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The Best Episodes of The Little Mermaid

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Every episode of The Little Mermaid ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Little Mermaid!

The Best Episodes of The Little Mermaid

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...

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  1. Background image for Red
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Red

    S1:E12

    After Ariel's party King Triton feels that he's too old, so his glowing glowfish gets Triton a magical age stone that turns Triton into a little boy called Red. Later on Ariel and Sebastian find out and they trace the jewel to a magic sorcess who only old King Triton can beat.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Eel-Ectric City
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Eel-Ectric City

    S1:E1

    Ariel's friend Pearl comes to town, and takes Ariel to Eeel-Ectric city. Triton ofcourse dosen't want her to go. so Pearl lie's and says they're going to have a slumber party. They go to the place anyway but when a terrible storm comes Triton finds out the truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Whale of a Tale
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Whale of a Tale

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Great Sebastian
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Great Sebastian

    S1:E3

    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.

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  5. Background image for Stormy
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Stormy

    S1:E4

    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.

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  6. Background image for Thingamajigger
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Thingamajigger

    S1:E11

    Prince Eric drops one of his boots down to the sea, and when Ariel finds it she thinks its a wonderful human thingamajigger, but Triton thinks its dangerous. Soon terrible things start to happen and every sea creature thinks that the thingamajigger is the cause, so every bad guy wants it to take over Triton's kingdom, but Ariel goes to the surface and finds out what they really do.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Trident True
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Trident True

    S1:E14

    Ariel and her little sea friends get King Triton gifts for Father's day. She goes to a cave to get a glowing seashell and they get trapped in by an octupus so Urchin uses the triton to beat him but loses it in the process.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Resigned to It
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Resigned to It

    S2:E1

    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.

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  10. Background image for Calliope Dreams
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Calliope Dreams

    S2:E2

    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.

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  11. Background image for Save the Whale
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Save the Whale

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Against the Tide
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Against the Tide

    S2:E4

    Ursula's evil spells haven't been working lately because of a bad luck creature. Ariel finds the creature and brings him home, but Ursula still wants to destroy the bad luck creature and whoever owns him.

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  13. Background image for Giggles
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Giggles

    S2:E5

    Ariel laughs at everything, even things serious so a sorceror blowfish cast a spell on Ariel so when she laugh's seaquakes will rise.She gets sick of it so when she meets up with thisblowfish she teaches him the power of laughter.

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  14. Background image for Wish Upon a Starfish
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Wish Upon a Starfish

    S2:E6

    Ariel wants legs so she can dance but no one believe's in her dream. She gets discouraged until she meets another mermaid called Gabriella who wants to sing so they go to a magical starfish who can make their dreams come true.

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  15. Background image for Tail of Two Crabs
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Tail of Two Crabs

    S2:E7

    Sebastian's old perfect friend from his childhood comes to town. When Sebastian gets angry because he's so perfect, Sebastian becomes a pawn in Ursula's plan to take over the kingdom.

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  16. Background image for Metal Fish
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Metal Fish

    S2:E8

    Ariel wants to learn more about humans, so she goes to a humanalogist who makes her day when he tells her that a human is coming under the sea in a metal submarine shaped like a fish.

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  17. Background image for T'ank You for Dat, Ariel
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - T'ank You for Dat, Ariel

    S2:E9

    Sebastian is sad because he's a little crab, so Ariel goes to a cave where she becomes a sea witch. She puts a spell on Sebastian that makes him big, but the bigger Sebastian gets the less room their is for everyone in the sea.

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  18. Background image for Urchin
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Urchin

    S1:E5

    A poor merboy named Urchin tries to make friends in Atlantica, but when he meets the wrong friends( The Lobster Mobster Squad) it takes a good friend like Ariel to set him right.

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  19. Background image for Double Bubble
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Double Bubble

    S1:E6

    Ariel and her friends have to babysit some baby mertwins, but when they cause mischief they provide Ariel with some double trouble.

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  20. Background image for Message in a Bottle
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Message in a Bottle

    S1:E7

    A lonely dragon writes a message in a bottle. Ariel finds it and visits him, he decides to come to Ariel's house but King Triton won't allow it until he saves them from some evil sea creatures.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Charmed
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Charmed

    S1:E8

    Ariel finds a beautiful human bracelet, and when she wears it she can't take it off. Knowing that her father hates human things she decides not to go home until she finds the key to take it off.

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  22. Background image for Marriage of Inconvenience
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Marriage of Inconvenience

    S1:E9

    King Triton thinks that Ariel and Prince Thor would make a perfect couple, but not Urchin so he plays tricks on Thor to make him change his mind about Ariel. The prince gets exasperated and tells his kingdom to have war with Atlantica. Urchin stops it, and Triton explains that he wanted Ariel and Prince Thor to be a couple in the olympic sea games.

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  23. Background image for The Evil Manta
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Evil Manta

    S1:E10

    The city of Atlantica is a wonderful place to live in, but when Ariel releases an evil manta from imprisonment he spreads the path of prejudice for the creatures of Atlantica. Everybody separates from each, but Ariel and Flounder stay together and work things out in Atlantica.

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  24. Background image for Beached
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Beached

    S1:E13

    Ariel and her big sister Arista get into a big arguement, so they can't go to the carnival. Everything gets all out of hand but when some gators try to rob the kingdom Ariel and Arista learn the true value of sisterhood and teamwork.

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  25. Background image for Scuttle
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Scuttle

    S3:E1

    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.

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  26. Background image for King Crab
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - King Crab

    S3:E2

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Red" is the best rated episode of "The Little Mermaid". It scored 7/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Emily Dwass, it aired on 11/21/1992. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Eel-Ectric City".