Once upon a time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...

" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events. Once Upon a Time may also refer to:

Film

* ''Donkey Skin'' (film), a 1970 French film also known in English as ''Once Upon a Time'' or ''The Magic Donkey'' * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1918 film), a British silent romance directed by Thomas Bentley * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1933 film), a French drama film * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1944 film), an American fantasy starring Cary Grant * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1973 film), a West German animated musical written and directed by Roberto Gavioli and Rolf Kauka * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1995 film), a Thai drama * ''Once Upon a Time'' (2008 film), a South Korean heist comedy * ''Once Upon a Time'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam animated film directed by Binu Sasidharan * ''Once Upon a Time'' (2017 Chinese film), a Chinese romantic drama * ''Once Upon a Time'' (2017 Russian film), a Russian comedy-drama film * ''

Windaria , also called ''Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria'' and ''Once Upon a Time'', is a Japanese animated film produced by Kaname Productions and Idol. The film was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, and written by Keisuke Fujikawa. It was released theatr ...

'', a 1986 Japanese anime film also known in English as ''Once Upon a Time'' or ''Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria''

Television

* ''Once Upon a Time'' (TV series), a 2011 American fantasy drama ** ''

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' is an American fantasy-drama series that aired on ABC from October 10, 2013, to April 3, 2014. A spin-off of ''Once Upon a Time'', it was created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, and Jane Espens ...

'', a spin-off of ''Once Upon a Time'' * '' Once Upon a Time...'', a French educational animation franchise ** '' Once Upon a Time... Man'', in 1978 ** '' Once Upon a Time... Space'', in 1982 ** '' Once Upon a Time... Life'', in 1987 ** '' Once Upon a Time... The Americas'', in 1991 ** '' Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers'', in 1994 ** '' Once Upon a Time... The Explorers'', in 1996 ** '' Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth'', in 2008 * ''Once Upon a Time'', Granada TV series from 1979–1983, featuring

Peter Davison Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of Jame ...

* "Once Upon a Time" (''The Prisoner''), a 1968 episode of the allegorical science-fiction series ''The Prisoner'' * "Once Upon a Time" (''The Twilight Zone''), a 1961 episode of the anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'' * "Once Upon a Time", a 1995 television special of the PBS show ''

Shining Time Station ''Shining Time Station'' is a children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the American bran ...

'' * "Once Upon a Time" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1998 episode of the science-fiction series ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * "Once Upon a Time" (''Charmed''), a 2000 episode of the fantasy series ''Charmed'' * "Once Upon a Time...", a 2011 episode of the drama series ''Dexter'' * ''

Wansapanataym ''Wansapanataym'' ( Filipinization of the English phrase "'' once upon a time''"), also known as ''Wansapanataym Presents'', is a Philippine television drama fantasy anthology series broadcast by ABS-CBN. It aired from June 22, 1997 to February ...

'' (Filipinization of the phrase, "once upon a time"), a Philippine fantasy anthology

Literature

* ''Once Upon a Time'', an 1854 collection by Charles Knight * ''Once Upon a Time'' (), 1882 collection by

Luigi Capuana Luigi Capuana (May 28, 1839 – November 29, 1915) was an Italian author and journalist and one of the main exponents of '' Verismo''. He was a contemporary of Giovanni Verga, both having been born in the province of Catania within a year of eac ...

* ''Once Upon a Time'', 1897 collection by

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (October 31, 1852 – March 13, 1930) was an American author. Biography Freeman was born in Randolph, Massachusetts on October 31, 1852, to Eleanor Lothrop and Warren Edward Wilkins, who originally baptized her " ...

* ''Once Upon a Time'', 1910 novel by

Richard Harding Davis Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and World War ...

* ''Once Upon a Time'', 1918 play by

Rachel Crothers Rachel Crothers (December 12, 1870 – July 5, 1958) was an American playwright and theater director known for her well-crafted plays that often dealt with feminist themes. Among theater historians, she is generally recognized as "the most succe ...

* ''Once Upon a Time: A Book of Old-Time Fairy Tales'', 1921 collection edited by

Katharine Lee Bates Katharine Lee Bates (August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929) was an American author and poet, chiefly remembered for her anthem "America the Beautiful", but also for her many books and articles on social reform, on which she was a noted speaker. B ...

* "Once Upon a Time", poem by Nigerian writer

Gabriel Okara Gabriel Imomotimi Okara (24 April 1921 – 25 March 2019) was a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bumoundi in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The first modernist poet of Anglophone Africa, he is best known for his early experimental ...

, featured in his 1978 collection ''The Fisherman's Invocation'' * ''Once Upon a Time'', 1986 novel by Lucy Gordon * ''Once Upon a Time'', 1989–1992 series of novels by Kay Hooper * ''Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales'', 1991 collection edited by Lester del Rey and Risa Kessler * ''Once Upon a Time'', 1992 novel by

Rebecca Flanders Rebecca () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban (Bi ...

* ''Once Upon a Time'', 1993 children's book by John Prater and Vivian French * ''Once Upon a Time'', 1993 collection by

Alan Garner Alan Garner (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native count ...

* '' Once Upon a Time: A Floating Opera'', 1994 novel by John Barth * ''Once Upon a Time'', 1997 novel by Francine Pascal, the 132nd installment in the ''Sweet Valley High'' series * ''Once Upon a Time'', 2000 omnibus of four novels by Irene Brand, Lynn A. Coleman, Yvonne Lehman and

Gail Gaymer Martin Gail Gaymer Martin (August 28, 1937 – September 10, 2023) was an American novelist and Christian speaker. Early life and teaching career Gail Martin was born on August 28, 1937 and raised in Michigan. She studied at Wayne State University and ...

* ''Once Upon a Time'', 2002 novel by Barbara Fradkin * ''Once Upon a Time'' (novel series), 2002–2010 series of novels by Simon Pulse * ''Once Upon a Time'', 2004 graphic novel by

Serena Valentino Serena Valentino is an American comic book writer, author, and storyteller. She created the comic book series ''Gloomcookie'' and ''Nightmares & Fairy Tales''. She also authored the ''Villain'' novels published by Disney Press, which have earned Va ...

Music

Albums

Claudia Christian Claudia Christian (born Claudia Ann Coghlan, August 10, 1965) is an American actress, known for her roles as Commander Susan Ivanova on ''Babylon 5'', as Captain Maynard on Fox's ''9-1-1'', and as the voice of Hera on the Netflix series '' Blo ...

EPs

* ''Once Upon a Time'' (EP), a 2019 EP by Lovelyz * ''Once Upon a Time'', a 1993 EP by Jadis * ''Once Upon a Time'', a 2000 EP by

Kahimi Karie , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and photographer. Her music is closely associated with the Shibuya-kei aesthetic. Karie sings in English, French and Japanese, among other languages. Karie began her music career ...

* ''Once Upon a Time'', a 2021 EP by Chika

Songs

* "Once Upon a Time" (Air song), from the 2007 album ''Pocket Symphony'' * "Once Upon a Time" (Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song), from the 1962 musical ''All American'' * "Once Upon a Time" (Jimmy Johnson song) recorded by Rochell & the Candles in 1960 * "Once Upon a Time" (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song), from the 1964 duet album ''Together'' * "Once Upon a Time" (The Pogues song), from the 1993 album ''Waiting for Herb'' * "Once Upon a Time", one of the

songs written by Cole Porter A partially complete list of songs by Cole Porter. *Songs written at Yale University: :“Antoinette Birby” :“Bingo Eli Yale” :“Bull Dog” *''Cora'' (1911 college musical) *''And the Villain Still Pursued Her'' (1912 college musical) ...

* "Once Upon A Time", by Anup Rubens, Mukesh Mohamed and Ramya NSK from the 2016 Indian film ''

Uyire Uyire ''Uyire Uyire'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by A. Rajasekhar and produced by veteran actress Jaya Prada. The film, a remake of Vikram Kumar's 2012 Telugu film ''Ishq'', stars Jaya Prada's nephew Siddhu and Han ...

'' * "Once Upon a Time", by Donna Summer from the 1977 album ''

Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...

'' * "Once Upon a Time", by Kamelot from their 2010 album

Poetry for the Poisoned ''Poetry for the Poisoned'' is the ninth studio album by American power metal band Kamelot. It was released on the earMUSIC label, a subdivision of Edel, on September 10, 2010 in Europe, and four days later in North America by the band's own l ...

* "Once Upon a Time", by Jimmy Nail from the 1994 album ''

Crocodile Shoes ''Crocodile Shoes'' is a British 13-part television drama set across two series and was made by the BBC. It was screened on BBC1 in 1994 (Series 1) and in 1996 (Series 2). The first series, comprising seven episodes, was written by and starred ...

'' * "Once Upon a Time", by Simple Minds from the 1985 ''Once Upon a Time'' album * "Once Upon a Time", by the Linda Lindas from the 2024 album ''

No Obligation ''No Obligation'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Linda Lindas. Epitaph Records released the album on October 11, 2024. It was produced again by Carlos de la Garza, the father of band members Lucia and Mila de la Garza. Rec ...

'' * "Once Upon a Time", by the Smashing Pumpkins from the 1998 album '' Adore'' * "Once Upon a Time", by Toby Fox from

the soundtrack A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured ...

of the 2015 video game ''Undertale'' * "Once Upon a Time", by the Vels from the 1986 album '' House of Miracles''

Other uses

Once Upon a Time (Disney parks) ''Once Upon a Time'' was a nighttime spectacular at Magic Kingdom, which was originally known in Magic Kingdom as its full name, ''Once Upon A Time: Where Stories Take You Anywhere'' and formerly at Tokyo Disneyland. Similar to '' Celebrate the M ...

, a US–Japan video projection show * Once Upon a Time (Devon theme park), a former attraction in England, UK * ''Once Upon a Time'' (game), a family, storytelling-themed card game * "Once Upon a Time", a painting series by

Johannes Heisig Johannes Heisig (born 23 April 1953 in Leipzig, East Germany) is a German painter and graphic artist. His work combines the tradition of German socialist realism with a subjective expressionism. He portrayed several famous German politicians s ...

* "Once Upon a Time", the signature phrase of the eccentric Australian businessman and philanthropist

W.A. Crowle William Alfred Leopold Crowle (known as W.A. Crowle, 12 December 1880 – 6 December 1948) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist. He was known for his job as an Import, importer, as well as his contributions to architecture and charit ...

, who used it as the name of one of his residences and a halfway house that he established in Sydney