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The Little Mermaid S1E9 — The Evil Manta
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The Little Mermaid•Season 1•Episode 9

The Evil Manta

8.0/10 · 107 votesNov 7, 199225 min

Ranked #2 of 14 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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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

Written byTony Marino, Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron
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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

Danny Cooksey

Urchin (voice)

Mary Kay Bergman

Mary Kay Bergman

Arista (voice)

Maurice LaMarche

Maurice LaMarche

Scuttle (voice)

Edan Gross

Edan Gross

Flounder (Voice)

Bradley Pierce

Bradley Pierce

Flounder

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Tony Marino

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Tedd Anasti

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Patsy Cameron

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Episode Summary

"The Evil Manta" is episode 9 of The Little Mermaid season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 107 votes, ranking #2 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Written by Tony Marino, Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron, it aired on November 7, 1992.

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