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Once Upon a Time
TV Show (2011)
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
TV Show (2011)
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
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Content at a glance
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Sex & Nudity
Couples are shown getting dressed after implied sexual activity, alongside shirtless men, bare-backed women, kissing, and implied bed-hopping.
Violence & Gore
Content features crashes, bloody sword fights, explosions, murder, heart removals, frightening creatures, and characters disguising themselves to trick others into sex.
Profanity
Mild profanity including "ass," "hell," "suck," "damn," and occasionally "bastard" is used.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Characters consume beer, and magical potions mimic the effects of drugs.
Frightening Scenes
The show includes frightening creatures like trolls and eerie monsters, wolf attacks, dragon fire, impalements, dead bodies, and a general sense of peril.
Other things to know
Later seasons feature characters from Disney movies, tying the show to merchandise and products.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Themes focus on the importance of love, good versus evil, parenthood, loss, and abandonment.
Role models
Characters are humanly flawed and complex, with Emma and Henry committed to each other and Emma acting as a strong-willed hero.
Representation
Later seasons include characters of color, LGBTQ+ characters like Ruby and Dorothy, and women with agency, though body diversity remains minimal.
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