Followed by
"The Little Mermaid" (1992)
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) (V)
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008) (V)
Version of
Andasen dôwa ningyo-hime (1975)
Malá morská víla (1976)
Rusalochka (1976)
La petite sirène (1980)
Rusalka (1986) (TV)
"The Little Mermaid" (1992)
The Little Mermaid (1993) (V)
Rusalka (2002) (TV)
References
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Roman Holiday (1953)
- Ariel's nightgown and her outfit and hair style when she goes out on the town are the same as Princess Ann's when she escapes from the embassy
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
- Mr. Limpet can be seen amoung the fish in "Under the Sea"
The Rescuers (1977)
- Backgrounds during the Kiss the Girl sequence had been originally used in this film.
Referenced in
Knick Knack (1989)
"Disneyland: Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (#34.15)" (1990)
- Norm says that Ariel is his favorite Disney princess.
Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990)
Alice (1990)
"Clarissa Explains It All: Sick Days (#1.13)" (1991)
- Clarissa mentions wanting to rent The Little Mermaid and Beetle Juice
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Attack of the Giant Leeches (#5.6)" (1992)
- Joel gives Gypsy an Ariel doll.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Killer Shrews (#5.7)" (1992)
- Joel gives Gypsy an Ariel doll.
"Cheers: Do Not Forsake Me, O' My Postman (#11.5)" (1992)
- Cliff mentions that he owns a copy of the movie.
"Back to the Future: Bravelord and the Demon Monstrux (#2.6)" (1992)
- When the monster has come out of the computer game, Verne cries out "What is that!" and Marty replies "Well, it's not the little mermaid."
Aladdin (1992)
- While looking up a recipe for king crab the Genie pulls Sebastian out of the book.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
- Frank: Do you want it in your Little Mermaid bowl?
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Friend Like Me (1993) (V)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Circle of Life (1994) (V)
The Return of Jafar (1994) (V)
- Genie disguises himself as Ariel
"The Critic: Marathon Mensch (#1.8)" (1994)
- Jay mentions he is wearing Little Mermaid underwear
The Pagemaster (1994)
- Fantasy mentions that Richard messed up her Little Mermaid underwear.
A Goofy Movie (1995)
- Ariel lamp in the hotel
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
"ER: True Lies (#2.12)" (1996)
- Open reference by a character.
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
Plump Fiction (1997)
Hercules (1997)
The Real Blonde (1997)
"Everybody Loves Raymond: Driving Frank (#3.2)" (1998)
- Robert mentions this film.
"The Simpsons: Make Room for Lisa (#10.16)" (1999)
- The film is mentioned by name.
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999) (TV)
American Pie (1999)
- title is directly referenced in dialogue.
"Futurama: The Deep South (#2.16)" (2000)
- Umbriel, the mermaid who falls in love with Fry, shares a name with one of Neptune's moons (as does Ariel from the Disney movie)
The Princess & the Barrio Boy (2000) (TV)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Corky Romano (2001)
Mickey's House of Villains (2001) (V)
- Features Ursula.
"Dark Angel: Gill Girl (#2.8)" (2001)
- Several references to the Disney version of the Little Mermaid are made
"The Bernie Mac Show: Hot, Hot, Hot (#1.9)" (2002)
- Bernie mentioning The Little Mermaid on VHS.
Kingdom Hearts (2002) (VG)
"ER: On the Beach (#8.21)" (2002)
- Open reference by a character
"Will & Grace: A.I.: Artificial Insemination (#4.25)" (2002)
- Will tells Grace that all of her baby name suggestions are taken from characters in The Little Mermaid.
"House of Mouse: House of Scrooge (#3.5)" (2002)
- Ariel, Scuttle, Sebastian, Chef Louie, Max the Sheepdog, Prince Eric and Ursula are guests at the House of Mouse
"Friends: The One with the Sharks (#9.4)" (2002)
- Mentioned by Joey.
American Splendor (2003)
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
- When the elephants are looking for Baloo in the river, the character Flounder can be seen briefly underwater.
Finding Nemo (2003)
- The Dude turtle does the '... and we whoa, and then...' act that Flounder does when trying to explain to Sebastian and Ariel's dad why Ariel missed the big concert.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
- Ariel, Flounder, and the song "Part of Your World" are in the movie.
Jersey Girl (2004)
- Talking to Will Smith, Ollie references the movie with a singing crab in it
Shrek 2 (2004)
- The mermaid that Fiona pulls off of Shrek and tosses back in the ocean looks remarkably like Ariel from the classic Disney film.
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) (VG)
- Features Ariel and Ursula.
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
- In "The Brownie Song," one of the hookah fish is clearly a doppleganger of Flounder.
Dream on Silly Dreamer (2005)
- Numerous animators talk about working on this film
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Talked about
Brice de Nice (2005)
- During the dream sequence, when Brice attempts to guess Chantal the siren's name, he tries out "Ariel".
Monster-in-Law (2005)
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2005) (V)
- Referenced by name
Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG)
- Features Ariel and Eric
"Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam (#31.16)" (2006)
- Picture on the wall in the Disney Vault
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (2006) (V)
- Picture on the wall in the Disney Vault
"Troldspejlet: (#36.8)" (2006)
- DVD release reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
"Ugly Betty: Lose the Boss? (#1.9)" (2006)
- prop reference
"How I Met Your Mother: First Time in New York (#2.12)" (2007)
- Robin says her sister should be watching The Little Mermaid.
Succubus: Hell Bent (2007)
- drowned girl is called a "little mermaid"
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- Before the clash of military and pirates, one of the pirate lords mutter to themselves something along the lines of "May Ursula save us." As there is no Greek God named Ursula, this is a reference to the previous Disney film.
Enchanted (2007)
- In the opening, when Prince Edward hears Giselle sing, he announces that he "must find that voice," the same way Prince Eric does when he hears Ariel sing. Sam, the legal secretary is played by Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." As Giselle looks at the fish tank, music from "The Little Mermaid" can be heard in the background.
Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic (2007) (V)
- mentioned by Michael Eisner
Columbus Day (2008)
- Mentioned in dialogue by Antoine
"I polykatoikia: Itan mia fora mia anakyklosi (#1.3)" (2008)
- dialogue
"Kyle XY: Psychic Friend (#3.2)" (2009)
- DVD mentioned
"30 Rock: The Bubble (#3.15)" (2009)
- Dr. Drew says Prince Eric was based on pictures of him in his younger days
"Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake/Ciara (#34.21)" (2009)
- Disney's Captain Jack street performer mentions he would rather be in the Little Mermaid show
"Family Guy: Peter's Progress (#7.16)" (2009)
- Quagmire says Clevelands cousin sounds like the crab from The Little Mermaid
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#4.5)" (2009/I)
- incorrect answer to $1,000 question
"Family Guy: Road to the Multiverse (#8.1)" (2009)
- in the alternate Disney universe Meg is Ursula.
"American Dad!: Moon Over Isla Island (#5.2)" (2009)
- Stevie and his friends re-enact to underwater dance in his pool
"Family Guy: Spies Reminiscent of Us (#8.3)" (2009)
- Stewie draws a picture of Sebastian the crab.
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.53)" (2009)
- Included in a $2,000 question
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
- A float of King Triton is in the Mardi Gras parade near the end
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.62)" (2009)
- Included in a $500 question
Featured in
The Making of 'The Little Mermaid' (1989) (TV)
Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Under the Sea (1990) (V)
- In addition to "Under the Sea", another song from this movie that is featured is "Kiss the Girl"
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991) (TV)
The Making of 'Aladdin': A Whole New World (1992) (TV)
The Making of Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (1996) (TV)
- clips
The Making of 'Hercules' (2000) (V)
- clips
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued (2000) (V)
- clips
Disney Through the Decades (2001) (V)
- clips
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (2002) (V)
- clips
Disney's Animation Magic: Beauty and the Beast (2002) (V)
- clips
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV)
- A clip from this film appears as part of a Disney tribute montage.
"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)
- Featured in Episode Six
"Broadway: The American Musical: Putting It Together: 1980-Present (#1.6)" (2004)
- The musical number 'Under the Sea' is shown.
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
- Clips are shown
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
- It's discussed in the 1989 episode.
Storm Warning: The Little Mermaid Special Effects Unit (2006) (V)
- Talks about the making of the film.
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2006) (V)
- Talks about the making of the film.
"Troldspejlet: (#36.8)" (2006)
- footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
No Strings Attached: The Making of Pinocchio (2009) (V)
- clips
Spoofed in
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)
- When Babs falls into the ocean a mermaid can be seen singing a song called under the ocean.
"Batman: The Laughing Fish (#1.46)" (1993)
- The Joker tells Harley Quinn that she can be his very own little mermaid, he then puts a fish head costume over her head.
"The Simpsons: Homer Badman (#6.9)" (1994)
- Homer's under the sea song during his fantasy is a parody of the song from this movie.
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
- The song "Up There" partially spoofs
Sex, lögner & videovåld (2000) (V)
"Family Guy: Fore, Father (#2.21)" (2000)
- Lois pops out of the water appearing very large in the same fashion that Ursula does
The House of Morecock (2001) (V)
- the scene under the sea is a parody
"Saturday Night Live: Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys (#27.1)" (2001)
- Spoofed in Little Mermaid Sketch
"Grim & Evil: Billy Ocean/Hill Billy (#6.1)" (2006)
- In "Billy Ocean", Ziggy the Crab's song "Under the Ocean" parodies the movie's song "Under the Sea". Ziggy himself parodies Sebastian
"Robot Chicken: Dragon Nuts (#2.5)" (2006)
- A fisherman hooks Ariel.
"Grim & Evil: Nergal's Pizza/Hey, Water You Doing? (#7.4)" (2007)
- The entire last two-thirds of "Hey, Water You Doing?" is a parody of this movie, with most of the underwater characters here spoofing those in this movie
Enchanted (2007)
- The statue of Prince Edward that Giselle makes is posed in the same manner as Ariel's statue of Prince Eric.
"Family Guy: Road to the Multiverse (#8.1)" (2009)
- In the Disney universe, Meg is Ursula.
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