Archie Hopper

"Or what? You'll ruin my life? You'll do your worst? Because I will always do my best."

- Archie to Regina

Archibald "Archie" Hopper is a recurring character on Once Upon a Time who debuts in the first episode of the first season. He is played by starring cast member Raphael Sbarge and is the Storybrooke counterpart of Jiminy Cricket.

Season One
After Emma Swan brought Henry back to Storybrooke, she was greeted by Archie. He tells Emma that Henry is the mayor's son and gives Emma the address. When Henry claims he was on a field trip, Archie tells him not to lie because it means giving in to the dark side. As Archie leaves, Henry explains that Archie is actually Jiminy Cricket, but he doesn't know it and that none of the townspeople remember who they really are.

The next day, he is walking his dog Pongo by the clock tower when he notices that the clock has started moving again. He marvels at the phenonemon - as the clock hasn't moved for as long as anyone can remember - to Regina Mills, the shocked mayor of the town.

Regina goes to Emma Swan's room at the inn with a basket of apples. However, they quickly get into an argument and Regina reveals that she has Henry in therapy. Emma goes to Archie's office to confirm it, and Archie gives her Henry's file so that she can get a glimpse of what his life is like.

As soon as Emma is gone, he calls Regina Mills and tells her that Emma has the file. Emma is quickly arrested by Sheriff Graham and subsequently bailed out by Mary Margaret. Emma confronts Archie in the middle of a session with Henry, and Emma explains to Henry that she didn't think the curse was crazy, and that she only said that to throw the queen off of their tracks. She and Henry leave Archie's office together.

Henry quickly recovers from this little bout of drama and resumes telling Archie about his former life in Fairytale Land. However, Regina had ordered Archie to put these ideas out of Henry's head, and the boy runs away, distraught. Emma confronts him over this, to which he defends his decision until they receive news that Henry had run away to the recently collapsed mine.

Archie and Emma arrive at the mine and Archie runs in, seconds before it collapses. He finds Henry and the two discover an old elevator. However, it gets jammed halfway to an alternate entrance, and he and Henry are trapped in the mine. Later, they are saved by Emma. Archie almost falls with the collapsing elevator, but he latches on to Emma's foot with his umbrella.

After Sheriff Graham's death, Emma decides to run for the position against Regina's choice candidate, Sidney Glass. Regina's office mysteriously catches on fire a few days prior to the debate that precedes the voting. After Emma saves the mayor, Archie is one of those in the circle who call her a hero and promise to support her.

Archie is the one who makes the opening speech for the debate.

When David Nolan was unable to remember Kathryn's phone conversation with him on the night she disappeared, Archie helped David access those memories. In addition to remembering the conversation, David also remembered flashes of his life as Prince Charming.

During A Land Without Magic Archie is seen coming out of his office with a look of recognition on his face which implies he remembers who he is.

Notable Patients

 * Henry Mills
 * Mr. Gold
 * David Nolan

Trivia

 * Like his alter ego, he regularly carries an umbrella, which he considers his "good luck charm".
 * He is intimidated by Regina Mills, who can get him to do things he knows to be wrong. Forcing him to not follow his conscience is how she ruins his happy ending.
 * His last name refers to his alter ego as crickets hop and are sometimes called "hoppers".
 * He owns a Dalmatian named Pongo, which is the name of the dog who fathered the One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
 * Like his counterpart, the development from coward to conscience is brought on by causing and soothing a little boy's heartbreak.
 * He was supposed to appear in the episode Skin Deep; however, his scene was cut because the episode had been too long.
 * Archie's office address is shown as number 3508 in A Land Without Magic. The "Caterpillar 3508" engine drives the most well-known impact ripper used in the mining industry, and Archie is the person who ran after Henry into the mine to rescue him.

Archie Hopper

Archie Hopper