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The Little Mermaid

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Revision as of 01:43, February 25, 2019 by 81.245.186.223 (talk) (References to The Little Mermaid in Simpsons comics)
For the statue, see The Little Mermaid (statue).
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The Little Mermaid
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Book Information
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Genre: Fairy tale
First appearance: Hans Across America

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

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.
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.

References to The Little Mermaid in Simpsons comics

Picture Title Reference
Hans Across America.png "Hans Across America", Simpsons Comics #148 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.

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