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4''The Little Mermaid'' is a {{Creator/Disney}} media franchise that began in [[TheEighties 1989]] with the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon film ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', which itself is based off a [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid story of the same name]] by Creator/HansChristianAndersen.
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6The series tells the various adventures of a teenage mermaid named Ariel. The youngest of seven daughters by King Triton and his deceased wife Queen Athena, Ariel is enamored with the human world. Ariel's closest friends are a nervous young fish named Flounder, a clownish seagull named Scuttle, and her father's crustacean adviser Sebastian.
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8Ariel wants to learn everything she can about life on land and the human world, but her father forbids it. Despite this, Ariel sneaks behind his back to visit the surface. One night, Ariel sees a young prince named Eric and it's LoveAtFirstSight.
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10The original film is one of Disney's most iconic and successful films to date. It single-handedly booted Disney Animation out of its post-Walt slump and into the [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation Disney Renaissance]]. This popularity led to several comics and licensed books. By 1992, the first of Disney's [[RecycledTheSeries animated series based off of their film properties]], ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1992}}'', was released. It continued to air in syndication for about two decades. Over the years the franchise has spawned many derivative works such as a SpinOffspring sequel, a prequel, a Broadway musical, and several video games. There is also a [[Film/TheLittleMermaid2023 live-action remake]], which was released on May 26, 2023.
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12For adaptations and derivative works of the story ''not'' produced by Disney, see its [[DerivativeWorks/TheLittleMermaid Derivative Works page]].
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14!!Works in the franchise include:
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17[[AC:Feature films]]
18* '''''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''''' (1989), the original animated film
19** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'' (2000), a direct-to-video sequel
20** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' (2008), a direct-to-video prequel
21* ''[[Film/{{TheLittleMermaid2023}} The Little Mermaid]]'' (2023), a live-action remake
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23[[AC:Television series]]
24* ''Series/LittleMermaidsIsland'' (1990), a failed live-action spin-off series that was cancelled during development
25* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1992}}'' (1992-1994), an animated prequel series that is directly based on the 1989 film
26* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' (2011-2018), in which Ariel and Ursula separately appear as recurring characters.
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28[[AC:Video games]]
29* ''VideoGame/TheLittleMermaid'' (1991)
30* ''VideoGame/ArielTheLittleMermaid'' (1992)
31* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': A world called Atlantica appears as a playable level in several games, with Ariel serving as a party member and Ursula serving on Maleficent's council of Disney Villains.
32** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002): Atlantica depicts a very loose adaptation of the film's events but without the surface world plot.
33** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' (2004): An even looser version of the first game's story focused more on memories.
34** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' (2005): This game switched the gameplay of Atlantica to mostly focus on rhythm games based on original songs made for the game as well as "Part of Your World" and "Under the Sea", while the story is a much closer retelling of the movie. Notably, Ursula receives an original VillainSong.
35** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' (2012): Ursula makes a cameo as the WarmUpBoss.
36** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' (2019): Ariel appears as a summon.
37** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMelodyOfMemory'' (2020): Levels based on Atlantica's depiction in the first two numbered games appear.
38* ''Franchise/DisneyPrincess'' video games: Ariel and her undersea world are frequently seen in games based on the ''Princess'' franchise.
39** ''VideoGame/DisneyPrincess'' (2003)
40** ''VideoGame/DisneyPrincessEnchantedJourney'' (2007)
41** ''VideoGame/DisneyPrincessMagicalJewels'' (2007)
42** ''VideoGame/DisneyPrincessMyFairytaleAdventure'' (2012)
43* ''VideoGame/DisneyMagicalWorld'' (2013): An ocean-inspired world is featured in ''Disney Magical World 2''.
44* ''VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum'' (2014)
45* ''VideoGame/DisneyMagicKingdoms'' (2016): Featured in a limited-time event in 2018.
46* ''VideoGame/DisneyEmojiBlitz'' (2016): Ariel is one of the starter emojis, and other characters can be unlocked through various means.
47* ''VideoGame/DisneyHeroesBattleMode'' (2018): Ariel, Ursula, and King Triton are playable characters.
48* ''VideoGame/DisneySorcerersArena'' (2020): Ariel, Eric, Ursula, and King Triton are playable characters.
49* ''VideoGame/DisneyMirrorverse'' (2022): Ariel, Ursula, and King Triton are playable characters (with Triton based on his live-action version where the others are animated-style).
50* ''VideoGame/DisneyDreamlightValley'' (2022): Ariel, Prince Eric, and Ursula (in Creator/PatCarroll's final voice role) are scattered around Dreamlight Valley.
51* ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm'' (2023): ''The Little Mermaid''-themed content was added in Season 6 (released in 2024), adding Ariel, Prince Eric, King Triton and Ursula as playable racers and having a track environment based around Atlantica.
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53[[AC:Literature]]
54* ''Literature/DisneyVillainsTheTopSecretFiles'' (2005)
55* ''[[Literature/ATaleOf Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch]]'' (2016)
56* ''[[Literature/ATwistedTale Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale]]'' (2018)
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59* ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid'' (2008)
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