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The Little Mermaid S1E1 — Whale of a Tale

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The Little Mermaid•Season 1•Episode 1

Whale of a Tale

7.8/10 · 114 votesSep 12, 199222 min

Ranked #4 of 14 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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.

Written byPeter S. Beagle

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Jodi Benson

Jodi Benson

Ariel (voice)

Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings

Ebb & Emporer Sharga (voice)

Samuel E. Wright

Samuel E. Wright

Sebastian (voice)

Kenneth Mars

Kenneth Mars

King Triton (voice)

Danny Cooksey

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Mary Kay Bergman

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Arista (voice)

Maurice LaMarche

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Scuttle (voice)

Edan Gross

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Flounder (Voice)

Bradley Pierce

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Flounder

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Peter S. Beagle

Peter S. Beagle

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Episode Summary

"Whale of a Tale" is episode 1 of The Little Mermaid season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 114 votes, ranking #4 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Written by Peter S. Beagle, it aired on September 12, 1992.

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