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{{Icons|MProtect|List|OUAT|OUaTW|S1|S2|S3|S4|S5|S6|S7}}An '''Episode Title Card''' is the unique graphic used at or near the beginning of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' beginning with the [[The Thing You Love Most|second episode]] of the [[Season One|first season]]. One is also used near the beginning of every episode of ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''.
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An '''Episode Title Card''' is the unique graphic used at or near the beginning of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' beginning with the [[The Thing You Love Most|second episode]] of the [[Season One|first season]]. One is also used near the beginning of every episode of ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''.
 
   
The Episode Title Cards feature a [[:Category:Characters|character]], [[:Category:Creatures|creature]], [[:Category:Locations|location]] or [[:Category:Items|item]] featured (or not) in the episode. This unique graphic appears under the ''Once Upon a Time'' title in the blue forest, or in a [[Wonderland]] red and white chessboard surrounded by mushrooms and with a mountainous background, under the "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland" title.
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The Episode Title Cards feature a [[:Category:Characters|character]], [[:Category:Creatures|creature]], [[:Category:Locations|location]] or [[:Category:Items|item]] featured (or not) in the episode. This unique graphic appears under the ''Once Upon a Time'' title in the blue forest, the red forest, or in a [[Wonderland]] red and white chessboard surrounded by mushrooms and with a mountainous background, under the ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' title.
   
 
View the title card gallery '''[[Episode Title Cards/Gallery|here]]'''.
 
View the title card gallery '''[[Episode Title Cards/Gallery|here]]'''.
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*"[[The Shepherd]]": '''A [[Dragons|Dragon]]'''
 
*"[[The Shepherd]]": '''A [[Dragons|Dragon]]'''
 
*"[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]": '''The [[Wolf]]'''
 
*"[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]": '''The [[Wolf]]'''
*"[[Desperate Souls]]": '''The [[Zoso|Dark One]] riding a horse'''
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*"[[Desperate Souls]]": '''The [[Zoso|Dark One]] riding a [[Horses|horse]]'''
*"[[True North]]": '''The [[Blind Witch (True North)|Blind Witch]]'s [[Gingerbread House]]'''
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*"[[True North]]": '''The [[Blind Witch (True North)|Blind Witch]]'s [[Gingerbread House (True North)|Gingerbread House]]'''
 
*"[[7:15 A.M.]]": '''[[Red Riding Hood]]'''
 
*"[[7:15 A.M.]]": '''[[Red Riding Hood]]'''
 
*"[[Fruit of the Poisonous Tree]]": '''The [[Magic Mirror|Genie of Agrabah]]'''
 
*"[[Fruit of the Poisonous Tree]]": '''The [[Magic Mirror|Genie of Agrabah]]'''
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*"[[Tallahassee]]": '''A growing [[beanstalk]]'''
 
*"[[Tallahassee]]": '''A growing [[beanstalk]]'''
 
*"[[Child of the Moon]]": '''Red Riding Hood'''
 
*"[[Child of the Moon]]": '''Red Riding Hood'''
*"[[Into the Deep]]": '''[[Cora]]'s [[Enchanted Hearts#Ripped Out Hearts|heartless victims]] rising from the ground'''
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*"[[Into the Deep]]": '''[[Cora Mills|Cora]]'s [[Enchanted Hearts#Ripped Out Hearts|heartless victims]] rising from the ground'''
 
*"[[Queen of Hearts (Episode)|Queen of Hearts]]": '''Geyser rising from the dry bed of [[Lake Nostos]]'''
 
*"[[Queen of Hearts (Episode)|Queen of Hearts]]": '''Geyser rising from the dry bed of [[Lake Nostos]]'''
 
*"[[The Cricket Game]]": '''[[Pongo]]'''
 
*"[[The Cricket Game]]": '''[[Pongo]]'''
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*"[[The Queen Is Dead|The Queen is Dead]]": '''The [[Storybrooke Free Public Library]]'''
 
*"[[The Queen Is Dead|The Queen is Dead]]": '''The [[Storybrooke Free Public Library]]'''
 
*"[[The Miller's Daughter]]": '''Rumplestiltskin's spinning wheel'''
 
*"[[The Miller's Daughter]]": '''Rumplestiltskin's spinning wheel'''
*"[[Welcome to Storybrooke]]": '''A tree falling on [[Kurt Flynn]]'s car'''
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*"[[Welcome to Storybrooke]]": '''A tree falling on [[Kurt Flynn]]'s [[Kurt's Truck|truck]]'''
 
*"[[Selfless, Brave and True]]": '''[[August Booth|August]]'s trailer'''
 
*"[[Selfless, Brave and True]]": '''[[August Booth|August]]'s trailer'''
*"[[Lacey]]": '''[[Robin Hood]] releasing an arrow'''
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*"[[Lacey]]": '''[[Robin Hood (Lacey)|Robin Hood]] releasing an arrow'''
*"[[The Evil Queen (Episode)|The Evil Queen]]": '''The [[Evil Queen's Palace]]'''
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*"[[The Evil Queen (Episode)|The Evil Queen]]": '''The [[Evil Queen's Palace|Evil Queen's palace]]'''
 
*"[[Second Star to the Right]]": '''[[wikipedia:Big Ben#Elizabeth Tower|Elizabeth Tower]] in [[London]]'''
 
*"[[Second Star to the Right]]": '''[[wikipedia:Big Ben#Elizabeth Tower|Elizabeth Tower]] in [[London]]'''
 
*"[[And Straight On 'Til Morning]]": '''[[Neverland]]'''
 
*"[[And Straight On 'Til Morning]]": '''[[Neverland]]'''
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*"[[Dark Hollow (Episode)|Dark Hollow]]": '''[[Storybrooke Free Public Library]]'''
 
*"[[Dark Hollow (Episode)|Dark Hollow]]": '''[[Storybrooke Free Public Library]]'''
 
*"[[Think Lovely Thoughts]]": '''[[Skull Rock]]'''
 
*"[[Think Lovely Thoughts]]": '''[[Skull Rock]]'''
*"[[Save Henry]]": '''The [[Shadow]]'''
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*"[[Save Henry]]": '''The [[Pan's Shadow|Shadow]]'''
 
*"[[The New Neverland]]": '''[[Medusa]]'''
 
*"[[The New Neverland]]": '''[[Medusa]]'''
 
*"[[Going Home]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Yellow Bug|car]] driving through the forest, surrounded by the Dark Curse's green mist'''
 
*"[[Going Home]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Yellow Bug|car]] driving through the forest, surrounded by the Dark Curse's green mist'''
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*"[[Quiet Minds]]": '''[[Lumiere]]'s lit candle stick'''
 
*"[[Quiet Minds]]": '''[[Lumiere]]'s lit candle stick'''
 
*"[[It's Not Easy Being Green]]": '''The [[Walsh|Wizard]]'s four geysers of fire'''
 
*"[[It's Not Easy Being Green]]": '''The [[Walsh|Wizard]]'s four geysers of fire'''
*"[[The Jolly Roger]]": '''[[David Nolan|David]]'s truck'''
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*"[[The Jolly Roger]]": '''[[David Nolan|David]]'s [[David's Truck|truck]]'''
 
*"[[Bleeding Through]]": '''A [[World-crossing#Cyclones|cyclone]]'''
 
*"[[Bleeding Through]]": '''A [[World-crossing#Cyclones|cyclone]]'''
 
*"[[A Curious Thing]]": '''A [[Flying Monkeys|flying monkey]]'''
 
*"[[A Curious Thing]]": '''A [[Flying Monkeys|flying monkey]]'''
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*"[[Lily (Episode)|Lily]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Yellow Bug|car]] driving through the forest'''
 
*"[[Lily (Episode)|Lily]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Yellow Bug|car]] driving through the forest'''
 
*"[[Mother]]": '''[[Lily Page|Lily]]'s [[Dragons|dragon]] form'''
 
*"[[Mother]]": '''[[Lily Page|Lily]]'s [[Dragons|dragon]] form'''
*"[[Operation Mongoose Part 1]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s tower prison'''
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*"[[Operation Mongoose Part 1]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Emma's Prison Tower|tower prison]]'''
 
*"[[Operation Mongoose Part 2]]": '''A swan'''
 
*"[[Operation Mongoose Part 2]]": '''A swan'''
   
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*"[[The Price]]": '''[[Merlin]]'s tree'''
 
*"[[The Price]]": '''[[Merlin]]'s tree'''
 
*"[[Siege Perilous]]": '''[[Brocéliande]]'''
 
*"[[Siege Perilous]]": '''[[Brocéliande]]'''
*"[[The Broken Kingdom]]": '''[[Merlin's Tower]]'''
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*"[[The Broken Kingdom]]": '''[[Camelot Castle|Merlin's Tower]]'''
 
*"[[Dreamcatcher (Episode)|Dreamcatcher]]": '''A pumpkin'''
 
*"[[Dreamcatcher (Episode)|Dreamcatcher]]": '''A pumpkin'''
 
*"[[The Bear and the Bow]]": '''An arrow shot through the "O" in "Once"'''
 
*"[[The Bear and the Bow]]": '''An arrow shot through the "O" in "Once"'''
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*"[[Firebird]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Yellow Bug|car]] driving through the forest'''
 
*"[[Firebird]]": '''[[Emma Swan|Emma]]'s [[Yellow Bug|car]] driving through the forest'''
 
*"[[Last Rites]]": '''[[Storybrooke Town Hall]]'''
 
*"[[Last Rites]]": '''[[Storybrooke Town Hall]]'''
*"[[Only You]]": '''The ''Once Upon a Time'' logo on a flying dirigible'''
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*"[[Only You (Episode)|Only You]]": '''The ''Once Upon a Time'' logo on a flying dirigible'''
 
*"[[An Untold Story]]": ''No special feature''
 
*"[[An Untold Story]]": ''No special feature''
   
 
===[[Season Six]]===
 
===[[Season Six]]===
 
*"[[The Savior]]": '''[[Jafar]] flying through the forest on his [[Flying Carpet|carpet]]'''
 
*"[[The Savior]]": '''[[Jafar]] flying through the forest on his [[Flying Carpet|carpet]]'''
*"[[A Bitter Draught]]": '''The [[Evil Queen's Palace]]'''
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*"[[A Bitter Draught]]": '''The [[Evil Queen's Palace|Evil Queen's palace]]'''
 
*"[[The Other Shoe]]": '''[[Gus]] running in the "O" in "Once"'''
 
*"[[The Other Shoe]]": '''[[Gus]] running in the "O" in "Once"'''
 
*"[[Strange Case]]": '''[[wikipedia:Big Ben#Elizabeth Tower|Elizabeth Tower]] in [[Victorian England|London]]'''
 
*"[[Strange Case]]": '''[[wikipedia:Big Ben#Elizabeth Tower|Elizabeth Tower]] in [[Victorian England|London]]'''
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*"[[I'll Be Your Mirror]]": '''The [[World Behind the Mirror]]'''
 
*"[[I'll Be Your Mirror]]": '''The [[World Behind the Mirror]]'''
 
*"[[Changelings]]": '''The swingset in the [[Dream World]]'''
 
*"[[Changelings]]": '''The swingset in the [[Dream World]]'''
*"[[Wish You Were Here]]": '''The statue of [[King David (Wish Realm)|King David]] and [[Queen Snow (Wish Realm)|Queen Snow]] in the [[Wish Realm]]'''
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*"[[Wish You Were Here]]": '''The statue of [[Prince Charming (Wish Realm)|King David]] and [[Snow White (Wish Realm)|Queen Snow]] in the [[Wish Realm]]'''
 
*"[[Tougher Than the Rest]]": '''An [[Enchanted Trees|Enchanted Tree]]'''
 
*"[[Tougher Than the Rest]]": '''An [[Enchanted Trees|Enchanted Tree]]'''
 
*"[[Murder Most Foul]]": '''[[Pleasure Island]]'s ferris wheel'''
 
*"[[Murder Most Foul]]": '''[[Pleasure Island]]'s ferris wheel'''
 
*"[[Ill-Boding Patterns]]": '''An [[Ogres|ogre]]'''
 
*"[[Ill-Boding Patterns]]": '''An [[Ogres|ogre]]'''
*"[[Page 23]]": '''The [[Evil Queen's Palace]]'''
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*"[[Page 23]]": '''The [[Evil Queen's Palace|Evil Queen's palace]]'''
 
*"[[A Wondrous Place]]": '''The [[Flying Carpet]] in the woods'''
 
*"[[A Wondrous Place]]": '''The [[Flying Carpet]] in the woods'''
 
*"[[Mother's Little Helper]]": '''The forest covered in spiderwebs'''
 
*"[[Mother's Little Helper]]": '''The forest covered in spiderwebs'''
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*"[[The Black Fairy (Episode)|The Black Fairy]]": '''[[Tiger Lily]], [[Black Fairy|Fiona]], and the [[Blue Fairy]] in flight'''
 
*"[[The Black Fairy (Episode)|The Black Fairy]]": '''[[Tiger Lily]], [[Black Fairy|Fiona]], and the [[Blue Fairy]] in flight'''
 
*"[[The Song in Your Heart]]": '''An orchestra'''
 
*"[[The Song in Your Heart]]": '''An orchestra'''
*"[[The Final Battle Part 1]]": '''A growing [[Beanstalk]]'''
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*"[[The Final Battle Part 1]]": '''The [[Wikipedia:Seattle Center Monorail|Seattle Center Monorail]]''' (original airing and [[Once Upon a Time: The Complete Sixth Season|Blu-ray/DVD]] version) / '''A growing [[Beanstalk]]''' ([[Wikipedia:iTunes|iTunes]]/streaming version)
*"[[The Final Battle Part 2]]": '''The [[wikipedia:Seattle Center Monorail|Seattle Center Monorail]]'''
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*"[[The Final Battle Part 2]]": '''No special feature''' (original airing and Blu-ray/DVD version) / '''The Seattle Center Monorail''' (iTunes/streaming version)
   
 
===[[Season Seven]]===
 
===[[Season Seven]]===
Breaking from a traditional cut to the title card, the card zooms out from inside the "O" in "Once" to show the Seattle skyline in the background of the forest. The title card for "[[Hyperion Heights]]" is the generic form of subsequent title cards.
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Breaking from a traditional cut to the title card, the card zooms out from inside the "O" in "Once" to show the Seattle skyline in the background of the forest. The title card for "[[Hyperion Heights]]" is the generic form of subsequent title cards (except for "[[The Guardian]]", "[[Homecoming]]", and "[[Leaving Storybrooke]]").
 
* "[[Hyperion Heights]]": '''[[Seattle]] skyline'''
 
* "[[Hyperion Heights]]": '''[[Seattle]] skyline'''
 
* "[[A Pirate's Life]]": '''A swan'''
 
* "[[A Pirate's Life]]": '''A swan'''
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* "[[Beauty]]": '''Gravestones, jack-o-lanterns, and other Halloween decor'''
 
* "[[Beauty]]": '''Gravestones, jack-o-lanterns, and other Halloween decor'''
 
* "[[Greenbacks]]": '''A fire truck'''
 
* "[[Greenbacks]]": '''A fire truck'''
* "[[Wake Up Call]]": '''The [[Witch's Tower|tower]] in good condition'''
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* "[[Wake Up Call]]": '''[[Gothel's Tower]] in good condition'''
* "[[Eloise Gardener (Episode)|Eloise Gardener]]": '''The entrance of the [[Witch (The Garden of Forking Paths)|Witch]]'s secret garden and the garden gnome'''
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* "[[Eloise Gardener (Episode)|Eloise Gardener]]": '''The entrance to [[Gothel's Garden]] and the garden gnome'''
 
* "[[Pretty in Blue]]": '''[[New Wonderland]]'s mushrooms'''
 
* "[[Pretty in Blue]]": '''[[New Wonderland]]'s mushrooms'''
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* "[[One Little Tear]]": '''[[Anastasia (The Garden of Forking Paths)|Anastasia]]'s floating [[lanterns]]'''
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* "[[The Eighth Witch]]": '''San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid'''
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* "[[Secret Garden]]": '''[[Madame Leota]] in the "O" of "Once"'''
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* "[[A Taste of the Heights]]": '''The [[Rollin' Bayou]]'''
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* "[[Knightfall]]": '''The head of [[Ivy Belfrey|Ivy]]'s doll in the "O" of "Once"'''
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* "[[The Girl in the Tower]]": '''The [[Troll (Hyperion Heights)|Troll]]'s statue form'''
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* "[[Sisterhood]]": '''The [[Flynn's Barcade]] sign'''
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* "[[Breadcrumbs]]": '''The [[Jolly Roger (Wish Realm)|Jolly Roger]]'''
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* "[[Chosen]]": '''The [[Gingerbread House (Chosen)|Gingerbread House]]'''
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* "[[The Guardian]]": '''The word "Once" formed by flowers'''
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* "[[Flower Child]]": '''A carriage'''
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* "[[Is This Henry Mills?]]": '''[[Regina Mills|Regina]]'s [[Regina's Car|car]]'''
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* "[[Homecoming]]": '''A fiery portal replacing the "O" in "Once"'''
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* [[Leaving Storybrooke|"Leaving Storybrooke"]] : '''A "Leaving Storybrooke" road sign.'''
   
 
===[[:Category:Specials|Specials]]===
 
===[[:Category:Specials|Specials]]===
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*"[[Forget Me Not]]": '''The [[Forget Me Knot]] replacing the "O" in "Once"'''
 
*"[[Forget Me Not]]": '''The [[Forget Me Knot]] replacing the "O" in "Once"'''
 
*"[[The Serpent]]": '''A cobra'''
 
*"[[The Serpent]]": '''A cobra'''
*"[[Heart of Stone]]": '''A carriage'''
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*"[[Heart of Stone]]": '''The [[Red Queen]]'s [[Red Queen's Carriage|carriage]]'''
 
*"[[Who's Alice]]": '''A flower from [[Boro Grove]]'''
 
*"[[Who's Alice]]": '''A flower from [[Boro Grove]]'''
 
*"[[Bad Blood]]": '''A [[Dragons|dragon]]'''
 
*"[[Bad Blood]]": '''A [[Dragons|dragon]]'''
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*"[[Dirty Little Secrets]]": '''[[Well of Wonders]]'''
 
*"[[Dirty Little Secrets]]": '''[[Well of Wonders]]'''
 
*"[[Heart of the Matter]]": '''Jafar's [[Serpent Staff|serpent staff]]'''
 
*"[[Heart of the Matter]]": '''Jafar's [[Serpent Staff|serpent staff]]'''
*"[[To Catch a Thief]]": '''The [[Cora|Queen of Hearts]]' [[Wonderland Vault|vault]]'''
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*"[[To Catch a Thief]]": '''The [[Cora Mills|Queen of Hearts]]' [[Queen of Hearts' Vault|vault]]'''
 
*"[[And They Lived...]]": '''The [[White Rabbit]]'''
 
*"[[And They Lived...]]": '''The [[White Rabbit]]'''
   
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*Several title cards have been reused for regular episodes:
 
*Several title cards have been reused for regular episodes:
 
**[[Maleficent's Unicorn]] was used for "[[The Thing You Love Most]]" and "[[Best Laid Plans]]"
 
**[[Maleficent's Unicorn]] was used for "[[The Thing You Love Most]]" and "[[Best Laid Plans]]"
**[[Rumplestiltskin]]'s [[Rumplestiltskin's Spinning Wheel|spinning wheel]] was used for "[[That Still Small Voice]]","[[Skin Deep]]" and "[[The Miller's Daughter]]".
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**[[Rumplestiltskin]]'s [[Spinning Wheels|spinning wheel]] was used for "[[That Still Small Voice]]","[[Skin Deep]]" and "[[The Miller's Daughter]]".
 
**[[Red Riding Hood]] was used for "[[7:15 A.M.]]", "[[Red-Handed]]", "[[Child of the Moon]]" and "[[Ruby Slippers]]".
 
**[[Red Riding Hood]] was used for "[[7:15 A.M.]]", "[[Red-Handed]]", "[[Child of the Moon]]" and "[[Ruby Slippers]]".
 
**[[Jiminy Cricket]] was used for "[[Heart of Darkness]]" and "[[The Stranger]]".
 
**[[Jiminy Cricket]] was used for "[[Heart of Darkness]]" and "[[The Stranger]]".
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***The graphics and music used for the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' logo in the swan title card is different in the broadcast version and the online release version of its respective episodes. The original title card is used for broadcast versions of "[[There's No Place Like Home]]" and "[[Operation Mongoose Part 2]]", however for online releases, the title cards for "[[Snow Drifts]]" and "[[Operation Mongoose Part 1]]" are respectively used instead.
 
***The graphics and music used for the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' logo in the swan title card is different in the broadcast version and the online release version of its respective episodes. The original title card is used for broadcast versions of "[[There's No Place Like Home]]" and "[[Operation Mongoose Part 2]]", however for online releases, the title cards for "[[Snow Drifts]]" and "[[Operation Mongoose Part 1]]" are respectively used instead.
 
**The woman riding a horse was used for "[[The Stable Boy]]" (representing either [[Snow White]] or [[Evil Queen|Regina]]) and "[[The Bear King]]" (representing [[Merida]]).
 
**The woman riding a horse was used for "[[The Stable Boy]]" (representing either [[Snow White]] or [[Evil Queen|Regina]]) and "[[The Bear King]]" (representing [[Merida]]).
**The [[Evil Queen's Palace]] was used for "[[The Evil Queen (Episode)|The Evil Queen]]", "[[A Bitter Draught]]" and "[[Page 23]]".
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**The [[Evil Queen's Palace|Evil Queen's palace]] was used for "[[The Evil Queen (Episode)|The Evil Queen]]", "[[A Bitter Draught]]" and "[[Page 23]]".
 
**[[wikipedia:Big Ben#Elizabeth Tower|Elizabeth Tower]] was used for "[[Second Star to the Right]]", representing [[London]], and "[[Strange Case]]", representing [[Victorian England]].
 
**[[wikipedia:Big Ben#Elizabeth Tower|Elizabeth Tower]] was used for "[[Second Star to the Right]]", representing [[London]], and "[[Strange Case]]", representing [[Victorian England]].
 
**The [[Magic Doors|Magic door]] with [[Arendelle]] crocuses was used for "[[Heroes and Villains]]", where it aspired the surrounding snowfall, and "[[Awake]]" where it simply closed.
 
**The [[Magic Doors|Magic door]] with [[Arendelle]] crocuses was used for "[[Heroes and Villains]]", where it aspired the surrounding snowfall, and "[[Awake]]" where it simply closed.
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==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
 
[[es:Intertítulos de episodios]]
 
[[es:Intertítulos de episodios]]
 
[[pt:Cartão de Título dos Episódios]]
 
[[pt:Cartão de Título dos Episódios]]
 
[[fr:Génériques des épisodes]]
 
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An Episode Title Card is the unique graphic used at or near the beginning of ABC's Once Upon a Time beginning with the second episode of the first season. One is also used near the beginning of every episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

The Episode Title Cards feature a character, creature, location or item featured (or not) in the episode. This unique graphic appears under the Once Upon a Time title in the blue forest, the red forest, or in a Wonderland red and white chessboard surrounded by mushrooms and with a mountainous background, under the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland title.

View the title card gallery here.

Once Upon a Time

Season One

"Pilot" is the only episode of Season One to not feature a title card. It instead features four slides that set the premise for the series. The subsequent episodes and their featured item are listed below:

Season Two

Every episode of Season Two feature a title card tailored to the episode. Two images from Season One, that of Red Riding Hood and that of Rumplestiltskin's spinning wheel, have been reused, alongside twenty new slides.

Season Three

The majority of Season Three's title cards featured a slightly altered forest background, however, the reason for this has not been confirmed.

Season Four

Every title card of the first half of Season Four features the forest background with falling snow. The title card for "A Tale of Two Sisters" is the generic form of subsequent title cards until "Heroes and Villains".

Season Five

From "Souls of the Departed" to "Firebird", every title card features the forest background, but the color is red instead of blue to reflect the Underworld.

Season Six

Season Seven

Breaking from a traditional cut to the title card, the card zooms out from inside the "O" in "Once" to show the Seattle skyline in the background of the forest. The title card for "Hyperion Heights" is the generic form of subsequent title cards (except for "The Guardian", "Homecoming", and "Leaving Storybrooke").

Specials

From "Magic is Coming" to "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over", the specials used the traditional series title card format which feature the special's title beneath the Once Upon a Time logo. The title cards for "Wicked is Coming" and "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over" featured the generic form of the forest background used in the majority of Season Three's title cards.

Starting from "Evil Reigns Once More", the specials used a new specialized title card design with the special's title centred on-screen and a small Once Upon a Time logo above the special's title.

"Dark Swan Rises" used a unique design that does not follow either title card convention.

Others

Promotional Title Cards

Several unique title cards have been used for televised promotional purposes for individual episodes and each Season Four onwards season/storyline. These have been paired with sneak previews and other promotional trailers for their respective season:

  • "Ariel": The Once Upon a Time logo underwater[1]
  • Season 4A: A snow-covered forest with a golden Once Upon a Time logo covered in ice[2]
  • Season 4B: A forest filled with overgrown grass and vines[3]
  • Season 5A: A black swan on a lake with Camelot Castle in the background[4]
  • Season 5A: A target[5]

Note: The title card with a target was only used at San Diego Comic-Con for Merida's promotion and has not been used for any other purposes.

Unused Title Cards

There are several title cards unused on-screen that have been released:

  • A white horse
  • A male and a female on horseback
  • Mulan
  • Aurora pricking her finger on a spinning wheel

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

Trivia

References