Greetings From Wonderland - A Once Upon A Time in Wonderland Podcast

A sneak peek at an upcoming episode of the new audio drama anthology from Bill Meeks.

Meet the Special family, a theater-loving, stoner couple and their three very different kids. It’s 1994, and Michael and Jennifer Special are just trying to help fund in the arts in their community, but their son Ricky is on the run from a school bully, and their daughter Zara is betting everything on a plan to start the school year as a popular girl. With a mix of '90s nostalgia, sitcom homages, and a healthy dose of humor, "Welcome, Freshmen" will teach you the joys of scented oxygen, the perils of Crystal Pepsi, and why you should never trust a math teacher to do "creative accounting" for the arts. Equal parts funny, smart, and a little messed up, just like Everly Heights itself.

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CAST LIST

Bill Meeks - Ricky Special/Infomercial Announcer/Mr. Matheson
Sean Seigler - Michael Special
Kristyna Zahrek - Abby Special
Laurin Skarr - Zara Special
Kaushal Patel - Phillip "Sinnimon Slush" Simonson
Helena Geraci - Jennifer Special
Dallis MaxKenzie - Beatrix Knapp
Mandy McCullough - Rebbeca/Veronica
Howard F. Hulin - Ron Linus/Mayor Brown
Richard Reynolds - Jock, Oxygen Bar Attendant
Claire Forbes - Brenda, Beach Babe, Carrie Tart
Dan Pavatich - Nosloo the Great
Sean Weiland - Jerome Bentley, Surfer Dude

"How Can You Be Sure?" and "Zara Special's Mini-Musical Suite" performed by Classic Tragic Hero, written by Bill Meeks

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(S04E03) – The Snow Queen is here in her white, gooey glory. Regina and Henry aim to change up the story. Elsa and Kristoff search for the urn. Hans seeks revenge since his ambitions were spurned. Emma hates Hook, at least that’s how it seems. She’s trying to protect him, but she’s being so mean! Marion’s a freeze pop. Robin’s in grief mode. The ice wall still stands in this week’s “Rocky Road”.

We’re joined by Annemarie Daavlaar.

Bloody hell! The Knave’s back!

Show Notes

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Ratings for “Rocky Road”

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Deleted Scene from Rocky Road

More Frozen/Once shot comparisons

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Picture of the runes

Breakdown of the runes

This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

Ice Cream Social: The Struggle for the Soul of Ben & Jerry’s Written By Brad Edmondson Written by Brad Edmondson

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(S01E17) – Bill and Anne Marie sit down and rewatch the episode that introduced us to Wonderland and Jefferson’s magic hat. We point out things that make sense now while making fun of the stuff that has changed. It’s just like sitting down and watching the episode with us!

Dude… What’s up with the floating islands?

Note: You will need a copy of the episode (DVD, iTunes, Netflix) to play along with this episode. We provide sync instructions before we start.

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This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

The Husband’s Secret Written by: Liane Moriarty Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Dogboy: Den of Thieves written by Bill Meeks Narrated by: Nathan Beatty

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(Wonderland S01) – Join us for our LIVE Wonderland Wrap-Up with tons of guests including fellow Once Upon a Time Podcasters, former guests, trivia, and more!

Our guests:

Annemarie

When first we meet Alice she’s a curious girl fresh back home from a curious world. No one believes the tales that she tells, about the strange land through the hole which she fell. She returns there years later to prove she was right, and on the way she learns how to fight. She steals the Knave’s heart and meets her true genie. Red Queen and Jafar want to change magic’s rules. Three magic lamps are their chosen tools.

One contains Cyrus, so Alice is sore. She goes back to Wonderland one time more. Cheshire and fairies. Carpenter and Nix. Jabber is scary and the game is all fixed. Turns out Red Queen’s decent. She just wants Will back. But Jafar isn’t stopping down his dark track. Amara returns (did anyone catch when?) to make sure her sons are absolved of their sins. Sometimes inconsistent, but always “in-brand”, it’s time to wrap up Once Wonderland.

This is the end…

Show Notes

This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (thanks to Stephanie for the recommendation)

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(Wonderland S01) – Join us for our LIVE Wonderland Wrap-Up with tons of guests including fellow Once Upon a Time Podcasters, former guests, trivia, and more!

Our guests:

Annemarie

When first we meet Alice she’s a curious girl fresh back home from a curious world. No one believes the tales that she tells, about the strange land through the hole which she fell. She returns there years later to prove she was right, and on the way she learns how to fight. She steals the Knave’s heart and meets her true genie. Red Queen and Jafar want to change magic’s rules. Three magic lamps are their chosen tools.

One contains Cyrus, so Alice is sore. She goes back to Wonderland one time more. Cheshire and fairies. Carpenter and Nix. Jabber is scary and the game is all fixed. Turns out Red Queen’s decent. She just wants Will back. But Jafar isn’t stopping down his dark track. Amara returns (did anyone catch when?) to make sure her sons are absolved of their sins. Sometimes inconsistent, but always “in-brand”, it’s time to wrap up Once Wonderland.

Show Notes

This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (thanks to Stephanie for the recommendation)

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(Wonderland S01E13) – Jafar goes sadistic now that magic is broke. Daddy dies, Ana doesn’t, Jabber gets a good poke. Amara agrees to take a quick swim so evil won’t triumph and Alice will win. Many loose ends gets tied in a knot… the end of the story, the wrap of the plot. Happy endings abound. The cheese we forgive. We say goodbye to Wonderland in this week’s episode “And They Lived…”. We are joined by listener Christine Xu.

A tale she lived once upon a time…

Show Notes

Michael Socha set to join ‘Once Upon a Time’ as series regular

This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (thanks to Stephanie for the recommendation)

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(Wonderland S01E12) – Alice and Will have their first meetup. The Red Queen is shown in brief with her feet up. Modern Will’s on a mission to bring her back from the grave… a terrible task for a lovable knave. He defects and falters in the name of true love until Alice falls off of the cliffs high above. They team up with Jabber to bring Jafar down. “Wild card” Amara makes him look like a clown. Everybody in Wonderland is filled with real grief in this week’s episode “To Catch a Thief”. We are joined by listener Dawn Owar.

Quick Link! You have to hurry!

Show Notes

Ratings for “To Catch a Thief”

WONDERLAND CANCELLED OMG!

Preview for ‘And They Lived…’

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This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

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(Wonderland S01E11) – Cora returns to inspire ambition. In the past she conspires to make a queen a magician. Alice and Cyrus travel to a familiar town, where a lamp is the villain that almost takes them down. Everyone’s looking for Will Scarlet’s heart because without it Jafar’s spell can’t start. It’s presence brings love, a reveal, and a splatter. It’s all in this week’s new episode “Heart of the Matter”. We are joined by listener Martine Schmit.

Hope we don’t have to pay for this…

Show Notes

Ratings for “Heart of the Matter”

Preview for ‘To Catch a Thief’

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This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

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(Wonderland S01E10) – The Jaberwock runs wild, while our heroes split up. Lizard’s still dead with her eyes in a cup. Those eyes tell the villains the queen has the bottle, taking their plans from slow to full throttle. Our heroes split up… Who’s advising these guys? Jabberwocky takes Queen and Will by surprise. Cyrus and Alice open the door to his past, then confront the well girl for the spell that she cast. By the end of the day their all at their weakest, due to the Red Queen’s Dirty Little Secrets. We are joined by listener Tim Peters.

A Wonderland promo shot! Don’t think we’ve used one before.

Show Notes

Ratings for “Dirty Little Secrets”

Preview for ‘Heart of the Matter’

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This Week’s Audible Recommendations:

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

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