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Everyone wants a magical solution for their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.

—Jefferson to Emma^src

Jefferson, also known as the Mad Hatter, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the seventeenth episode of the first season and is portrayed by guest star Sebastian Stan.

Jefferson is based on the Hatter from the novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the Mad Hatter from the Disney film Alice in Wonderland.

History

Before First Curse

Employed as a thief, Jefferson steals treasures for a living. At some point, he works with a man named William to pull off heists. As his greatest asset, Jefferson has a portal hat, which he uses to jump between worlds. ("Out of the Past")

At some point, possibly around the same time as he obtains or makes his original hat, Jefferson obtains or makes at least one other version of his portal jumping hat. ("The Final Battle Part 1")

At Rumplestiltskin's behest, he goes searching for a crystal ball and a pair of slippers. Only finding the crystal ball, Jefferson returns to the Dark One's castle to deliver it, although he wasn't able to acquire the slippers. Prior, he also promised to assist Rumplestiltskin in a scheme to force one of his magic pupils, Regina, to move on from her past. Since she wishes to resurrect her dead lover, Daniel, and stubbornly refuses to give up, Jefferson mentions knowing a wizard from another world who can revive the dead. In return for bringing this man to her, he asks for a royal pass to travel throughout the kingdom without restrictions, which she consents to. After the wizard, Victor, is brought to the Enchanted Forest, he examines Daniel's corpse, which is in suitable condition for the resurrection, and then hand-picks a heart from a vault. As Jefferson and Regina wait outside a tent, Victor attempts the procedure on Daniel and fakes a failed revival. While this leaves Regina heartbroken and left with no choice but to let go of her deceased lover, Rumplestiltskin gives Victor a heart as payment for his services, to which Jefferson then transports the doctor home through the hat. ("The Doctor")

Later, Jefferson arrives to Camelot to steal the king's treasures, only to find another thief, Priscilla, is already there and after the same prize as him. To elude the real guards, Priscilla takes him with her out a window, before they both escape into the portal hat. After having many thieving adventures together, the pair fall in love, marry and have a daughter, Grace. Two years later, their finances dwindle, but when Jefferson learns from William that the March Hare has the Clock of Evermore, he plans to steal and sell it to provide for his family. However, he is captured by the March Hare, who rewinds time with the clock and forces him to stay for a never ending tea party. With the White Rabbit's help, Priscilla crosses worlds to rescue him, but Jefferson insists on retrieving his hat from the March Hare's house. After reclaiming the hat, he and his wife run from guards, in which Priscilla is fatally injured by an arrow. With her last breaths, she persuades him to go home without her so Grace won't be orphaned. Honoring her wish, Jefferson cradles her body a final time before going into his hat. Regretful that his line of work caused Priscilla's death, he retires the portal hat, opting to live poorly as long as he can be with his daughter. ("Out of the Past")

Making a meager living as a mushroom seller, he and his daughter are playing hide-and-seek in the woods when they spot the Queen's carriage outside their house. Jefferson instructs Grace to wait outside, and he goes into the house where the Queen, Regina, asks for his help retrieving something from another land. Temptingly, she promises him riches so he can lavish his precious daughter. Jefferson refuses her request, which she seemingly accepts with no argument. During a market trip, Grace wants a rabbit doll, though he cannot afford it. He tries bargaining with the vendor, an old woman, but she turns him away. Despite that, Grace is not upset, but Jefferson begins to worry that he cannot give his daughter a happy life. Unseen to them, the old woman is Regina in disguise. Returning home, Jefferson gives Grace an improvised toy rabbit he made for her, and the two enjoy a make-believe tea party. Wishing to give her a better childhood, he decides to take up on the Queen's offer. Jefferson informs Grace of this, which she pleads against, but he promises to be back in time for tea. After sending his daughter off to the neighbors, he and Regina jump into the hat and arrive in a room of portals to other lands. Jefferson warns that if two people enter Wonderland, then only the same amount of people can exit out. In Wonderland, Regina burns a route through a hedge maze and reaches a vault where she snatches a box. After outrunning the Queen of Hearts' guardsmen, Regina reveals the item in the box is her father, and she intends to return home with him. Thus, Jefferson is entrapped by her while the pair leave for the Enchanted Forest. The guards catch up, and then haul Jefferson to the Queen of Hearts, who beheads him, yet he remains alive. Panicked, he admits what happened with Regina and his hat, so the Queen of Hearts orders him to make another one. Following numerous failed attempts to do so, Jefferson manically works on a new hat while the room is already filled with thousands of them. ("Hat Trick")

During First Curse

After the curse is cast, Jefferson retains his memories from his old life while also gaining memories of a false life in the town of Storybrooke. In obtaining this new identity as a result of the curse, Jefferson gains a large house, something never obtainable in his prior life, but he is left without his daughter, who is now the child of neighbors and she has no memory of her actual father. He attempts to map escape routes out of Storybrooke, but can never leave town. Due to the curse, Jefferson and the other residents do not age because time is frozen. Following twenty-eight years, the savior of the curse, Emma, arrives to town, and Jefferson becomes aware that she has magic. Wishing to return home to the Enchanted Forest and be with his daughter, he keeps a close eye on Emma; watching her through a telescope while she on duty at the sheriff station. One night, Jefferson captures a runaway Mary Margaret in the woods and kidnaps her to his house. Then, he feigns a limp when Emma, out searching for Mary Margaret, nearly hits him with her car. Believing he is seriously wounded, she drives him home as an apology. Once at his house, Jefferson invites her in for tea and plants a sedative. Once she passes out, he gags and ties her up. Later, he finds Emma, after freeing herself, is attempting to untie Mary Margaret. After forcing the blonde to rebind her friend in place, Jefferson demands that Emma use magic to fashion a hat so he can return to the Enchanted Forest. Emma believes he is delusional, but expresses sympathy when he mentions how the curse separated him from his daughter, Paige, who has no memory of him. However, once his back is turned, she knocks him out and rushes to free Mary Margaret. Awakening moments later, Jefferson blocks the two women from escaping. He aims a gun at them, but Emma forces the weapon out of his reach. While fighting, Mary Margaret kicks him out a window, to which he mysteriously disappears. ("Hat Trick")

Later, Jefferson strikes a deal with Regina to get rid of Emma by retrieving something from the Enchanted Forest in exchange for erasing memories of his past life, and creating new lives for himself and his daughter. After Regina provides him with his old portal-jumping hat, he requests magic in order to open a vortex. She sacrifices a ring, but it only has enough power to open a tear into the past Enchanted Forest. Thus, Regina retrieves a poisoned apple, which she bakes into an apple turnover and gives to Emma as a parting gift. Though her hopes are set on the savior consuming it, Henry falls victim to the apple's cursed power. ("An Apple Red as Blood")

With his end of the bargain fulfilled, Jefferson confronts Regina as she is visiting a comatose Henry at hospital. He desires his reward for helping her, but she coldly refuses to honor their agreement as the deal became void since Emma didn't eat the poisoned apple. Furious at being "screwed over" by Regina a second time, Jefferson threatens that their business is not finished, but she doesn't take his warning seriously. Realizing there is still one other way to ruin Regina, he breaks into the hospital's psychiatric ward, drugging nurse with spiked tea, and frees Belle from her imprisonment. While the girl is puzzled by his help, Jefferson simply instructs her to seek out Mr. Gold and tell him that Regina was the one who locked her away. ("A Land Without Magic")

After First Curse

After the breaking of the curse, Mr. Gold marks Regina for death with a medallion and sends a creature to kill her. Due to Henry's concern for Regina, Emma decides to protect her from harm. Since the creature cannot be killed, Regina suggests sending and trapping it in another realm, and she brings out the magic hat for this purpose. Surprised, Emma recognizes it as Jefferson's hat, though Regina feigns ignorance. ("Broken")

In the aftermath, the creature disappears into a portal made by the hat, though Emma and Mary Margaret are sucked in as well. Desperate to regain his wife and daughter, David seeks out the owner of the hat by bargaining with Mr. Gold for a locator potion. Infused with potion substance, the hat takes a life of its own and leads David straight to Jefferson, who is stuck inside an overturned car. Once freed, Jefferson is questioned about how to find Emma and Mary Margaret, but he laughs at David's assumption that the Enchanted Forest is destroyed and gone. Refusing to assist him with the rescue mission, Jefferson then escapes. ("We Are Both")

Seeking solace at the dock, Jefferson is approached by Henry. Assuming the boy wants the same thing as David, he once again refuses to help. Instead, Henry presses him about why he hasn't spoken to his daughter, Paige, yet since the curse has been broken. Distraught over the possibility of bringing himself into her life again, Jefferson admits he feels guilty for having left to go to Wonderland and then being unable to return to her, but Henry persuades him that it's now or never. After school dismissal as the students are let out for the day, Jefferson notices Paige walking in the opposite direction on the street. He calls her by the name he has always known her as, Grace, to which she turns around, ecstatic to see her father, and runs into his waiting arms. After an emotional embrace between the two, they walk off together. ("Lady of the Lake")

Family

Jefferson

Priscilla †

Grace

Paige

Notes:

Solid lines denote blood parent-child relationships

Dashed lines denote marriage relationships that result in offspring

† denotes the deceased

Trivia

Etymology

The rock band Jefferson Airplane has a hit song called "White Rabbit". The song uses imagery from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and was written by lead singer Grace Slick. Grace is the name of Jefferson's daughter.
- Jefferson buys his daughter a white rabbit toy at the market. In addition, the playing card Regina puts on Paige's bike plate shows the White Rabbit. ("Hat Trick," "An Apple Red as Blood")
Jefferson is one of few characters from the first Dark Curse who is confirmed to have the same real name in Storybrooke as his Enchanted Forest counterpart; the others being Regina, David and Mother Superior.

Character Notes

He is one of the few characters in the Enchanted Forest to call the Evil Queen by her given name. ("Hat Trick")
He is a former business associate of Rumplestiltskin and Victor Frankenstein. However, he left after the business cost him his wife. ("Hat Trick", "The Doctor", "Out of the Past")
He claims to be an amateur cartographer and has mapped the woods surrounding Storybrooke. ("Hat Trick")
Emma and the White Rabbit both refer to him as the Mad Hatter. Even though the character is often referred to as such, the term Mad Hatter is never actually used in Lewis Carroll's novel. ("Hat Trick", "Down the Rabbit Hole")
- However, the White Rabbit also uses the correct name "Hatter", as does Alice and the Knave of Hearts. ("Down the Rabbit Hole", "Heart of the Matter")
He describes himself as a "portal-jumper," with his hat being the portal. ("Hat Trick")
He bears a scar on his neck from when the Queen of Hearts had his counterpart's head cut off in Wonderland. ("Hat Trick")

Production Notes

The casting call describes him as "late 20s to Mid 30s, a rakishly handsome, former criminal who in Fairy Tale Land has given up his life of crime and dedicated himself to his daughter, while in Storybrooke he is a dangerous and mysterious figure who knows about the curse and attempts to convince Emma that it is real."^[1]
Jefferson is inspired by rock star Mick Jagger in the 1960s. According to Edward Kitsis, the famous lead singer of The Rolling Stones had a "weird, sixties, sort of Edwardian feel to him". Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, who are fans of The Rolling Stones, felt that this was who the Hatter should be on their show.^[2]
During the production of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, it was initially reported that the show would recast the Hatter due to Sebastian Stan's commitment to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.^[3] However, Edward Kitsis later revealed the next month that the character would not be recast, and the series would proceed without him.^[4]

Fairytales and Folklore

Despite being named the Hatter (the term "Mad Hatter" is never actually used in the novel), the character is never referred to as wearing any kind of headgear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. His signature top hat comes from John Tenniel's illustrations from the first edition of the novel. His headgear is further elaborated on in The Nursery "Alice", a shortened version written by Lewis Carroll for young children. This version states that the character is wearing a hat on his head with a price tag on it, because it was meant to be sold.

Props Notes

When Jefferson is rescued from his car by David, he comes out of the wreckage clutching a stuffed bunny,^[5] a reference to the White Rabbit and the March Hare from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.^[6] ("We Are Both")
During the second Alice's tea party in Gothel's tower, she picks up a top hat and refers to it as "Mr. Hatter", a reference to the character from the novel. ("The Girl in the Tower")

Set Dressing

Among the many fairy tale illustrations pinned to the wall in Henry's room is "A Mad Tea Party"^[7] (1907) by the famous English book illustrator Arthur Rackham. It is an illustration of a scene from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with Alice at the tea party with the Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse. ("The Price of Gold," "The New Neverland")
- "Alice in Wonderland",^[7] an illustration by the American illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith, can also be seen. This picture is from Nora Archibald Smith's book Boys and Girls of Bookland (1923) and features Alice surrounded by the characters of Wonderland, including the Queen of Hearts, the Hatter and the White Rabbit. However, all that can be seen of the Hatter on the show's illustration, is his hat in "The Price of Gold"^[7] (in "The New Neverland", the Hatter has been cropped off).^[8]
The framed prints in the hallway of Jefferson's mansion are John Tenniel's illustrations from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. One of them shows the Hatter with Alice, the March Hare and the Dourmouse at the famous tea party.^[9] ("Hat Trick")
When David finds Jefferson, there is a "Deluxe Tea Set" scattered on the ground;^[10] referencing the imaginary tea parties Grace used to throw with her stuffed animals in "Hat Trick".^[6] ("We Are Both")
When young Alice returns to Victorian England, she walks past a small dining table with several plush toys sitting in chairs around it. The party guests at the table include a man in a hat.^[11] Years later, Alice's daughter has the same toy.^[12] ("Down the Rabbit Hole," "And They Lived...")
During the second Alice's tea party in New Wonderland,^[13] a black top hat is sitting on the table.<ref>File:708TopHat.png The Hatter was one of the people who attended the tea party in the novel. ("Pretty in Blue")

Goofs

When Jefferson releases Belle from her cell, his neck scar from the side and back is missing. ("A Land Without Magic")

Other Notes

According to not-canon Once Upon a Time: The Untold Stories, he is twenty-nine years old.^[14]

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season One
"Pilot":	"The Thing You Love Most":	"Snow Falls":	"The Price of Gold":	"That Still Small Voice":	"The Shepherd":	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter":	"Desperate Souls":	"True North":	"7:15 A.M.":	"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Skin Deep":	"What Happened to Frederick":	"Dreamy":	"Red-Handed":	"Heart of Darkness":	"Hat Trick":	"The Stable Boy":	"The Return":	"The Stranger":	"An Apple Red as Blood":	"A Land Without Magic":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Mentioned	Appears	Appears	Mentioned	Appears	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Three
"The Heart of the Truest Believer":	"Lost Girl":	"Quite a Common Fairy":	"Nasty Habits":	"Good Form":	"Ariel":	"Dark Hollow":	"Think Lovely Thoughts":	"Save Henry":	"The New Neverland":	"Going Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"New York City Serenade":	"Witch Hunt":	"The Tower":	"Quiet Minds":	"It's Not Easy Being Green":	"The Jolly Roger":	"Bleeding Through":	"A Curious Thing":	"Kansas":	"Snow Drifts":	"There's No Place Like Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent

*Once Upon a Time in Wonderland*
"Down the Rabbit Hole":	"Trust Me":	"Forget Me Not":	"The Serpent":	"Heart of Stone":	"Who's Alice":	"Bad Blood":
Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Home":	"Nothing to Fear":	"Dirty Little Secrets":	"Heart of the Matter":	"To Catch a Thief":	"And They Lived...":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Comics

Shadow of the Queen
Wolfstime:	The Color of Betrayal:	Silver and Gold:	Hearts in Atlantis:
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Out of the Past
Dead in the Water:	Truth and Daggers:	Ghosts:	Tea Party in March:
Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive	Archive
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Archive	Absent	Archive	Archive

Other Appearances

NOVELIZATION

Jefferson is featured in Once Upon a Time's Season One novelization, Reawakened: A Once Upon a Time Tale.

STORYBOOKS

Jefferson appears in Henry's storybook in "Hat Trick",^[15] "We Are Both"^[16] and "Selfless, Brave and True".^[17]

Centric Listing

This list contains all Jefferson-centric episodes/stories:

"Hat Trick"
Out of the Past ("Tea Party in March")

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

References

↑ Once Upon a Time - Episode 1.17 - Hat Trick - Casting Call. SpoilerTV (January 13, 2012). “[JEFFERSON] Late 20s to Mid 30s, a rakishly handsome, former criminal who in Fairy Tale Land has given up his life of crime and dedicated himself to his daughter, while in Storybrooke he is a dangerous and mysterious figure who knows about the curse and attempts to convince Emma that it is real. Guest star. Any ethnicity.”
↑ First The Official ABC Once Upon a Time Podcast. ABC (2012). (At 09:21)
Rought, Karen (September 11, 2012). ‘Once Upon a Time’ launches official podcast, creators talk seasons 1 and 2. Hypable. “In addition, they discuss some of their inspirations for the show, pulling examples from music and fashion in particular. The Hatter, for instance, was based off of Mick Jagger from the '60s. They wanted an Edwardian feel to the character, but also just loved the Rolling Stones.”
↑ Ng, Philana (February 22, 2013). ABC Eyeing Potential 'Once Upon a Time' Spinoff, Recasting Mad Hatter. The Hollywood Reporter. “Sebastian Stan, who has played the Mad Hatter since 2012, will not be reprising his role later this season when the character returns, and the network has begun looking for a replacement. ABC and the producers hoped that Stan could have continued, but he was unavailable for long-term work.”
↑ Jeffery, Morgan (March 4, 2013). 'Once Upon a Time' exec: 'No plans to recast The Mad Hatter'. Digital Spy. “Once Upon a Time co-creator Edward Kitsis has denied that the show will recast The Mad Hatter. A spinoff show featuring the character is reportedly in the works, but original actor Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The First Avenger) was said to be unable to commit to a full series. However, speaking at PaleyFest 2013, Kitsis insisted: "We have no plans to recast anyone."”
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↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Dove, Steve (October 10, 2012). Storybrooke Secrets: We Are Both. ABC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. “Speaking of Jefferson, When Charming finds him in a wrecked pickup truck, there is a toy "Deluxe Tea Set" on the ground, recalling his prior tea parties with the March Hare and the imaginary tea parties his daughter Grace used to throw with her stuffed animals. When Jefferson comes out of the truck, he's clutching a stuffed bunny—White Rabbit or March Hare—like the one he made for Grace back in Fairy Tale Land.”
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[1] Once Upon a Time - Episode 1.17 - Hat Trick - Casting Call. SpoilerTV (January 13, 2012). “[JEFFERSON] Late 20s to Mid 30s, a rakishly handsome, former criminal who in Fairy Tale Land has given up his life of crime and dedicated himself to his daughter, while in Storybrooke he is a dangerous and mysterious figure who knows about the curse and attempts to convince Emma that it is real. Guest star. Any ethnicity.”

[2] First The Official ABC Once Upon a Time Podcast. ABC (2012). (At 09:21)
Rought, Karen (September 11, 2012). ‘Once Upon a Time’ launches official podcast, creators talk seasons 1 and 2. Hypable. “In addition, they discuss some of their inspirations for the show, pulling examples from music and fashion in particular. The Hatter, for instance, was based off of Mick Jagger from the '60s. They wanted an Edwardian feel to the character, but also just loved the Rolling Stones.”

[3] Ng, Philana (February 22, 2013). ABC Eyeing Potential 'Once Upon a Time' Spinoff, Recasting Mad Hatter. The Hollywood Reporter. “Sebastian Stan, who has played the Mad Hatter since 2012, will not be reprising his role later this season when the character returns, and the network has begun looking for a replacement. ABC and the producers hoped that Stan could have continued, but he was unavailable for long-term work.”

[4] Jeffery, Morgan (March 4, 2013). 'Once Upon a Time' exec: 'No plans to recast The Mad Hatter'. Digital Spy. “Once Upon a Time co-creator Edward Kitsis has denied that the show will recast The Mad Hatter. A spinoff show featuring the character is reportedly in the works, but original actor Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The First Avenger) was said to be unable to commit to a full series. However, speaking at PaleyFest 2013, Kitsis insisted: "We have no plans to recast anyone."”

[5] File:202NoOneHeardMe.png

[WABtrivia-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Dove, Steve (October 10, 2012). Storybrooke Secrets: We Are Both. ABC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. “Speaking of Jefferson, When Charming finds him in a wrecked pickup truck, there is a toy "Deluxe Tea Set" on the ground, recalling his prior tea parties with the March Hare and the imaginary tea parties his daughter Grace used to throw with her stuffed animals. When Jefferson comes out of the truck, he's clutching a stuffed bunny—White Rabbit or March Hare—like the one he made for Grace back in Fairy Tale Land.”

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+'''Jefferson''', also known as the '''Mad Hatter''', is a character on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. He débuts in the [[Hat Trick|seventeenth episode]] of the [[Season One|first season]] and is portrayed by guest star [[Sebastian Stan]].
-{{Quote|I hate [[Wonderland]].|Jefferson to the [[Evil Queen]]|Hat Trick}}
-'''Jefferson''', also known as the '''Mad Hatter''', is a character on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. He débuts in the [[Hat Trick|seventeenth episode]] of the [[Season One|first season]]. He is portrayed by guest star [[Sebastian Stan]], and is the [[Enchanted Forest]] counterpart of '''[[Jefferson (Storybrooke)|Jefferson]]'''.
-Jefferson is based on the Mad Hatter from the novel, ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', and the [[Disney]] film ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
+Jefferson is based on the Hatter from the novel, ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', and the [[w:c:Disney:Mad Hatter|Mad Hatter]] from the [[Disney]] film ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
 ==History==
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-Employed as a thief, Jefferson steals treasures for a living. At some point, he works with a man named [[William (Out of the Past)|William]] to pull off heists. As his greatest asset, Jefferson has a [[Jefferson's Hat|portal hat]], which he uses to jump between worlds. {{Ep|Out of the Past}} At some point, possibly around the same time as he obtains or makes his original hat, Jefferson obtains or makes at least one other version of his portal jumping hat. {{Ep|The Final Battle Part 1}}
+Employed as a thief, Jefferson steals treasures for a living. At some point, he works with a man named [[William (Out of the Past)|William]] to pull off heists. As his greatest asset, Jefferson has a [[Jefferson's Hat|portal hat]], which he uses to jump between worlds. {{Ep|Out of the Past}}
+At some point, possibly around the same time as he obtains or makes his original hat, Jefferson obtains or makes at least one other version of his portal jumping hat. {{Ep|The Final Battle Part 1}}
-At [[Rumplestiltskin]]'s behest, he goes searching for a [[Crystal Balls|crystal ball]] and a pair of [[Silver Slippers|slippers]]. Only finding the crystal ball, Jefferson returns to the Dark One's [[Dark Castle|castle]] to deliver it, although he wasn't able to acquire the slippers. Prior, he also promised to assist Rumplestiltskin in a scheme to force one of his [[magic]] pupils, [[Evil Queen|Regina]], to move on from her past. Since she wishes to resurrect her dead lover, [[Daniel Colter|Daniel]], and stubbornly refuses to give up, Jefferson mentions knowing a wizard from another [[Land Without Color|world]] who can revive the dead. In return for bringing this man to her, he asks for a royal pass to travel throughout the kingdom without restrictions, which she consents to. After the wizard, [[Victor Frankenstein|Victor]], is brought to the Enchanted Forest, he examines Daniel's corpse, which is in suitable condition for the resurrection, and then hand-picks a [[Enchanted Hearts|heart]] from a [[Heart Vault|vault]]. As Jefferson and Regina wait outside a tent, Victor attempts the procedure on Daniel and fakes a failed revival. While this leaves Regina heartbroken and left with no choice but to let go of her deceased lover, Rumplestiltskin gives Victor a heart as payment for his services, to which Jefferson then transports the doctor home through the hat. {{Ep|The Doctor}}
+At [[Rumplestiltskin]]'s behest, he goes searching for a [[Crystal Balls|crystal ball]] and a pair of [[Silver Slippers|slippers]]. Only finding the crystal ball, Jefferson returns to the Dark One's [[Dark Castle|castle]] to deliver it, although he wasn't able to acquire the slippers. Prior, he also promised to assist Rumplestiltskin in a scheme to force one of his [[magic]] pupils, [[Evil Queen|Regina]], to move on from her past. Since she wishes to resurrect her dead lover, [[Daniel Colter|Daniel]], and stubbornly refuses to give up, Jefferson mentions knowing a wizard from another [[Land Without Color|world]] who can revive the dead. In return for bringing this man to her, he asks for a royal pass to travel throughout the kingdom without restrictions, which she consents to. After the wizard, [[Victor Frankenstein|Victor]], is brought to the Enchanted Forest, he examines Daniel's corpse, which is in suitable condition for the resurrection, and then hand-picks a [[Enchanted Hearts|heart]] from a [[Cora's Vault (Location)|vault]]. As Jefferson and Regina wait outside a tent, Victor attempts the procedure on Daniel and fakes a failed revival. While this leaves Regina heartbroken and left with no choice but to let go of her deceased lover, Rumplestiltskin gives Victor a heart as payment for his services, to which Jefferson then transports the doctor home through the hat. {{Ep|The Doctor}}
-Later, Jefferson arrives to [[Camelot]] to steal the king's treasures, only to find another thief, [[Priscilla (Out of the Past)|Priscilla]], is already there. To elude the real guards, Priscilla takes him with her out a window, before they both escape into the portal hat. After having many thieving adventures together, the pair fall in love, marry and have a daughter, [[Grace]]. Two years later, their finances dwindle, but when Jefferson learns from William that the [[March Hare]] has the [[Clock of Evermore]], he plans to steal and sell it to provide for his family. However, he is captured by the March Hare, who rewinds time with the clock and forces him to stay for a never ending tea party. With the [[White Rabbit]]'s help, Priscilla crosses worlds to rescue him, but Jefferson insists on retrieving his hat from the March Hare's house. After reclaiming the hat, he and his wife run from guards, in which Priscilla is fatally injured by an arrow. With her last breaths, she persuades him to go home without her so Grace won't be orphaned. Honoring her wish, Jefferson cradles her body a final time before going into his hat. Regretful that his line of work caused Priscilla's death, he retires the portal hat, opting to live poorly as long as he can be with his daughter. {{Ep3|Out of the Past}}
+Later, Jefferson arrives to [[Camelot]] to steal the king's treasures, only to find another thief, [[Priscilla (Out of the Past)|Priscilla]], is already there and after the same prize as him. To elude the real guards, Priscilla takes him with her out a window, before they both escape into the portal hat. After having many thieving adventures together, the pair fall in love, marry and have a daughter, [[Grace]]. Two years later, their finances dwindle, but when Jefferson learns from William that the [[March Hare]] has the [[Clock of Evermore]], he plans to steal and sell it to provide for his family. However, he is captured by the March Hare, who rewinds time with the clock and forces him to stay for a never ending tea party. With the [[White Rabbit]]'s help, Priscilla crosses worlds to rescue him, but Jefferson insists on retrieving his hat from the March Hare's house. After reclaiming the hat, he and his wife run from guards, in which Priscilla is fatally injured by an arrow. With her last breaths, she persuades him to go home without her so Grace won't be orphaned. Honoring her wish, Jefferson cradles her body a final time before going into his hat. Regretful that his line of work caused Priscilla's death, he retires the portal hat, opting to live poorly as long as he can be with his daughter. {{Ep3|Out of the Past}}
 Making a meager living as a mushroom seller, he and his daughter are playing hide-and-seek in the woods when they spot the Queen's carriage outside their house. Jefferson instructs Grace to wait outside, and he goes into the house where the Queen, Regina, asks for his help retrieving [[Valet|something]] from [[Wonderland|another land]]. Temptingly, she promises him riches so he can lavish his precious daughter. Jefferson refuses her request, which she seemingly accepts with no argument. During a market trip, Grace wants a rabbit doll, though he cannot afford it. He tries bargaining with the vendor, an old woman, but she turns him away. Despite that, Grace is not upset, but Jefferson begins to worry that he cannot give his daughter a happy life. Unseen to them, the old woman is Regina in [[Shapeshifting|disguise]]. Returning home, Jefferson gives Grace an improvised toy rabbit he made for her, and the two enjoy a make-believe tea party. Wishing to give her a better childhood, he decides to take up on the Queen's offer. Jefferson informs Grace of this, which she pleads against, but he promises to be back in time for tea. After sending his daughter off to the neighbors, he and Regina jump into the hat and arrive in a room of portals to other lands. Jefferson warns that if two people enter [[Wonderland]], then only the same amount of people can exit out. In Wonderland, Regina [[Witchcraft|burns]] a route through a hedge [[Wonderland Maze|maze]] and reaches a [[Wonderland Vault|vault]] where she snatches a box. After outrunning the [[Cora|Queen of Hearts]]' guardsmen, Regina reveals the item in the box is her father, and she intends to return home with him. Thus, Jefferson is entrapped by her while the pair leave for the Enchanted Forest. The guards catch up, and then haul Jefferson to the Queen of Hearts, who beheads him, yet he remains alive. Panicked, he admits what happened with Regina and his hat, so the Queen of Hearts orders him to make another one. Following numerous failed attempts to do so, Jefferson manically works on a new hat while the room is already filled with thousands of them. {{Ep|Hat Trick}} }}
-{{During First Curse|see|Jefferson (Storybrooke)}}
+{{During First Curse|
+After the [[Dark Curse|curse]] is cast, Jefferson retains his memories from his old life while also gaining memories of a false life in the town of [[Storybrooke]]. In obtaining this new identity as a result of the curse, Jefferson gains a [[Jefferson's Mansion (Storybrooke)|large house]], something never obtainable in his prior life, but he is left without his [[Paige|daughter]], who is now the child of neighbors and she has no memory of her actual father. He attempts to map escape routes out of Storybrooke, but can never leave town. Due to the curse, Jefferson and the other residents do not age because time is frozen. Following twenty-eight years, the savior of the curse, [[Emma Swan|Emma]], arrives to town, and Jefferson becomes aware that she has [[magic]]. Wishing to return home to the [[Enchanted Forest]] and be with his daughter, he keeps a close eye on Emma; watching her through a telescope while she on duty at the [[Storybrooke Sheriff Department|sheriff station]]. One night, Jefferson captures a runaway [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Mary Margaret]] in the woods and kidnaps her to his house. Then, he feigns a limp when Emma, out searching for Mary Margaret, nearly hits him with her car. Believing he is seriously wounded, she drives him home as an apology. Once at his house, Jefferson invites her in for tea and plants a sedative. Once she passes out, he gags and ties her up. Later, he finds Emma, after freeing herself, is attempting to untie Mary Margaret. After forcing the blonde to rebind her friend in place, Jefferson demands that Emma use magic to fashion a [[Jefferson's Hat|hat]] so he can return to the Enchanted Forest. Emma believes he is delusional, but expresses sympathy when he mentions how the curse separated him from his daughter, [[Paige]], who has no memory of him. However, once his back is turned, she knocks him out and rushes to free Mary Margaret. Awakening moments later, Jefferson blocks the two women from escaping. He aims a gun at them, but Emma forces the weapon out of his reach. While fighting, Mary Margaret kicks him out a window, to which he mysteriously disappears. {{Ep|Hat Trick}}
-{{Clear}}
+Later, Jefferson strikes a deal with [[Regina Mills|Regina]] to get rid of Emma by retrieving something from the Enchanted Forest in exchange for erasing memories of his past life, and creating new lives for himself and his daughter. After Regina provides him with his old portal-jumping [[Jefferson's Hat|hat]], he requests magic in order to open a vortex. She sacrifices a [[Regina's Engagement Ring|ring]], but it only has enough power to open a tear into the past Enchanted Forest. Thus, Regina retrieves a [[Poisoned Apple|poisoned apple]], which she bakes into an apple turnover and gives to Emma as a parting gift. Though her hopes are set on the savior consuming it, Henry falls victim to the apple's cursed power. {{Ep|An Apple Red as Blood}}
+With his end of the bargain fulfilled, Jefferson confronts Regina as she is visiting a comatose Henry at [[Storybrooke General Hospital|hospital]]. He desires his reward for helping her, but she coldly refuses to honor their agreement as the deal became void since Emma didn't eat the poisoned apple. Furious at being "screwed over" by Regina a second time, Jefferson threatens that their business is not finished, but she doesn't take his warning seriously. Realizing there is still one other way to ruin Regina, he breaks into the hospital's psychiatric ward, drugging [[Nurse Ratched|nurse]] with spiked tea, and frees [[Belle]] from her imprisonment. While the girl is puzzled by his help, Jefferson simply instructs her to seek out [[Mr. Gold]] and tell him that Regina was the one who locked her away. {{Ep|A Land Without Magic}} }}
+{{After First Curse|
+After the breaking of the [[Dark Curse|curse]], [[Mr. Gold]] marks [[Regina Mills|Regina]] for death with a [[Wraith Amulet|medallion]] and sends a [[Wraith|creature]] to kill her. Due to [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s concern for Regina, [[Emma Swan|Emma]] decides to protect her from harm. Since the creature cannot be killed, Regina suggests sending and trapping it in [[Enchanted Forest|another realm]], and she brings out the [[magic]] [[Jefferson's Hat|hat]] for this purpose. Surprised, Emma recognizes it as Jefferson's hat, though Regina feigns ignorance. {{Ep|Broken}}
+In the aftermath, the creature disappears into a [[World-crossing|portal]] made by the hat, though Emma and [[Mary Margaret Blanchard|Mary Margaret]] are sucked in as well. Desperate to regain his wife and daughter, [[David Nolan|David]] seeks out the owner of the hat by bargaining with Mr. Gold for a [[Locator Spells|locator potion]]. Infused with potion substance, the hat takes a life of its own and leads David straight to Jefferson, who is stuck inside an overturned [[Jefferson's Car|car]]. Once freed, Jefferson is questioned about how to find Emma and Mary Margaret, but he laughs at David's assumption that the Enchanted Forest is destroyed and gone. Refusing to assist him with the rescue mission, Jefferson then escapes. {{Ep|We Are Both}}
+Seeking solace at the [[Storybrooke Dock|dock]], Jefferson is approached by Henry. Assuming the boy wants the same thing as David, he once again refuses to help. Instead, Henry presses him about why he hasn't spoken to his daughter, [[Paige]], yet since the curse has been broken. Distraught over the possibility of bringing himself into her life again, Jefferson admits he feels guilty for having left to go to [[Wonderland]] and then being unable to return to her, but Henry persuades him that it's now or never. After school dismissal as the students are let out for the day, Jefferson notices Paige walking in the opposite direction on the street. He calls her by the name he has always known her as, [[Grace]], to which she turns around, ecstatic to see her father, and runs into his waiting arms. After an emotional embrace between the two, they walk off together. {{Ep|Lady of the Lake}} }}
+{{Clear}}
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+<center>{{FamilyTree/Start|summary=Jefferson and Priscilla are Grace's parents.}}
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-*Solid lines denote blood parent-child relationship
+*Solid lines denote blood parent-child relationships
-*Dashed lines denote marriage relationship
+*Dashed lines denote marriage relationships that result in offspring
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+*'''†''' denotes the deceased}}
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 ===Etymology===
 *The rock band [[Wikipedia:Jefferson Airplane|Jefferson Airplane]] has a hit song called "[[Wikipedia:White Rabbit (song)|White Rabbit]]". The song uses imagery from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' and ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]'', and was written by lead singer [[Wikipedia:Grace Slick|Grace Slick]]. [[Grace]] is the name of Jefferson's daughter.
-**Jefferson buys his daughter a white rabbit toy at the market. In addition, the playing card [[Regina Mills|Regina]] puts on [[Paige]]'s bike plate shows a [[White Rabbit]]. {{Ep|Hat Trick|An Apple Red as Blood}}
+**Jefferson buys his daughter a white rabbit toy at the market. In addition, the playing card [[Regina Mills|Regina]] puts on [[Paige]]'s bike plate shows the [[White Rabbit]]. {{Ep|Hat Trick|An Apple Red as Blood}}
-*Jefferson is one of few characters from the first [[Dark Curse]] who is confirmed to have the same real name in [[Storybrooke]] as his [[Enchanted Forest]] counterpart.
+*Jefferson is one of few characters from the first [[Dark Curse]] who is confirmed to have the same real name in [[Storybrooke]] as his [[Enchanted Forest]] counterpart; the others being [[Regina Mills|Regina]], [[David Nolan|David]] and [[Mother Superior]].
 ===Character Notes===
 *He is one of the few characters in the [[Enchanted Forest]] to call the [[Evil Queen]] by her given name. {{Ep|Hat Trick}}
 *He is a former business associate of [[Rumplestiltskin]] and [[Victor Frankenstein]]. However, he left after the business cost him his [[Priscilla (Out of the Past)|wife]]. {{S|("Hat Trick", "[[The Doctor]]", "[[Out of the Past]]")}}
+*He claims to be an amateur cartographer and has mapped the woods surrounding [[Storybrooke]]. {{Ep3|Hat Trick}}
+*[[Emma Swan|Emma]] and the [[White Rabbit]] both refer to him as the Mad Hatter. Even though the character is often referred to as such, the term Mad Hatter is never actually used in [[Wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]]'s [[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|novel]]. {{S|("Hat Trick", "[[Down the Rabbit Hole]]")}}
+**However, the White Rabbit also uses the correct name "Hatter", as does [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] and the [[Will Scarlet|Knave of Hearts]]. {{S|("Down the Rabbit Hole", "[[Heart of the Matter]]")}}
+*He describes himself as a "portal-jumper," with his [[Jefferson's Hat|hat]] being the [[World-crossing|portal]]. {{Ep3|Hat Trick}}
+*He bears a scar on his neck from when the [[Cora|Queen of Hearts]] had his counterpart's head cut off in [[Wonderland]]. {{Ep3|Hat Trick}}
 |-|Production Notes=
 ===Production Notes===
+*The casting call describes him as "late 20s to Mid 30s, a rakishly handsome, former criminal who in [[Fairy Tale Land]] has given up his life of crime and dedicated himself to his [[Grace|daughter]], while in [[Storybrooke]] he is a dangerous and mysterious figure who knows about the [[Dark Curse|curse]] and attempts to convince [[Emma Swan|Emma]] that it is real."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/01/once-upon-time-episode-117-hat-trick_13.html|title=Once Upon a Time - Episode 1.17 - Hat Trick - Casting Call|date=January 13, 2012|quote=[JEFFERSON] Late 20s to Mid 30s, a rakishly handsome, former criminal who in Fairy Tale Land has given up his life of crime and dedicated himself to his daughter, while in Storybrooke he is a dangerous and mysterious figure who knows about the curse and attempts to convince Emma that it is real. Guest star. Any ethnicity.|publisher=SpoilerTV}}</ref>
-*During the production of ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' it was initially reported that the show would recast (something that later happened with [[Tom Ellis]]' Robin Hood and [[Naveen Andrews]]' Jafar) [[Sebastian Stan]]'s Mad Hatter due to his commitment to the Marvel Cinematic Universe,<ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-a-time-mad-hatter-423603</ref> but Edward Kitsis later revealed the next month that due to fan backlash, the character would be recast and the series would proceed without the character.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/once-upon-a-time/news/a462994/once-upon-a-time-exec-no-plans-to-recast-the-mad-hatter/</ref>
+*Jefferson is inspired by rock star [[Wikipedia:Mick Jagger|Mick Jagger]] in the 1960s. According to [[Edward Kitsis]], the famous lead singer of [[Wikipedia:The Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones]] had a "weird, sixties, sort of [[Wikipedia:Edwardian era|Edwardian]] feel to him". Edward Kitsis and [[Adam Horowitz]], who are fans of The Rolling Stones, felt that this was who the Hatter should be on their [[Once Upon a Time|show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datgpodcast.abc.com/podcast/a_onceuponatime/OUT_CHAPTER1_S2.mp3|title=First The Official ABC ''Once Upon a Time'' Podcast|year=2012|publisher=[[ABC]]}} {{S|(At 09:21)}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/once-upon-a-time-launches-official-podcast-creators-talk-season-1-and-2/|title=‘Once Upon a Time’ launches official podcast, creators talk seasons 1 and 2|last=Rought|first=Karen|date=September 11, 2012|publisher=Hypable|quote=In addition, they discuss some of their inspirations for the show, pulling examples from music and fashion in particular. The Hatter, for instance, was based off of Mick Jagger from the '60s. They wanted an Edwardian feel to the character, but also just loved the Rolling Stones.}}</ref>
-*The casting call describes him as "late 20s to Mid 30s, a rakishly handsome, former criminal who in [[Fairy Tale Land]] has given up his life of crime and dedicated himself to his [[Grace|daughter]], while in [[Storybrooke]] he is a dangerous and mysterious figure who knows about the [[Dark Curse|curse]] and attempts to convince [[Emma Swan|Emma]] that it is real."<ref>http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/01/once-upon-time-episode-117-hat-trick_13.html</ref>
+*During the production of ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'', it was initially reported that the show would recast the Hatter due to [[Sebastian Stan]]'s commitment to the [[Wikipedia:Marvel Cinematic Universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-a-time-mad-hatter-423603|title=ABC Eyeing Potential 'Once Upon a Time' Spinoff, Recasting Mad Hatter|last=Ng|first=Philana|date=February 22, 2013|quote='''Sebastian Stan''', who has played the Mad Hatter since 2012, will not be reprising his role later this season when the character returns, and the network has begun looking for a replacement. ABC and the producers hoped that Stan could have continued, but he was unavailable for long-term work.|publisher=''[[Wikipedia:The Hollywood Reporter|The Hollywood Reporter]]''}}</ref> However, [[Edward Kitsis]] later revealed the next month that the character would not be recast, and the series would proceed without him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/once-upon-a-time/news/a462994/once-upon-a-time-exec-no-plans-to-recast-the-mad-hatter/|title='Once Upon a Time' exec: 'No plans to recast The Mad Hatter'|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|date=March 4, 2013|quote=Once Upon a Time co-creator Edward Kitsis has denied that the show will recast The Mad Hatter. A spinoff show featuring the character is reportedly in the works, but original actor Sebastian Stan (''Captain America: The First Avenger'') was said to be unable to commit to a full series. However, speaking at PaleyFest 2013, Kitsis insisted: "We have no plans to recast anyone."|publisher=''[[Wikipedia:Digital Spy|Digital Spy]]''}}</ref>
-*Jefferson is inspired by rock star [[Wikipedia:Mick Jagger|Mick Jagger]] in the 1960s. According to [[Edward Kitsis]], the famous lead singer of [[Wikipedia:The Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones]] had a "weird, sixties, sort of [[Wikipedia:Edwardian era|Edwardian]] feel to him". Edward Kitsis and [[Adam Horowitz]], who are fans of The Rolling Stones, felt that this was who the Mad Hatter should be on their [[Once Upon a Time|show]].<ref>http://www.datgpodcast.abc.com/podcast/a_onceuponatime/OUT_CHAPTER1_S2.mp3<br>http://www.hypable.com/once-upon-a-time-launches-official-podcast-creators-talk-season-1-and-2/</ref>
+|-|Cultural References=
+===Fairytales and Folklore===
+*Despite being named the Hatter (the term "Mad Hatter" is never actually used in the novel), the character is never referred to as wearing any kind of headgear in ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''. His signature [[Jefferson's Hats|top hat]] comes from [[Wikipedia:John Tenniel|John Tenniel]]'s illustrations from the first edition of the novel. His headgear is further elaborated on in ''[[Wikipedia:The Nursery "Alice"|The Nursery "Alice"]]'', a shortened version written by [[Wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]] for young children. This version states that the character is wearing a hat on his head with a price tag on it, because it was meant to be sold.
 |-|Set Notes=
+===Props Notes===
+*When Jefferson is rescued from his car by [[David Nolan|David]], he comes out of the wreckage clutching a stuffed bunny,<ref>[[:File:202NoOneHeardMe.png]]</ref> a reference to the [[White Rabbit]] and the [[March Hare]] from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]''.<ref name="WABtrivia">{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time/news/storybrooke-secrets/secrets-episode-202-we-are-both|title=Storybrooke Secrets: We Are Both|last=Dove|first=Steve|date=October 10, 2012|quote=Speaking of Jefferson, When Charming finds him in a wrecked pickup truck, there is a toy "Deluxe Tea Set" on the ground, recalling his prior tea parties with the March Hare and the imaginary tea parties his daughter Grace used to throw with her stuffed animals. When Jefferson comes out of the truck, he's clutching a stuffed bunny—White Rabbit or March Hare—like the one he made for Grace back in Fairy Tale Land.|publisher=[[ABC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415152004/http://abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time/news/storybrooke-secrets/secrets-episode-202-we-are-both|archivedate=April 15, 2016}}</ref> {{Ep|We Are Both}}
+*During the [[Alice (Hyperion Heights)|second Alice]]'s tea party in [[Gothel's Tower|Gothel's tower]], she picks up a top hat and refers to it as "Mr. Hatter", a reference to the character from the novel. {{Ep|The Girl in the Tower}}
 ===Set Dressing===
-*Among the many fairy tale illustrations pinned to the wall in [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Mills House|room]] is "[[Wikimedia:File:Alice in Wonderland by Arthur Rackham - 08 - A Mad Tea-Party.jpg|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - A Mad Tea-Party]]"<ref name="ShoeOff">[[:File:104ShoeOff.png]]</ref> (1907) by the famous English book illustrator [[Wikipedia:Arthur Rackham|Arthur Rackham]]. It is an illustration of a scene from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', with Alice at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party with the [[March Hare]], the [[Dormouse]] and the Mad Hatter. {{Ep|The Price of Gold|The New Neverland}}
+*Among the many fairy tale illustrations pinned to the wall in [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Mills House|room]] is "[[Commons:File:Alice in Wonderland by Arthur Rackham - 08 - A Mad Tea-Party.jpg|A Mad Tea Party]]"<ref name="ShoeOff">[[:File:104ShoeOff.png]]</ref> (1907) by the famous English book illustrator [[Wikipedia:Arthur Rackham|Arthur Rackham]]. It is an illustration of a scene from ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', with Alice at the [[tea]] party with the Hatter, the [[March Hare]] and the [[Dormouse]]. {{Ep|The Price of Gold|The New Neverland}}
-**[[Wikimedia:File:Jessie Willcox Smith Boys and Girls in Bookland.jpg|Another illustration]],<ref name="ShoeOff" /> by the American illustrator [[Wikipedia:Jessie Willcox Smith|Jessie Willcox Smith]], can also be seen. This picture is from [[Wikipedia:Nora Archibald Smith|Nora Archibald Smith]]'s book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Girls-Bookland-Archibald-Smith/dp/051766206X/ref=la_B001IXS6TU_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427794185&sr=1-1 Boys and Girls of Bookland]'' (1923) and features Alice surrounded by the characters of [[Wonderland]], including the [[Cora|Queen of Hearts]], the Mad Hatter and the White Rabbit. However, all that can be seen of the Mad Hatter on the [[Once Upon a Time|show]]'s illustration, is his hat in "The Price of Gold" (in "The New Neverland", the Mad Hatter has been cropped off).<ref>[[:File:310BedTime.png]]</ref>
+**"[[Commons:File:Boys and Girls of Bookland Alice in Wonderland.jpg|Alice in Wonderland]]",<ref name="ShoeOff" /> an illustration by the American illustrator [[Wikipedia:Jessie Willcox Smith|Jessie Willcox Smith]], can also be seen. This picture is from [[Wikipedia:Nora Archibald Smith|Nora Archibald Smith]]'s book ''[http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Girls-Bookland-Archibald-Smith/dp/051766206X Boys and Girls of Bookland]'' (1923) and features Alice surrounded by the characters of [[Wonderland]], including the [[Cora|Queen of Hearts]], the Hatter and the White Rabbit. However, all that can be seen of the Hatter on the [[Once Upon a Time|show]]'s illustration, is his [[Jefferson's Hats|hat]] in "The Price of Gold"<ref name="ShoeOff" /> (in "The New Neverland", the  Hatter has been cropped off).<ref>[[:File:310BedTime.png]]</ref>
+*The framed prints in the hallway of Jefferson's mansion are [[Wikipedia:John Tenniel|John Tenniel]]'s illustrations from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]''. [[Commons:File:Alice par John Tenniel 25.png|One]] of them shows the Hatter with Alice, the March Hare and the Dourmouse at the famous tea party.<ref>[[:File:117SneakingDownTheHallway.png]]</ref> {{Ep|Hat Trick}}
-*When young [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] returns to [[Victorian England]], she walks past a small dining table with several plush toys sitting in chairs around it. The party guests at the table include a man in a hat.<ref>[[:File:W101TeaParty2.png]]</ref> Years later, Alice's [[Alice's Daughter|daughter]] has the same toy.<ref>[[:File:W113IDontKnow.png]]</ref> {{Ep|Down the Rabbit Hole|And They Lived...}}
-*During the [[Alice (Hyperion Heights)|other Alice]]'s tea party,<ref>[[:File:708BeLostToo.png]]</ref> a black top hat is sitting on the table,<ref>[[:File:708BeLostToo.png]]</ref> a reference to the Mad Hatter and his [[Jefferson's Hats|hat]]. {{Ep|Pretty in Blue}}
+*When [[David Nolan|David]] finds Jefferson, there is a "Deluxe Tea Set" scattered on the ground;<ref>[[:File:202Help!.png]]</ref> referencing the imaginary tea parties [[Grace]] used to throw with her stuffed animals in "[[Hat Trick]]".<ref name="WABtrivia"/> {{Ep|We Are Both}}
+*When young [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] returns to [[Victorian England]], she walks past a small dining table with several plush toys sitting in chairs around it. The party guests at the table include a man in a hat.<ref>[[:File:W101TeaParty3.png]]</ref> Years later, Alice's [[Alice's Daughter|daughter]] has the same toy.<ref>[[:File:W113IDontKnow.png]]</ref> {{Ep|Down the Rabbit Hole|And They Lived...}}
+*During the [[Alice (Hyperion Heights)|second Alice]]'s [[Tea Party|tea party]] in [[New Wonderland]],<ref>[[:File:708BeLostToo.png]]</ref> a black top hat is sitting on the table.<ref>[[:File:708TopHat.png]] The Hatter was one of the people who attended the tea party in the novel. {{Ep|Pretty in Blue}}
+|-|Goofs=
+===Goofs===
+*When Jefferson releases [[Belle]] from her [[Storybrooke General Hospital|cell]], his neck scar from the side and back is missing. {{Ep|A Land Without Magic}}
+|-|Other Notes=
+===Other Notes===
+*According to not-canon [[Once Upon a Time: The Untold Stories]], he is twenty-nine years old.<ref>[[:File:USGraceLetter.png]]</ref>
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+{{AppearancesOther|<center>'''NOVELIZATION'''</center>
+{{AppearancesR|Jefferson}}
-*The Mad Hatter appears in [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Once Upon a Time (Book)|storybook]] for "Hat Trick",<ref>[[:File:117MadHatterStorybook.png]]</ref> "We Are Both"<ref>[[:File:202MadHattersHat.png]]</ref> and "Selfless, Brave and True".<ref>[[:File:218MadHatter.png]]</ref>
+<center>'''STORYBOOKS'''</center>
-*Jefferson appears in a drawing made by [[Paige]] in "Lady of the Lake".<ref>[[:File:203Drawing.png]]</ref>}}
+*Jefferson appears in [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Henry's Once Upon a Time Book|storybook]] in "Hat Trick",<ref>[[:File:117MadHatterStorybook.png]]</ref> "We Are Both"<ref>[[:File:202MadHattersHat.png]]</ref> and "Selfless, Brave and True".<ref>[[:File:218MadHatter.png]]</ref>}}
+{{CentricListing|Jefferson|[[Hat Trick]]|
+*''[[Out of the Past]]'' ("Tea Party in March")}}
 <small>Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.</small>
 ==See also==
+*[[Jefferson's Car]]
 *[[Jefferson's Cottage]]
 *[[Jefferson's Hats]]
 *[[Jefferson's Mansion (Enchanted Forest)]]
+*[[Jefferson's Mansion (Storybrooke)]]
 *[[Mad Hatter's House]]
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