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Recap / The Little Mermaid S 1 E 1 Whale Of A Tale

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When a baby killer whale is separated from his pod, it's up to Ariel and Flounder to teach him how to survive. But keeping a whale in her room turns out to be more than Ariel expected...

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  • A Boy and His X: A mermaid and her whale.
  • Anachronism Stew: The whaling ships use cannon-powered harpoons. Although there had been experimental harpoon cannons as early as the 1730s, most whalers threw their harpoons by hand until the modern harpoon cannon was invented in 1870.
  • Gentle Giant: Spot the killer whale. Though many of the Atlanticans are afraid of killer whales, Spot is friendly and harmless...except to anyone who tries to hurt Ariel.
  • Super Not-Drowning Skills: Ariel somehow hides Spot the whale in her room for three months. Despite being a mammal and needing to breathe air, Spot is not shown needing to surface every 5-15 minutes.

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