Grumpy

"As wretched as it is, I need my pain. It makes me who I am. It makes me Grumpy."

- Grumpy to Snow White about love

Grumpy, formerly known as Dreamy, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the first episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Lee Arenberg. He is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Leroy, and is the main reality version of Grumpy.

Grumpy is based on one of the Seven Dwarves from the fairytale, "Snow White", and the character of the same name from the Disney film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * Grumpy is featured in the title card for "Dreamy" and "An Apple Red as Blood".
 * Grumpy understands the language of crickets.


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Disney

 * Grumpy whistles the song "Heigh-Ho" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs many times throughout the show.
 * When Isaac is taken prisoner in the alternate reality, the Dwarves whistle an altered version of "Heigh-Ho", and Grumpy says, "Heigh-ho" and "off to work we go"; a reference to the song.
 * In the Wish Realm, the Dwarves can be heard whistling "Heigh-Ho" as they walk down the road.
 * The lyrics "With a heigh heigh heigh / And a ho ho ho" sung by Grumpy are a reference to the song.

Popular Culture

 * In "Witch Hunt", Grumpy mentions the Wicked Witches from the 1939 MGM movie, The Wizard of Oz and their methods of death.


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Props Notes

 * There is an illustration of the Pied Piper on Grumpy's beer stein.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.