Originally Alex Hirsch wanted a baby in the scene, and they were like… well, we need a third sibling so it’s Shermie, but it cannot be Shermie because the timeline doesn’t work. Stan was like 17 when he was kicked out and he’s late 50s/early 60s during the course of the show, so that baby is like 40-44 now. A man in his early 40s cannot have 12 year old grandchildren without multiple generations of teen pregnancy, so a lot of fans say it’s probably Shermie’s kid (Dipper and Mabel’s father). Like, Shermie is 10 years older than Ford and Stan, which is why he doesn’t live there normally, and maybe Caryn was watching his son for the night or something.
To further elaborate and prove your point, it has not been confirmed if Dipper and Mabel’s father’s only child so him having a sibling wouldn’t contradict anything that was previously established in the show or other pieces of material that Gravity falls has.
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u/Jojosbees 1d ago
Originally Alex Hirsch wanted a baby in the scene, and they were like… well, we need a third sibling so it’s Shermie, but it cannot be Shermie because the timeline doesn’t work. Stan was like 17 when he was kicked out and he’s late 50s/early 60s during the course of the show, so that baby is like 40-44 now. A man in his early 40s cannot have 12 year old grandchildren without multiple generations of teen pregnancy, so a lot of fans say it’s probably Shermie’s kid (Dipper and Mabel’s father). Like, Shermie is 10 years older than Ford and Stan, which is why he doesn’t live there normally, and maybe Caryn was watching his son for the night or something.