"
Whale of a Tale "(The series'
prime-time premiere special)
In this first television adventure, Ariel befriends a lost baby killer whale.
But when "Spot" grows too big for the palace, King Triton orders
Ariel, Sebastian and Flounder to teach the grown creature how to live in
the wild.
"
The Great Sebastian"
Sebastian's bragging lands him in hot water when the king appoints him Atlantica's
ambassador to the vicious Sharkanians, who are planning to invade the kingdom.
"
Stormy"
Ariel wants to try to ride the wild seahorse Stormy, despite warnings that
the creature is uncontrollable.
"
Urchin"
An orphaned boy named Urchin falls in with the wrong crowd - the comical
gangster known as the Lobster Mobster and his spineless sidekick, Da Shrimp.
"
Double Bubble"
When royal visitors, the Clambakersfields, need a babysitter for their twins,
Ariel volunteers - only for the twins to escape into Atlantica at large.
"
Message in a Bottle"
Ariel, Sebastian and Flounder meet Simon, a sea "monster" who's
lonely because his huge size and horrific features terrify people. When
Ariel invites Simon home with her, she finds out he's a great big clumsy
oaf, which comes in handy when the kingdom faces attack.
"
Charmed"
Once again defying her father, Ariel explores a sunken ship and tries out
a pretty bracelet she finds. Unfortunately, she can't get the bracelet off,
and is too scared to go home with it on her wrist, knowing her father will
be furious she's been fooling around with "human" things again.
To see my animation cel from this episode, click
here
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"
Marriage of Inconvenience"
A misunderstanding leads Urchin - and later Sebastian, Flounder and Ariel
herself - to mistakenly believe that King Triton has prepared an "arranged
marriage" for Ariel with a prince from a neighboring, warlike kingdom.
"
The Evil Manta"
Ariel unknowingly frees The Evil Manta, a creature of pure evil who sets
out to destroy Atlantica from within by fueling the fires of racial bigotry.
"
Thingamajigger"
Ignorance, fear, superstition and rumormongoring turrn a sailor's lost boot
into a fearful magic "weapon," sought after by the Evil Manta
and the Lobster Mobster. This episode features a "cameo" by Ariel's
future husband, Prince Eric.
"
Red"
Triton is feeling his age until a magic spell - cast by an old enemy, a
sorceress lurking behind-the-scenes - reverses Triton's aging and transforms
him back into the rambunctious boy he was a child. He proves quite a handful
for Ariel to keep up with.
"
Beached"
The squabbling between Ariel and her sister Arista results in their father
punishing them by confining them to the castle while everyone else attends
the Carnival of Tides. Left "home alone," the girls wind up protecting
the castle against two would-be alligator thieves.
"
Trident True"
The search for the right Father's Day gift leads Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder
and Urchin on an adventure that pits them against a giant octopus.
"
Eel-lectric City"
Pearl, a wild-merchild girl whose parents won't discipline or restrain her,
misleads innocent Ariel and her sister Alana into an dangerous girls' night
out in a place where young girls just aren't safe - the big, sordid city
of glittering lights, Eel-lectric City.
