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• Dopey and his Storybrooke counterpart wear a purple hat, just like his Disney counterpart. He is also the only dwarf without a beard, just like in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
Dopey in dwarf form, "Dreamy"
Dopey in "human" form, "The Price"
Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• The dwarves have traits similar to their Disney counterparts: Bashful is coy, Doc is kind and fatherly, Dopey never speaks, Grumpy has a sour disposition, Happy is bubbly and bright, Sleepy is drowsy and struggles to stay awake, and Sneezy frequently sneezes. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Sleeping curses, and other curses, can be broken with true love's kiss, a reference to the way the Sleeping Death curse can be broken with love's first kiss in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (In the first edition of the "Snow White" fairytale from 1812, the apple is dislodged from Snow White's throat when one of the prince's servants, angry for having to carry the dead Snow White's coffin wherever the prince goes, strikes the sleeping princess. Beginning with the second edition from 1819, the apple dislodges when a servant accidentally stumbles while carrying the coffin to the prince's castle.)[1] (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• This is also a reference to the way Prince Phillip wakes Aurora from the sleeping curse in Sleeping Beauty. (In the Charles Perraultversion of "Sleeping Beauty," the prince finds the sleeping princess and, finding himself infatuated with her, falls to his knees, just as the curse breaks.[2] In the Grimmversion, the prince stoops down and gives the princess a kiss just as the curse breaks, but doesn't actually wake her from the curse.[3])
(Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• The Fairy with turquoise hair is called the Blue Fairy like in the film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The Blue Fairy wears a blue dress, just like in the Disney film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
From "Dreamy"
From Pinocchio
• Pinocchio's outfit, with the red breeches, the hat with the red feather, and the bow tie, is similar to the one worn in the Disney film (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Archie working as a psychiatrist is a reference to Disney's Pinocchio, where his counterpart Jiminy Cricket serves as a conscience who leads Pinocchio down the right path; similar to the way a psychiatrist sits down with their clients and tries to help them find the right path.[4](In the novel, the Cricket is a ghost and does not speak much.) In addition, Archie/Jiminy often acts as as a voice of conscience who helps people make moral choices. (Pinocchio, 1940)
Specific to "Pilot"[]
• Snow White is awakened by a kiss from Prince Charming. (This element was added for the Disney film and does not originate in the fairytale. In the first edition of the "Snow White" fairytale from 1812, the apple is dislodged from Snow White's throat when one of the prince's servants, angry for having to carry the dead Snow White's coffin wherever the prince goes, strikes the sleeping princess. Beginning with the second edition from 1819, the apple dislodges when a servant accidentally stumbles while carrying the coffin to the prince's castle.[1]) (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Emma wishes on a candle shaped like a blue star, an allusion to the segment in Pinocchio, in which Geppetto wishes on a blue star and his wish is granted by the Blue Fairy. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Snow White attracts a blue bird that flies onto her hand, a reference the bluebirds that fly onto Snow White's hand in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Mary Margaret is making bird houses with her students at school, a reference to the Disney film, where the character has a close relationship with birds. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Mary Margaret holds a blue bird in her hands, mirroring the scene where Snow White holds a bluebird in her hands in the animated film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Maleficent is named after the character from Disney's Sleeping Beauty(in the fairytale, the character is unnamed). (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• Maleficent's staff is based on the item of the same name from Disney's Sleeping Beauty. The staff is topped by a dragon, a reference to the animated film, where Maleficent transforms into a fire-breathing dragon. (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
Staff from Sleeping Beauty
Dragon from Sleeping Beauty
• Mary Margaret's loft is full of bird motifs, a reference to the many birds that Snow White interacts with in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
A giant blackbird is painted on the wall. From "The Thing You Love Most".
From "Lacey". The writing on the brick wall says "Original Liquid & Paste Grate Polish Black Bird Regd"[5] ("regd" means officially entered on a register or list).
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• There are two small roe deer figurines in Mary Margaret's loft, a reference to Bambi. The first one is blue and is seen next to Mary Margaret's radio in "The Thing You Love Most"[6] and "Snow Falls,"[7] on a small table in "The Price of Gold"[8] and "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (see the picture below), and on a different table in "Heart of Darkness" (see the pictures below). The second one first appears on a shelf in "Heart of Darkness,"[9] before moving to a kitchen shelf in Season Two.[10] (Bambi, 1942)
• They are also a reference to the two roe deer that Snow White interacts with in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
Statue one, zoomed in, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
Statue one, full-screen, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
Statue two, zoomed in, "Heart of Darkness"
Bambi
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• A planter with two bluebirds singing on a log, sits on Mary Margaret's shelf; mirroring the bluebirds singing on the rafters in the animated movie. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
Zoomed in, "True North"
Full-screen, "True North"
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Specific to "The Thing You Love Most"[]
• Maleficent is wearing a purple dress. In the animated film, her outfit is black and purple. Her hair ornament is reminiscent of the black horns on her headgear in the animated film. (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• Maleficent has a pet unicorn which she genuinely cares about and affectionately strokes, mirroring her relationship with her pet raven Diablo in the Disney film. (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• When her unicorn is endangered, Maleficent screams "Nooo!," echoing her reaction when she finds Diablo turned to stone in the Disney film and the character exclaims, "No!". (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• The prince and Snow White meet and fall in love prior to the later events where he awakens her with a kiss, just like in the Disney film (in the fairytale, they had never met prior to this event). The lighting makes the colors of Snow's bandit outfit look similar to what she wears when she interacts with the prince in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Mary Margaret has a ceramic blue bird figurine on her nightstand. This is a reference to the bluebirds in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.[11] (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• There is a sculpted rabbit utensil holder in the kitchen area of Mary Margaret's loft, a reference to the rabbits that Snow White interacts with in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Cinderella's ball gown and opera gloves are similar to her outfit in the Disney film, and her hair is styled similarly. (Cinderella, 1950)
• When Cinderella and Prince Thomas kiss during their wedding, it is similar to their first kiss as husband and wife in the animated film. (Cinderella, 1950)
• The King says to Cinderella that he hopes that their family will soon be growing, a reference to the animated film, where the King longs to have grandchildren. (Cinderella, 1950)
• Henry drops his right shoe while rushing up the staircase in his home, just like Cinderella does when she walks up the stairs in the family's mansion in the Disney film. (Cinderella, 1950)
• The episode title is a reference to Disney's Pinocchio, where Jiminy Cricket says to Pinocchio, "What are [sic] conscience! I'll tell you! A conscience is that still small voice people won't listen to." (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Martin and Myrna physically resemble (through costumes, and Myrna's hairstyle) the characters Honest John and Gideon respectively from the film. Myrna and Martin are also con artists, just like the characters in the film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Young Geppetto wears a pointed hat with a feather under a band wrapped around it, similar to the one worn by his son Pinocchio in the Disney film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The segment where Jiminy Cricket wishes on a blue star is similar to the scene where Geppetto wishes on a blue star in Disney's Pinocchio. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• When the Blue Fairy comes, she takes the form of a blue light descending from the night sky, just like in Disney's Pinocchio. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The Blue Fairy grants Jiminy's wish, just like in Disney's Pinocchio. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• When the Blue Fairy grants transforms Jiminy, he is bathed in a blue light, just like what happens when Disney's Blue Fairy transforms him into Pinocchio's conscience in the animated film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• An owl figurine (actually the top of a ceramic teapot with owls on it, as seen in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter") is glimpsed on Mary Margaret's kitchen counter, a reference to the owl that Snow White runs into while feeling into the forest in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
Zoomed in
Full-screen version
• The seven dwarves' drinking steins, which are seen in Mr. Gold's pawnshop (this is confirmed in "And Straight On 'Til Morning"), are similar to the ones seen in the dwarves' cottage in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• A tea set with with a rose design, with cups, teapot (it is actually a coffee pot,[13] but the angle makes it look like a teapot), creamer and sugar bowl, is seen in Mr. Gold's pawnshop. This is a reference to the magical rose from Beauty and the Beast, and the scenes where the living teacup and teapot (Chip and Mrs. Potts), usually accompanied by a living sugar bowl and a living creamer, serve people tea. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• When Mary Margaret makes herself some tea, she closes her fingers around a ceramic blue bird on top of the sugar bowl, a reference to the bluebird she holds in her hands in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
Zoomed in
Full-screen
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• There are giant sea shells in Mary Margaret's classroom, which is a reference to The Little Mermaid.[12] (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
• The Evil Queen sends the Huntsman out to kill Snow White and bring her heart as proof of death but he gives her the heart of a stag instead, which the queen puts in an ornate box. This is a reference to the Disney movie, where the queen demands that the huntsman returns with Snow White's heart in a jeweled box as proof of the deed, and the huntsman brings back a pig's heart instead (in the fairytale, she orders him to bring back her lungs and liver and the huntsman presents the queen with the lungs and liver of a wild boar to fake Snow White's death).(Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Regina's heart caskets are similar to the one the Evil Queen has in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The queen discovers that the heart the huntsman brought her is the heart of a stag and is furious, similar to the Disney film, where she discovers that the heart is a pig's heart and is angry about it (in the fairytale, he brought back fake lungs and liver, and the queen eventually realizes that the huntsman deceived her, but she is merely startled). (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• A Minnie Mouse figurine is sitting on the table to the right of Mr. Gold as he talks to Emma in the pawnshop. (Steamboat Willie, 1928)
Zoomed in
Full-screen
Steamboat Willie
• In Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the Enchantressdisguises herself as an old beggar woman and begs the prince for shelter, but when he turns her away in disgust, she sheds her disguise and transforms him into a Beast as punishment. In this episode, Zoso takes the Enchantress' place. He disguises himself as an old beggar and is given food and shelter by Rumplestiltskin, who is later revealed to be the show's version of the Beast. Zoso manipulate him into killing a powerful being known as the Dark One, only revealing himself to be the Dark One as he lies dying. The Dark One's power is transferred onto Rumplestiltskin instead, corrupting both his physical looks as well as the depths of his soul, turning him into a "beast". (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• According to a piece of paper in the box of belongings, Sheriff Graham's full name is Graham Humbert. Though never stated on-screen, in the Disney film, the Huntsman's name is Humbert as well. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Prince Charming sends Snow White a message via a carrier pigeon, a reference to the scene where Disney's Snow White sends the Prince an airborne kiss via a blushing pigeon in the animated film. The lighting makes the colors of Snow's bandit outfit look similar to what she wears when she interacts with the prince in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Mary Margaret cares for an injured dove that she finds in the forest, a reference to Disney's Snow White, who has a close relationship with birds. The dove is powdery white, just like the white pigeons that Snow White interacts with in the film (note that this is a continuity error, as the dove is powdery white when Mary Margaret releases it, but has a darker plumage earlier in the episode[14]). She sets the bird free while she is with David, a reference to the scene where Disney's Snow White sends the prince an airborne kiss with a white pigeon. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The bracelets worn by the genies are from Disney's Aladdin. When a genie is set free, their bracelets fall off, just like in the movie. (Aladdin, 1992)
Specific to "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree"[]
• King Leopold accidentally releases a genie while rubbing the lamp and uses a wish to set him free, just like the Disney version of Aladdin(in the fairytale, the genie is released when Aladdin's mother tries to clean the lamp, and the genie is never set free). (Aladdin, 1992)
• The genie allows the owner of the lamp to be granted three wishes(in the fairytale, the genie is merely bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp). (Aladdin, 1992)
• The genie states, "You cannot wish for life, nor death. You cannot wish for love." This is a reference to Disney's Aladdin, where the Genie states that a wish cannot be used to kill anybody, make someone fall in love, or bring people back from the dead. (Aladdin, 1992)
• When the genie becomes trapped inside the mirror, the lamp falls to the floor, just like what happens when the Genie is freed in the movie. (Aladdin, 1992)
• The genie becomes trapped inside the Evil Queen's mirror and can never leave her side, similar to the way the queen refers to the talking mirror as a "slave in the magic mirror" in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Belle is a brunette, just like in the Disney film (the actor, Emilie de Ravin, is blond in real life). (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle's beloved book, Her Handsome Hero, has a blue binding, a reference to the blue book her Disney counterpart reads[16] — her favorite book. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Two suits of armor fitted with long battle axes are standing by Rumplestiltskin's door, similar to the suits of armor sitting in the hallway of Beast's castle in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• In the beginning, Rumplestiltskin is quite cold and brutal toward Belle, but gradually starts to treat her better, similar to Beast's treatment of Disney's Belle (in the fairytale, he treats Beauty well from the start, except for the fact that he is holding her captive). (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The chipped tea cup is a reference to Chip from the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The blue and white dress Belle wears when she's Rumplestiltskin's maid (also seen on the Shadow when he's masquerading as Belle in Neverland), is similar to Belle's outfit in the Disney film.[16] (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• In Rumplestiltskin's castle, there is a kind of fur with horns which resembles Disney's Beast. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• There is a candlestick and clock in Rumplestiltskin's castle resembling Lumiere and Cogsworth.[16] (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle's father is called Maurice as in the film (note that he is never referred to by his real name on-screen; the name Maurice comes from the episode press release.[18]). (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• This episode features Gaston from the movie Beauty and the Beast. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• In Maurice's castle, Belle is standing in the background, holding a blue book close to her chest, mirroring a segment in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle's yellow dress is similar to the one she wears in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Rumplestiltskin says to Maurice's court that he can protect their "little town," a reference to the song "Belle" from the Disney film, which opens with "Little town, it's a quiet village / Every day like the one before / Little town, full of little people / Waking up to say". (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle is imprisoned in Rumplestiltskin's dungeon, similar to how she was imprisoned in Beast's dungeon in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Rumplestiltskin tells Belle that she will dust his collection, a reference to Fifi, the living feather duster who dusts Belle's room in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The segment where Belle serves Rumplestiltskin tea is a reference to the scenes where Chip and Mrs. Potts bring Belle (and Maurice, at the beginning of the film) some tea in the movie. The tea set with the cups, teapot, creamer and a lidded sugar bowl mirror the scenes in the movie, where Chip and Mrs. Potts are usually accompanied by a living, lidded sugar bowl and a living creamer. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Similarly, when the Evil Queen visits Rumplestiltskin, he has a tea set with cups, teapot and a lidded sugar bowl laid out on the table. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The teapot on the tray is a reference to Mrs. Potts. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle opens Rumplestilskin's curtains to let the light in, which Beast does when he shows Belle his library in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The outfit worn by Gaston when he confronts Rumplestiltskin is similar to the one he wears in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Gaston shows up at Rumplestiltskin's door, threatening him with a sword, similar to how he leads an attack on the Beast's castle and tries to kill Beast in the movie. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Gaston shows up at Rumplestiltskin's door, but Rumplestiltskin turns him into a rose, which he gives to Belle, saying that he had bought it from an old woman selling flowers. This is reference to the enchantress, who, in the guise of an old woman, shows up at the door of Disney's Beast and seeks shelter for the night in exchange for a beautiful rose she is carrying. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle says that in the Enchanted Forest, there aren't a lot of lot of opportunities for women to be heroes and show what they can do. This echoes the Disney film, where Belle, through her free-thinking attitude and love of reading, defies gender roles and is looked at with disdain by her fellow villagers for doing so. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle speaks of her desire to see the world, a reference to the reprise of the song "Belle," where the character sings about how she she wishes she could visit the world that lies outside her village: "I want much more than this provincial life / I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more than I can tell". (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle does not want to marry Gaston, just like in the movie. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• When Belle goes to town to fetch straw for Rumplestiltskin, she is carrying a basket, just like the character does when she is introduced in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• When Belle is imprisoned in the dungeon at the end of the episode, a teapot and the chipped cup are sitting on a tray next to her; a reference to Chip and his mother Mrs. Potts. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The Blue Fairy's Storybrooke counterpart Mother Superior, as well as the rest of the Storybrooke nuns, wear religious habits with dark blue sweaters, blue coats and blue scarves, a reference to Disney's Pinocchio, where the Blue Fairy is dressed in blue. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The scene where the dwarves get cleaned is a reference to the scene where the seven dwarves wash themselves in the movie. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The dwarves whistle the tune of "Heigh-Ho" when they go to work for the first time. Leroy can be heard singing the same tune when he goes to sign up as a volunteer for Miner's Day. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The blackboard behind Mother Superior, who is the Storybrooke counterpart of the Blue Fairy, is adorned with cutouts of blue stars, a reference to Disney's Pinocchio, where the Blue Fairy takes the form of a blue star. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Sister Astrid says to Leroy, "Someone once told me, you can do anything as long as you can dream it," a paraphrase of a quote (wrongly) attributed to Walt Disney, "If you can dream it, you can do it." (Walt Disney never actually said this; the phrase was coined by a Disney employee for the Horizons ride at the Epcot theme park at Disney World.)[20]
• The seven dwarves' drinking steins are similar to the ones seen in the dwarves' cottage in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Astrid gives Leroy a pie to thank him for selling candles to help the convent. Snow White bakes Grumpy a pie in the film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The dwarves' names are carved into their beds, just like in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Peter jokingly says to Red Riding Hood, "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow the-," a reference to the Silly Symphonies short film The Big Bad Wolf, where the Big Bad Wolf (known for the phrase "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in," in another Silly Symphonies short film, Three Little Pigs) takes on the role of the wolf who tries to eat Red Riding Hood. (The Big Bad Wolf, 1934)
• Ruby finds a human heart found inside a decorated box, a reference to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, where the queen orders the huntsman to kill Snow White and demands that he returns with her heart in a jeweled box as proof of the deed; however, the huntsman brings back a pig's heart instead. (In the fairytale, the queen orders him to bring back Snow White's lungs and liver as proof.) (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• In the Blanchard loft, there are two framed pictures of small brown birds, one of which is nesting. This is a reference to the small brown birds that Snow White interacts with in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Sneezy is allergic to straw (or "everything," as Snow White puts it). In the Disney film, Sneezy suffers from hay fever. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• "Kathryn's" heart was found inside Mary Margaret's jewelry box, and had been carved out with a hunting knife. This is a reference to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, where the queen orders the huntsman to kill Snow White and demands that he returns with her heart in a jeweled box as proof; however, the huntsman brings back a pig's heart instead. (In the fairytale, the queen orders him to bring back Snow White's lungs and liver as proof of the deed.) (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• On Mary Margaret's nightstand, there is a bird figurine similar to the bluebirds that Snow White interacts with in the Disney film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Jefferson's hat room is filled with hats and millinery tools, just like when he is a prisoner of the Disney version of the Red Queen in the 2010 live-action film (no such scene appears in the novel). (Alice in Wonderland, 2010)
• The banners lined up on each side of the the Queen of Hearts' palace are reminiscent of the way the card soldiers line up in the Disney film. (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• The design of the Queen of Hearts' dress is similar to her Disney counterpart. (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• The Hatter is imprisoned by the Queen of Hearts and is forced to make a working portal hat for her, similar to the 2010 live-action film, where the character is imprisoned by the Red Queen (herself an amalgamation of the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts) and forced to make hats for her. The room is filled with hats and millinery tools, just like in the movie. (Alice in Wonderland, 2010)
• When Jefferson is desperately trying to make a working portal hat for the Queen of Hearts, he is wearing an especially tall top hat with a hat band at the base, just like the Mad Hatter in the animated Disney film (this detail does not appear in neither Lewis Carroll's story nor John Tenniel's famous illustrations for the novel). (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• This is also a reference to Tarrant Hightopp's top hat from the live-action film, which looks very similar to the one worn by Jefferson in this scene. (Alice in Wonderland, 2010)
Note: The price tag on the hat originates in John Tenniel's illustrations, not the Disney film.
• Geppetto and Pinocchio escape from Monstro on a small raft with a sail, just like in Disney's Pinocchio(in the novel, they swim to the shore). (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The creature which chases Geppetto and Pinocchio is Monstro the whale from Disney's Pinocchio(in the novel, the creature is known as the terrible Dog-fish[21]). (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Geppetto and Pinocchio's raft is smashed to pieces, just like in the Disney film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Pinocchio is found lying face-down and lifeless in the shallow water, just like in the Disney film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• When the Blue Fairytransforms Pinocchio, he is bathed in a blue light, just like what happens when Disney's Blue Fairy transforms him in the animated film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Pinocchio exclaims, "I'm a real boy!," just like in the Disney film. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The Blue Fairy says, "Remember, Pinocchio—be brave, truthful and unselfish. So long as you do that you will always remain a real boy." This is a reference to the animated movie, where the Blue Fairy says to Pinocchio, "Prove yourself brave, truthful and unselfish, and someday you will be a real boy." (Pinocchio, 1940)
• Geppetto has a cuckoo clock, painted and carved out of wood, in his workshop, a reference to Disney's Pinocchio, where the character has such a cuckoo clocks, and several other automaton clocks, in his home. The cuckoo clock goes off, just like the clocks in the film do. (Pinocchio, 1940)
• The White Rabbit is pictured on the card that Jefferson puts on Paige's bike is wearing a red waistcoat and a yellow shirt (in the novel, the character is merely described as wearing a waistcoat[23]), and is carrying a dark blue umbrella, just like his Disney counterpart. He also carries an oversized pocket watch (the watch is not oversized in the novel[23]). (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• The poisoned apple is all red, just like in the Disney film (in the fairytale, one side is white and the other half is red). (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Snow White falls to the ground in the same fashion in Disney's 1937 film after taking a bite of the poisoned apple. The same thing happens to her grandson Henry when he takes a bite of the poisoned apple turnover. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The prince learns about Snow White's "death," just like in the film (in the fairytale, they had never met before and the prince merely happens upon the dwarves' house and notices the coffin). (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Regina bakes the poisoned apple into a turnover pie. This is a reference to to the animated film, where the disguised queen, attempting to get Snow White to eat the apple, finds Snow White baking a pie and says, "It's apple pies that make the menfolks' mouths water. Pies made from apples like these." (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• The dwarves remove their hats while mourning the "dead" Snow White, just like in the film. (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Maleficent is wearing a purple dress. In the animated film, her outfit is black and purple. Her hair ornament is reminiscent of the horns on her headgear in the animated film. (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• The prince actively searches for Snow White after learning about her "death," just like in the Disney film (in the fairytale, they had never met before and the prince merely happens upon the dwarves' house and notices the glass coffin). (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Snow White is awakened by a kiss from the prince. (This element was added for the Disney film and does not originate in the fairytale. In the first edition of the fairytale from 1812, the apple is dislodged from Snow White's throat when one of the prince's servants, angry for having to carry the dead Snow White's coffin wherever the prince goes, strikes the sleeping princess. Beginning with the second edition from 1819, the apple dislodges when a servant accidentally stumbles while carrying the coffin to the prince's castle.[1]) (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
• Emma throws the sword, directly hitting the dragon in the heart, just as Prince Phillip did in Disney's Sleeping Beauty. (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• A sun is pictured on Prince Philip's chest plate, a reference to the animated Disney film, where the narrator says, "They named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine." (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• Mulan carries a sword, just like in Disney's Mulan(in the Ballad of Mulan, there is no mention of the titular character carrying any weapons). (Mulan, 1998)
• Prince Phillip awakens Aurora from the sleeping curse with true love's kiss, just like in the Disney film, where the character awakens Aurora with love's first kiss. (In the Brothers Grimmversion of the fairytale, the prince stoops down and kisses the princess just as the curse breaks. This was modified for the Disney film, where the prince actually awakens the princess with a kiss, which breaks the spell and wakes everyone in the palace.) (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• A sun is pictured on the dais where Aurora lies, a reference to the animated film, where the narrator says, "They named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine." (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
• When Emma and herparents pay Mr. Gold a visit, he is brewing tea for himself and Belle, a reference to the scenes where Chip and Mrs. Potts bring Belle (and also Maurice, at the beginning of the film) tea in the Disney film. The tea set with the cups, teapot, creamer, sugar bowl and teaspoon mirror the scenes in the movie, where Chip and Mrs. Potts are usually accompanied by a living creamer and a living sugar bowl with a teaspoon. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• When Belle leaves the pawnshop, a candelabra similar to Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast[24] is sitting on a shelf by the door. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Cora tells Regina, "You're stuck with me forever, darling, because I'm your mother, and I know best." The line is a reference to the song "Mother Knows Best". (Tangled, 2010)
• Mulan tells Emma and Mary Margaret, "Follow my lead, step where I step, do exactly as I say, and we might survive," a reference to the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You". It goes "Time is racing toward us, till the Huns arrive / Heed my every order, and you might survive". (Mulan, 1998)
• Just like in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Belle has a great love for books (the fairytale briefly mentions that Belle spends most of her time reading good books, but this trait is greatly expanded upon by the Disney film – and Once Upon a Time). (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Mr. Gold offers Belle some breakfast, but she declines. After their fight, Gold knocks at Belle's door, telling her to at least come and eat something. Similarly, in the Disney film, when the Beast makes Belle eat dinner with him, she refuses, claiming to not be hungry; prompting him to storm over to Belle's room and bang on the door, ordering her to come out to have dinner with him. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Belle enjoys drinking iced tea at Granny's Diner and says that she's never had it iced before, a reference to the scenes where the living teaset serve Belle (and Maurice, at the beginning of the film) tea in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Mr. Gold gives Belle a library to try to regain her affections, similar to what the Beast does in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The segment where Captain Hook attaches his hook is similar to a segment in Disney's Peter Pan. (Peter Pan, 1953)
• This episode introduces Captain Hook's rum. Rum is commonly associated with pirates, but it is also a reference to Disney's Peter Pan, where the titular character is impersonating Captain Hook and says to Mr. Smee, "When you return to the ship, tell the whole crew to help themselves to me best rum" (no rum is mentioned in the original story). (Peter Pan, 1953)
• Billy states that he, as Gus, liked cheese. In the animated film, Gus is also fond of cheese. (Cinderella, 1950)
• There is a blue star on Billy's towing truck, a reference to the form the Blue Fairy takes in the Disney film Pinocchio[27](note that the vehicle can be seen in other episodes, but this is the only episode where the blue star is clearly seen). (Pinocchio, 1940)
• During her lunch with Mr. Gold, Belle is wearing a bright yellow sleeveless dress, reminiscent of the yellow gown she wears for her dance with Beast in the Disney film. Also, her hair is styled similarly. The rose /floral motifs on her dress are a reference to the magical rose from the film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• Also during the lunch with Mr. Gold, Belle has a glass of iced tea in front of her at Granny's Diner, a modern reference to the scenes where the living tea set serves Belle (and Maurice) tea in Beast's castle in the Disney film. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• In the backroom of Mr. Gold's pawnshop, there is a tea set lamp, a reference to the scenes where the living tea set serves people tea in Beast's castle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. (Beauty and the Beast, 1991)
• The Queen of Hearts tells Hook to call her "your majesty," a reference to Disney's animated Alice in Wonderland, where the Disney version of the Queen of Hearts says to Alice, "Open your mouth a little wider, and always say 'yes, your majesty!'" (Note: This line originates in Lewis Carroll's sequel Through the Looking-Glass, where the line is spoken by the Red Queen: "It's time for you to answer now," the Queen said, looking at her watch: "open your mouth a little wider when you speak, and always say 'your Majesty.'") (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• The mask Cora holds resembles the baton the Queen of Hearts carries in the Disney film. (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• The design of the Queen of Hearts' dress is similar to her Disney counterpart. (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• The banners lined up in the Queen of Hearts' palace are reminiscent of the way the card soldiers line up in the Disney film. (Alice in Wonderland, 1951)
• In the opening scene, Hook is shown from behind, standing on a yard while holding on to it with his left appendage, and looking at the town while the camera zooms in on him. The camera then zooms in on his face as his hair is blowing in the wind. Hook then grabs a rope that was next to the mast, hangs on to it and jumps to the deck below, followed by a close-up of his feet as he steps onto the dock. This is exactly the same as Captain Jack Sparrow's introduction in Pirates of the Caribbean (note that in the Disney film; there is a whole segment between the shot where Jack jumps and the shot where he steps onto the dock; on Once Upon a Time, it cuts directly to the dock). (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2003)
• Two swans are seen swimming next to Hook's ship by the docks. In Disney's Peter Pan, two swans are seen swimming in a lake when the children fly to Neverland. (Peter Pan, 1953)
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