The Sorcerer's Apprentice poem's story is alluded to in several episodes of the fairy-tale drama "Once Upon a Time", especially in "The Apprentice". A variation of the Dukas piece also plays in certain scenes. The apprentice himself is a recurring character, while the sorcerer is shown to be Merlin. The "Fantasia" version appears in the video game series "Kingdom Hearts", with the sorcerer Yen Sid serving as an adviser to the heroes, teaching Mickey, Sora, and Riku the Keyblade skills needed to guard the universe from his former friend Xehanort's plan. A world based on the "Fantasia" version also appears throughout the series,
Simon the Sorcerer popular books and fairy tales, including Rapunzel, "The Lord of the Rings", "Discworld", The Chronicles of Narnia, Jack and the Beanstalk, and the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Mike Woodroffe, "Simon the Sorcerer"s director and producer, wanted to create the game to exploit a market for comic adventure games, which he realised existed due to the success of "". His son, Simon, penned the script. He was inspired by Terry Pratchett (AdventureSoft originally intended to make a "Discworld" game, but were unable to obtain a licence), and he and his father hoped that he would become involved with the game. Although