History ShoutOut / OnceUponaTime

!! “The Doctor”

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame}}''

* ''WesternAnimation/FunAndFancyFree''
** Some of the ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' scenes references to the ''Mickey and the Beanstalk'' segment.

** A woman with the last name “Swan” chains up a pirate while she escapes . . . are we talking about Emma or Elizabeth?

* The keychain stolen by Neal and given to Emma has a swan design very similar to central part the Dharma Initiative logo for The Swan station, more commonly referred to as "The Hatch."

* Character flees from another.
* [[ActorAllusion Jorge Garcia]] plays a kind character who ends up being "in charge" of his "realm" which appears to be isolated from the rest of the "world."

* [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Ground Poppy Dust]] is used to knock out a giant.
* Not only does the gender-flipped version of Jack from ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' appears but Emma and Hook make their ascent onto the beanstalk as well as their encounter with a giant named Anton.
* Baelfire’s Storybrooke counterpart being named “Neal Cassidy” shares a similar name to Neal Cassaday, a member of the of the 1950s Beat Generation, inspiration to writers Alan Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and, in a later generation, Ken Kesey, among others.\\
He was known, like the character sharing his name here, to have stolen cars and for his charm along with being real-life model for the [[Literature/OnTheRoad Dean Moriarty]] character.
** Also related to him, is he’s [[Series/WhiteCollar a thief planning to give up his life of crime for something more stable and comfortable]]. To be even more reinforced is “Cassidy” even sounds little like “Caffrey.”

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}''
** Billy’s Enchanted Forest counterpart is household mouse Gus.
** Inspired references, elements and quotes

* [[WordOfGod According to show creators]] Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the inspiration for this episode came from Music/TheRollingStones, in particular the title “Child of the Moon,” which came from the B-Side to their single ''Jumping Jack Flash'' and the design for Anita’s den.
** And possibly Music/{{Shakira}}’s 2009 single, ''She Wolf''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''
** David pricks his finger on a spinning wheel.

* The poppy used to put Mary Margaret to sleep is a reference to the poppy field in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' which makes people fall asleep.
* During Mr. Gold and Belle’s date at the diner, “I Want to Tell You” by The Brymers plays in the background.

!!“Queen of Hearts”

* ''[[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Alice in]]'' ''[[Film/AliceInWonderland2010 Wonderland]]''
** The Queen of Hearts tells Hook to call her “your majesty.”
** The mask Cora holds resembles the baton the Queen of Hearts carries.

!!“The Cricket Game”
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* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''
** The scene of Captain Hook standing at the top of his mast as his ship approaches the bay, and then coming down with a rope as well as the camera angle make it almost a dead ringer for Jack Sparrow’s famous entrance where he stood on top of his mast as his ship approaches the bay, then comes down with a rope.
* When Emma brings Pongo to Gold so they can magically read his memories, and Pongo responds to him favorably, Gold (the show's version of the Beast) comments he has a way with dogs because he "knew a sheepdog once". The footstool in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was revealed to be a sheepdog after the curse is broken.


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* Upon being told the battle is lost, the Evil Queen says "Don't tell me what we can or cannot do!" is a spin on the mantra often repeated by Locke.

* The song featured in one of the episodes promos known as “Timeless Love” is “Timeless” by The Airborne Toxic Event.

!!The Outsider
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}''
** Mulan tells Belle to only fight for what's worth fighting for, which is a reference to the song "A Girl Worth Fighting For.”
* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
** Belle reverses a curse which makes a beast become human again.

* Emma quotes “You plotting your escape from [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption Shawshank]], kid?

!!“In the Name of the Brother”

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* First and only appearance of Alphonse Frankenstein, based on Victor’s father from ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}''.
* Leroy mentions ''[[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'' and ''Film/{{Splash}}'' as examples of how extraordinary things discovered in the real world are likely to be "studied to death."

* Red compares Dr. Frankenstein to “the werewolf” refers to ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan''.

!!“Tiny”

* Prince Charming’s real name is David, just like the shepherd-turned-King.
* David Nolan fights against a giant is similar to the story of ''David and Goliath''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''
** Anton desires to see what the humans look like and in his brother's mannerisms by being concerned and warning him about the humans and what they would do if they discovered their world.
** Additionally, all the giants have names beginning with “A.”

** Just prior to their flight taking off in the last scene, the attendant announces mentions that plane was of 'Ajira Airways.'
** The total time of their flight was 42 minutes.

** The announcer of the television just before fictional show ‘''Exposé''’ returns from a commercial is one of the show’s creator Damon Lindelof, reprising his vocal cameo of Bill Godwin.

* One of the giants is named “[[Wrestling/AndreTheGiant André]].”

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone''
** The scene in which Regina uses her magic to open Belle's purse.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''
** Aurora and Phillip share the same names as their counterparts.
** Prince Phillip cuts down thorns to get to the sleeping Aurora.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}''
** Aurora mistakes Mulan to be a man after she sees her dressed in heavy armor. However, when Mulan takes off her helmet, Aurora is surprised to see a woman.

* As Neal Cassidy holds his iPod while struggling to close the apartment window, back of the iPod’s case is shown to be a Geronimo Jackson logo.

* First character introduced to not be based from a fairytale is legendary Chinese figure (Hua) Mulan featured in classic poem ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan''.
* Also introduced are titular Literature/SleepingBeauty and the Prince of the same fairytale.
* As well as featuring the Wraith, a mythical combination of a creature found in both European and Chinese folklore, in its only appearance.
* Song playing on the iPod is "[[Music/LouReed Charley's Girl]]."
* When first introducing Ogres to Emma, Emma first confuses their story with the Giants "Fee Fi Fo Fum". Snow then responds with [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} "Ogres are worse"]].

* StarWars: Archie warns that "Giving into TheDarkSide won't solve anything." Doubles as ActorAllusion due to ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.

!! “We Are Both”
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* Dr. Whale asks David whether or not nuns can date as the Dark Curse was broken reflecting the oath Roman Catholic nuns made with joining the community.

** Near the closing scene’s end, the Dwarfs with the exception of Sneezy, takes their pick axes and walk down to the mines, singing “Heigh-Ho,” following the same scene from the film.

** Regina uses the “fairest of them all” line.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''
** There’s an African mask in Mr. Gold’s shop.

* One the notice board where Marco posts his drawing, several other posters for missing persons are visible:\\

* After Regina takes back her mother’s old spell book from Mr. Gold, he warns her against the potential effects of the book to which she responds with “I don’t care if they turn me green,” a possible reference to ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' if not any other ''Oz'' adaptations.
** As well as being some great, subtle foreshadowing for the villain of the next season and her half-sister through Cora, Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West.
* Regina is given a looking glass from Rumplestiltskin to send her mother away, the looking glass being a nod to Lewis Carroll's ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There]]''.

* Name of Regina’s horse is “[[Literature/DonQuixote Rocinante]].”

* As his only debut, Sir Lancelot is a character from the ''Myth/KingArthur'' legend.

* Although the episode is named for the supernatural character[[note]]Who doesn’t appear in the episode[[/note]] from Myth/ArthurianLegend, disambiguation of the title refers to:\\
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1) a United States Navy schooner that participated in the War of 1812.\\
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2) a steamboat built in 1897 at Seattle, Washington later rebuilt and renamed Ruth.\\
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3) another steamboat launched 1942 commanded by Captain J. J. Tylor.\\
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4) an excursion vessel on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.\\
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5) a poem by [[Creator/WalterScott Sir Walter Scott]].\\
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6) a 1928 British film.\\
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7) an opera by Gioachino Rossini.\\
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8) title of a [[Literature/LadyOfTheLake novel]].\\
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9) an alternate title for ''The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers''.\\
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10) a song of the same name by Rainbow and Jade Warrior.
** This episode shares a similar name of a ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' [[Recap/MerlinS02E09TheLadyOfTheLake episode]] as well as an episode of ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders''.

** Mr. Gold gives Belle a library to try to regain her affections similar to what the Beast does.
** Mr. Gold attempts to make Belle eat something after their fight.

** Like his counterpart, William Smee’s hat is red.
** As Rumpelstiltskin prepares to kill Captain Hook in their first duel, he says, "Tick-tock dearie, Tick-tock!" an allusion to the crocodile that takes Hook's hand.

* William Smee and Killian “Captain Hook” Jones from ''Literature/PeterPan'' are introduced.
** In the J. M. Barrie play and novel, Captain Hook's hand was cut off by the title character and fed to a crocodile, which had also swallowed a clock, alerting Hook to its presence. In this episode, Hook refers to Rumpelstiltskin as a crocodile because of his appearance (he also sports an alligator skin vest). Rather than having swallowed a clock, Rumpelstiltskin uses the phrase "tick tock" repeatedly in his encounter with Captain Jones.

* Ruby brings snacks to David and the dwarves in a little basket, a reference to her [[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood fairytale]] counterpart.
* In the library scene, Mr. Gold quotes Sir John Lubbock's famous utterance "We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth" from his book ''The Pleasures of Life''

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''
** Rumpelstiltskin’s witch-in-training replacement Trish bears a resemblance to Esmeralda.

* When Regina asks Rumpelstiltskin to bring Daniel back from the dead, he replies "Dead is dead," not only a line said by Benjamin Linus but it’s also an episode title.

* Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature (Gerhardt Frankenstein) are prominent characters from ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' make their first appearance.
* Several references to the 1931 ''[[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Frankenstein]]'':\\
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The use of lightning to bring the monster back to life.\\
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In the film, it’s a bad brain that causes the creature to go bad but here, it’s a heart.\\
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Igor character.\\
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With the exception of selective color for the heart, the final scene is shot in black-and-white.\\
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Famous line “It’s Alive!”

* Victor Frankenstein’s Storybrooke counterpart’s name being “Whale” alludes the director James Whale of ''[[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Frankenstein]]'' and ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein''.
* Near the episode’s start, when Jefferson gives Rumpelstiltskin a crystal ball in lieu of the slippers he was sent to find, Jefferson makes a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' by saying the slippers had "been sent to another land" to which Rumpelstiltskin replies, "I needed the slippers to 'get' to that other land."

* When Victor first appears, he’s wearing roses tinted spectacles, an allusion to the “[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Rose Tint My World]].”

** Pinocchio escapes the orphanage with a boy who bears a resemblance to Lampwick, the boy who enticed Pinocchio to escape with him in ''WesternAnimtion/{{Pinocchio}}''.

* Episode title refers to either Creator/JosephConrad’s [[Literature/HeartOfDarkness novella]] or a [[VideoGame/HeartOfDarkness video game]] of the same name.

** When approached by Regina and the Mad Hatter visiting Wonderland, the Caterpillar blows his hookah pipe and asks very slowly, "Who are you?"

** Regina picks a piece of a mushroom from Wonderland for her father Henry to eat so he can return to normal size after having been shrunken.
** The Queen of Hearts is ruler of Wonderland, and orders her soldiers to cut off the Mad Hatter's head with the phrase, "Off with his head!"

* First appearing in the episode are the Caterpillar, Queen of Hearts, Knave of Hearts and Mad Hatter from ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
** Like in ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Through the Looking-Glass]]'', Jefferson and Regina enter Wonderland through a magic mirror.
** At Grace's tea party, the 'Turtle' she talks to, the one that looks more like a bear with a shell than a turtle, is reference to the Mock Turtle from ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''

* When Jefferson and Regina enter Wonderland, the Caterpillar turns to them and slowly asks, "Who... are... you?,” one of Music/TheWho's most famous songs is called “Who Are You?” to which lead singer [[ActorAllusion Roger Daltrey]] voices the Caterpillar, which is also used as the theme to the original ''[[Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation CSI]]''.
* The outside of Jefferson’s house is the same one used as [[Film/TheDeadZone Johnny Smith]]’s house.
* When Jefferson takes Regina through the hat they end up in a room filled with doors into different worlds. One door, close to the Looking Glass, is emerald green with two golden door handles. The handles are each a golden "O" with a smaller golden "Z" in the center, signifying that this door leads into Oz, the world in the [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Wizard of Oz]] story.

!!The Stable Boy

* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''
** Young Snow White wears several bow hairbands, among them being a red one.

!!The Return
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''
** Look below.

* Name of [[spoiler:Rumpelstiltskin]]’s son is “Baelfire,’ who at one point speaks to his young lady friend in blue named ‘Morriane,’ both deriving from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series, in which ‘balefire’ is a powerful magic weapon, and one of the first users of "balefire" is a young woman "Moiraine," who is known for wearing blue
* The wooden donkey Mr. Gold finds in [[spoiler:Pinocchio’s Storybrooke counterpart]] August’s room refers to [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Pinocchio]] witnessing children being turned into donkeys on Pleasure Island.

** Monstro appears.
** Geppetto mistakes Pinocchio for [[DisneyDeath dead]] and even witnesses him turning to a real boy.
** Pinocchio escapes the orphanage with another boy in the real world, who bears a resemblance to Lampwick, the boy who enticed Pinocchio to escape with him in the 1940s film. In August's case, he mentioned that he had returned from Phuket, a vacation resort island in Thailand that parallels Pinocchio and Lampwick's visit to Pleasure Island.

** August met Emma for the first time as an infant parallels seven year old Prince Phillip meeting the infant princess Aurora.

* Speaking to August about his plans, Emma refers to it as a “Magical Mystery Tour,” name of a song by Music/TheBeatles.

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* When the Evil Queen gives Snow White the poisoned apple, a cross can be seen on Daniel's grave.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''
** After eating the apple, Snow White collapses in the same fashion as her movie counterpart.

* The card Regina leaves on Paige’s bike is of the [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland White Rabbit]].

* ''Diseny/SleepingBeauty''
** Maleficent transforms into a fire breathing dragon.
** Emma throws the sword at the dragon’s heart to kill her in the same fashion as Prince Phillip did.
* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''
** Live-Action sorceress turning into CGI dragon.

** Henry is seen playing ‘''Space Paranoids''.’\\

** Henry even has a ''[=TRON=]'' lunchbox.

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* The siren is from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]], where they lured sailors to their watery graves by appearing as beautiful maidens and singing an enchanting song.

* The Storybrooke counterparts of fairies are reviewed to be nuns, where they seem to be similar to Roman Catholic Religious Sisters, which is evident such as: doing community service, refers by others and themselves as "Sister" and also have a Mother Superior who is in charge of them.

* Astrid's statement, "Someone once told me, 'You can do anything, as long as you can dream it,'" is a paraphrase of a quote by Walt Disney:

** Sister Astrid gives Leroy a pie to thank him for selling candles to help the convent like how Snow White baked Grumpy a pie.
* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
** Here, Belle wears a short sleeved version of her animated counterparts’ blue dress.

* Another mentions of ''LOST''’s numbers is Storybrooke’s zip code being 04815, a combination of 4, 8 and 15.

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* After Stealthy’s death, there are now [[Literature/SnowWhite seven dwarfs]] remaining.

** Peter is a hunter pursuing a wolf in the middle of winter refers to the ''Peter and the Wolf'' segment.

** When Peter first visits Red Riding Hood at her cabin at the episode’s beginning, he begins to say “Let me in or I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow the...” if she doesn't have out to talk to him.

* As mentioned above, references to ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf'' and "Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs" are made.
* Snow White's inclusion in this episode is most likely a reference to the tale ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndRoseRed''
* Granny's line to "For another thing, ''Liza'', you dress like a drag queen during Fleet Week" specifically refers to drag queen actress Liza Minnelli.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* One of ''LOST'' creators Damon Lendilof provides the voice of the Storybrooke meteorologist.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''
** Like titular protagonist, King Leopold releases the Genie by rubbing the lamp, trying to clean it and is allowed three wishes.
** The Genie wearing bracers is a token of his enslavement, though when he is set free, his bracelets disappear.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'', ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' & ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''
** The Genie’s home country is Agrabah.

* Debuting here, King Leopold is based on the King from ''Literature/SnowWhite''.
** King Leopold calling Snow White “The fairest of them all” derives from [[Literature/SnowWhite the original fairytale]].

** Gaston, Belle and Belle’s father Maurice shares the same names from the Disney movie.
** Belle’s as well as Gaston’s clothes are similar to what their animated counterparts wear.
** Rumpelstiltskin turns Gaston into a rose, giving it to Belle, saying that he had bought it from an old woman selling roses.
** There is a kind of fur with horns which resembles titular Beast.

** There’s even a candelabra with three candlesticks and clock in Rumpelstiltskin's castle resembling Lumière and Cogsworth.

* Sir Maurice and his daughter Belle first debut in this episode from ''Literature/SleepingBeauty''.
** Rumpelstiltskin symbolizes the Beast from ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
** Sir Maurice’s Storybrook counterpart name being Moe French refers to the fact the fairytale was at first an educational French tale and "Moe" can be short for "Maurice."

* Couple of references to ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'' are made:\\
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1) When the Evil Queen enters the mental ward, she first meets a [[{{Expy}} Nurse Ratched look-a-like]].\\
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2) In the end of the episode, the mopping janitor bears a striking resemblance to Chief Bromden.

* On the side of Moe French's van reads "Game of Thorns" likely referencing HBO series ''Series/GameOfThrones'' which ''Once Upon a Time'' writer/producer [[ActorAllusion Jane Espenson]] also has a writing credit on.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}''
** Cinderella’s dress.
** And when Cinderella and Prince Thomas kiss.

* Emma stated to have lived in Tallahassee, as in ‘[[Recap/{{Lost}} The Man From Tallahassee]]’ episode.

* From the ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' fairytale, The King, the Prince (Prince Thomas), the Fairy Godmother and Cinderella first appear.
* Cinderella is identified as just Ella, hinting at the true origins of her name being Ella who is covered in Cinders or Cinderella for short, making her name actually Cinder Ella. Cinders are also known as Ashes which leads to her Storybrook name of Ashley which could be taken as an adverb being used as an adjective to imply she too is covered in Ashes (Cinders).
* The wolf hanging in Ruby's car is added allusion to her Red Riding Hood identity, escorted through the woods by the Big Bad Wolf.

* Henry’s seen reading ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk''.

!!The Still Small Voice

** The talking cricket is named after Jiminy Cricket.

!!The Shepard

** Alan Dale who portrays character Charles Widmore who favors the brand, even guest stars in this episode.

* King Midas of the ''Midas'' myth makes his one and only appearance.

** Both Evil Queen [[spoiler:Cora]] and Regina collect humans hearts.
** The Evil Queen sends the Huntsman out to kill Snow White and bring her heart as proof of death, but he cannot bring himself the deed.

* Title refers to 1940 novel of the same name by Carson [=McCullers=].
* The Huntsman from ''Literature/SnowWhite'' makes his first appearance.

* The names that the duke’s knight Hordor called Rumplestiltskin in the forest and he used near the end, when he showed himself as the new Dark One, are some of the names the miller's daughter tries in ''Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}}''.
* Morraine, [=BaelFire=] and the Dark One are inspirations from Robert Jordan’s ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' series/

* Hansel, Gretel, the Blind Witch and the Woodcutter from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' make their one and only appearance.

* Fictional band Geronimo Jackson appears.

** In the Enchanted Forest, Regina is known as the ‘Evil Queen.’

** Much like her counterpart, Snow White’s placed in a glass coffin mourned by the dwarfs and is awakened by Prince Charming’s kiss.

** Sheriff Graham’s full name is ‘Graham Humbert,’ the surname being the Huntsman’s name.
** The Dwarfs are even named Doc, Bashful, Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Sneezy and Dopey.

** The fairy with the turquoise hair is called ‘The Blue Fairy.’

** Name of the cricket is Jiminy Cricket.

** Name of Archie’s Dalmatian is ‘Pongo.’

* Debuting in this episode from the ''Literature/SnowWhite'' fairytale are Snow White, the dwarfs, the prince and the Evil Queen.
** The Evil Queen is also an {{expy}} of the miller’s daughter’s child from ''Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}}'' as well as the Sea Witch from ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid''.
* Red Riding Hood and her grandmother from ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'' also debut.
* Geppetto, Pinocchio, the talking Cricket and the turquoise haired fairy from ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio'' appear as well.
* Last but not least, Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}} of the same fairytale appears.

* Archie shares his name with [[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife Hopper]], an actual hopper.

* ''Diseny/SleepingBeauty''
** The name “Maleficent” for starters.
** Maleficent makes a sleeping curse on Sleepy Beauty.

* Debuting in this episode, is the Magic Mirror from ''Literature/SnowWhite''
* The Wicked Fairy from ''Literature/SleepingBeauty'' makes her debut.
* One of the genies from ''Literature/{{Aladdin}}'' makes his debut.

* Episode first features the Wicked Fairy from ''Literature/SleepingBeauty''.
* Poisoned apples had appear not just only in the [[Literature/SnowWhite original Snow White fairytale]] and [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs some]] [[WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs other]] [[Film/SnowWhiteATaleOfTerror adaptation]] [[Film/MirrorMirror of the]] [[Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman fairytale]] but in ''Literature/SongsOfInnocenceAndOfExperience'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Literatur/TheIdyllsOfTheQueen'', ''FanFic/DeathAndKer'' as well as some others.
* A long lost child a parent had suddenly rings their doorbell, and introduces themselves as their son/daughter? Sounds like a gender flipped version of ''Film/TheGamePlan''.

* Making her first appearance is Princess Abigail, based on Midas’ daughter from the Greek myth ''Midas''.
* Dr. Frankenstein's name, Dr. Whale, is a reference to the director of the classic movie, James Whale.

* A [[Literaure/LittleRedRidingHood Red Riding Hood]] plushie doll sits on the nursery shelf.

* Henry’s seen reading ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk''.

** Other comic books seen on the convenience store rack include various issues of ''ComicBook/{{Dazzler}}'', ''Ka-Zar'', ''ComicBook/PowerPack'' and ''West Coast Avengers''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

* As his only debut, Sir Lancelot is a character from the ''KingArthur'' legend.

* Although the episode is named for the supernatural character[[note]]Who doesn’t appear in the episode[[/note]] from [[KingArthur Arthurian]] legend, disambiguation of the title refers to:\\

* A sword being ebbed in stone behind the opening title is like {{Excalibur}} from [[KingArthur Arthurian]] legend.

* Tinkerbell holds up a watch that stopped at 8:15.

** As alluded in the opening sequence, Tinkerbell and her likeness flies up and touches the show logo, causing it to erupt into fireworks.

* Tinkerbell from ''Literature/PeterPan'' and Little John of the Myth/RobinHood ballad first appears.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs''
** When Peter first visits Red Riding Hood at her cabin at the episode’s beginning, he begins to say “Let me in or I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow the...” if she doesn’t have out to talk to him.

* As mentioned above, references to ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf'' and ''Literature/ThreeLittlePigs'' are made.

* Granny’s line to “For another thing, ''Liza'', you dress like a drag queen during Fleet Week" specifically refers to drag queen actress Liza Minnelli.
** Ruby counters back with “And you dress like [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman Bates]] when [[spoiler:he dresses like Norman Bates’ mother]]!”
* Does [[spoiler:Red Riding Hood]] turning out to be [[Film/RedRidingHood the big bad wolf]] sounds familiar?
** There’s even a character named “Peter.”
* When Ruby walks into the diner to get lunch for Emma, the song “Settling In” by Sharon Jones & The Dap-King is playing.

* Debuting in this episode from the ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' fairytale are Snow White, the dwarfs, the prince and the Evil Queen.

* Debuting in this episode, is the Magic Mirror from ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* Poisoned apples had appear not just only in the [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs original Snow White fairytale]] and [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs some]] [[WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs other]] [[Film/SnowWhiteATaleOfTerror adaptation]] [[Film/MirrorMirror of the]] [[Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman fairytale]] but in ''Literature/SongsOfInnocenceAndOfExperience'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Literatur/TheIdyllsOfTheQueen'', ''FanFic/DeathAndKer'' as well as some others.

* The Huntsman from ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' makes his first appearance.

* Debuting here, King Leopold is based on the King from ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.
** King Leopold calling Snow White “The fairest of them all” derives from [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the original fairytale]].

* Making her only debut in this episode, Queen Eva is based on the Queen from ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.

* David used garbage bin lid being shield to block Edmond's attack, since pre-serum Steve Rogers used it too, so...... here comes another Captain America of Storybrooke, or simply Captain Charming.(don't confused with shipping meaning, and much better that hydracap right?)

* First character introduced to not be based from a fairytale is legendary Chinese figure (Hua) Mulan featured in classic poem ''The Ballad of Mulan''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1''

* ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''

* ''Disney/PeterPan''

* ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron''

* ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'', ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' & ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Disney/MakeMineMusic''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/{{Bambi}}''

* ''[[Disney/AliceInWonderland Alice in]] [[Film/AliceInWonderland2010 Wonderland]]''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''

* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/TheLionKing''

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Disney/PeterPan''

* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

* ''Disney/FunAndFancyFree''

* ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''

* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''

* ''[[Disney/AliceInWonderland Alice in]]'' ''[[Film/AliceInWonderland2010 Wonderland]]''

* When Emma brings Pongo to Gold so they can magically read his memories, and Pongo responds to him favorably, Gold (the show's version of the Beast) comments he has a way with dogs because he "knew a sheepdog once". The footstool in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was revealed to be a sheepdog after the curse is broken.

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

* ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone''

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''

* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''

* ''Disney/WinnieThePooh''

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''

* ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

* ''Disney/PeterPan''

* ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''

* ''Disney/PeterPan''

* ''Disney/TheSwordInTheStone''

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

* ''Disney/PeterPan''

* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}''

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'', ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' & ''Disney/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

* ''Disney/PeterPan''

* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''

* Emma talks to Regina through a door, just as Anna did to Elsa in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''. Given that this is a ''Frozen''-inspired season, it's appropriate.
* Rumpelstiltskin and Belle recreate the ballroom dance from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', complete with clothes and music.
* The house where Rumpelstiltskin and Belle are staying has [[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Mickey's sorcerer's hat]] inside.

* Poisoned apples had appear not just only in the [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs original Snow White fairytale]] and [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhite some]] [[WesternAnimation/CoalBlackAndDeSebbenDwarfs other]] [[Film/SnowWhiteATaleOfTerror adaptation]] [[Film/MirrorMirror of the]] [[Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman fairytale]] but in ''Literature/SongsOfInnocenceAndOfExperience'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''Literatur/TheIdyllsOfTheQueen'', ''FanFic/DeathAndKer'' as well as some others.

[[AC: ''Series/{{Star Trek}}'']]

* Leroy would like to remind everyone that Dr. Whale "[[Series/StarTrek is a doctor,]] [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder not an electrician.]]"

* StarWars: Archie warns that "Giving into TheDarkSide won't solve anything." Doubles as ActorAllusion due to KnightsOfTheOldRepublic.

* Henry’s seen reading ''TheIncredibleHulk''.

It is also found within [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Hollow Bastain]].