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text: Once Upon a Time (TV series)

text: Series overview[edit]

text: The series originally takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales and other stories that were transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their original memories by the Evil Queen Regina (Lana Parrilla) who used a powerful curse obtained from Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle). The residents of Storybrooke, where Regina is mayor, have lived an unchanging existence for 28 years, unaware of their own lack of aging. The town's only hope lies with a bail-bonds person named Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), who was transported from the Enchanted Forest to our world via a magic tree as an infant before she could be cursed. As such, she is the only person who can break the curse and restore the characters' lost memories. She is aided by her son, Henry (Jared S. Gilmore), with whom she was recently reunited after giving him up for adoption upon his birth, and his Once Upon a Time book of fairy tales that holds the key to breaking the curse. Henry is also the adopted son of Regina, providing a source of both conflict and common interest between the two women.

text: Episodes usually have one segment that details the characters' past lives that, when serialized, adds a piece to the puzzle about the characters and their connection to the events that preceded the curse and its consequences. The other, set in the present day, follows a similar pattern with a different outcome but also offers similar insights.

text: Season 1 (2011–12)[edit]

text: The first season premiered on October 23, 2011. The Evil Queen interrupts the wedding of Snow White and Prince Charming to announce that she will cast a curse on everyone that will leave her with the only happy ending. The majority of the characters are transported to the town of Storybrooke, Maine, where they have been stripped of their original memories and identities as fairy tale characters. On her 28th birthday, Emma Swan, the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, is brought to Storybrooke by her biological son Henry Mills in the hopes of breaking the curse cast by his adoptive mother, the Evil Queen Regina.

text: Season 2 (2012–13)[edit]

text: The second season premiered on September 30, 2012.[8] Despite Emma having broken the curse, the characters are not returned to the fairy tale world, and must deal with their own dual identities. With the introduction of magic into Storybrooke by Mr. Gold, the fates of the two worlds become intertwined, and new threats emerge in the form of Captain Hook (Colin O'Donoghue), Regina's mother Cora (Barbara Hershey), also known as the Queen of Hearts, and sinister operatives from our world with an agenda to destroy magic.

text: Season 3 (2013–14)[edit]

text: The third season premiered on September 29, 2013. It was split into two volumes, with the first eleven episodes running from September to December 2013, and the later half from March to May 2014. In the first volume, the main characters travel to Neverland to rescue Henry, who has been kidnapped by Peter Pan (Robbie Kay) as part of a plan to obtain the "Heart of the Truest Believer" from him. Their increasing power struggle with Pan continues in Storybrooke, which ultimately results in the complete reversal of the original curse. All the characters are returned to their original worlds, leaving Emma and Henry to escape to New York City. In the second volume, the characters are mysteriously brought back to a recreated Storybrooke with their memories of the previous year removed, and the envious Wicked Witch of the West (Rebecca Mader) from the Land of Oz appears with a plan to change the past. Once again, Emma is needed to save her family.

text: Season 4 (2014–15)[edit]

text: The fourth season premiered on September 28, 2014. It was also split into two volumes, with the first eleven episodes running from September to December 2014, and the later half from March to May 2015. A new storyline incorporating elements from Frozen was revealed when the time travel events of the previous season lead to the accidental arrival of Elsa (Georgina Haig) from the Enchanted Forest of the past to present-day Storybrooke. As she searches for her sister Anna (Elizabeth Lail) with the aid of the main characters, they encounter the Snow Queen (Elizabeth Mitchell).[9] Meanwhile, Regina seeks the Author of Henry's Once Upon a Time book so that she can finally have her happy ending. However, Mr. Gold, with the help of Cruella De Vil (Victoria Smurfit), Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), and Ursula (Merrin Dungey), has his own plan to rewrite the rules governing the fates of all heroes and villains. Henry and Emma race to restore reality and the truth before the twisted inversion becomes permanent. However, the price leads to the ultimate sacrifice.

text: Season 5 (2015–16)[edit]

text: The fifth season was announced on May 7, 2015,[10] and premiered on September 27, 2015. It was once again split into two volumes with the first volume ran from September to December 2015, and the second volume from March to May 2016. The characters embark on a quest to Camelot to find the Sorcerer Merlin (Elliot Knight) in order to free Emma from the powers of an ancient darkness that threatens to destroy everything. To complicate matters, King Arthur (Liam Garrigan) is determined to forever alter the balance between light and darkness using the legendary Excalibur. As history and destiny collide, unsuspected consequences lead the characters to the Underworld where they encounter souls of those with unfinished business and must face Hades (Greg Germann). In an attempt to restore order to the chaos that has culminated, the characters' dangerous manipulations of magic lead to an exacerbation of the war between light and darkness, with the separation of Regina and her Evil Queen persona, as well as the arrival of Dr. Jekyll (Hank Harris) and Mr. Hyde (Sam Witwer).

text: Season 6 (2016–17)[edit]

text: The sixth season was announced on March 3, 2016, and premiered on September 25, 2016. The characters must defend Storybrooke from the combined threat of Mr. Hyde and an unleashed Evil Queen and the mysterious fate of saviors leads to Emma learning about Aladdin (Deniz Akdeniz).[11] The ongoing war on light and darkness ultimately leads to the arrival of the Black Fairy (Jaime Murray) as well as the final battle that was prophesied before the casting of the original curse.

text: Season 7 (2017)[edit]

text: In May 2017, the series was renewed for a seventh season consisting of 22 episodes,[12] which marks the beginning of a soft reboot.[13][14][15] The new setting will take place years later in Seattle, Washington, where Lucy (Alison Fernandez) arrives with her Once Upon a Time book to find her father, Henry Mills (Andrew J. West), who is needed by his family.[16][17][18]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings

First aired
Last aired
Viewers
(millions)
Viewers
rank
18–49
rating/share
18-49
rank

1
22
October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
11.71
28[19]
4.1/10
18[20]

2
22
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
10.24
35[21]
3.6/9
18[22]

3
22
September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
9.38
35[23]
3.3/8
12[24]

4
22
September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)
8.98
50[25]
3.2/7
17[25]

5
23
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
6.32
69[26]
2.2/7
34[26]

6
22
September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
4.39
105[27]
1.5/5
70[27]

7
22[28]
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

text: Once Upon a Time's first season received "generally favorable" reviews from critics. Metacritic gave it a score of 66 out of 100 based on 26 reviews. The pilot episode was watched by 12.93 million viewers and achieved an adult 18–49 rating/share of 4.0/10. The second season premiered on September 30, 2012, to an audience of 11.36 million viewers, while the third season began on September 29, 2013, opening to 8.52 million viewers. In May 2014, ABC renewed the show for its fourth season, premiering in September 2014 to an audience of 9.47 million viewers. The series was renewed for a fifth season in May 2015 and for a sixth season in March 2016.[29] On May 11, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a 22-episode seventh season.[30]

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard (seasons 1–6)[31][32]
Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan (seasons 1–6)[31][32][33]
Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen / Regina Mills / Roni[31][34]
Josh Dallas as Pauper[35] / Prince Charming / David Nolan (seasons 1–6)[31][32]
Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills (seasons 1–6)[32][36]
Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket / Dr. Archibald "Archie" Hopper (main season 1; recurring seasons 2–3, 6)
Jamie Dornan as Huntsman / Sheriff Graham Humbert (season 1)
Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin / Crocodile / Beast / Mr. Gold[31] / Weaver
Eion Bailey as Pinocchio / August Wayne Booth (main season 1; recurring seasons 2, 4, 6)
Emilie de Ravin as Belle / Lacey (main seasons 2–6; recurring season 1)[31][32][37]
Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood / Wolf / Ruby (main season 2; recurring seasons 1, 3, 5)[38]
Colin O'Donoghue as Killian Jones / Captain Hook / Rogers (main seasons 2–)[31]
Michael Raymond-James as Baelfire / Neal Cassidy (main season 3; recurring season 2)
Michael Socha as Will Scarlet / Knave of Hearts / White King (season 4)
Rebecca Mader as Zelena / Wicked Witch of the West (main seasons 5–6; recurring seasons 3–4, 7)[31][39][40]
Sean Maguire as Robin Hood (main season 5; recurring season 3–4, 6)[31][39]
Andrew J. West as Henry Mills (season 7)
Dania Ramirez as Cinderella / Jacinda (season 7)
Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine / Victoria Belfrey (season 7)
Alison Fernandez as Lucy (season 7)

text: Development and production[edit]

text: Conception[edit]

text: Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis conceived the show in 2004 before joining the writing staff of Lost, but wanted to wait until that series was over to focus on this project.[41]

text:
The idea is to take these characters that we all know collectively and try to find things about them that we haven't explored before. Sometimes it's a story point, sometimes it's a thematic connection, sometimes it's a dilemma they face in both worlds that is similar. We are not generally retelling the exact same story as the fairy tale world.
“
”

— Executive producer Adam Horowitz[42]

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text: Eight years before the Once Upon a Time pilot (the two had just completed their work on Felicity, in 2002), Kitsis and Horowitz became inspired to write fairy tales out of a love of "mystery and excitement of exploring lots of different worlds."[43] They presented the premise to networks, but were refused because of its fantastic nature.[44] From their time on Lost, the writers learned to look at the story in a different way,[44] namely that "character has to trump mythology."[42]

text: They explained,

text: "As people, you've got to see what the void in their heart or in their lives is to care about them ... For us, this was as much about the character journeys and seeing what was ripped from them in coming to Storybrooke – going at it that way as opposed to making it the 'break-the-curse show.'"[45]

text: Despite the comparisons and similarities to Lost, the writers intend them to be very different shows.[44] To them, Lost concerned itself with redemption, while Once Upon a Time is about "hope".[46] Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof aids in the development of the series as a consultant, but has no official credit on the show. Kitsis and Horowitz have called him a "godfather" to the series.[47][48] To differentiate the storytelling from what the audience already knew, the writing staff decided to begin the pilot with the end of the typical Snow White fairytale.[45] Themes concerning family and motherhood were emphasized, in contrast to the focus on fatherhood in Lost. Kitsis and Horowitz sought to write strong female characters, rather than the classic damsel in distress. Horowitz stated their desire to approach each character the same way, asking themselves, "How do we make these icons real, make them relatable?"[44]

text: The pilot is meant to be the "template of the series".[43] Kitsis confirmed that every week will contain flashbacks between both worlds,[42] as they "love the idea of going back and forth and informing what the character is missing in their life."[49] The writers' desire to present a "mash up" of many small characters can be seen in a scene of the pilot, in which there is a war council featuring Geppetto, Pinocchio, and Grumpy. Horowitz elaborated, "One of the fun things for us coming up with these stories is thinking of ways these different characters can interact in ways they never have before."[44] Since then, the creators have added more elements, and given its ties to Disney, have managed to expand the universe to include more recent material, by throwing out hints that they might look ahead at incorporating characters from Brave and Frozen in future episodes, if they get the green light from Disney.[50] The Season 3 finale introduced Elsa in the final minutes of the episode.[51]

text: The general premise, importing the Snow White core characters into the "real world", was previously seen on ABC television in the short-lived 1980s comedy The Charmings. The show also has a similar premise to Bill Willingham's ten-year-old comic series Fables, to which ABC bought the rights in 2008 but never made it past planning stages. After Fables fans raised controversy over possible appropriation, the show writers initially denied a link, but later said they may have "read a couple issues" of the comic book but while the two concepts are "in the same playground", they are "telling a different story."[49] Bill Willingham responded to the controversy in an interview, where he stated he did not feel the show was plagiarism and said: "Maybe they did remember reading Fables back then, but didn't want to mention it because we've become a very litigious people."[49][52]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Secondary character casting director, Samuel Forsyth, started the casting process in 2010. Horowitz stated that everyone they initially wanted for roles in the series accepted their roles after being sent a script.[43][44] Ginnifer Goodwin was cast as Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard,[53] who appreciated that she would be playing a strong character that was fleshed out for the audience. Goodwin had stated in interviews that she would love to play Snow White, and called her acceptance of the role "a no-brainer."[54] Both Kitsis and Horowitz are self-described big fans of Goodwin's previous series, Big Love, and wrote the part of Snow White with her in mind.[44] Josh Dallas, who portrays Prince Charming / David Nolan, was pleased the writers took "some dramatic license" with his character, believing the prince had become more real. He explained,

text: "Prince Charming just happens to be a name. He's still a man with the same emotions as any other man. He's a Prince, but he's a Prince of the people. He gets his hands dirty. He's got a kingdom to run. He has a family to protect. He has an epic, epic love for Snow White. He's like everybody else. He's human."[54]

text: Jennifer Morrison was hired for the part of Emma Swan.[55] The actress explained her character as someone who "help[s] her son Henry whom she abandoned when he was a baby and who seems like he's a little bit emotionally dysfunctional", but noted that Emma does not start out believing in the fairytale universe.[54] Ten-year old Jared Gilmore, known for his work on Mad Men, took the role of her son, Henry.[55] The role of The Evil Queen/ Regina was given to Lana Parrilla.[56]

text:
"There's always two stories being told when playing Regina. There's the threat of her knowing she's an evil queen and then there's just the pure simple fact that the biological mother has stepped into her world and the threat of losing her son is just enormous. That's a fear that I think any adopted mother would have. I think that's going to really help the audience relate to Regina in some level."

—Lana Parrilla[54]

text: The role of Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold was given to Robert Carlyle,[57] after having been written with him in mind, though the writers initially thought he would not accept the part.[42] Horowitz recalled Carlyle's prison sequence, which was the actor's first day on the set as "mind-blowing ... You could see Ginny actually jump, the first time he did that character. It was fantastic!"[43] Jamie Dornan portrayed the Huntsman / Sheriff Graham[58] as a series regular before being killed off in the seventh episode,[59] while Eion Bailey was cast as Pinocchio / August Wayne Booth[58] in a recurring role,[60] starting in the show's ninth episode, "True North", where he was credited as "Stranger", he was promoted to series regular status for the fifteenth episode, "Red-Handed".[61] Raphael Sbarge portrayed Jiminy Cricket / Dr. Archie Hopper.[58]

text: For the second season, Meghan Ory and Emilie de Ravin were promoted to series regulars as Red Riding Hood / Ruby[62] and Belle / Lacey[63] respectively, while Bailey made guest appearances in two episodes after departing the series[64][65] and Sbarge joined the recurring cast.[66] Colin O'Donoghue was cast as Captain Killian "Hook" Jones,[67] and was upped to series regular for the fourteenth episode of the season.[68]

text: For the third season, Michael Raymond-James was promoted to a series regular as Neal Cassidy,[69] while Ory did not return as a series regular due to commitments to the TV series, Intelligence.[70]

text: For the fourth season, Michael Socha was brought onto the show as Will Scarlet / Knave of Hearts from the show's spin-off, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,[71][72] while Raymond-James was dropped from the regular cast[73] when the writers decided to kill off his character.[73] Bailey returned in a recurring arc towards the end of the season after being absent from the show since the second season.[74]

text: For the fifth season, Rebecca Mader[39] and Sean Maguire[39] were announced to have been promoted to series regulars as Zelena / Wicked Witch of the West and Robin Hood respectively, while Socha was confirmed to not be returning as a series regular.[75] Ory also returned to the series in a recurring capacity after being absent since the third-season finale.[38]

text: Before the series was renewed for a seventh season, Jennifer Morrison announced that, if the series were to be renewed, she would not be returning as a series regular for that season but agreed to return for one episode to wrap up Emma Swan's storyline.[76] Later that week, actress Rebecca Mader announced that she would also be leaving the series after the sixth season wrapped. It was later announced that Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Jared S. Gilmore and Emilie de Ravin would also be leaving the show after the sixth season's finale aired. Along with departures, Andrew J. West and Alison Fernandez were announced to be joining the seventh season of the show as series regulars after guest starring in the previous season's finale. They will portray an older Henry Mills and his daughter Lucy respectively. In July 2017, actresses Dania Ramirez and Gabrielle Anwar were announced to be joining the cast of the seventh season as series regulars, playing new iterations of Cinderella and Lady Tremaine, respectively.

text: Filming[edit]

text: Principal photography for the series takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia.[77][78] The village of Steveston in the adjacent city of Richmond doubles as Storybrooke for the series, with props and exterior sets disguising the existing businesses and buildings. During filming, all brightly-colored objects (flowers, etc.) are hidden to reinforce the story village's spell-subdued character. Certain sets are additionally filmed in separate studios, including the interior of Mr. Gold's pawn shop and the clock tower, which are not found in Steveston.[79]

text: Setting[edit]

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text: The episodes consist mainly of two different settings, one involving one or more characters' backstory, the other set in the present day. At times an additional story will have a connection tied to the two stories.

text: Enchanted Forest[edit]

text: The Enchanted Forest is a realm within Fairy Tale Land. The actual spread and scope of the Enchanted Forest is currently unknown. However they were later united during the Ogre Wars, which played a part in the formation of the War Council that was formed by Prince Charming and served as the catalysts in the backstories involving Rumpelstiltskin and Regina, the Evil Queen.

text: Several independent kingdoms are implied by an array of different rulers, including Snow White's father King Leopold (the kingdom later ruled by his widow Regina, the Evil Queen), Cora's father-in-law King Xavier, Princess Abigail's father King Midas, Charming's (secretly adoptive) father King George (Charming and Snow rule his kingdom after deposing him), Cinderella's father-in-law, and Sir Maurice, Belle's father. Most of the stories detailed their earlier lives before ascension to power and being influenced by their mentors through their upbringings.

text: Land Without Magic[edit]

text: The Land Without Magic (often dubbed the Real World) is shown to be a magic-less land not bound to the Land With Magic Universe. It is often said that travelling to the Land Without Magic is hard. However, it is shown that various characters from different lands are able to reach the Land Without Magic by different means. For example, the Snow Queen came to the Land Without Magic in 1982 with the Apprentice's help.[80] Other means of travelling to this land are magical doors created by the Apprentice, magic beans, or the Dark Curse that is responsible for the creation of Storybrooke in Maine.

text: Storybrooke, Maine is depicted as a typical ocean-side small town. Although it has a "trapped in time" factor, modern conveniences such as TV broadcasts and the internet are available. Because of the curse, residents cannot remember how they came to live there or meet each other, though they are unconcerned by this. Most are also unable to venture past the town limits of Storybrooke. When characters have attempted to leave, something prevents them, such as their cars breaking down causing them to get into some sort of danger (in a similar fashion to how residents of The Village were unable to leave in the 1960s TV series The Prisoner). Regina, being the caster is able to leave the town as she pleases. In addition, characters not bound to the curse such as Henry, Emma and August (Pinocchio) are also able to leave the town while the curse is still in place. Characters that enter the town after the curse is broken such as Cora, Hook, Neal Cassidy (Baelfire), and Tamara are allowed to leave the town without losing their identity as they were never cursed. People from the outside world can also enter the town after the curse is broken.

text: For the seventh season, the location shifts to Seattle, where a new curse will have the characters blend in with the real world as to make it harder to distinguish who is fictional and who is not, thus implying that they can come and go if they please but at the same time could meet with consequences that came with the curse.

text: Expanded Settings[edit]

text: The realms and worlds featured in the series are mostly based on many fairy tales, mythologies and real life locations and are magical, unlike the real world which is dubbed the Land Without Magic. Just like the Enchanted Forest, the other realms and worlds were affected by the Evil Queen’s curse, but indirectly, merely freezing them in time and state for twenty-eight years.

text: Some of the worlds within the universe are mostly based fairy tales where witchcraft plays a vital role in the lands. Known worlds are Fairy Tale Land[81] (which bonds realms such as Agrabah,[82] Arendelle,[83] Camelot,[84] DunBroch,[85] the Empire, the Enchanted Forest[81] and Poseidon’s Boneyard), Wonderland,[81] Neverland,[81] the Land of Oz,[81] the Alternate World,[86] the Land of Untold Stories,[81] the World Behind the Mirror,[87] the Dark Realm,[88] the Wish Realm,[88] and the Magical Forest.

text: There are also worlds known as the Realms of Storytelling.[89] These realms are mostly based on the Land Without Magic, taking the name of a certain location and a certain time period. Known worlds are the Land Without Color,[81] 19th Century London,[90] Victorian England,[91] Kansas,[92] 1920s England[93] and 19th Century France.[94]

text: Additionally, several spiritual worlds exist in the universe. These worlds are known to not sustain living inhabitants, merely souls of the living in some and the deceased in others, with exception of the deities. Such worlds are the Dream World,[95] the Netherworld,[96] the Underworld,[97] Mount Olympus,[98] and the Worst Place.

text: Cultural references[edit]

text: As a nod to the ties between the production teams of Once Upon a Time and Lost, the former show contains allusions to Lost, and is expected to continue alluding to Lost throughout its run.[49] For example, many items found in the Lost universe, such as Apollo candy bars, Oceanic Airlines, Ajira Airways, the TV series Exposé and MacCutcheon Whiskey, can be seen in Once Upon a Time.[99]

text: Music[edit]

text: Mark Isham composed the series' theme and music. On February 14, 2012, an extended play album featuring four cues from the score was released by ABC Studios.[100] On May 1, 2012, a full-length 25-track official soundtrack album was released by Intrada Records to accompany season one.[101] On August 13, 2013, another full-length 25-track official soundtrack album was released by Intrada to accompany season two.[102] Since December 2015, Mark Isham had begun to release music that was previously not released from the third, fourth and fifth seasons on his Soundcloud account.

text:
[show]Season 1 Soundtrack

No.
Title
Length

1.
"Once Upon a Time Orchestral Suite"
4:13

2.
"Henry's Proposal"
1:17

3.
"The Queen's Curse"
2:46

4.
"Jiminy Cricket"
3:11

5.
"Dealing With Rumplestiltskin"
3:26

6.
"Belle's Story"
2:37

7.
"Dwarves"
2:45

8.
"The Huntsman"
4:31

9.
"Things Are Changing in Storybrooke"
1:47

10.
"Cinderella"
1:44

11.
"Wedding Dance"
1:21

12.
"Advising Ashley"
2:26

13.
"If The Shoe Fits"
1:35

14.
"Unhappy Endings"
3:46

15.
"Emma And Henry"
1:43

16.
"The Siren"
5:07

17.
"The Man with the Wooden Box"
1:11

18.
"Hope Will Return"
1:48

19.
"Rumplestiltskin in Love"
2:19

20.
"The Genie's Wishes"
1:58

21.
"The Road To True Love"
2:50

22.
"The Family Compass"
2:00

23.
"Burn The Witch"
2:34

24.
"What The Queen Loves Most"
2:30

25.
"The Clock Moves"
1:12

text:
[show]Season 2 Soundtrack

No.
Title
Length

1.
"Sleeping Beauty"
2:29

2.
"True Love"
4:45

3.
"Magic"
3:12

4.
"We Are Both"
1:41

5.
"Meet the Jefferson"
2:37

6.
"Ruby and Granny"
1:54

7.
"A Real Boy"
2:26

8.
"The Hedge Maze"
4:13

9.
"Regina's True Love"
2:29

10.
"Storybrooke Reunions"
2:12

11.
"The Duelists"
1:21

12.
"The Lady Jack"
0:45

13.
"In a Burning Room"
4:16

14.
"Tallahassee"
2:21

15.
"This Boy Will Be Your Undoing"
2:46

16.
"Science!"
1:23

17.
"To Neverland!"
1:58

18.
"Cora's Waltz"
2:19

19.
"Snow White in Black"
2:45

20.
"How Magic Is Made"
3:33

21.
"One Perfect Day After Another"
2:37

22.
"Bae and the Shadow"
2:45

23.
"Tamara Shows Her True Colors"
4:20

24.
"The Adventure Begins"
2:14

25.
"Main Title"
0:14

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: The series has been licensed to over 190 countries.[103] In Australia, Once Upon a Time first aired on Seven Network, starting on May 15, 2012. In Canada it airs on CTV from October 23, 2011. It premiered on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2012.[104] On December 17, 2013, it was confirmed that Channel 5 would not be picking the series up for the third season airing in the UK.[104] On March 14, 2015, Netflix picked up the show in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, subsequently showing all seasons and premiering each new episode on Wednesdays after their initial showing on Sundays on ABC.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Critical response to the first season was generally positive. On Metacritic, it was given a score of 66 out of 100 with "generally favorable reviews".[105] E!'s Kristin dos Santos cited the show as one of the five new shows of the 2011–2012 season to watch.[106] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe gave the show a "C+" grade commenting

text: "From a pair of Lost producers, this is a love-or-hate proposition. The ambition is impressive, as it asks us to imagine Goodwin's Snow White and Parrilla's Evil Queen as moderns. But Morrison is a wooden lead, and the back stories – a random collection of fairy tales -- don't promise to surprise."[107]

text: In a review from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, TV critic Gail Pennington hailed it as one of the "Most Promising Shows of The Fall" and, unlike Gilbert, had high marks for Morrison.[108] USA Today's Robert Blanco placed the series on its top ten list, declaring that "There's nothing else on the air quite like it."[109] Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times preferred the series to another fairy-tale themed drama, Grimm, citing that the premise takes its time building up the charm and that the producer "has that part nailed". She also gave excellent reviews for Morrison's character: "Her Emma is predictably cynical and prickly – fairy-tale princess, my Aunt Fanny – but she's sharp and lively enough to keep audiences begging for 'just a few more pages' before they go to bed."[110]

text: Several feminist outlets were pleased with the show for its feminist twist on fairy tales. Avital Norman Nathman of Bitch stated that she liked the show for "infusing a feminist sensibility" into the stories.[111] Genie Leslie at Feministing commented that Emma was a "badass", that she liked how Emma was "very adamant that women be able to make their own decisions about their lives and their children", and how Emma was a "well-rounded" character who was "feminine, but not 'girly'".[112] Natalie Wilson from Ms. praised the show for a strong, "kick-butt" female lead, for including multiple strong women who take turns doing the saving with the men, for subverting the fetishization of true love, and for dealing with the idea of what makes a mother in a more nuanced fashion. Wilson went on to state of the lead: "Her pursuit of a 'happy ending' is not about finding a man or going to a ball all gussied up, but about detective work, about building a relationship with her son Henry, and about seeking the 'truth' as to why time stands still in the corrupt Storybrooke world."[113]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The first season premiered as the top-rated drama series. The pilot episode was watched by 13 million viewers and received a 4.0 rating/share among 18- to 49-year-olds.[114] It was the season's highest-rated drama debut among the age range and ABC's biggest debut in five years.[115][116] With DVR viewers, the premiere climbed to 15.5 million viewers and a 5.2 rating/share in adults 18–49.[117] The show's next three episodes had consistent ratings every week with over 11 million viewers.[118][119][120] The series has become the number one non-sports program in the U.S. with viewers and young adults on Sunday nights.[121]

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Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
18–49 rating
(average)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
Sunday 8:00 pm
22
October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
12.93[122]
May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
9.66[123]
2011–12
28
11.71[124]
4.1/10[125]

2
22
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)
11.36[126]
May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12)
7.33[127]
2012–13
35
10.24[128]
3.6/9[129]

3
22
September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)
8.52[130]
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
6.80[131]
2013–14
35
9.38[132]
3.3/8[133]

4
22
September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
9.47[134]
May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)
5.51[135]
2014–15
50
8.98[136]
3.2/7[136]

5
23
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)
5.93[137]
May 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
4.07[138]
2015–16
69
6.32[26]
2.2[26]

6
22
September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25)
3.99[139]
May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)
2.95[140]
2016–17
105
4.39[141]
1.5/5[27]

7
Friday 8:00 pm
22[142]
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
3.26[143]
TBA
TBD
2017–18
TBD
TBD
TBD

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text: Once Upon a Time was nominated for a 2012 People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Drama", but lost to Person of Interest.[144] The show was nominated at the 39th People's Choice Awards in four categories: Favorite Network TV Drama, Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show, Favorite TV Fan Following, and Favorite TV Drama Actress (Ginnifer Goodwin); it lost to another ABC show Grey's Anatomy in the first category, Supernatural in the second two, and Ellen Pompeo (from Grey's Anatomy) in the last category. the show was nominated at 40th People's Choice Awards, but lost to Beauty and the Beast and The Vampire Diaries, respectively.

text: The show was also nominated for "Best Genre Series" at the 2011 Satellite Awards, but lost to American Horror Story.[145] The show was nominated in this category again at the 2012 Satellite Awards, but lost to The Walking Dead.[146]

text: The program also received three nominations at the 2012 Visual Effects Society Awards, but all lost to Boardwalk Empire, Gears of War 3, and Terra Nova.[147]

text: At the 38th Saturn Awards, the series received a nomination for Best Network Television Series and Parrilla was nominated for Best Supporting Actress on Television, but lost to Fringe and Michelle Forbes, respectively.[148]

text: The program was nominated for the former award again at the 39th Saturn Awards, but lost to new series Revolution.[149]

text: Jared S. Gilmore was nominated for Best Performance by an Younger Actor on Television at 40th Saturn Awards, but lost to Chandler Riggs for The Walking Dead

text: The show received trophies for "Favorite New TV Drama" and "Favorite Villain" for Lana Parrilla by the TV Guide.[150]

text: The show was nominated at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, but lost to The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars and Awkward and the show was also nominated at 2013 Teen Choice Awards, but lost to The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars.

text: The show was nominated again 2014 Teen Choice Awards, but lost to The Vampire Diaries and Dylan O'Brien, respectively.

text: It was also nominated at the 64th Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards, but lost to Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead and the show was nominated again at 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, but lost to The Borgias and Game of Thrones.

text: Tie-in material[edit]

text: Novels[edit]

text: In 2013, Disney-owned Hyperion Books published Reawakened by Odette Beane, a novelization of storylines from the first season, expanded to include new perspectives. The narrative is from the points-of-view of Emma Swan in Storybrooke and Snow White in the Enchanted Forest. The novel was published on April 28, 2013, as an ebook and May 7, 2013, in paperback form.[151]

text: In 2015, production company Kingswell Teen published Red's Untold Tale, by Wendy Toliver, a novel telling a story of Red's past that was not seen in the show. The novel was published on September 22, 2015 and consisted of 416 pages.

text: In 2017, Kingswell Teen published a second novel, Regina Rising, also written by Wendy Toliver, which depicts the life of a sixteen year old Regina. The novel was published on April 25, 2017.

text: Comic books[edit]

text: A comic book, titled Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen, was released on September 4, 2013, in both digital and hardcover forms. The story was written by Dan Thomsen and Corinna Bechko, with art by Nimit Malavia, Vasilis Lolos, Mike Del Mundo, Stephanie Hans and Mike Henderson. Shadow of the Queen details what happens after the Evil Queen takes the Huntsman's heart. She forces the Huntsman to commit evil, and try to capture Snow White yet again. The Huntsman faces his past, and also meets Red Riding Hood, who is trying to cope with her beastly alter ego. Together, they team up and try to save Snow White before all is too late.[152]

text: On April 14, 2014, a sequel to the first comic book called Once Upon a Time: Out of the Past was released.[153]

text: Spin-off[edit]

text: In February 2013, Kitsis & Horowitz, along with producers Zack Estrin and Jane Espenson, developed a spin-off focusing on Lewis Carroll's Wonderland.[154] The series was called Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. A "teaser presentation" began shooting in April 2013, and the pilot was shot in late July or August.[155] On May 10, 2013, ABC announced that it had approved the spin-off and on May 14, 2013, announced that the spin-off would air in the Thursday night 8:00pm time slot instead of making it a fill-in for the parent series.[156] The series premiered on October 10, 2013, but was cancelled[157] after a single-season thirteen-episode run that ended on April 3, 2014.[158]


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text: The Catcher in the Rye

text: Plot[edit]

text: Holden Caulfield, a teenager, is living in an unspecified institution in Southern California near Hollywood in 1951. Caulfield intends to live with his brother D.B, an author and World War II veteran whom Holden is angered at for becoming a screenwriter, one month after his discharge.  As he waits, Holden recalls the events of the previous Christmas.

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text: Holden begins his story at Pencey Preparatory Academy, an exclusive boarding school in Hagerstown, Pennsylvania, on the Saturday afternoon of the traditional football game with a rival school.  Holden has been expelled from Pencey due to poor work and is not to return after Christmas break, which begins the following Wednesday.  He plans to return home on that day so that he will not be present when his parents receive notice of his expulsion.  After forfeiting a fencing match in New York by forgetting the equipment aboard the subway, he is invited to the home of his history teacher, Mr. Spencer.  Spencer is a well-meaning but long-winded old man.  Spencer greets him and offers him advice, but embarrasses Holden by further criticizing Holden's work in his subject in a rude manner.

text: Holden returns to his dorm wearing the new red hunting cap he bought in New York. His dorm neighbor Robert Ackley is one of the few students also missing the game.  Ackley, unpopular among his peers, disturbs Holden with his impolite questioning and mannerisms. Holden, who feels sorry for Ackley, tolerates his presence. Later, Holden agrees to write an English composition for his roommate, Ward Stradlater, who is leaving for a date.  However, Holden is distressed to learn that Stradlater's date is an old friend, Jane Gallagher, whom Holden had romantic feelings for and feels protective of. That night, Holden decides to go to a Cary Grant comedy with his best friend Mal Brossard and Ackley. Since Ackley and Mal had already seen the film, they end up just playing pinball and returning to Pencey. When Stradlater returns hours later, he fails to appreciate the deeply personal composition Holden wrote for him about the baseball glove of Holden's late brother Allie, and refuses to reveal whether he slept with Jane.  Enraged, Holden punches him, and Stradlater easily wins the ensuing fight. When Holden continues insulting him after the fight, Stradlater knocks him unconscious and leaves him with a bloody nose. After leaving for Ackley's room, Holden is disappointed when he treats him rudely. Fed up with the so-called "phonies" at Pencey Prep, Holden impulsively decides to leave Pencey early, sells his typewriter to earn money, and catches a train to Penn Station in New York. Holden intends to stay away from his home in a hotel until Wednesday, when his parents would have received news of his expulsion. Aboard the train, Holden meets the mother of a wealthy, obnoxious Pencey student named Ernest Morrow, and lies to her about himself and her son.

text: In a taxicab, Holden inquires with the driver about whether the ducks in the Central Park lagoon migrate during winter, a subject he brings up often, but the man barely responds.  Holden checks into the dilapidated Edmont Hotel.  He spends an evening dancing with three tourist women from Seattle in the hotel lounge and enjoys dancing with one, though is disappointed that he is unable to hold a conversation with them. Following an unpromising visit to Ernie's Nightclub in Greenwich Village, Holden becomes preoccupied with his internal angst and agrees to have a prostitute named Sunny visit his room. His attitude toward the girl changes the minute she enters the room; she seems about the same age as him. Holden becomes uncomfortable with the situation, and when he tells her all he wants to do is talk, she becomes annoyed and leaves. Even though he still paid her the right amount for her time, she returns with her pimp Maurice and demands more money.  Holden insults Maurice, and after Sunny takes the money from Holden's wallet, Maurice punches him in the stomach and leaves with Sunny. Afterwards, Holden imagines that he has been shot by Maurice, and pictures murdering him with an automatic pistol.

text: The next morning, Holden, becoming increasingly depressed and in need of personal connection, calls Sally Hayes, a familiar date. Although Holden claims that she is "the queen of all phonies", they agree to meet that afternoon to attend a play at the Biltmore Theater.  Holden shops for a special record, "Little Shirley Beans", for his 10-year-old sister Phoebe. He spots a small boy singing "If a body catch a body coming through the rye", which lifts his mood. Although Holden's date initially goes well, it soon sours after Sally introduces her friend George. After the play, Holden and Sally go ice skating at Rockefeller Center, where Holden suddenly begins ranting against society and frightens Sally. He impulsively invites Sally to run away with him that night to live in the wilderness of New England, but she is uninterested in his hastily conceived plan and declines. The conversation turns sour, and the two angrily part ways.

text: Holden decides to meet his old classmate, a Columbia student named Carl Luce, for drinks at the Wicker Bar in the Seton Hotel. During the meeting, Holden annoys Carl with his fixation on sex. After Luce leaves, Holden gets drunk, awkwardly flirts with several adults, and calls an icy Sally. Exhausted and out of money, Holden wanders over to Central Park to investigate the ducks, breaking Phoebe's record on the way.  Nostalgically recalling his experience in elementary school and the unchanging dioramas in the Museum of Natural History that he enjoyed visiting as a child, Holden heads home to see Phoebe.  He sneaks into his parents' apartment while they are out, and wakes up Phoebe – the only person with whom he seems to be able to communicate his true feelings. Although Phoebe is happy to see Holden, she quickly deduces that he has been expelled, and chastises him for his aimlessness and his apparent dislikes towards everything. When asked if he cares about anything, Holden shares a selfless fantasy he has been thinking about (based on a mishearing of Robert Burns's Comin' Through the Rye): he pictures himself as the sole guardian of thousands of children playing in a huge rye field on the edge of a cliff. His job is to catch the children if, in their abandon, they come close to falling off the brink; to be, in effect, the "catcher in the rye". Because of this misinterpretation, Holden believes that to be the "catcher in the rye" means to save children from losing their innocence.

text: When his mother returns home, Holden slips out and visits his former and much-admired English teacher, Mr. Antolini, who is now a New York University professor. Mr. Antolini expresses concern that Holden is headed for "a terrible fall" and advises him to begin applying himself. Although Holden is exhausted, he is courteous and considers his advice. Mr. Antolini also provides Holden with a place to sleep. Holden is upset when he wakes up in the night to find Mr. Antolini patting his head, which he interprets as a homosexual advance. Confused and uncertain, he leaves and spends the rest of the night in a waiting room at Grand Central Station, where he sinks further into despair and expresses regret over leaving Mr. Antolini. He spends most of Monday morning wandering Fifth Avenue.

text: Losing hope of finding belonging or companionship in the city, Holden impulsively decides that he will head out west and live a reclusive lifestyle as a gas station attendant. He decides to see Phoebe at lunchtime to explain his plan and say farewell.  While visiting Phoebe's school to give a forged excuse note, Holden becomes quite annoyed by graffiti containing the word "fuck", and becomes distressed by the thought of children learning the word's meaning.  When he meets Phoebe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she arrives with a suitcase and asks to go with him, even though she was looking forward to acting as Benedict Arnold in a play that Friday. Holden refuses to let her come with him, which upsets Phoebe, so Holden decides not to leave after all. He tries to cheer her up by allowing her to skip school and taking her to the Central Park Zoo, but she remains angry with him. They eventually reach the zoo's carousel, where Phoebe reconciles with Holden after he buys her a ticket. Holden is finally filled with happiness and joy at the sight of Phoebe riding in the rain.

text: In a short epilogue, Holden briefly alludes to encountering his parents that night and "getting sick" (implying a tuberculosis diagnosis), mentioning that he will be attending another school in September.  Holden says that he doesn't want to tell anything more because, surprisingly, he has found himself missing his former classmates.  He warns the reader that telling others about their own experiences will lead them to miss the people who shared them.

text: History[edit]

text: Various older stories by Salinger contain characters similar to those in The Catcher in the Rye. While at Columbia University, Salinger wrote a short story called "The Young Folks" in Whit Burnett's class; one character from this story has been described as a "thinly penciled prototype of Sally Hayes". In November 1941 he sold the story "Slight Rebellion off Madison", which featured Holden Caulfield, to The New Yorker, but it wasn't published until December 21, 1946, due to World War II. The story "I'm Crazy", which was published in the December 22, 1945, issue of Collier's, contained material that was later used in The Catcher in the Rye. In 1946, The New Yorker accepted a 90-page manuscript about Holden Caulfield for publication, but Salinger later withdrew it.[14]

text: Writing style[edit]

text: The Catcher in the Rye is narrated in a subjective style from the point of view of Holden Caulfield, following his exact thought processes. There is flow in the seemingly disjointed ideas and episodes; for example, as Holden sits in a chair in his dorm, minor events, such as picking up a book or looking at a table, unfold into discussions about experiences.

text: Critical reviews affirm that the novel accurately reflected the teenage colloquial speech of the time.[15] Words and phrases that appear frequently include:

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"Old" – term of familiarity or endearment.
"Phony" – superficially acting a certain way only to change others’ perceptions
"That killed me" – one found that hilarious or astonishing
"Flit" – homosexual
"Crumbum" or "crumby" – inadequate, insufficient, disappointing
"Snowing" – sweet-talking
"I got a bang out of that" – one found it hilarious or exciting
"Shoot the bull" – have a conversation containing false elements
"Give her the time" – sexual intercourse
"Necking" – kissing
"Chew the fat" or "chew the rag" – small-talk
"Rubbering" or "rubbernecks" – idle onlooking/onlookers
"The Can" – the bathroom

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text: Interpretations[edit]

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Bruce Brooks held that Holden's attitude remains unchanged at story's end, implying no maturation, thus differentiating the novel from young adult fiction.[16]
In contrast, Louis Menand thought that teachers assign the novel because of the optimistic ending, to teach adolescent readers that "alienation is just a phase."[17] While Brooks maintained that Holden acts his age, Menand claimed that Holden thinks as an adult, given his ability to accurately perceive people and their motives. Others highlight the dilemma of Holden's state, in between adolescence and adulthood.[18][19] Holden is quick to become emotional. "I felt sorry as hell for..." is a phrase he often uses. It is often said that Holden changes at the end, when he watches Phoebe on the carousel, and he talks about the golden ring and how it's good for kids to try and grab it.[18]

text: Peter Beidler, in his A Reader's Companion to J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye", identifies the movie that the prostitute "Sunny" refers to. In chapter 13 she says that in the movie a boy falls off a boat. The movie is Captains Courageous (1937), starring Spencer Tracy. Sunny says that Holden looks like the boy who fell off the boat. Beidler shows (page 28) a still of the boy, played by child-actor Freddie Bartholomew.

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Each Caulfield child has literary talent. D.B. writes screenplays in Hollywood; Holden also reveres D.B. for his writing skill (Holden's own best subject), but he also despises Hollywood industry-based movies, considering them the ultimate in "phony" as the writer has no space for his own imagination, and describes D.B.'s move to Hollywood to write for films as "prostituting himself"; Allie wrote poetry on his baseball glove; and Phoebe is a diarist.[20][not in citation given]
This "catcher in the rye" is an analogy for Holden, who admires in children attributes that he struggles to find in adults, like innocence, kindness, spontaneity, and generosity. Falling off the cliff could be a progression into the adult world that surrounds him and that he strongly criticizes. Later, Phoebe and Holden exchange roles as the "catcher" and the "fallen"; he gives her his hunting hat, the catcher's symbol, and becomes the fallen as Phoebe becomes the catcher.[21]

text: In their biography of Salinger, David Shields and Shane Salerno argue that: "The Catcher in the Rye can best be understood as a disguised war novel." Salinger witnessed the horrors of World War II, but rather than writing a combat novel, Salinger, according to Shields and Salerno, "took the trauma of war and embedded it within what looked to the naked eye like a coming-of-age novel."[22]

text: Reception[edit]

text: The Catcher in the Rye has been listed as one of the best novels of the twentieth century. Shortly after its publication, writing for The New York Times, Nash K. Burger called it "an unusually brilliant novel,"[23] while James Stern wrote an admiring review of the book in a voice imitating Holden's.[24] George H. W. Bush called it a "marvelous book," listing it among the books that have inspired him.[25] In June 2009, the BBC's Finlo Rohrer wrote that, 58 years since publication, the book is still regarded "as the defining work on what it is like to be a teenager. Holden is at various times disaffected, disgruntled, alienated, isolated, directionless, and sarcastic."[26] Adam Gopnik considers it one of the "three perfect books" in American literature, along with Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby, and believes that "no book has ever captured a city better than Catcher in the Rye captured New York in the fifties."[27] Jeff Pruchnic wrote an appraisal of The Catcher in the Rye after the death of J.D. Salinger. In this article, Pruchnic focuses on how the novel continues to be received incredibly well, even after it has aged many generations. Pruchnic describes Holden as a “teenage protagonist frozen midcentury but destined to be discovered by those of a similar age in every generation to come”.[28] Bill Gates said that The Catcher in the Rye is one of his favorite books ever.[29]

text: However, not all reception has been positive; the book has had its share of critics. Rohrer writes, "Many of these readers are disappointed that the novel fails to meet the expectations generated by the mystique it is shrouded in.  J. D. Salinger has done his part to enhance this mystique.  That is to say, he has done nothing."[26]  Rohrer assessed the reasons behind both the popularity and criticism of the book, saying that it "captures existential teenage angst" and has a "complex central character" and "accessible conversational style"; while at the same time some readers may dislike the "use of 1940s New York vernacular" and other things.

text: Censorship and use in schools[edit]

text: In 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma was fired for assigning the novel in class; however, she was later reinstated.[30] Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.[31] The book was banned in the Issaquah, Washington high schools in 1978 as being part of an "overall communist plot".[32] In 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.[33] According to the American Library Association, The Catcher in the Rye was the 10th most frequently challenged book from 1990 to 1999.[10] It was one of the ten most challenged books of 2005,[34] and although it had been off the list for three years, it reappeared in the list of most challenged books of 2009.[35]

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The challenges generally begin with Holden's frequent use of vulgar language,[36][37] with other reasons including sexual references,[38] blasphemy, undermining of family values[37] and moral codes,[39] encouragement of rebellion,[40] and promotion of drinking, smoking, lying, promiscuity, and sexual abuse.[39]
Often the challengers have been unfamiliar with the plot itself.[31] Shelley Keller-Gage, a high school teacher who faced objections after assigning the novel in her class, noted that "the challengers are being just like Holden... They are trying to be catchers in the rye".[37] A Streisand effect has been that this incident caused people to put themselves on the waiting list to borrow the novel, when there was no waiting list before.[41][42]

text: Violent reactions[edit]

text: Several shootings have been associated with Salinger's novel, including Robert John Bardo's murder of Rebecca Schaeffer and John Hinckley Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. Additionally, after fatally shooting John Lennon, Mark David Chapman was arrested with a copy of the book that he had purchased that same day, inside of which he had written: "To Holden Caulfield, From Holden Caulfield, This is my statement".[43][44]

text: Attempted adaptations[edit]

text: In film[edit]

text: Early in his career, Salinger expressed a willingness to have his work adapted for the screen.[45] In 1949, a critically panned film version of his short story "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" was released; renamed My Foolish Heart, the film took great liberties with Salinger's plot and is widely considered to be among the reasons that Salinger refused to allow any subsequent film adaptations of his work.[18][46] The enduring popularity of The Catcher in the Rye, however, has resulted in repeated attempts to secure the novel's screen rights.[47]

text: When The Catcher in the Rye was first released, many offers were made to adapt it for the screen, including one from Samuel Goldwyn, producer of My Foolish Heart.[46] In a letter written in the early 1950s, Salinger spoke of mounting a play in which he would play the role of Holden Caulfield opposite Margaret O'Brien, and, if he couldn't play the part himself, to "forget about it." Almost 50 years later, the writer Joyce Maynard definitively concluded, "The only person who might ever have played Holden Caulfield would have been J. D. Salinger."[48]

text: Salinger told Maynard in the 1970s that Jerry Lewis "tried for years to get his hands on the part of Holden,"[48] despite Lewis not having read the novel until he was in his thirties.[41] Celebrities ranging from Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson to Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio have since tried to make a film adaptation.[49] In an interview with Premiere, John Cusack commented that his one regret about turning 21 was that he had become too old to play Holden Caulfield. Writer-director Billy Wilder recounted his abortive attempts to snare the novel's rights:

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Of course I read The Catcher in the Rye... Wonderful book. I loved it. I pursued it. I wanted to make a picture out of it. And then one day a young man came to the office of Leland Hayward, my agent, in New York, and said, 'Please tell Mr. Leland Hayward to lay off. He's very, very insensitive.' And he walked out. That was the entire speech. I never saw him. That was J. D. Salinger and that was Catcher in the Rye.[50]

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text: In 1961, Salinger denied Elia Kazan permission to direct a stage adaptation of Catcher for Broadway.[51] More recently, Salinger's agents received bids for the Catcher film rights from Harvey Weinstein and Steven Spielberg,[52] neither of which was even passed on to Salinger for consideration.

text: In 2003, the BBC television program The Big Read featured The Catcher in the Rye, interspersing discussions of the novel with "a series of short films that featured an actor playing J. D. Salinger's adolescent antihero, Holden Caulfield."[51] The show defended its unlicensed adaptation of the novel by claiming to be a "literary review", and no major charges were filed.

text: After Salinger's death in 2010, Phyllis Westberg, who was Salinger's agent at Harold Ober Associates, stated that nothing has changed in terms of licensing film, television, or stage rights of his works.[53] A letter written by Salinger in 1957 revealed that he was open to an adaptation of The Catcher in the Rye released after his death. He wrote: "Firstly, it is possible that one day the rights will be sold. Since there's an ever-looming possibility that I won't die rich, I toy very seriously with the idea of leaving the unsold rights to my wife and daughter as a kind of insurance policy. It pleasures me no end, though, I might quickly add, to know that I won't have to see the results of the transaction." Salinger also wrote that he believed his novel was not suitable for film treatment, and that translating Holden Caulfield's first-person narrative into voice-over and dialogue would be contrived.[54]

text: Banned fan fiction[edit]

text: In 2009, a year before his death, Salinger successfully sued to stop the U.S. publication of a novel that presents Holden Caulfield as an old man.[26][55] The novel's author, Fredrik Colting, commented: "call me an ignorant Swede, but the last thing I thought possible in the U.S. was that you banned books".[56] The issue is complicated by the nature of Colting's book, 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which has been compared to fan fiction.[57] Although commonly not authorized by writers, no legal action is usually taken against fan fiction, since it is rarely published commercially and thus involves no profit.[58] Colting, however, has published his book commercially, therefore interfering with copyright law and is not protected.

text: Legacy[edit]

text: The Catcher in the Rye has had significant cultural influence, and works inspired by the novel have been said to form their own genre. Sarah Graham assessed works influenced by The Catcher in the Rye to include the novels Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, Ordinary People by Judith Guest, and the film Igby Goes Down by Burr Steers.[59]

text: Fantasy writer Harry Turtledove has written a pastiche-parody "Catcher in the Rhine", based on his daughter's mishearing of Salinger's title. In this short story, an unnamed narrator, who is clearly meant to be Holden Caulfield but is unnamed to avoid copyright problems, goes on vacation to Germany and meets characters from the Niebelunglied. This was first published in The Chick is in the Mail, edited by Esther Friesner, Baen 2000 and reprinted in the omnibus Chicks Ahoy! (2010). It was reprinted in Atlantis and Other Places also in 2010.

text: In "Catcher In The Wry" former major league baseball player, Bob Uecker, recounts anecdotes of his years behind the plate and on the road, recalling the antics of his famous teammates, including Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson, Richie Allen, and Warren Spahn.

text: The July 1985 issue of National Lampoon included a parody of the novel, ostensibly written by Holden Caulfield's son, entitled 'The Son of the Catcher, who Lives in Rye'.

text: In Postal 2 a book by the name of "Catch her in the Rye" is present.

text: In December 1991, punk rock band Green Day released their second studio album (Kerplunk), containing the song Who Wrote Holden Caulfield. The song describes said character as crazy, frustrated, and lacking motivation.

text: "The Catcher in the Rye" deeply influenced the 2017 biographical drama film, "Rebel in the Rye", which is about J.D. Salinger. It is a visual about his life, before and after World War II, and gives more about the author's life than the readers of "The Catcher in the Rye" learned from the novel.[60]


document_title: Frasier (season 11)

question_text: when does daphne find out she's pregnant

question_tokens: when does daphne find out she 's pregnant

text: Frasier (season 11)

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane
Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane
Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle
John Mahoney as Martin Crane

text: Special guest[edit]

text:
Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith
Dan Butler as Bulldog
Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer
Millicent Martin as Mrs. Moon
Felicity Huffman as Julia
Patrick Stewart as Alistair
Wendie Malick as Ronee
Julia Sweeney as Ann
Dan Castellaneta as Brad
Penny Johnson Jerald as Carol
Valerie Mahaffey as Peggy
Missi Pyle as Shannon
Sarah Silverman as Jane
Laurie Metcalf as Nanny G
Estelle Parsons as Opal
Laura Linney as Charlotte[a]
Jennifer Tilly as Kim
Rosie Perez as Lizbeth
Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon
Robbie Coltrane as Michael Moon
Richard E. Grant as Stephen Moon
Jennifer Beals as Dr. Anne Ranberg

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky
Tom McGowan as Kenny
Ashley Thomas as Alice
Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton

text: Guest[edit]

text:
Debra Monk as Nurse Karen
Krista Allen as Liz Wright
T.R. Knight as Alex
Rachael Harris as Erin
Suzanne Cryer as Denise
Trevor Einhorn as Frederick
Bess Armstrong as Kelly Kirkland
Lorraine Toussaint as Nurse
Rachel Dratch as Horny Date
Beth Littleford as Creationism Date
Marian Seldes as Betty
Chris Diamantopoulos as Steve
Aaron Eckhart as Frank
Celia Weston as Sue
Stephen Root as Harbin
Arleen Sorkin as Rachel
Jason Biggs as Dr. Hauck

text: Guest caller[edit]

text:
Benjamin Bratt as Kevin
Stanley Tucci as Morrie
Penny Marshall as Celeste
Estelle Parsons as Celeste's Mother
Hilary Duff as Britney
Helen Mirren as Babette

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
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"No Sex Please, We're Skittish"
David Lee
Bob Daily
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
11.5

Roz hates her new job at KPXY so much that she abandons it after one day. She walks back into KACL and disposes of Frasier’s new, wheelchair-bound producer. After recovering from the initial shock of seeing Roz back, Frasier demands to know her reasons for returning, but without success. He consults Niles, firmly convinced that Roz has feelings for him, and is also concerned because he (Frasier) and Julia (Felicity Huffman) are on the verge of taking their relationship to the next level. Niles, however, is having problems of his own. He and Daphne have decided to try for a baby, when it is revealed that Niles once made a contribution to a sperm bank during college. With Daphne worried that Niles may already have a child, Niles goes to the sperm bank to make enquiries only to be told that his sample was discarded due to low motility. Niles then starts taking all measures in order to improve motility. He eventually decides to tell Daphne and the two anticipate a difficult time conceiving, but in the end the worrying was for nothing as it turns out that Daphne is already pregnant.

242
2
"A Man, A Plan And A Gal: Julia"
Kelsey Grammer
Jon Sherman
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
14.5

Daphne is pregnant, and she and Niles are keen to make an official announcement to the family over dinner, rather than tell Frasier informally and have the news broadcast for them. Meanwhile, Frasier’s relationship with Julia has run into difficulty, and following a conversation with his brother, Frasier decides to "commit to commitment" and resolve the problems rather than run away from them. His reconciliation with Julia ends up coinciding with Niles and Daphne’s announcement dinner, which they are compelled to relocate to Frasier’s place after their oven breaks down. They agree to let Julia stay for dinner, and even though they find her frankness and general conduct offensive, Frasier is reluctant to find fault because of his renewed commitment. Things get worse when Julia casually announces Daphne's pregnancy to everyone after overhearing her in the kitchen, ruining the announcement. Eventually, Julia mocks Frasier's hand towels and he breaks up with her in disgust. In the end, Frasier apologizes for allowing Julia to ruin the evening and the family celebrate Niles and Daphne's happy news.

243
3
"The Doctor is Out"
David Lee
Joe Keenan
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
11.8

Frasier thinks that Roz's new boyfriend is gay. He follows him into a gay bar, which makes everyone think that Frasier is gay. Alistair Burke, a high-profile gay opera director (Patrick Stewart) then becomes interested in Frasier, who may be too enamored with the perks of a power-couple relationship to set Alistair straight.

244
4
"The Babysitter"
Kelsey Grammer
Jeffrey Richman
October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
11.7

While out shopping for a couch, Frasier and Niles encounter Ronee Lawrence (Wendie Malick), a former babysitter from years ago who turned down Frasier’s affections and used to tell Niles scary bedtime stories. They learn that she is now working as a singer and pianist at a local hotel. Having established also that she is divorced, Frasier takes the opportunity of inviting her round to his house for cocktails that evening. Martin is delighted to see Ronee, and soon both he and Frasier are flirting with her. They both pursue her to the Wellington Hotel to see her play, and continue competing for her attention. Frasier persuades her to duet with him, but is disappointed when she sings directly to Martin – and his mood is reflected in his playing. As Ronee and Martin grow closer, Frasier goes through a spell of depression, and since he is due to start private psychiatry again soon, Niles becomes worried.

245
5
"The Placeholder"
Sheldon Epps
Lori Kirkland Baker
October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
11.2

Frasier seems to have become a lonely bachelor who spends his evenings eating vegetable soup and looking after a friend’s cat, Mr. Bottomsley. Dining out with the family is also now an embarrassment for him, being between two couples: Niles and Daphne, and Martin and Ronee. Roz offers to set him up with a friend of hers, a divorcée who works in insurance, saying she would be the perfect "placeholder". Frasier is not keen, but desperate not to turn into a solitary old man, agrees to a date with Ann (played by Julia Sweeney). Halfway through what he finds an insufferably dull meal, Kenny appears with his attractive cousin Liz Wright (Krista Allen) who works in the arts, and offers Frasier a way out. All he has to do is get rid of his date.

246
6
"I'm Listening"
Sheldon Epps
Heide Perlman
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)
11.0

Martin’s relationship with Ronee seems to be going well, although Frasier does not appreciate being woken up in the morning by Ronee’s musical stylings. Then, quite accidentally, Frasier overhears Ronee arranging a date with another man in a phone call. He is at first not sure whether to tell Martin or not, but in the end is unable to stop himself. Martin’s reaction is to chastise him for eavesdropping, despite his protestations that it was accidental. Later, when Martin asks Ronee to go with him to a doo-wop concert and she claims to have made plans, he elicits the truth from her, and she tells him she was not under the impression their relationship was exclusive. This leads Martin to pretend he also has another woman, called Sheila (a rôle that Roz finds herself cast in before long). Frasier overhears this conversation too, and suddenly finds this happening to him rather frequently.

247
7
"Maris Returns"
Kelsey Grammer
Chris Marcil
November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)
10.2

Frasier makes a return to practicing private psychiatry, and although he is most excited, his first day turns into a sequence of disasters. Niles, who is doing his best to cope with a pregnant and hormonal Daphne, receives an unexpected phone call from a hysterical Maris. He agrees to meet her for lunch, and learns that she has problems with a new boyfriend, an Argentine polo player who has a violent temper. Niles advises Maris to leave him, and is worried how Daphne will react to hearing about the meeting. Both Frasier and Martin advise him to keep it to himself, so when Daphne starts asking questions about lunch, Niles pretends to be organizing a surprise baby shower for her. However, the deception becomes progressively more difficult to sustain.

248
8
"Murder Most Maris"
Scott Ellis
Sam Johnson
November 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)
11.9

Maris has been arrested for the murder of her Argentine boyfriend, and the police have called in Niles for questioning. It soon becomes apparent that the murder weapon was an antique crossbow belonging to Niles, which he had lent to Maris for an artistic re-enactment. Even though Niles emerges unscathed from the police interview, he and Daphne have to endure several days of persecution by the press and sleep deprivation, not to mention endless phone calls from Maris in prison. The situation becomes worse when Frasier offers to make a television statement on Niles’ behalf, and once on camera makes a horrendous malapropism, mistakenly saying his brother should be "executed" (meaning to say "exonerated"). All this time, Niles is dealing very calmly with the whole situation – almost too calmly, in fact, and Frasier knows the dangers of repression. Things finally break down in Café Nervosa, when Niles suffers a nervous breakdown. He undresses and ends up sitting at a table, completely naked, reading a newspaper. Roz defends Niles, keeping everyone in the restaurant from calling the police, while Frasier is able to get him to safety.

249
9
"Guns N' Neuroses"
Scott Ellis
Jon Sherman
November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
11.6

Lilith is in town for a psychiatric conference, and Frasier reluctantly assumes his obligation to meet with her. Before he does so, an interested colleague of Lilith's sets him up on a blind date with her, not knowing who he really is. Meanwhile, Martin's pistol accidentally discharges inside the apartment, creating a trail of destruction that he, Daphne and Niles try to hide from Frasier.

250
10
"SeaBee Jeebies"
Kelsey Grammer
Patricia Breen
December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)
10.7

Since Maris' murder case appeared in the news, Niles has acquired a certain celebrity status in Seattle, socializing with figures like Bill Gates. Frasier cannot help being annoyed by this, and he finds Roz in a similar position; she is receiving a visit from her "perfect" married sister, Denise. Frasier hopes to regain some notoriety when he is nominated twice for the Seattle broadcasting awards (the "Seabees"), and Kenny arranges for a news reporter to shadow him on the day of the ceremony. Unusually, it takes place in the morning, and in the absence of a date, Frasier asks Denise to take the part just for presentation. Niles is also in attendance, and the reporter is keen to ask him questions – although this turns out to be the least of Frasier's problems.

251
11
"High Holidays"
Sheldon Epps
Christopher Lloyd
December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
11.7

It is Christmas. Frasier has been asked to act in a commercial for the Seattle Tourist Board, and is more than a little interested in Natalie who is arranging it. He meets her in Café Nervosa, but she also meets Martin and Eddie, and seeing how cute Eddie is, decides that he should be in the video as well – much to Frasier's chagrin. He hopes the arrival of his son Frederick will cheer him up, but when he sees he is now a goth, complete with new goth girlfriend Andi, and wants to spend all his time with her, Frasier is left a little shocked and somewhat downhearted. Niles sees Frederick's goth choice as a phase and typical of a teenage rebellion, prompting a discussion of what everyone did to rebel as a teenager, with Martin pointing out that Niles had never rebelled (even though in season 1 it is stated he was arrested for mooning president Nixon). This leads Niles to take some drastic action: he is "going to get high on reefer!". Frasier questions where he is going to get hold of some – answered when Roz delivers Niles a "pot brownie". Niles' car alarm goes off at that point, and neither Frasier or Roz can stay so Roz gives the brownies to Martin who is just arriving in the Café. He tries to stop himself eating them, as he is trying to cut down on junk food, but can't help himself. Of course, he does not know they are laced with cannabis, but having eaten it, buys a normal one to make sure Niles doesn't know he has eaten the one destined for him. Niles, therefore, is none the wiser and eats his normal brownie still under the impression he will get high, while Frasier cannot believe his eyes when he finally sees the advert for the Seattle Tourist board – they have made Eddie the star with Frasier narrating what Eddie is saying. Undaunted, he leaves to go out on a date with Natalie after Niles arrives "high" on his pot brownie. Martin arrives soon after, and Niles believes that the crazy way his father begins acting is just the pot kicking in. It takes a sober Frasier to point out that it's their father that is high, claiming to Martin "You're stoned off your ass!", which leaves Niles somewhat deflated until his brother points out that he did get their cop father high. Meanwhile, Frasier is a bit depressed as his date (Natalie) left him midway through the date to meet another man. Freddie also experiences the same thing and the similarity in incidents help father and son to bond again.

252
12
"Frasier-Lite"
Sheldon Epps
Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil & Jeffrey Richman and
Jon Sherman & Bob Daily & Patricia Breen
January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)
10.9

The KACL team has a weight loss competition with a competing radio station. The whole team pigs out just before the first weigh-in just in order to bloat the original numbers. Frasier, however, refuses to participate in such an act of "blatant unsportsmanship". In the episode’s sub-plot, a pigeon flies into Frasier’s glass window. Niles and Martin take it upon themselves to nurse it back to health. At the initial weigh-in, Frasier recognizes one of his "mortal enemies" from his high school days participating on the opposing team. The two make a bet on the outcome of the winner, with Frasier’s dignity pitted up against a new chess set. The KACL team undergoes increasingly extreme measures to lose weight, including a complete fast 24 hours before the final weigh-in. Furthermore, Frasier has converted his bathroom into a steam room, and invites the entire KACL team to use it to shed some more weight before the final weigh-in. In conclusion of the sub-plot, Eddie takes the pigeon out of the box and eats it unbeknown to Frasier. Shortly afterwards, Kenny Daly says he needs to get a glass of water from the kitchen. Suspicious of his intentions, the KACL team suggest Frasier monitor that he doesn't eat anything. He then finds Kenny eating something and feathers all round the pigeon's box. Frasier's shocked cries bring the others. Martin then reveals it was Eddie who ate the pigeon.This news makes everyone lose their appetites for the final few hours of the competition. But at the final weigh-in, the KACL team loses by a mere 2 ounces. Roz then cuts off her hair and KACL wins the competition.

253
13
"The Ann Who Came To Dinner"
Scott Ellis
Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil
January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
10.8

Martin discovers an envelope in the pocket of one of his jackets, which contains a cheque for Frasier’s home insurance renewal and should have been posted months previously. Realising this, Frasier makes a hasty call to the company, and is horrified at the amount he would have to pay now to renew. Roz advises him to consult Ann Hodges, whom Frasier remembers from their disastrous date (The Placeholder). He reluctantly agrees, and invites her round to survey his home, where she slips on a mayonnaise spillage in the kitchen and breaks her leg. Anxious to avoid a lawsuit when he has no insurance, Frasier decides to invite Ann to stay at his place for a few days while she recovers – a decision he soon regrets. Meanwhile, Maris has been released on bail, and is being kept under house arrest with an electronic tracking device on her wrist. Niles learns that she plans on auctioning some possessions to help pay legal costs. She offers him the chance to look over them first, so he seizes the opportunity to reclaim a "quasi-erotic" portrait of himself as Pan. Little does he realize that he is about to act as a decoy in her escape plan.

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14
"Freudian Sleep"
Cynthia J. Popp
Lori Kirkland Baker
February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)
12.2

Frasier’s radio show is receiving very few calls, and Niles has been losing patients and arguing with Daphne. Martin, on the other hand, is offered the chance to spend the weekend at a house in the mountains with Ronee, courtesy of her boss. They inadvertently end up inviting Frasier, Niles and Daphne to join them, and seeing the state those three are in, Martin and Ronee feel compelled not to let them down. They all go to the house determined to have a relaxing time, but once there Frasier has a nightmare in which he has murdered Niles and is married to Daphne. Soon afterwards, Niles has a nightmare about the stresses of being a father, and then Daphne also has one in which she puts on copious weight after childbirth and Niles sleeps with other women. The three of them all end up in the kitchen in the middle of the night arguing, and it falls to Martin to sort them out.

255
15
"Caught in the Act"
Kelsey Grammer
Joe Keenan
February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
10.1

Roz is disappointed when she is unable to get Alice tickets to a concert by children's performer Nanette Guzman a.k.a. Nanny G (played by Laurie Metcalf). After his family reveals that he used to be married to her, Frasier agrees to help Roz secure tickets. He accompanies Roz and Alice to a bookstore appearance, and continually drops hints to Nanny G about the fact that he is single. She doesn't seem interested. However, she soon has everyone in the store cover their eyes as part of a song. She gooses Frasier and kisses him passionately. They plan a rendezvous at his apartment. Much to his surprise, Nanny G shows up with her producer, Donald, who is also her husband. She claims that the marriage is only a business arrangement, and laments how frustrated she is with her life. She makes several passes at Frasier, and asks him to meet up with her after her concert the next day. Although he is in the midst of a dry spell and desperately wants to go through with it, he realizes it is wrong. He stops by before the show to share his decision, and Nanny G asks him to go down to the prop room to talk. She seduces Frasier, and he takes off his clothes and jumps into the prop bed with her, only to have it rise to the stage as the show begins. Meanwhile, Niles buys an expensive sweater, breaking a promise to Daphne to be frugal and save money for their child's college fund. Daphne, who believes the sweater is from Gap, quickly proceeds to ruin it, leaving Niles frustrated but with no recourse.

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"Boo!"
Katy Garretson
Jeffrey Richman
March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)
10.4

Frasier is becoming fed up with his father playing tricks on him, and mocking the effeminate scream that his pranks provoke. It happens that Frasier is treating a patient who has the rare condition of coulrophobia – fear of clowns. Part of the treatment he has planned is to dress up as a clown, so he has a very comprehensive costume. In a bid for vengeance on his father, Frasier disguises himself as a clown, which Martin hates. After Frasier jumps out at him wearing the outfit, Martin has a heart attack and is hospitalized. This spurs Martin to propose to Ronee while recovering.

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"Coots and Ladders"
Kelsey Grammer
Heide Perlman
March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25)
8.2

Frasier is pacing up and down his apartment while a storm goes on outside. Niles arrives, annoyed at being called away from the "gifted infants’ toy expo", and Frasier confesses that he has committed a crime, punishable by US law. There then follows a flashback while he explains: Frasier had been having a bad day. During his radio show, he came down with a coughing fit and Roz had to advise his kleptomaniac caller, Babette, after which she claimed he had been dispensing the same advice for ten years. He was later turned down by an attractive woman who had parked her car in his space, and cornered at his front door by an elderly neighbor (Estelle Parsons) who said she could set her watch by his routine. He also did not appreciate coming home to two happy couples – Niles and Daphne, and Martin and Ronee – while he himself is still single. Calling round to change a light bulb for his neighbor, he learned that even she is still dating at the age of 83. At this point, Niles learns of Frasier’s crime: he surreptitiously stole an item from one of her shelves, just for the thrill. However, now he is plagued by guilt, and wants Niles’ help in returning the item, in case he feels the urge to steal again. Neither of them realizes the importance of the stolen object.

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"Match Game"
Katy Garretson
Bob Daily
March 30, 2004 (2004-03-30)
11.2

Frasier stumbles upon a matchmaking service on the way to his office, and takes some time explaining to the woman at the door that he is there by mistake. However, this is followed by an encounter with a former girlfriend in the elevator, and since Charlotte (the matchmaking agent, played by Laura Linney) witnesses this, Frasier decides to come quietly. After parting with $10,000, he is sent on a series of disastrous dates, and eventually loses patience and demands his money back. It is then that he discovers the business and its agent are not what they seem. Niles and Daphne have been socialising with another couple expecting a child, Brad and Cindy. This couple talk at length about all their plans for the birth, what to do with the placenta and so forth, and Brad even seems to be experiencing a sympathetic pregnancy. Determined not to be outdone, Niles and Daphne decide to hire a doula for their birth.

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"Miss Right Now"
Scott Ellis
Ken Levine & David Isaacs
April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)
10.4

Martin is soon to meet Ronee’s mother again, and given that she is opposed to pre-marital sex, they have to pretend that they are not practising it. Frasier is distracted constantly by thoughts of Charlotte, the matchmaking agent with whom he had dinner the other night, and who is already in a relationship. Niles agrees with him that his feelings could be transference, but after seeing Frasier when he talks to Charlotte, Roz dismisses that theory instantly. She decides to help Frasier out by taking him to a bar, where he meets a flirtatious woman called Kim (Jennifer Tilly). They both go back to his place, but receive several interruptions, the last of which is by Charlotte, who has just had an argument with her boyfriend and wished to be consoled by Frasier. Meanwhile, Niles has developed an uncharacteristic taste for fast food, and it is driving Daphne to distraction.

260
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"And Frasier Makes Three"
Scott Ellis
Sam Johnson
April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)
10.8

Frasier plans to work his charms on Charlotte to tempt her away from Frank (Aaron Eckhart), so he invites her for what she assumes to be a working dinner at a high-quality restaurant. For him, Frank also turns up. This becomes the first of several occasions on which Frasier ends up spending time with Charlotte and Frank, and at no point does Frank suspect that his intentions are less than honorable; on the contrary, he thinks of Frasier as a real friend. There is, however, tension between him and Charlotte, and matters come to a head one evening when Frasier has cooked dinner for Charlotte and Frank turns up unannounced. The couple have an argument and Frank walks out, leaving Frasier with just the opportunity he was hoping for. Martin plans to give Ronee her engagement ring, but when Daphne and Roz discover that it is the same ring he planned to give to Sherry, they insist that he sell it and buy one especially for Ronee. This he does, and the new ring is very impressive, but its origins are somewhat unexpected.

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"Detour"
Kelsey Grammer
Chris Marcil
April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
12.4

Having spent the night with Charlotte, Frasier is very pleased with himself. However, his good mood disappears when, while driving her to the station to catch a train to Portland, she tells him that in three weeks she will be moving back home to Chicago. Neither wants a long-distance relationship, so they are compelled to consider breaking up before things get more serious. In the midst of this conversation, they miss the train, so Frasier drives to the next station. Owing to his over-careful driving, they miss it again, and then the car breaks down on the way to the next station, leaving them stranded in the middle of nowhere. Fortunately, they find the house of an experienced car mechanic and his family, but they turn out to be rather eccentric. Meanwhile, in Frasier’s absence, Niles is left to organize the entertainment for Martin’s bachelor party, and Roz has found him a stripper. For Niles that she is coming round to be interviewed on the same day as Daphne’s new nanny, while the stripper is mistaken for Martin’s new physiotherapist.

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"Crock Tales"
Sheldon Epps
Jon Sherman & Bob Daily
May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
14.3

Frasier chips an old earthenware crock pot while preparing dinner, and is about to throw it away, when he pauses, and remembers the dinners associated with the item, going back in time until finally remembering the first dinner he had made for his father, Niles, Daphne and Roz. The show invented new scenes from previous seasons, with the cast wearing the hairstyles, clothes, and vocal and semiotic mannerisms from those previous seasons, in some cases wearing wigs.

2003: Niles and Daphne are still newlyweds, just back from their honeymoon in Tahiti. Roz tries to set up Frasier with her friend Lizbeth.
2002: It's Roz's birthday, and Cinco de Mayo celebrations are being held in Seattle. Niles and Daphne are enjoying their active sex life.
1999: The Crane family are celebrating Independence Day.
1998: The Crane family are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Frasier is still unemployed after KACL had changed formats, but Daphne is concerned that Frasier might fire her due to a lack of funds. Niles is separated from Maris, and unhappy with his new residence at the Shangri-La. He is pining for Daphne. Following the changed KACL format, Roz has a temp job.
1996: Niles is still married to Maris. Frasier is having his disastrous dating woes. Roz is enjoying the single life.
1993: Frasier’s hair is longer and Daphne’s hair is a bouffant. Frasier and Martin are still sniping at each other, Niles is "happily" married to Maris but bringing Daphne gifts, Frasier and Niles begin their love of sherry, Kenny Daly appears as a pizza delivery boy hoping to break into Seattle radio.

After the flashbacks, Frasier repairs the crock pot, warmly places flowers in it, and gives it an honored place on the dinner table, as the gang arrives. When he fills it with water, the pot immediately begins to leak from all the cracks.

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"Goodnight, Seattle"
David Lee
Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan
May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13)
33.7[2]

While on a plane, Frasier meets a woman named Anne. They engage in conversation and in flashback, Frasier recalls the events preceding his plane ride: Frasier and Niles volunteer to put together a quick wedding for Martin and Ronee when the venue is only available for one day. Meanwhile, Frasier says farewell to Charlotte as she departs for Chicago. The wedding ceremony gets off to a rocky start when the guests are stranded outside in the heat and things get worse when Eddie swallows one of the rings. Daphne and Niles rush him to a nearby veterinarian and while there, Daphne goes into labor and gives birth to her and Niles' first son, whom they name David. Ronee and Martin get married at the vet clinic. Frasier's agent Bebe Glazer gets him an offer to do a television show in San Francisco, which Frasier initially declines but after realizing that he wants to start a new chapter in his life, he accepts. A case of communication breakdowns lead Martin, Ronee, Roz, Daphne and Niles to believe that Frasier is dying, an error given more substantial backing when he begins giving them each some of his most prized possessions, and when a doctor phones and leaves a message saying that Frasier's 'results weren't good.' The misunderstanding is soon cleared up and the family celebrates Frasier's new opportunity in San Francisco. Before he leaves, Frasier and his family share a tearful farewell and Frasier explains to him that with Martin and Ronee newly-weds and Daphne and Niles' newborn, David, and Roz getting the job of station manager at KACL they each have begun a new chapter in their lives and that he wants that for himself now. He then goes on to recite Tennyson's "Ulysses" which flows into him saying it in his last show. Frasier records his last show, with the people who work at KACL and his family watching him, his final words on his talk show are "For eleven years, you have heard me say 'I'm listening'; well you were listening too, and for that I'm eternally grateful...Goodnight Seattle", and hangs up his headphones before the episode flashes back to the plane, where Frasier has just finished relaying his story to Anne. In a final twist, the plane touches down not in San Francisco, but in Chicago. Frasier turns to Anne and says "Wish me luck...", then the episode (and the series) ends, in a perpetual cliffhanger.

text: Reception[edit]

text: The season ranked 35th in the seasonal ratings and had an average viewership of 10.920 million viewers.[3]

text: Notes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ Also credited in the special appearance bill in "Goodnight, Seattle: Part 2"

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