary on any belief system." It is not intended to represent. Eat this Mickey shaped cookie and enjoy this cute, classic, family friendly Disney cartoon.

Why should we be held hostage to an imaginary knee-jerk carrier grumbling person who doesn't get in the way to pretend to be offended by this -

S&P

S&P

Pg172– Correct the text on Tambry's flyer "The bottle will spin.""This means they are spinning the bottle. We don't want to send the wrong message to our audience.

Hirsch

The message is, "Young people in their 10s love kissing."How on Earth is the wrong message - it is on the flyer. We don't even show it. are you kidding me here?

S&P

S&P is still uncomfortable giving the impression that this flyer is a "make out" party.

Hirsch

What is "make a party" and where can I find one- fine, remove the line "the bottle is spun.""Replace it with a new line" s&P is not approved."

S&P

Omit "Not S&P Approved" on party fliers.

Hirsch

Not sure what the problem is.

S&P

"Unapproved S&P" is approved by S&P

S&P

Pg52 – Fix limerick referring to "There was once a man from Kentucky"."S&P is worried that unpleasant rhymes could be collected from there.

Hirsch

Why - "The man from Nantucket" is a famous dirty rhyme, and I decided to avoid it altogether. To make your life easier, I made a whole new one, "Man from Kentucky" – has the same nice syllable structure, but the pre-invented end

I can not even imagine a logical way to get "fuck" from it. It will sound like nothing - "There was once a guy from Kentucky, who misspelled the word "fuck" and got "fucky-" It also makes sense.

It would be more likely,"There was a man from Kentukey who once spent time with his pet rubber Ducky/the duck ran away/Twas such a sad day."/ It turned out bad luck in Kentucky.

To say how this composed poem ends - how can someone complain about something in their head -

S&P

S&P still feels that "fucky" comes from "ducky".

Hirsch

Who should I call to have this conversation personally -

Hirsch has tweeted extensively for the show's 10th anniversary, and Gravity Falls fans have noticed his refreshing, unfiltered feed to get a much-liked show.