▁the ▁strange ▁situations ▁he ▁experiences . ▁They ▁are ▁helped ▁by ▁the ▁hand yman ▁that ▁works ▁there , ▁So os , ▁Wend y , ▁Di pper ' s ▁cr ush ▁and ▁the ▁tw ins ▁best ▁friend / co - worker , ▁and ▁other ▁characters ▁throughout ▁the ▁series . ▁The ▁situations ▁that ▁they ▁encounter ▁include ▁dealing ▁with ▁various ▁super natural ▁or ▁legend ary ▁cre atures , ▁like ▁g nom es , ▁crypt ids , ▁dem ons , ▁al iens , ▁min ota urs ▁and ▁the ▁ever ▁ne f ari ous ▁Bill ▁Ci pher . ▁ ▁The ▁advent ures ▁of ▁M abel ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁child hood ▁of ▁series ▁cre ator ▁Alex ▁Hir sch ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁tw in ▁sister . ▁As ▁a ▁character , ▁M abel ▁has ▁been ▁well - rece ived . ▁She ▁appears ▁in ▁various ▁Gra vity ▁F alls ▁mer ch and ise , ▁such ▁as ▁on ▁cl othing ▁and ▁in ▁video ▁games . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁Gra vity ▁F alls ▁ ▁M abel ▁P ines ▁is ▁an ▁ener get ic , ▁optim istic ▁and ▁b oun cy ▁girl ▁from ▁P ied mont , ▁California , ▁forced ▁to ▁spend ▁her ▁summer ▁together ▁with ▁her ▁great ▁uncle ▁Stan ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁town ▁of ▁Gra vity ▁F alls , ▁Oregon . ▁She ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁her ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Di pper ▁P ines . ▁Their ▁parents ▁aren ' t ▁revealed ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁She ▁makes ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁every ▁situation ▁with ▁a ▁big , ▁go of y ▁smile