Series synopsis
The Little Mermaid is an American family animation kids sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on CBS on September 12, 1992. It ended on November 25, 1994. It stars Jodi Benson, Jim Cummings, Samuel E. Wright and Kenneth Mars.
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Trito ...
Premise
Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, and Pat Carroll as Ursula.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jodi Benson as Ariel (voice)
- Jim Cummings as Ebb & Emporer Sharga (voice)
- Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian (voice)
- Kenneth Mars as King Triton (voice)
- Danny Cooksey as Urchin (voice)
- Mary Kay Bergman as Arista (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as Scuttle (voice)
- Edan Gross as Flounder (Voice)
Supporting cast
- Bradley Pierce as Flounder
Guest cast
- Russi Taylor as Pearl's Mom (voice)
- Kimmy Robertson as Alana (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Prince Eric (voice)
- Cree Summer as Pearl (voice)
- Tino Insana as Baracuda (voice)
- Ron Perlman as Apollo (voice)
- Sherry Lynn as Adella (voice)
- Cathy Cavadini as Andrina (voice)
- Justin Shenkarow as Daniel (voice)
- Brian Cummings as Simon (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Atina / Flo (voice)
- Keene Curtis as Augustus (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | September 12, 1992 | December 5, 1992 |
| Season 2 | 9 | September 18, 1993 | December 11, 1993 |
| Season 3 | 8 | September 17, 1994 | November 25, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Whale of a Tale Ariel finds an abanded baby whale, and decides to take care of it and be it's Mother. She names him Spot, but when Spot causes mass destruction around the kingdom Ariel decides to teach it how to survive in the wild. |
September 12, 1992 |
| 2 |
The Great Sebastian Sebastian thinks that he's the best crab under the sea, but when King Triton wants him to deliver a document to Sharkania he shows his fear. |
September 19, 1992 |
| 3 |
Stormy Ariel wants to ride a wild seahorse called Stormy but her father dosen't so she sneaks off and rides off with him in the wild. |
September 26, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Resigned to It After overhearing King Triton talk about him Sebastian thinks that he got fired as the King's trusted advisor. He searches for a new job but gets rehired in the end. |
September 18, 1993 |
| 2 |
Calliope Dreams King Triton wants Ariel to learn how to play the calliope, but Ariel wants to learn how to play the harp. She tries to learn the calliope and her bad playing wakes up an old ancient evil sea monster. |
September 25, 1993 |
| 3 |
Save the Whale Spot the whale returns and before Ariel and the others can rejoice the circus people take him away to join the act with all the other abused animals. |
October 2, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scuttle After Sebastian gets kidnapped by some pirates Ariel has to relie on her new bird friend to help her rescue him, but a question of trust is at matter as they start to share a common bond with their new friend Scuttle. |
September 17, 1994 |
| 2 |
King Crab While King Triton's away Sebastian will play. Ssebastian's parents come over,and he lied to them telling them that he is the king of Atlantica. All goes well until King Triton comes home, but when things seem confused Urchin, Ariel, and Flounder get Sebastian out of this mess. |
September 24, 1994 |
| 3 |
Island of Fear Once again Sebastian gets kidnapped, but this time a mad scientist kidnaps Sebastian for his crab experiments. |
October 1, 1994 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 12, 1992 |
| Last aired | November 25, 1994 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 15:00:00 |