Large var_dump when looking at $variables This might not be the correct place to ask this question, please remove if it is wrong...

But, when I do a var_dump($variables) in one of my nodes I get a very large output that repeats several times... Is this just the way Drupal normally acts or might this indicate that there is something wrong with my site?

Thanks
Yes, it is normal as Drupal pass enormous amount of data trough functions and hooks using array. But for better answer you should provide more information.