The Little Mermaid (Alternate Cast)

Plot[edit source]
16 year old mermaid Ariel is dissatisfied with underwater life in the kingdom of Atlantica, a fantasy kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean. She is fascinated by the human world. With her best friend Flounder, Ariel collects human artifacts in her grotto. She ignores the warnings of her father King Triton, the ruler of Atlantica, that contact between merpeople and humans is forbidden. One night, Ariel, Flounder, and Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian, a crab who serves as Triton's adviser and court composer, travel to the ocean surface to watch a birthday celebration for Prince Eric, who has been trying to find her. Ariel falls in love with Eric. A violent storm arrives, wrecking the ship, and knocking Eric overboard. Ariel rescues Eric and brings him to shore. She sings to him but leaves just as he regains consciousness to avoid being discovered. Fascinated by the memory of her voice, Eric vows to find the girl who saved and sang to him, and Ariel vows to find a way to join him in his world. Discovering a change in Ariel's behavior, Triton questions Sebastian about her behavior and learns of her love for Eric. An outraged Triton travels to Ariel's grotto and destroys her collection of artifacts. After Triton leaves, two eels named Flotsam and Jetsam convince Ariel to visit Ursula the sea witch.

Ursula makes a deal with Ariel to transform her into a human for three days in exchange for Ariel's voice, which Ursula puts in a nautilus shell. Within these three days, Ariel must receive the "kiss of true love" from Eric. If Ariel gets Eric to kiss her, she will remain a human permanently. Otherwise, she will transform back into a mermaid and belong to Ursula. Ariel accepts and is then given human legs and taken to the surface by Flounder and Sebastian. Eric finds Ariel on the beach and takes her to his castle, unaware that she is the one who had rescued him earlier. Ariel spends time with Eric, and at the end of the second day, they almost kiss but are thwarted by Flotsam and Jetsam. Angered at Ariel's close success, Ursula disguises herself as a beautiful young woman named Vanessa and appears onshore singing with Ariel's voice. Eric recognizes the song and, in her disguise, Ursula casts a hypnotic enchantment on Eric to make him forget about Ariel.

The next day, Ariel discovers that Eric will be married to Vanessa. Scuttle, a seagull who Ariel visits and offers inaccurate knowledge of human culture, discovers Vanessa's true identity and informs Ariel, who immediately pursues the wedding barge. Sebastian informs Triton, and Scuttle disrupts the wedding with the help of various sea animals. In the chaos, the nautilus shell around Ursula's neck is destroyed, restoring Ariel's voice and breaking Ursula's enchantment over Eric. Realizing that Ariel is the girl who saved his life, Eric rushes to kiss her, but the sun sets and Ariel transforms back into a mermaid. Ursula then kidnaps Ariel. Triton confronts Ursula and demands Ariel's release, but the deal is inviolable. At Ursula's urging, Triton agrees to take Ariel's place as Ursula's prisoner, giving up his trident. Ariel is released as Triton transforms into a polyp and loses his authority over Atlantica. Ursula declares herself the new ruler, but before she can use the trident, Eric intervenes with a harpoon. Ursula attempts to kill Eric, but Ariel intervenes, causing Ursula to inadvertently kill Flotsam and Jetsam. Enraged, Ursula uses the trident to grow to a monstrous size.

Ariel and Eric reunite on the surface just before Ursula grows past and towers over them. She then gains full control of the entire ocean, creating a storm and bringing sunken ships to the surface. Just as Ursula is about to kill Ariel, Eric commandeers a wrecked ship and kills Ursula by impaling her with its splintered bowsprit. With Ursula dead, Triton and the other polyps in Ursula's garden revert to their original forms. Realizing that Ariel truly loves Eric, Triton willingly changes her from a mermaid into a human permanently and approves her marriage to Eric. Ariel and Eric marry on a ship and depart.

Voice cast[edit source]
Main article: List of The Little Mermaid characters


 * Jodi Benson as Princess Ariel, the 16-year-old mermaid princess of Atlantica who is fascinated with humans, especially Prince Eric.
 * Jim Carrey as Prince Eric, a human prince who is saved by Ariel and is determined to find and marry her.
 * Divine as Ursula, a sea witch who takes Ariel's voice in exchange for human legs, and is determined to ruin her attempts to get Eric to love her.


 * Jodi Benson voices Vanessa, Ursula's human alter-ego and disguise.


 * Patrick Stewart as King Triton, Ariel's father and the ruler of Atlantica who is prejudiced towards humans.
 * Samuel E. Wright as Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian, a Jamaican crab who serves as King Triton's advisor and court composer.
 * Jason Marin as Flounder, Ariel's fish best friend.
 * Buddy Hackett as Scuttle, a dimwitted seagull who shares Ariel's fascination with humans and teaches her about "human stuff."
 * Paddi Edwards as Flotsam and Jetsam, Ursula's symbiotic and insidious pet eels.
 * Ben Wright as Sir Grimsby, Eric's loyal steward.
 * Edie McClurg as Carlotta, Eric's maid.
 * Kimmy Robertson as Andrina, Arista, Adella, and Alana, four of Ariel's sisters.
 * Caroline Vasicek as Aquata and Attina, two more of Ariel's sisters.
 * Will Ryan as Harold, a seahorse and Triton's herald.
 * René Auberjonois as Chef Louis, Eric's mad chef who attempts to cook Sebastian, but fails.