List of Lost References

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

"Pilot"

 * There is a Geronimo Jackson sticker on Emma's car.
 * Henry gets off the bus at Gate 4. It is also Room 4 Emma checks into at inn. This is one of the Lost numbers.
 * Regina and Henry live at house number 108.
 * The time on the clocktower in Storybrooke is frozen at 8:15. It is a reference to Oceanic flight 815.
 * The clock unfroze at 8:15, then chimed at 8:16. The next morning, Regina sees the clock at 8:23. 8, 15, 16 and 23 are all 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.

"That Still Small Voice"

 * Apollo candy bars are featured in this episode.

"The Shepherd"

 * Emma and Mary Margaret share glasses of MacCutcheon Scotch Whiskey. This brand was featured on Lost.

"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"

 * 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.
 * 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, who says to Penny, "It wasn't a dream, Pen. It was a memory."

"True North"

 * The stranger's license plate features 23, which is one of the Lost numbers.
 * Ava and Nicholas Zimmer hide a stolen Apollo bar in Henry Mills' bag.

"7:15 A.M."

 * Mary Margaret is grabbing an Apollo bar off the store shelf when she bumps into Kathryn buying the pregnancy test.
 * Mary Margaret is reading The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne in the diner.
 * The voice of the Storybrooke meteorologist is one of Lost's creators, Damon Lindelof.

"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"

 * Emma crashes her police cruiser into a street sign where the roads are numbered 4 and 23, two of the Lost numbers.

"Dreamy"

 * Astrid tells Leroy that the nuns only sold 42 candles last year, 42 is one of the numbers from Lost.
 * Leroy refers to everyone as "sister", which is similar to Desmond calling everyone "brother".
 * Storybrooke's zip code is 04815, a combination of 4, 8 and 15, three of the numbers from Lost.

"The Stranger"

 * The airplane Pinocchio is startled by as it flies overhead has the Oceanic Airlines logo on it.

"A Land Without Magic"

 * The clock stops at 8:15, the flight number from Lost.
 * An Apollo bar is seen when Emma dumps out Henry's backpack.

"Broken"

 * As mysterious man holds his iPod while struggling to close the apartment window, the back of the iPod case is shown to be a Geronimo Jackson logo. On Lost, Geronimo Jackson is a fictional band.

"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.

"Tallahassee"

 * A convenience store sells Apollo bars.

"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.

"Tiny"

 * Exposé is advertised on the television Belle is watching in the hospital as Ruby comes in to talk to her. Exposé is the name of a fictitious television series featured on Lost.
 * 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.
 * 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.