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94-712: The Dogfish is first mentioned in Chapter XXIV, when Pinocchio, searching for his creator, Geppetto , is informed by a dolphin that he has likely been swallowed by the Dogfish which "...for some days has come to wreak extermination and desolation in our waters". The Dogfish is later mentioned in Chapter XXVI by Pinocchio's school friends on the Island of the Busy Bees ( Isola delle Api Industriose ), who tell him that it has been sighted on

188-478: A Time , Monstro makes a brief appearance in the episode "The Stranger", in which his Disney role is reiterated. His design has many similarities to the Devil Whale found in various other tales. In the 2022 live-action remake adaptation of Walt Disney Pictures Pinocchio (1940) , Monstro plays a similar role. Unlike his animated counterpart who is a whale, he is reimagined as a giant chimeric sea-monster with

282-443: A Time book of fairy tales that holds the key to breaking the curse. Henry is also the adopted son of Regina, providing a source of both conflict and common interest between the two women. Episodes usually have one segment that details the characters' past lives that, when serialized, adds a piece to the puzzle about the characters and their connection to the events that preceded the curse and its consequences. The other segment, set in

376-477: A Time book to find her now-adult father Henry ( Andrew J. West ), who is needed by his family. Henry, along with characters from the New Enchanted Forest, have been brought to the neighborhood under a new curse and are caught in a rising conflict involving Cinderella ( Dania Ramirez ) and Lady Tremaine ( Gabrielle Anwar ), whose dangerous history with Mother Gothel ( Emma Booth ) is revealed, as well as

470-645: A Time first aired on Seven Network , starting on May 15, 2012. In Canada it airs on CTV from October 23, 2011. It premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2012. On December 17, 2013, it was confirmed that Channel 5 would not be picking the series up for the third season airing in the UK. On March 14, 2015, Netflix picked up the show in the United Kingdom and Ireland, subsequently showing all seasons and premiering each new episode on Wednesdays after their initial showing on Sundays on ABC. All seven seasons of

564-435: A Time in 2004 before joining the writing staff of Lost but wanted to wait until that series was over to focus on this project. The idea is to take these characters that we all know collectively and try to find things about them that we haven't explored before. Sometimes it's a story point, sometimes it's a thematic connection, sometimes it's a dilemma they face in both worlds that is similar. We are not generally retelling

658-452: A Time was created by Lost and Tron: Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz . The core themes of the show are hope and optimism. Horowitz told The Hollywood Reporter that they had a conscious purpose to "do a show that had optimism at its heart", as they "felt like there was so much darkness in the world". Kitsis said: "We are guys who like to see the world as half-full, not half-empty ", and it's about "seeing that among all

752-569: A Time (TV series) Once Upon a Time is an American fantasy adventure drama television series that aired for seven seasons on ABC from October 23, 2011, to May 18, 2018. The action alternates between two main settings: a fantastical world where fairy tales happen, and a fictional seaside town in Maine called Storybrooke. The "real-world" part of the story unfolds with the characters of Emma Swan ( Jennifer Morrison ) and her 10-year-old son, Henry Mills ( Jared S. Gilmore ). Henry discovers

846-503: A Time in Wonderland , consisting of 13 episodes featuring the title character of the 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll , premiered on October 10, 2013, and concluded on April 3, 2014. The series is primarily set in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine , in which the residents are actually fairy tale characters that were transported to the real world town and robbed of their memories by Regina ,

940-467: A contract he had him sign. When Geppetto arrives after the show, Stromboli says Pinocchio left, claiming that he wanted to see the world, only to find Pinocchio running off to Pleasure Island and they both set out to find him. Along the way, Geppetto meets a magician named Lezarno and visits the town of Idylia where Professor Buonragazzo and his son make perfectly obedient children for any family that wants one. He then arrives at Pleasure Island and discovers

1034-526: A father until one night, the Blue Fairy appears in his workshop and brings Pinocchio to life. At first, Geppetto is happy that his wish came true, but runs into problems with Pinocchio asking persistent questions when trying to get to sleep, wandering off and getting into mischief when introducing him to the townspeople of Villagio, lying, and not interested in being a toymaker. The next day, Geppetto sends Pinocchio off to school, telling him to just act like all of

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1128-437: A fire in order to make Monstro sneeze them out, though Geppetto fears that this plan would make Monstro mad. The smoke wakes him up, prompting him to sneeze them out of his mouth. Unfortunately, just as Geppetto feared, this serves only to infuriate him after drinking lots of water to put the fire out, and he pursues them, using surprise attacks in attempts to kill them, but fails. Eventually, when Pinocchio pulls Geppetto into

1222-411: A fire. The smoke wakes him up and he sneezes them out of his mouth. Unfortunately, this served only to infuriate him and he pursues them with the intention of killing them, but Pinocchio uses his spinning feet as propellers to get Geppetto, Figaro, Cleo, and Jiminy away from him. Before he could reconsume them when he eventually catches up to them, Pinocchio propels the boat one last time and they zoom into

1316-465: A guest appearance in the seventeenth episode. For the third season, Michael Raymond-James was promoted to series regular status as Neal Cassidy, while Ory did not return as a regular due to commitments to the CBS series Intelligence . Ory continued to make recurring appearances throughout the season. For the fourth season, Michael Socha was brought onto the series as Will Scarlet / Knave of Hearts from

1410-509: A hole in a cliff, Monstro leaps into the air, aiming to re-consume them, but ends up smashing against the cliff on impact. It is unknown what exactly happened to him. Monstro was animated by Wolfgang Reitherman , the go-to man for action sequences among Disney's Nine Old Men . Monstro makes a guest star appearance in a Bonkers comic story titled "Whale of a Tale", published in the December 1994 issue of Disney Adventures . In this story, he

1504-639: A message from the Blue Fairy about Geppetto, who, sailing to find Pinocchio on Pleasure Island , has been swallowed by him. They search for him, but are frustrated upon mentioning his name to the sea creatures, which causes them to flee in terror. After finally discovering him asleep, he suddenly awakens upon noticing a school of tuna swimming nearby and gives chase, eventually swallowing them and Pinocchio (but not Jiminy) before closing his mouth and falling asleep again. Inside his belly, Pinocchio discovers and reunites with Geppetto before suggesting that they start

1598-437: A mischievous attitude; no sooner is Geppetto finished carving Pinocchio's feet than the puppet proceeds to kick him. Once the puppet has been finished and Geppetto teaches him to walk, Pinocchio runs out the door and away into the town. He is caught by the carabiniere . When people say that Geppetto dislikes children, the carabiniere assumes that Pinocchio has been treated poorly and imprisons Geppetto. The next morning, Geppetto

1692-429: A monstrous whale where Pinocchio tells him that after he jumped in the water to save him, the donkey curse washed away and he became human again. After making up their misunderstanding, Pinocchio tells as many lies as he can, causing his nose to grow, which tickles the whale's uvula, causing it to throw them up. They then return home to Villagio, only to find Stromboli waiting to take Pinocchio back, still keeping him under

1786-537: A mysterious new arrival: Aladdin ( Deniz Akdeniz ). The war between light and darkness leads to the arrival of the Black Fairy ( Jaime Murray ) as well as the final battle that was prophesied before the casting of the original curse. In the seventh and final season, years after the final battle, Lucy ( Alison Fernandez ) arrives in the fictional neighborhood of Hyperion Heights in Seattle , Washington with her Once Upon

1880-413: A nearby tunnel for safety, but Monstro runs into the cliffs and ends up smashing against them on impact. It is unknown what exactly happened to him, but due to smashing against the cliffs, he was apparently killed by the impact just like in the original film. Geppetto Geppetto ( / dʒ ə ˈ p ɛ t oʊ / jə- PET -oh ; Italian: [dʒepˈpetto] ) is a fictional character in

1974-535: A plan to obtain the "Heart of the Truest Believer" from him. Their increasing power struggle with Pan continues in Storybrooke, which results in the reversal of the original curse. All the characters are returned to their original worlds, leaving Emma and Henry to escape to New York City . The characters are then mysteriously brought back to a recreated Storybrooke with their memories of the previous year removed, and

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2068-598: A resistance led by Tiana, and the Coven of the Eight led by Mother Gothel. Most flashbacks involved events that happened before the original curse and before the latest curse that brought everyone to Hyperion Heights, where unlike Storybrooke, its cursed inhabitants are living among ordinary people. The series, including its Wonderland spin-off , have explored beyond the main settings to numerous realms, each based on fairy tales, literature, and folklore. Known realms are Fairy Tale Land ,

2162-546: A review from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , TV critic Gail Pennington hailed it as one of the "Most Promising Shows of The Fall" and, unlike Gilbert, had high marks for Morrison. USA Today ' s Robert Blanco placed the series on its top ten list, declaring that "There's nothing else on the air quite like it." Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times preferred the series to another fairy-tale themed drama, Grimm , citing that

2256-554: A scene of the pilot, in which there is a war council featuring Geppetto, Pinocchio, and Grumpy. Horowitz elaborated, "One of the fun things for us coming up with these stories is thinking of ways these different characters can interact in ways they never have before." Since then, the showrunners have added more elements, and given its ties to Disney , have expanded the universe to include more recent material, by throwing out hints that they might look ahead at incorporating characters from Brave and Frozen in future seasons, if they get

2350-458: A series regular before his character was killed off in the seventh episode (he later appeared as a guest star for the season finale), while Eion Bailey was cast as Pinocchio / August Wayne Booth in a recurring role, starting with the ninth episode, "True North", where he was credited as "Stranger". He was promoted to series regular status for the fifteenth episode, "Red-Handed". Raphael Sbarge portrayed Jiminy Cricket / Dr. Archie Hopper. For

2444-793: A star for Pinocchio to become a real boy. During the night, the Blue Fairy grants Geppetto's wish. The next day, he sends Pinocchio on his first day of school. On his way, Pinocchio meets Honest John and Gideon , who convince him to join Stromboli's puppet show instead. When Pinocchio returns home, he finds the shop empty and learns from a letter by the Blue Fairy that Geppetto, venturing out to sea to rescue Pinocchio from Pleasure Island, had been swallowed by Monstro (a whale-like variation of The Terrible Dogfish ). Determined to rescue his father, Pinocchio reunites with Geppetto and his pets inside Monstro, where Pinocchio burns spare furniture to choke their captor into releasing them. This done, Monstro pursues them to

2538-555: Is a major villain in the Fables comic series written by Bill Willingham and published by DC Comics . His actions are responsible for the entire premise of the comic book, in that he is the being known as "The Adversary" who masterminded the conquest of the Fable homelands, forcing the Fables to flee into the mundane world. Geppetto serves as one of two main antagonists, alongside Simon Manus , in

2632-571: Is a polite actor who played a role in Pinocchio but has not found work in the movies since then; he is duped by a gang of crooks, posing as a movie company, into breaking into banks for them to rob, and, upon finding out the truth, helps Bonkers catch the criminals. Monstro also plays a notable role in the Disneyland version of Fantasmic! , and also has a smaller role in the Dancing Bubbles scene in

2726-535: Is building a boat to search for Pinocchio (depending on the version of the story he sails in search for Pinocchio on near islands or following Mangiafuoco and his puppet theatre headed to the Nuovo Mondo ). Pinocchio tries to swim to Geppetto but is washed underwater while Geppetto is swallowed by the Terrible Dogfish . Geppetto is not seen again until Pinocchio is himself swallowed. Pinocchio and Geppetto escape

2820-428: Is introduced when carpenter Mister Antonio finds a talking block of pinewood that he was about to carve into a leg for his table. When Geppetto drops by looking for a piece of wood to build a marionette , Antonio gives the block to Geppetto. Geppetto, being extremely poor and thinking of making a living as a puppeteer , carves the block into a boy and names him "Pinocchio." Before he is even built, Pinocchio already has

2914-406: Is not about finding a man or going to a ball all gussied up, but about detective work, about building a relationship with her son Henry, and about seeking the 'truth' as to why time stands still in the corrupt Storybrooke world." The show began to receive less favorable reviews beginning with the second season, and reception became mixed overall until the final season. The first season premiered as

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3008-489: Is often violent -- including murder, sword fights, and death threats -- and much of the story is clouded in a sense of peril and shifting loyalties. There's some implied sexual content (including shirtless men, women buttoning up their blouses, and lovers escaping out of windows), some innuendo, and some iffy language ("hell", "ass", "suck"). The upside? It has multi-generational appeal, but parents may want to preview before sharing with tweens". E! 's Kristin dos Santos cited

3102-455: Is released from jail and finds that Pinocchio's feet have burnt off. Geppetto replaces them with new feet. When Geppetto feeds him three pears, Pinocchio promises to go to school. Because Geppetto has no money to buy school books, he sells his only coat. Geppetto is next seen when Pinocchio believes that the Fairy with Turquoise Hair has died and a pigeon carries him to the seashore, where Geppetto

3196-714: Is sealed, Monstro presumably returns to his world. Monstro later reappears in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories , as a figment of Sora and Riku's memories. He is not physically seen, but card rooms resembling his bowels are explored. In the Final Mix version of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep , he appears as a boss fight in the Mirage Arena. He reappears as a sub-world in his homeworld, Prankster's Paradise, in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance . In ABC's Once Upon

3290-542: The Disney's Hollywood Studios version. Monstro also appears in the video game Kingdom Hearts as both a supporting character and a world, where Pinocchio and Geppetto temporarily live inside him until being rescued. Within him dwell many Heartless, including one called the Parasite Cage, which traps Pinocchio in its cage-like stomach, and delivers him to Riku, who wishes to use his heart to rescue Kairi. After Kingdom Hearts

3384-518: The Evil Queen ( Lana Parrilla ), who used a powerful dark curse obtained from Rumplestiltskin ( Robert Carlyle ). The residents of Storybrooke, where Regina is mayor, have lived an unchanging existence for 28 years, unaware of their own agelessness and their past lives. The town's only hope lies with a bail bond agent named Emma Swan ( Jennifer Morrison ), who is the daughter of Snow White ( Ginnifer Goodwin ) and Prince Charming ( Josh Dallas ). Emma

3478-1035: The Land Without Magic , Wonderland , the Dreamscape , the Land Without Color, the Netherworld , Neverland , Victorian England , the Land of Oz , Kansas , Asgard , 1920s England , the Heroes & Villains alternate reality , the Underworld , the Worst Place , Mount Olympus , the Land of Untold Stories, 19th Century France , the World Behind the Mirror, the Dark Realm,

3572-518: The "Monstro" world. The character also made a cameo appearance alongside Pinocchio in the episode "Wonders of the Deep" of the Mickey Mouse TV show. Tom Hanks plays Geppetto in the 2022 live-action/CGI adaptation of the film. This version was shown to have a son who died. Geppetto is the title character in the 2000 made-for-television musical, portrayed by Drew Carey . He dearly wishes to become

3666-409: The 'break-the-curse show.' Despite the comparisons and similarities to Lost , the writers intend them to be very different shows. To them, Lost concerned itself with redemption, while Once Upon a Time is about "hope". Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof aided in the development of the series as an uncredited consultant. Kitsis and Horowitz called him a "godfather" to the series. To differentiate

3760-422: The 1883 Italian novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi . Geppetto is an elderly, impoverished woodcarver and the creator (and thus 'father') of Pinocchio . He wears a yellow wig resembling cornmeal mush (called polendina ), and consequently his neighbors call him "Polendina" to annoy him. The name Geppetto is a Tuscan diminutive of the name Giuseppe ( Italian for Joseph ). Geppetto

3854-450: The 2023 soulslike Lies of P developed by Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio and published by Neowiz. His actions are responsible for the puppet uprising that desolates the fictional city of Krat. He untrusts his creation P to enter the chaos to gather strength and retrieve an artifact in Simon's possession to enact a sinister resurrection plot for his deceased son, Carlo . Once Upon

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3948-468: The Dogfish and are thence conveyed to shore by a tuna . After several months of hard work supporting the ailing Geppetto at a farmer's house, Pinocchio goes to buy himself a new suit, and Geppetto and Pinocchio are not reunited until the puppet has become a boy. Geppetto is seen healthy again and resuming woodcarving. In the 1940 Disney animated film, Geppetto is introduced as a shopkeeper finishing Pinocchio . Before falling asleep, Geppetto wishes upon on

4042-413: The Dogfish for two years, surviving on ship supplies swallowed by it. When the Dogfish is revealed to suffer from asthma , a condition that forces it to sleep with its head raised from the water and its mouth open, Pinocchio carries Geppetto on his back and swims out of its mouth. When Pinocchio's strength begins to fail, the tuna helps them to reach the shore. In the 1940 Walt Disney film Pinocchio ,

4136-415: The Dogfish is named Monstro (which is Portuguese , Esperanto , and archaic Italian for " monster ") and is portrayed as an aggressive and man-eating sperm whale , in contrast with the "gentle giants of the sea" in real life, with massive jaws, both of which have sharp teeth, and a grooved underside like a rorqual , similar to the whale in the novel Moby Dick . He is first mentioned by Jiminy Cricket in

4230-635: The Ogre Wars, which played a part in the formation of the War Council that is formed by Prince Charming and served as the catalysts in the backstories involving Rumplestiltskin and the Evil Queen. Several independent kingdoms are implied by an array of different rulers. Most of the stories detailed their earlier lives before ascension to power and being influenced by their mentors through their upbringings. Meanwhile, Storybrooke serves as an isolated town separated from

4324-654: The TV series Exposé , and the MacCutcheon whiskey, can be seen in Once Upon a Time . Mark Isham composed the series' theme and music; he was joined by Cindy O'Connor and Michael D. Simon for the seventh season. An extended play featuring four cues from the score was released on February 15, 2011, by ABC Studios. A full-length 25-track official soundtrack album was released on May 1, 2012, by Intrada Records to accompany season one. Another full-length 25-track official soundtrack album

4418-769: The Wish Realm, New Fairy Tale Land, the Edge of Realms, New Wonderland, and the Prison Realm. In the series finale, all the realms are merged via a variation of the Dark Curse, being known as the United Realms. As a nod to the ties between the production teams of Once Upon a Time and Lost , the former show contains allusions to Lost . For example, many items found in Lost , such as Apollo candy bars , Oceanic Airlines , Ajira Airways ,

4512-458: The agendas of Dr. Facilier ( Daniel Francis ). Lucy must try to break this new curse and free her parents with the help of the now-cursed Regina, Wish Realm Hook, Rumplestiltskin and Zelena. As they succeed in breaking the curse, the arrival of Wish Realm Rumplestiltskin with a plot to condemn every hero into eternal unhappiness leads to an ultimate sacrifice to save their happily ever after. Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis conceived Once Upon

4606-561: The aid of the town's residents, they encounter the Snow Queen ( Elizabeth Mitchell ). Meanwhile, Regina seeks the author of Henry's Once Upon a Time book so that she can have her happy ending. Later on, a banished Rumplestiltskin returns with the help of Cruella de Vil ( Victoria Smurfit ), Maleficent ( Kristin Bauer van Straten ), and Ursula ( Merrin Dungey ), carrying out his own plans to rewrite

4700-456: The arrival of Dr. Jekyll ( Hank Harris ) and Mr. Hyde ( Sam Witwer ). In the sixth season , the residents of Storybrooke set out to protect the town from the combined threat of Mr. Hyde and an unleashed Evil Queen, as well as dealing with new arrivals from the Land of Untold Stories. Emma's destiny as the Savior weighs heavy on her, and her desperation to alter her fate leads to revelations about

4794-402: The balance between light and darkness using Excalibur and the help of a vengeful Zelena. A tragic loss forces Emma to lead a rescue party to the Underworld , where the gang encounters souls of those with unfinished business and must face the conniving Hades ( Greg Germann ). The characters' dangerous manipulations of magic lead to the separation of Regina and her Evil Queen persona, as well as

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4888-478: The characteristics of whales , sharks , and cephalopods . In the film, when Pinocchio reunites with Geppetto at the Mediterranean Sea after he and Jiminy Cricket escape from Pleasure Island, they are suddenly ambushed and swallowed whole (except Jiminy) by Monstro, who then falls asleep. Inside him, Pinocchio suggests that he and Geppetto make him sneeze. The plan works when Pinocchio uses his feet to start

4982-519: The coast, to coax him away from school. The Dogfish makes its first appearance in Chapter XXXIV when Pinocchio, recently transformed from a donkey to his puppet form, has entered the sea to escape from his former owner. The Fairy with Turquoise Hair , in the form of a turquoise mountain goat, warns him of the Dogfish too late, and it swallows him whole, along with a tuna whom he befriends. He discovers Geppetto, who reveals that he has been trapped inside

5076-528: The coast, where Pinocchio pulls Geppetto to safety, but himself falls senseless. While Geppetto mourns Pinocchio at home, the Blue Fairy revives Pinocchio, and makes him human. Geppetto appeared the following year in the short All Together (1942), made for the Canadian government . Disney's version of Geppetto has also made appearances in House of Mouse as well as in the Kingdom Hearts series of video games in

5170-507: The contract he signed earlier. Geppetto offers his entire shop in exchange, only for Stromboli to kidnap Pinocchio and Geppetto pleads and begs to the Blue Fairy, who can no longer help him, to grant him one last wish. The fairy then turns Pinocchio into a real boy, shoos Stromboli away with her magic, and transformed the words on the workshop sign to "Geppetto & Son," thus resulting in Pinocchio and Geppetto living happily ever after. Geppetto

5264-437: The daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, is brought to Storybrooke by her biological son Henry Mills in the hopes of breaking the curse cast by his adoptive mother, Regina Mills –the Evil Queen. In the second season , despite Emma having broken the curse, the characters are not returned to the fairytale world and must deal with their own dual identities. With the introduction of magic into Storybrooke by Rumplestiltskin ,

5358-517: The envious Zelena / Wicked Witch of the West ( Rebecca Mader ) from Oz appears with a plan to change the past, prompting Emma and Henry to return. In the fourth season , Emma and Hook's time travel adventures lead to the accidental arrival of Elsa ( Georgina Haig ) from the Enchanted Forest of the past to present-day Storybrooke. As she searches for her younger sister Anna ( Elizabeth Lail ) with

5452-424: The exact same story as the fairy tale world. Eight years before the pilot began development (the two had just completed their work on Felicity , in 2002), Kitsis and Horowitz became inspired to write fairy tales out of a love of "mystery and excitement of exploring lots of different worlds." They presented the premise to numerous networks, but were refused due to its fantastical nature. From their time on Lost ,

5546-457: The fates of the two worlds become intertwined, and new threats emerge in the form of Killian Jones ( Colin O'Donoghue ), Regina's mother Cora ( Barbara Hershey ), and sinister operatives Greg Mendell ( Ethan Embry ) and Tamara ( Sonequa Martin-Green ) from the real world with an agenda to destroy magic. In the third season , the main characters travel to Neverland to rescue Henry, who has been kidnapped by Peter Pan ( Robbie Kay ) as part of

5640-534: The finale. Principal photography for the series takes place in Vancouver , British Columbia . The village of Steveston in the adjacent city of Richmond doubles as Storybrooke for the series, with props and exterior sets disguising the existing businesses and buildings. During filming, all brightly colored objects (flowers, etc.) are hidden to reinforce the fictional town's spell-subdued character. Certain sets are additionally filmed in separate studios, including

5734-480: The first category, Supernatural in the second two, and Ellen Pompeo (from Grey's Anatomy ) in the last category. The show was nominated at 40th People's Choice Awards but lost to Beauty & the Beast and The Vampire Diaries , respectively. The show was also nominated for "Best Genre Series" at the 2011 Satellite Awards but lost to American Horror Story . The show was nominated in this category again at

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5828-474: The fourth season. The seventh and final season marked a major cast overhaul for the series, with original cast members Goodwin, Morrison, Dallas and Gilmore as well as long-time cast members De Ravin and Mader all exiting as regulars. Gilmore and Mader joined the recurring cast for the season, while Goodwin, Morrison, Dallas and De Ravin all made guest appearances, particularly in the finale. Along with departures, Andrew J. West and Alison Fernandez joined

5922-510: The green light from Disney. The characters from Frozen and Brave ultimately appeared as supporting characters in the fourth and fifth seasons, respectively. The general premise, importing the Snow White core characters into the "real world", was previously seen on ABC television in the short-lived 1980s comedy The Charmings . The show also has a similar premise to Bill Willingham 's ten-year-old comic series Fables , to which ABC bought

6016-571: The interior of Mr. Gold's pawn shop and the clock tower, which are not found in Steveston. Downtown Vancouver doubles as other major cities such as New York City , Boston and Seattle . During the first six seasons, the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, Maine are the main settings of the series. The Enchanted Forest is a realm within Fairy Tale Land, but the actual spread and scope of the realm are not known. However, they are later united during

6110-508: The main cast for the season as an older Henry and his daughter Lucy, respectively, after guest starring in the previous season's finale. Dania Ramirez and Gabrielle Anwar joined the main cast as new iterations of Cinderella and Lady Tremaine , respectively; Anwar exited after the eleventh episode, where her character was killed off. Mekia Cox , who portrays Tiana , was promoted to the main cast after initially joining as recurring. Additionally, Sbarge and Maguire made guest appearances in

6204-456: The main cast. Ory also returned in a recurring capacity after being absent since the third season. Additionally, Raymond-James made a guest appearance in the twelfth episode. For the sixth season, Maguire exited the main cast after his character was killed off in the previous season but remained in a recurring capacity as an alternate version of the character. Sbarge and Bailey also returned in recurring capacities, both having been absent since

6298-496: The number one non-sports program in the U.S. with viewers and young adults on Sunday nights. Once Upon a Time was nominated for a 2012 People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Drama", but lost to Person of Interest . The show was nominated at the 39th People's Choice Awards in four categories: Favorite Network TV Drama, Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show, Favorite TV Fan Following, and Favorite TV Drama Actress ( Ginnifer Goodwin ); it lost to another ABC show Grey's Anatomy in

6392-523: The other children and he'll be alright. However, Pinocchio gets sent home from school after he gets into a fight for imitating all the other children, disappointing Geppetto. On their way home, they meet Stromboli the puppeteer who is fascinated by Pinocchio and thinks he would be worth a fortune to him as the main attraction in his puppet show. After a brief confrontation with the Blue Fairy doesn't go well, Geppetto returns home, only to find out that Pinocchio ran away to live with Stromboli, who keeps him under

6486-473: The other people of the town are fairy-tale characters. The audience is shown the backstory of the town's people as fairy-tale characters, in conjunction with their unfolding stories in the "real-world". In the seventh and final season, the "real-world" portion of the story takes place in Seattle, Washington , in the fictitious neighborhood of "Hyperion Heights", with a new main narrative led by adult Henry ( Andrew J. West ), and his wife and daughter. Once Upon

6580-406: The premise takes its time building up the charm and that the producer "has that part nailed". She also gave excellent reviews for Morrison's character: "Her Emma is predictably cynical and prickly – fairy-tale princess, my Aunt Fanny – but she's sharp and lively enough to keep audiences begging for 'just a few more pages' before they go to bed." Several feminist outlets were pleased with

6674-546: The present day, follows a similar pattern with a different outcome, but also offers similar insights. In the first season , the Evil Queen interrupts the wedding of Snow White and Prince Charming to announce that she will cast a curse on everyone that will leave her with the only happy ending. As a result, the majority of the characters are transported to the town of Storybrooke, Maine , where most of them have been stripped of their original memories and identities as fairy tale characters . On her 28th birthday, Emma Swan ,

6768-563: The rest of the Land Without Magic, where the cursed inhabitants are trapped by various forces. During the seventh season, the New Enchanted Forest and Hyperion Heights, Seattle are the main settings. As a realm in New Fairy Tale Land, the New Enchanted Forest is divided into several independent kingdoms with different rulers. The inhabitants are in conflict with each other, most notably between Lady Tremaine, Cinderella, Drizella,

6862-428: The rights in 2008 but never made it past planning stages. After Fables fans raised controversy over possible appropriation, the show writers initially denied a link, but later said they may have "read a couple issues" of the comic book and while the two concepts are "in the same playground", they are "telling a different story." Bill Willingham responded to the controversy in an interview, where he stated he did not feel

6956-471: The rules governing the fates of all heroes and villains. Henry and Emma race to restore reality and the truth before the twisted inversion becomes permanent. In the fifth season , the characters embark on a quest to Camelot to find the Sorcerer Merlin ( Elliot Knight ) in order to free Emma from the powers of an ancient darkness. To complicate matters, King Arthur ( Liam Garrigan ) sets out to alter

7050-417: The same way, asking themselves, "How do we make these icons real, make them relatable?" The pilot is meant to be the "template of the series". Kitsis confirmed that every week will contain flashbacks between both worlds, as they "love the idea of going back and forth and informing what the character is missing in their life." The writers' desire to present a "mash up" of many small characters can be seen in

7144-492: The second season, Meghan Ory and Emilie de Ravin were promoted to series regulars as Red Riding Hood / Ruby and Belle / Lacey respectively, while Bailey made guest appearances in two episodes and Sbarge joined the recurring cast. Colin O'Donoghue was cast as Captain Killian "Hook" Jones , initially in a recurring role, before being promoted to the main cast starting from the fourteenth episode. Additionally, Dornan made

7238-621: The series were released on Disney+ in September 2020, and on Hulu in September 2023. Critical response to the first season was generally positive. On Metacritic , it was given a score of 66 out of 100 with "generally favorable reviews". Common Sense Media rated the show 4 out of 5 stars, stating, "Parents need to know that although Once Upon a Time is inspired by classic fairy tales such as Snow White , Pinocchio , and revivals of popular stories such as Mulan, Brave, and Frozen , it's not always age-appropriate for younger kids. The content

7332-464: The show as one of the five new shows of the 2011–2012 season to watch. Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe gave the show a "C+" grade commenting: From a pair of Lost producers, this is a love-or-hate proposition. The ambition is impressive, as it asks us to imagine Goodwin's Snow White and Parrilla's Evil Queen as moderns. But Morrison is a wooden lead, and the back stories – a random collection of fairy tales -- don't promise to surprise." In

7426-414: The show for its feminist twist on fairy tales. Avital Norman Nathman of Bitch stated that she liked the show for "infusing a feminist sensibility" into the stories. Genie Leslie at Feministing commented that Emma was a "badass", that she liked how Emma was "very adamant that women be able to make their own decisions about their lives and their children", and how Emma was a "well-rounded" character who

7520-405: The show was plagiarism and said: "Maybe they did remember reading Fables back then, but didn't want to mention it because we've become a very litigious people." The secondary character casting director Samuel Forsyth started the casting process in 2010. Horowitz stated that everyone they initially wanted for roles in the series accepted their roles after being sent a script. Ginnifer Goodwin

7614-497: The spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland , while Raymond-James exited the regular cast after his character was killed off in the previous season. Bailey returned in a recurring arc towards the end of the season after being absent since the second season. For the fifth season, Rebecca Mader and Sean Maguire were promoted to series regular status as Zelena / Wicked Witch of the West and Robin Hood respectively, while Socha exited

7708-420: The storytelling from what the audience already knew, the writing staff decided to begin the pilot with the end of the typical Snow White fairytale. Themes concerning family and motherhood were emphasized, in contrast to the focus on fatherhood in Lost . Kitsis and Horowitz sought to write strong female characters, rather than the classic damsel in distress . Horowitz stated their desire to approach each character

7802-431: The terrible curse it harnesses. After riding the roller coaster, the boys all "make jackasses of themselves" by turning into donkeys. He arrives at the roller coaster to rescue Pinocchio, but he refuses, saying he was a big disappointment to him, gets on the ride, and is shipped off to the salt mines after having been turned into a donkey. Geppetto, keeping up with the ship using a tiny fishing boat, suddenly gets swallowed by

7896-483: The top-rated drama series. The pilot episode was watched by 13 million viewers and received a 4.0 rating/share among 18- to 49-year-olds. It was the season's highest-rated drama debut among the age range and ABC's biggest debut in five years. With DVR viewers, the premiere climbed to 15.5 million viewers and a 5.2 rating/share in adults 18–49. The show's next three episodes had consistent ratings every week with over 11 million viewers. The series became

7990-496: The trials and tribulations of life, you can persevere and find light among the darkness"; "it's that ability to think your life will get better". Star Jennifer Morrison told the Calgary Herald that it's a show about hope and positivity and connectivity, which "encourages people to believe in themselves and believe in the best versions of themselves and to have hope to have the life that they have." A spin-off series, Once Upon

8084-401: The writers learned to look at the story in a different way, namely that "character has to trump mythology." They explained, As people, you've got to see what the void in their heart or in their lives is to care about them ... For us, this was as much about the character journeys and seeing what was ripped from them in coming to Storybrooke – going at it that way as opposed to making it

8178-400: Was "feminine, but not 'girly ' ". Natalie Wilson from Ms. praised the show for a strong, "kick-butt" female lead, for including multiple strong women who take turns doing the saving with the men, for subverting the fetishization of true love, and for dealing with the idea of what makes a mother in a more nuanced fashion. Wilson went on to state of the lead: "Her pursuit of a 'happy ending'

8272-417: Was cast as Emma Swan . The actress explained her character as someone who "help[s] her son Henry whom she abandoned when he was a baby and who seems like he's a little bit emotionally dysfunctional", but noted that Emma does not start out believing in the fairytale universe. Ten-year-old Jared S. Gilmore , known for his work on Mad Men , took the role of her son, Henry. The role of the Evil Queen / Regina

8366-484: Was cast as Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard, who appreciated that she would be playing a strong character that was fleshed out for the audience. Goodwin had stated in interviews that she would love to play Snow White, and called her acceptance of the role "a no-brainer." Both Kitsis and Horowitz are self-described big fans of Goodwin's previous series, Big Love , and wrote the part of Snow White with her in mind. Josh Dallas , who portrays Prince Charming / David Nolan,

8460-476: Was given to Lana Parrilla . "There's always two stories being told when playing Regina. There's the threat of her knowing she's an evil queen and then there's just the pure simple fact that the biological mother has stepped into her world and the threat of losing her son is just enormous. That's a fear that I think any adopted mother would have. I think that's going to really help the audience relate to Regina in some level." The role of Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold

8554-456: Was given to Robert Carlyle , after having been written with him in mind, though the writers initially thought he would not accept the part. Horowitz recalled Carlyle's prison sequence, which was the actor's first day on the set as "mind-blowing ... You could see Ginny actually jump, the first time he did that character. It was fantastic!" Jamie Dornan portrayed the Huntsman / Sheriff Graham as

8648-461: Was pleased the writers took "some dramatic license" with his character, believing the prince had become more real. He explained, Prince Charming just happens to be a name. He's still a man with the same emotions as any other man. He's a Prince, but he's a Prince of the people. He gets his hands dirty. He's got a kingdom to run. He has a family to protect. He has an epic, epic love for Snow White. He's like everybody else. He's human. Jennifer Morrison

8742-437: Was released on August 13, 2013, by Intrada to accompany season two. Since December 2015, Mark Isham had begun to release music that was previously not released from the third, fourth, and fifth seasons on his SoundCloud account. An extended play featuring nine tracks from the score for the seventh season was released on August 17, 2018, by ABC Studios. The series has been licensed to over 190 countries. In Australia, Once Upon

8836-462: Was transported from the Enchanted Forest to the real world via a magic wardrobe as an infant before the curse was cast. As such, she is the Savior, the only person who can break the curse and restore everyone's lost memories. She is aided by her ten-year-old son, Henry Mills ( Jared S. Gilmore ), with whom she was recently reunited after giving him up for adoption upon his birth, and his Once Upon

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