Okay. [Cracks knuckles] Let’s get down to business.
First off, Stan’s wiki page says he’s eighty years old.
According to what, exactly? Well, let’s take a look.
Yeah, so.. he’s eighty, duh. Right? Why are we bothering with this post?
Well, this source, my friends, is essentially the outline for our dear Grunkle Stan. Many of the things in this outline are very true. However, I argue, that with it being only an outline, there are some things left to not only the imagination, but to change. If this is entirely what we base Stanford Pines on, then I have some questions.
Okay, as we know the way Gravity Falls is animated, the kids’ faces are typically rounded and while there are some details, they haven’t quite grown into their features yet.
The teens progress a little further. They have zits and piercing and all that fun teenage stuff.
And then you have the adults. The wrinkles, the yellowed teeth, the bushy eyebrows, even the ears! Don’t worry, Stan. You’re still a Hunkle to me.
Don’t get me wrong, though. Sometimes, younger characters have more details and older ones have less, but I’m trying to make a point here. As a point:
Young adult Stan, I would say maybe.. 20s-30s.
Older adult Stan, possibly 40s.
Prison Stan, presumably 50+.
Aaaaand here’s the Grunkle currently. Not so Youngkle anymore.
Nate, why did you show us a bunch of pictures we’ve ALREADY seen before?!
To show age progression, of course. As a kid, like all the others are animated, he starts out with chubby lil’ cheeks and moves on to bigger bellies and bushy brows.
Now, here’s where I have a problem. This show takes place in the summer of 2012. To be eighty years old at that time, Stan would have needed to be born in 1932. Which of course, wouldn’t have been a problem if not for a couple of little gems.
Now, while our young badass is knocking out a filthy mugger, let’s take a moment to examine the scene. Stan himself is wearing a simple shirt and bow, while his lady friend is decked out in a poodle skirt. The attacker/victim is wearing blue jeans with a plain white shirt, leather jacket, and hey, he’s even got gelled-back hair and (broken) sunglasses! If you haven’t seen the movie Grease, I’ll take a moment now to tell you this is all memorable clothing of the 1950s.
This may be a dumb question, but do you know why she is Carla. Hotpants. McCorkle? Because she’s wearing hotpants! They were a hot item in the 1960s that gave rise to the modern miniskirt. Of course, Stan is wearing the 1950s style as previously stated, but in the episode Boyz Crazy, he takes time to explain that the diner he and Carla are dancing in is 50s-themed, which would explain why he’s dressed up and she isn’t.
However, our last shining jewel of truth tells us this was the late 1960s.
Hellooooo bell bottoms, widely-recognized symbol of the 1970s. Tell me Thistle Downe isn’t a screaming stereotype of this decade and I’ll tell you you’re a liar.
Nate, just what the heck is your problem with this?
Calm down. I’ll show you. Remember when I said in order for Stan to be eighty, he would’ve had to been born in 1932?
Well, in the 50s, Stan would have needed to be in his twenties.
Does this look like he’s in his twenties? Zits, braces, common teen things? And again, with less detail. His brows are smaller, his face is curved, his ears are for the most part, big round things that stick out the sides of his head. They’re not shaped yet.
In the 60s, THIS is where they show how Stan’s become an adult.
His eyebrows are thicker, he’s got a five o’clock shadow, his ears have some definition, AND he’s got a mighty fine jawline.
And of course, it progresses. Finally, you have the man we know:
My point, you ask? The point I have made with all this chaos in all this research?
Stan isn’t eighty, guys. He’s like, in his seventies.
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