A Tale of Two Stans

"**A Tale of Two Stans**"
"A Tale of Two Stans"
Gravity Falls episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 12
Directed by	Sunil Hall
Written by	Josh Weinstein; Matt Chapman; Alex Hirsch;
Editing by	Kevin Locarro
Production code	618G-213
Original air date	July 13, 2015
Running time	29 minutes
Guest appearances
	Nick Offerman as Agent Powers; Brad Abrell as Agent Trigger; Jonathan Banks as Filbrick Pines; J. K. Simmons as Stanford "Ford" Pines; Declan J. Krogman as Young Stanley; Christian Mardini as Young Stanford;

"A Tale of Two Stans" is the twelfth episode of the second season of the American animated television series Gravity Falls, which was created by Alex Hirsch, and the 32nd episode overall. It was written by Josh Weinstein, Matt Chapman, and Hirsch, and directed by Sunil Hall, and originally aired on Disney XD on July 13, 2015.

"A Tale of Two Stans" immediately follows the previous episode with Stan's long lost twin brother (J. K. Simmons) exiting the portal. Their reunion quickly sours, prompting Stan (Hirsch) to explain his backstory to Dipper (Jason Ritter), Mabel (Kristen Schaal) and Soos (Hirsch). Meanwhile, government agents scour the Mystery Shack looking for Stan and the portal.

The episode is notable for its 29-minute runtime as opposed to the average 22 minutes per episode.