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7	In 1989, Creator/{{Disney}} had a huge success in their newest animated film ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''. It's understandable that Disney would attempt to profit on its popularity. And they did, with [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992 a TV series]], multiple video games, toys, books, and countless other spinoffs.
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9	''Little Mermaid's Island'' was a spinoff that didn't quite take.
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11	''Little Mermaid's Island'' was a 1990 collab series between Creator/JimHenson and Disney. Set on an island some time prior to the film, the series is a live-action show where each episode was planned to have at least five songs. The series stars a live-action Ariel (played by Marietta Deprima) and a live-action Grimsby (played by Creator/CliveRevill). The animal characters are all puppets. The series also introduces Flounder's twin sister named "Sandy".
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13	Only two episodes ("Sebastian's Birthday" and "Tell The Truth") were ever produced. ''Little Mermaid's Island'' is especially notable for being one of Jim's last projects. The character of Sandy, however, ended up having a prominent role in a series of spin-off ''Little Mermaid'' books.
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15	More about this show can be read on the [[https://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Little_Mermaid%27s_Island Muppets Wiki.]]
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18	!!''Little Mermaid's Island'' provides examples of:
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20	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the film, Grimsby didn't know of Ariel and wasn't particularly close to her. Here they're friends even before Ariel met Eric.
21	* AdaptedOut: Triton, Ursula, and Eric are absent.
22	* AscendedExtra: Bit character Grimsby is a main character here. He's also one of Ariel's friends.
23	* BirthdayEpisode: The first episode revolves around Sebastian's birthday. He thinks that everyone has forgotten about it.
24	* CanonImmigrant: Sandy was the only character introduced in this spinoff to subsequently appear in other ''Little Mermaid'' media.
25	* HalfIdenticalTwins: Flounder and Sandy look the same except for some of their scales.
26	* LighterAndSofter: Judging from the two episodes, it's aimed at younger fans and is slightly edutainment in that the episodes were meant to have [[AnAesop aesops]]. The series is also devoid of heavy drama, dark elements, or fanservice, unlike the original film.
27	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Flounder is yellow-and-blue while Sandy is yellow-and-pink. [[HairColorDissonance Presumably]] it's meant to be purple like in the books, but it looks pinkish.
28	* RememberTheNewGuy: Flounder has a twin sister named "Sandy". Flounder never mentioned any siblings in the original film.

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