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'''''The Little Mermaid''''' is a fairy tale by [[Hans Christian Andersen]], which was adapted into a 1989 animated feature film by the [[Walt Disney]] Company. The story and film have been referenced several times in ''The Simpsons''.
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{{TB| Lisa wants to name Homer and Marge's possible baby ''Ariel''. This is the name of the protagonist in Disney's ''The Little Mermaid''.}}
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{{TB| Homer wants to hide from all the negative media attention by start a new life "under the sea". His fantasy sequence, ''[[Underwater Wonderland]]'', is a parody of the "Under the Sea" musical number from Disney's "The Little Mermaid", only here Homer eats all the fish and other sea creatures.}}
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{{TB| Homer asks Lisa what her favorite movie is? She answers: "'The Little Mermaid', until you taped over it."}}
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{{TB|"[[The Book Job]]"}}
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{{TB| The Simpsons visit [[Copenhagen]] in [[Denmark]] and go see {{ap|The Little Mermaid|statue|the Little Mermaid statue}}. Bart is amazed that the story wasn't thought up by Disney, but [[Hans Christian Andersen]]. Homer then mentions the crab was the only good thing about the movie.}}
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'''''The Little Mermaid''''' is a fairy tale by [[Hans Christian Andersen]].
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== Common cast and crew ==
== History ==
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=== Cast ===
[[Lisa]] started to read The Little Mermaid for [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] after [[Ned Flanders]] wanted burn his collection of books by [[Hans Christian Andersen]].
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{{TB|Composed additional music for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', ''[[The Simpsons Movie: The Music]]'' and ''[[The Longest Daycare]]'' and served as a composer for ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons Ride]]''.}}
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Latest revision as of 03:49, May 30, 2024


This article is about the franchise. For the statue, see The Little Mermaid (statue). For the book, see The Little Mermaid (book).

The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, which was adapted into a 1989 animated feature film by the Walt Disney Company. The story and film have been referenced several times in The Simpsons.

References to The Little Mermaid in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
3 47 "I Married Marge" Lisa wants to name Homer and Marge's possible baby Ariel. This is the name of the protagonist in Disney's The Little Mermaid.
Sebastian Homer Badman.png 6 112 "Homer Badman" Homer wants to hide from all the negative media attention by start a new life "under the sea". His fantasy sequence, Underwater Wonderland, is a parody of the "Under the Sea" musical number from Disney's "The Little Mermaid", only here Homer eats all the fish and other sea creatures.
10 219 "Make Room for Lisa" Homer asks Lisa what her favorite movie is? She answers: "'The Little Mermaid', until you taped over it."
14 299 "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" At the hotel Lisa says her name is: "Lady Penelope Ariel Ponyweather".
23 492 "The Book Job" Lisa thinks up a plot for a novel, only to get outraged it's just the premise to The Little Mermaid again. She also has a poster of the film hanging in her room.
The Little Mermaid statue.png 29 638 "Throw Grampa from the Dane" The Simpsons visit Copenhagen in Denmark and go see the Little Mermaid statue. Bart is amazed that the story wasn't thought up by Disney, but Hans Christian Andersen. Homer then mentions the crab was the only good thing about the movie.

Specials[edit]

Picture Special name Reference
Sebastian.png Plusaversary Sebastian is seen drinking Buzz Cola at the party.
Welcome to the Club.jpg Welcome to the Club Lisa Simpson has adventures with Ursula the Sea Witch from Disney's version of The Little Mermaid.
Doc and Sneezy.png Prince Eric

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Hans Across America.png Simpsons Comics #148 Hans Across America Lisa started to read The Little Mermaid to Rod and Todd after Ned Flanders wanted to burn his collection of books by Hans Christian Andersen.

Common cast and crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

*Melissa McCarthy played Ursula.

Crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Little Mermaid Role on The Simpsons
James Dooley.jpg James Dooley Composed the music for The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. Composed additional music for The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Movie: The Music and The Longest Daycare and served as a composer for The Simpsons Game and The Simpsons Ride.

External links[edit]