7.6/1090 votes#1 - Whale of a Tale
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1992
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: N/A
Writer: Peter S. Beagle
7.3/1093 votes#2 - The Great Sebastian
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
7.7/1096 votes#3 - Stormy
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1992
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.
Director: Mircea Mantta
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
7.3/1078 votes#4 - Urchin
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1992
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.
Director: Mircea Mantta
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
7.2/1085 votes#5 - Double Bubble
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1992
Ariel and her friends have to babysit some baby mertwins, but when they cause mischief they provide Ariel with some double trouble.
Director: Mircea Mantta
Writer: Marie Sager, David Schwartz, Laraine Arkow
7.4/1073 votes#6 - Message in a Bottle
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1992
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: N/A
Writer: Lynn Lefler
7.9/1083 votes#7 - Charmed
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron, James A. Markovich
7.0/1068 votes#8 - Marriage of Inconvenience
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Weber, Karen Willson
7.7/1087 votes#9 - The Evil Manta
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Marino, Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
7.6/1069 votes#10 - Thingamajigger
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1992
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: N/A
Writer: Chuck Menville
7.8/1076 votes#11 - Red
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1992
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: N/A
Writer: Emily Dwass
7.5/1069 votes#12 - Beached
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alicia Marie Schudt
7.4/1071 votes#13 - Trident True
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1992
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: N/A
Writer: Tony Marino
7.2/1067 votes#14 - Eel-Ectric City
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/5/1992
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: N/A
Writer: Chuck Menville
The Best Episodes of The Little Mermaid Season 1
Every episode of The Little Mermaid Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Little Mermaid Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Whale of a Tale" is the best rated episode of "The Little Mermaid" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 90 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Peter S. Beagle, it aired on 9/11/1992. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Sebastian".