List of Lost References

This page lists Once Upon a Time's various references to ABC's Lost.

"Pilot"

 * Emma Swan is named after the Lost island Swan Station.
 * There is a Geronimo Jackson sticker on Emma's car. Geronimo Jackson is a fictional band on Lost.
 * Henry gets off the bus at Gate 4, the first of the Lost numbers.
 * Henry jokingly recites the address "44 Not-Telling-You Street".
 * The time on the clock tower in Storybrooke is frozen at 8:15. It is a reference to Oceanic Flight 815.
 * The sticker on Emma's license plate says Dec11. December is the twelfth month of the year. 12 plus 11 equals 23, the fifth Lost number.
 * Regina and Henry live at house number 108, the sum of all the Lost numbers.
 * There is a close-up of Emma's eye after she wakes up from the car crash. This is a recurring theme from Lost.
 * When Emma does the hard disk recovery, the data scrolling across Henry's computer screen includes:
 * 503, which added together is 8, the second Lost number.
 * 148003, which is 16, the fourth of the Lost numbers.
 * 004CB32DE. B, C, D and E are the second, third, fourth and fifth numbers of the alphabet, which added together with the numbers is 23.
 * 826012887, which is 42, the sixth and last of the numbers.
 * Henry's inbox contains e-mails from Mark, Daniel, Scott and Damon. The first three are all characters from Lost, whereas Damon Lindelof is one of the show's creators.
 * Mary Margaret's credit card contain the digits 0020733, which added together is 15.
 * Emma checks into room 4 at inn.
 * The number on John Doe's hospital bracelet is 67140404. 7+1=8. 4+0+4=8. 7+1+4+04=16.
 * The clock unfroze at 8:15, then chimed at 8:16.

"The Thing You Love Most"

 * The clock tower starts moving at 8:15, then chimes at 8:16. The next morning, Mary Margaret sees the clock at 07:53, which added together is 15. Later that morning, Regina sees the clock at 8:23. 8, 15, 16 and 23 are all Lost numbers.

"Snow Falls"

 * During his date with Mary Margaret, Dr. Whale misunderstands and asks, "Something about you wanting 15 kids?" 15 is the third of the Lost numbers.
 * When Kathryn arrives at the hospital, the clock shows 8:00 PM. 8 is the second Lost number.

"The Price of Gold"

 * When Emma walks Henry to the school bus, the clock tower strikes 8, the third of the Lost numbers.
 * In the photo of Ashley that Mr. Gold shows Emma, the timestamp indicates she broke into his pawnshop at 9:23 P.M. 23 is the fifth of the Lost numbers.
 * The phone number printed on Billy's towtruck (Franklin's Towing and Salvage) is 555-0139, which added together is 23. In addition, 5+5+5 equals 15.
 * Sean and Mitchell Herman live at house number 431, which added together is 8.
 * According to Emma, Boston is 4 hours away from Storybrooke by driving. 4 is the first of the Lost numbers.
 * While Emma is waiting at the hospital, the clock shows 4:05.

"That Still Small Voice"

 * Henry has Apollo candy bars in his backpack.
 * The air shaft is marked "D2". D is the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet, making it number 42, the sixth and last of the Lost numbers.
 * A firetruck by the sinkhole is marked with the number 323, which added together is 8.

"The Shepherd"

 * When Mary Margaret is talking to Regina, the clock in Granny's Diner shows 8:23 A.M. On Lost, the shipping container that held John Locke is labeled 823, and 8 and 23 are two of the Lost numbers.
 * The dartboard at the Sheriff Department has darts in number 4 and 8, two of the Lost numbers.
 * Emma and Mary Margaret share glasses of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey. This brand was featured on Lost.
 * David asks Mary Margaret to meet him at 8 PM.
 * When David is hiding at Granny's Bed and Breakfast, the clock tower shows 07:45 PM, which added together is 16, another Lost number.
 * The street number for Mr. Gold Pawnbroker & Antiquities Dealer is 3480, which added together is 15, yet another Lost number.
 * David and Kathryn Nolan live in house number 44.

"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"

 * There is a close-up of Graham's eye after he wakes up a dream. This is a recurring motif from Lost.
 * Sheriff Graham wakes up in the middle of the night because of a dream, which is actually a memory. He says to Regina, "It didn't feel like a dream. It felt like a memory." Similar wording is mirrored by Desmond Hume, who says to Penny Widmore, "It wasn't a dream, Pen. It was a memory."
 * Graham visits Mary Margaret at 4:00. 4 is the first of the Lost numbers.
 * The dartboard at the Sheriff Department has a dart in number 15, the third of the Lost numbers.
 * The Evil Queen's vault where she keeps the Huntsman's heart has 9 columns and 12 rows, which equals 108 total boxes, one of the Lost numbers again.

"Desperate Souls"

 * When Emma is taking out her anger on the toaster, there is a bottle of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey on the countertop.

"True North"

 * A poster on the door of Dark Star Pharmacy shows the number 105, which added together is Lost number 15.
 * Ava and Nicholas Zimmer hide a stolen Apollo bar in Henry's bag.
 * When Emma goes to an office to view the birth certificates of Ava and Nicholas, the clock shows 10:06 AM, which added together is 16, a Lost number.
 * On Ava's birth certificate, her given residence is 233-520, which added together is 15.
 * The license plate number on Michael Tillman's tow truck (Franklin's Towing and Salvage) is 51C7PE. C is the third letter of the Latin alphabet. 5+1+3+7=16.
 * Hansel and Gretel wake up to find themselves lying on the ground, which is a thematic visual often seen in Lost.
 * The stranger's license plate features 23, which is one of the Lost numbers.

"7:15 A.M."

 * The voice of the Storybrooke meteorologist is one of Lost's creators, Damon Lindelof.
 * Mary Margaret and David visit Granny's Diner at 7:15 A.M. 15 is one of the Lost numbers.
 * Mary Margaret is reading The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne in the diner.
 * Mary Margaret is grabbing an Apollo bar off the store shelf when she bumps into Kathryn.
 * There were originally 8 dwarves, one of the Lost numbers.

"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"

 * Regina's license plate number is 40F5TH. F is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet, and 4+0+6+5 equals 15, one of the Lost numbers. T and H are the twentieth and eighth letters of the alphabet. 5+2+0+8 also equals 15.
 * Emma crashes her police cruiser into a street sign where the roads are numbered 4 and 23, two of the Lost numbers.
 * The boxes from the Hall of Records are from section 4, aisle 08. 4 and 8 are two of the Lost numbers.
 * Regina's secret meeting in the woods takes place at Access Road 23.
 * The new playground Regina built is located at 2536 Old Yale Road, which added together is 16, the fourth Lost number.

"Skin Deep"

 * The clock at Granny's Diner shows 12:49, which added together is 16.
 * At The Rabbit Hole, a bottle of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey is sitting on a shelf behind the bar (seen from a distance when Ruby says, "Ash, check out those guys" - it's at the top of the second shelf from the right).
 * An advertisement at Dark Star Pharmacy says "Mexico cell" and shows the number 53. On the counter is an ad for the Canadian lottery Classic Black with their common advertising phrase, "300,000 prizes of $50 or more". 5 plus 3 equals 8. Notes on the door show the numbers 60, 60 (again), 125 and 30, which added together is 23.

"What Happened to Frederick"

 * The stranger says that his name is August W. Booth. August is the 8th month of the year, and W is the twenty-third letter of the alphabet.
 * The gym teacher's license plate number is the same as Regina's, which was first seen in "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" (indicating that it's a re-used prop).

"Dreamy"

 * Astrid tells Leroy that the nuns only sold 42 candles last year.
 * Leroy refers to everyone as "sister", which is similar to Desmond calling everyone "brother".
 * Leroy dejectedly tells Mary Margaret that for his whole life, people have told him what he can't do. This is highly reminiscent of John Locke constantly telling people "don't tell me what I can't do", which became something of a catchphrase in Lost.
 * There are 15 photos of Kathryn Nolan's car at the Sheriff Department.
 * The phone record of Kathryn's call with David is listed as 8 minutes long (as Sidney points out).
 * According to Kathryn's phone records:
 * Kathryn's address is #4-2145 Clarkdale Drive, which added together is 16.
 * Storybrooke's zip code is 04815, a combination of 4, 8 and 15.
 * Kathryn called David at 18:23 PM. In addition, 18 plus 2 plus 3 equals 23.
 * Kathryn's phone number, and the numbers she called, all begin with 555, which added together is 15.
 * One of the phone numbers listed is 555-0153. In addition, 5 plus 3 equals 8, and 5+5+5+1=16.
 * One of the listed calls took place at 06:23.
 * Another call happened at 00:53. 5+3=8.
 * Yet another phone call occurred at 07:27. 7+2+7=16.
 * Another call took place at 03:12. 3+12=15.

"Red-Handed"

 * On Ruby's online list of potential jobs, there is a temporary position as an inventory control specialist for 8 months. 8 is the second Lost number.

"Hat Trick"

 * Jefferson's house number is 316, a reference to Ajira Airways Flight 316.

"The Return"

 * At the hospital, Kathryn is in room R2 42. 42 is one of the Lost numbers, and 2 plus 2 plus 4 equals 8, another Lost number.
 * The screen over the hospital bed shows the numbers 62 and 97. 6+2=8, and 9+7=16, two of the Lost numbers. A few seconds later, the screen says 0.4. 4 is another number on Lost.
 * When David pays a visit to Kathryn, the screen says 1.3, which added together is 4, and then 1.5, which added together is Lost number 15.
 * When August drives off on his motorcycle:
 * The license plate number on a car is 40F5TH. F is the sixth letter of the alphabet; 4+0+6+5=15.
 * A sign on the pavement shows the number 15.
 * The clock tower shows 10:05, which added together is 15.

"The Stranger"

 * The airplane Pinocchio is startled by has the Oceanic Airlines logo on it.
 * Pinocchio is knocked unconscious and wakes up lying on the ground, which is a common thematic visual from Lost.
 * Phuket, where August Booth traveled to, is referred to on Lost, including the similarly named episode "Stranger in a Strange Land".
 * August woke up in Phuket at 8:15 A.M., two of the Lost numbers.

"A Land Without Magic"

 * As Emma dumps out Henry's backpack, an Apollo bar and a Geronimo Jackson album falls out.
 * Archie's office address is number 3580, which added together is 16, the fourth of the numbers.
 * The clock stops at 8:15, the flight number from Lost.

"Broken"

 * As a mysterious man holds his iPod while struggling to close the apartment window, the back of the device's case is shown have a Geronimo Jackson logo. On Lost, Geronimo Jackson is a fictional band.
 * The Storybrooke clock tower shows 8:15, two of the Lost numbers.
 * Mary Margaret uses a bottle of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey to set fire to the railings. This is a fictional brand on Lost.

"We Are Both"

 * Dopey wears a Geronimo Jackson shirt.

"The Doctor"

 * When Regina asks Rumplestiltskin to bring Daniel back from the dead, he replies "Dead is dead" in reference to the title of an episode from Lost, as well as the same line spoken by Benjamin Linus.
 * Henry's horse is in stall 8, which is the second Lost number.

"Tallahassee"

 * Neal and Emma meet in Portland, a location referred to on Lost, and a reference to the episode "Not In Portland".
 * A convenience store sells Apollo bars.
 * Neal and Emma plan to start a new life together in Tallahassee, a location referred to on Lost, and a reference to the episode "The Man From Tallahassee".
 * According to his wanted poster, Neal was born March 23, 1977.
 * 23 is one of the Lost numbers.
 * 1977 was an important year in the Lost timeline.
 * March is the third month of the Roman calendar. 3+2+3=8.
 * 23 plus 19 equals 42, the last Lost number.

"The Cricket Game"

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

"The Outsider"

 * When David and Mary Margaret are looking at houses, a newspaper page shows the number 26, which added together is 8.
 * The outsider's license plate number is 2KFL~138. L is the twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet, and 12 plus 1 plus 3 equals 16, one of the Lost numbers.

"Tiny"

 * Exposé, a fictitious television series featured on Lost, is advertised on the television Belle is watching in the hospital as Ruby comes in to talk to her.
 * The announcer of the television just before Exposé returns from a commercial is one of Lost's creators, Damon Lindelof, reprising his vocal cameo of Bill Godwin.
 * Ruby gives Belle a copy of The Mysterious Island. The main location of Lost is a mysterious island.
 * Dopey is wearing his Geronimo Jackson T-shirt.
 * Henry, Emma, and Mr. Gold take an Ajira Airlines flight, an airline that appears on Lost.
 * The total time of their flight is 42 minutes; a recurring number on Lost.

"Manhattan"

 * The number 23 can be seen in the bar where Neal and Emma are talking. 23 is the fifth of the Lost numbers.
 * The index card that Regina steals from Belle's purse says 915.63. 15 is the third of the numbers. In addition, 9 plus 1 plus 5 equals 15.

"Welcome to Storybrooke"

 * The newspaper Regina reads is dated October 23, 1983. 23 is one of the Lost numbers, and October is the tenth month of the Roman calendar. 10+2+3 equals 15, another Lost number.
 * The clock tower is frozen at 8:15, two of the numbers from Lost.

"Selfless, Brave and True"

 * August wakes up in pain on October 24, 2011, at 8:15 A.M.
 * 8 and 15 are two of the Lost numbers.
 * October is the tenth month of the Roman calendar. 10+2+4=16, the fourth Lost number.
 * 2+0+1+1=4, the first Lost number.

"Second Star to the Right"

 * When Baelfire and The Shadow fly past Big Ben, the clock reads 8:15 P.M.

"And Straight On 'Til Morning"

 * Mr. Gold pours himself and Belle a glass of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey.

"The Heart of the Truest Believer"

 * Henry Mills is born at 8:15; two of the Lost numbers.

"Good Form"

 * Regina offers Devin an Apollo bar.

"Dark Hollow"

 * The license plate number on the Darling brothers' car is 0920 EAW. E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet, and W is the twenty-third. 23 is one of the Lost numbers, and 0+9+2+5 equals 16, another number from Lost. The expiration date is February 14. February is the second month of the Roman calendar. 2 plus 14 equals 16.
 * A bottle of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey is sitting on the table in the back room of the pawnshop.

"Going Home"

 * The number 23 is seen over Emma's bed in the prison hospital. 23 is the fifth of the Lost numbers.
 * Emma's apartment alarm clock rings at 8:15 A.M. and stops at 8:15:04 A.M. 4, 8 and 15 are three of Lost's numbers.

"New York City Serenade"

 * Walsh and Emma have been dating for 8 months. 8 is the second of the Lost numbers.
 * Henry's off-screen babysitter is called Mrs. Cuse. Carlton Cuse was one of the show runners/executive producers of Lost.
 * Henry reaches level 23 while playing a video game. 23 is the fifth of the Lost numbers.
 * When Emma arrives in Storybrooke, the clock tower shows 8:15, two of the Lost numbers. As does the clock in Mary Margaret's Apartment.

"It's Not Easy Being Green"

 * Granny pours a customer a glass of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey.
 * Doc's car license plate number is 80E3MS. 8 is one of the Lost numbers, and E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. 8+0+5+3 equals 16, another Lost number. M is the thirteenth letter of the alphabet. 3 plus 13 also equals 16.

"The Jolly Roger"

 * In Mary Margaret's Apartment at the end of the episode, the clock shows 8:00 PM.

"Bleeding Through"

 * The clock in Granny's Diner shows 09:35 PM. 3 plus 5 equals Lost number 8.
 * The chest that Zelena closes, has "14-25 − 27" written on the lid. 4 is one of the Lost numbers, and 2+5+2+7 equals 16, another number.