From: collins_w@cubldr.colorado.edu
Subject: Episode Guide for Disney's Little Mermaid series
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 11:40:32 GMT

   Here are the next six entries to my episode guide for "Disney's
The Little Mermaid" series.

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                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page  4

                                   "URCHIN"


4 -	Title:		"URCHIN"
	Summary:	Ariel & Flounder are captured by the Lobster Mobster  &
			    Shrimp.   Urchin  later helps  Sebastian to  rescue
			    them.   Crab Louie tries  to rob Atlantica's  royal
			    treasure vault.
	Songs:		"THE LOBSTER  MOBSTER'S MOB"    - sung  by the  Lobster
			    Mobster & Shrimp.
			    A short  version  of this  song  is sung  again  by
			        Shrimp later in the episode.
	Tape:		#TDK3 (beginning), 26-SEP-92 (SP).
			#TDK13 (2nd episode on tape), 26-DEC-92 (SP).
	Characters:
	Story:		The  Lobster  Mobster  &  Shrimp  discover  Urchin   in
			    Urchin's cave.  The Lobster Mobster wants Urchin to
			    join his mob.   He convinces Urchin to steal dinner
			    for them.
			Urchin sneaks into the Neptune Ball,   and steals  some
			    food.  Ariel sees this,   and she & Flounder follow
			    him back to his cave.   King Triton sends Sebastian
			    after them.
			Urchin then  discovers  Ariel &  Flounder.    Sebastian
			   determines that  the  Lobster Mobster  is  a  wanted
			   criminal.   The Lobster Mobster & Shrimp trap  Ariel
			   & Flounder in the cave, using a large boulder.  They
			   are planning to ransom Ariel for the treasure stored
			   in Atlantica's royal treasure vault,   because  they
			   believe that  King Triton  will  pay dearly  to  get
			   Ariel back.   Ariel convinces  Urchin to go get  her
			   father.
			Urchin goes  in search  of King  Triton,   but  he  has
			    already left to  apologize to the  guests that  had
			    attended the Neptune Ball which Urchin had wrecked.
			    Sebastian  doesn't  know  where  King  Triton   is.
			So Sebastian pretends to  be Crab Louie,   a  notorious
			    criminal,   in order to rescue Ariel.   Sebastian &
			    Urchin capture the Lobster Mobster,   using a  net.
			    Urchin leaves to rescue Ariel,   leaving  Sebastian
			    on guard.    But  Shrimp  then  frees  the  Lobster
			    Mobster.
			Urchin then frees Ariel &  Flounder,   by tying a  rope
			    around the boulder,   and  attaching the other  end
			    to a passing  whale.   Urchin  then discovers  that
			    Sebastian has been  captured in a  net,   and  that
			    the Lobster Mobster has escaped.
			The real Crab Louie, who is gigantic, grabs the Lobster
			    Mobster & Shrimp.   Crab  Louie threatens to  crack
			    them.  The Lobster Mobster makes a deal with him to
			    save them, by telling him about the ton of treasure
			    stored  in   Atlantica's  royal   treasure   vault.
			Ariel,  Sebastian,  Flounder,   & Urchin go to see King
			    Triton about Urchin. A guard then arrives,  telling
			    King Triton that  Crab Louie is  stealing from  the
			    royal treasure vault.

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page  5

                             "URCHIN" (continued)


			Urchin tries to stop Crab Louie.  Ariel then helps him.
			    King Triton does not  help them.   They knock  Crab
			    Louie off of the treasure vault,   and he falls  to
			    the ocean floor.   Urchin  asks King Triton if  his
			    Trident can really  shoot lightning.   King  Triton
			    demonstrates this on Crab Louie.
			The Lobster Mobster & Shrimp leave, who had been spying
			    on Crab  Louie  because  they wanted  some  of  the
			    treasure.
	Special Scenes Used Elsewhere :
	Quotes:
	Mistakes :

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page  6

                                "DOUBLE BUBBLE"


5 -	Title:		"DOUBLE BUBBLE"
	Summary:	Ariel babysits the  twins of  the Count  & Countess  of
			    Clambakersfield.   The twins  are kidnapped by  the
			    Lobster Mobster & Shrimp.   After they are rescued,
			    King Triton performs the right of passage  ceremony
			    for them.
	Songs:		"DA BEDDIE BYE BLUES"   - sung by the Lobster Mobster &
			    Shrimp.
	Tape:		#TDK3 (2nd episode on tape), 3-OCT-92 (SP).
			#TDK13 (3rd episode on tape),   2-JAN-93 (SP) - started
			    using new VCR.
	Characters:
	Story:		The Count & Countess of Clambakersfield visit Atlantica
			    with their twins,   so that King Triton can perform
			    the right of passage ceremony for them. It has been
			    a long time since they have seen King Triton.    He
			    even had red hair when they last saw him. They need
			    a babysitter for the twins,   so Ariel  volunteers.
			Sebastian & Flounder help  Ariel with the twins.    The
			    twins are nothing but  trouble.   The twins  wander
			    off.  Ariel,   Sebastian,   & Flounder look for the
			    twins,   but have  no luck in  finding them.    The
			    Lobster Mobster & Shrimp decide to kidnap the twins
			    so that  they  can obtain  the  Countess's  pearls.
			Ariel,   Sebastian,   & Flounder save the twins from  a
			    giant squid.   Sebastian  is then  captured by  the
			    Lobster Mobster,   who uses his Bubble Gun.   Ariel
			    frees Flounder,  who has been captured by the giant
			    squid.
			The Lobster Mobster & Shrimp capture the twins.    They
			    are a handful  for Shrimp  to take  care of.    The
			    Lobster Mobster accidentally traps  the twins in  a
			    bubble from his Bubble Gun.   The twins then  float
			    off and into a  whirlpool.   The Lobster Mobster  &
			    Shrimp follow them in. Ariel, Sebastian, & Flounder
			    also follow the twins  into the whirlpool.    Ariel
			    tries to grab the twins,   but the bubble slips out
			    of her grasp and bounces around. The twins'  bubble
			    then  knocks  everybody   out  of  the   whirlpool.
			The twins land on the back of a whale.   Later,   Ariel
			    recovers them.
			Ariel then returns the  twins to their parents.    King
			    Triton next performs the right of passage  ceremony
			    for them.
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	Quotes:
	Mistakes :

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page  7

                             "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE"


6 -	Title:		"MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE"
	Summary:	Ariel finds a message in  a bottle from someone who  is
			    a prisoner in a sea monster's cave.   Ariel decides
			    to rescue him,   but instead discovers Simon who is
			    a friendly sea monster.   Simon helps to drive away
			    an enemy which is attacking Atlantica.
	Songs:		"SING A NEW  SONG"   - sung  by Ariel &  Simon the  sea
			    monster.
	Tape:		#TDK3 (3rd episode on tape), 10-OCT-92 (SP) - two short
			    (fraction of a second)  interruptions in the  video
			    (broadcaster's fault?).
			#TDK17 (beginning), 9-JAN-93 (SP).
	Characters:
	Story:		Ariel finds a  message in a  bottle which reads  "Help,
			    I'm a prisoner  in a sea  monster's cave.    Please
			    rescue me".  It is signed "Simon.  P.S.  See map on
			    other side".   Ariel decides to help.   Sebastian &
			    Flounder go with her.
			An enemy of  Atlantica,   disguised  as anemones,    is
			    planning to  attack  so  that  they  can  loot  the
			    palace.
			Ariel,  Sebastian,  & Flounder find the cave and search
			    it for the note's  author.   They discover the  sea
			    monster's room.  The sea monster then returns,   so
			    they hide. He discovers and captures them. It turns
			    out that the sea monster is really Simon,  and that
			    he is friendly.  Simon has been sending out 100s of
			    messages in bottles,   so that he will have someone
			    to attend his  party,   which has  been set up  for
			    years.   Simon  asks them  to please  stay for  the
			    party, and Ariel says yes.
			Ariel invites Simon to visit Atlantica.   He agrees  to
			    this.   They all  return to  Atlantica where  Ariel
			    introduces Simon to her father.   Ariel &  Flounder
			    play with Simon.  Simon sleeps outside,  because he
			    is too large to fit inside the palace.
			The next morning,   Simon  disturbs everybody with  his
			    exercises.   King Triton asks  him to please  stop,
			    which makes him feel like a loser,   so Simon  runs
			    off.  King Triton goes after him to apologize.  The
			    enemy then uses this  opportunity to attack,    but
			    King Triton &  Simon return just  in time to  scare
			    them away!
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	Mistakes :

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page  8

                                   "CHARMED"


7 -	Title:		"CHARMED"
	Summary:	Ariel finds  a  bracelet and  puts  it on.    She  then
			    discovers that she cannot remove it.   She  becomes
			    trapped in an abyss by the Flow Monster,  until her
			    father rescues her.
	Tape:		#TDK5 (beginning), 17-OCT-92 (SP).
			#TDK17 (2nd episode on tape), 16-JAN-93 (SP).
	Characters:
	Story:		Ariel & Flounder  discover a  shipwreck which  contains
			    some human objects. Ariel finds a magnifying glass,
			    which she calls a "bigger majigger".   She  returns
			    to the palace.
			King Triton catches  Ariel with  the magnifying  glass,
			    and forbids her to have human objects.  He destroys
			    it with his Trident.
			Ariel & Flounder  swim to an  abyss.   Flounder sees  a
			    shiny object in the abyss,   so Ariel swims down to
			    it.  She finds a bracelet,   with trinkets attached
			    to it.  It is caught on a piece of coral.  When she
			    pulls on it,    the chain holding  the key  breaks,
			    leaving the key still stuck to the coral.  She then
			    puts on the bracelet.
			It is getting late,  so it is time for Ariel & Flounder
			    to head home.   She  needs to remove the  bracelet,
			    since her father  has forbidden her  to have  human
			    objects, but cannot without the key! She cannot let
			    her father see the bracelet, so she cannot go home!
			    She tries to remove it using a piece of coral,  but
			    fails.   She determines  that she  needs the  other
			    piece still  in the  abyss,   so  she heads  there.
			Ariel swims into the abyss again,  to retrieve the key.
			    Ariel finds it,  but it is stuck to the coral.  She
			    is then sucked downward in a whirlpool.   She sends
			    Flounder for help.  She is sucked into a large cave
			    and just escapes the  Flow Monster,   who uses  the
			    suction to feed.   She learns that she cannot  swim
			    fast  enough  to  escape  from  the  cave   between
			    feedings by the Flow Monster,   so she is  trapped.
			Flounder tells King  Triton what  has happened.    King
			    Triton,  Sebastian,   & Flounder head for the abyss
			    to rescue Ariel.

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page  9

                             "CHARMED" (continued)


			They find the place where Ariel had found the bracelet.
			    The Flow Monster then starts to feed.  King Triton,
			    Sebastian,   & Flounder head into the whirlpool and
			    are sucked downward.    King Triton  zaps the  Flow
			    Monster with his Trident and saves them all.   They
			    find Ariel.  King Triton uses his Trident to propel
			    all of them upward,    away from the Flow  Monster.
			    They all escape.   Ariel swims back into the  abyss
			    again to find the key. She cannot free the key, and
			    becomes caught  in  the  Flow  Monster's  whirlpool
			    again.    King  Triton  helps  her  to  unlock  the
			    bracelet,  which is then sucked downward.   He uses
			    his Trident again to help them both escape from the
			    abyss.
	Special Scenes Used Elsewhere :
	Quotes:
	Mistakes :

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page 10

                          "MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE"


8 -	Title:		"MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE"
	Summary:	Ariel mistakenly thinks  that her  father is  arranging
			    for her marriage to the Olympian Prince Thor.  This
			    misunderstanding starts a war.
	Tape:		#TDK5 (2nd episode on tape), 24-OCT-92 (SP).
	Characters:
	Story:		Ariel & Flounder are playing,  by sliding down a chute.
			    King Triton is watching  Ariel play,   and says  to
			    Urchin that she is old enough and that she &  young
			    Prince Thor of Olympia  will be perfect together  -
			    the perfect union.
			King Triton goes to Olympia.
			Urchin asks Sebastian what a union is.  He answers that
			    it usually is a marriage.   Urchin tells  Sebastian
			    what King  Triton  told  him.    Ariel  &  Flounder
			    overhear this too.  Ariel does not believe that her
			    father is arranging for  her marriage,   and  tells
			    Urchin so.
			King Triton suggests  the pairing of  Ariel & Thor  for
			    the aquabatics sea  games competition,   to  Thor's
			    father Augustus, saying that it will promote peace.
			    They   decide   to   discuss   this   over   lunch.
			Thor, who overheard the conversation,  decides to check
			    out Ariel  because  he  doesn't want  to  risk  his
			    chances of  winning the  games.    So he  heads  to
			    Atlantica.
			Thor arrives in Atlantica,    and announces that he  is
			    here for Princess Ariel. He says that she is pretty
			    enough.   Ariel then  thinks that  Urchin is  right
			    about the marriage.   Ariel then asks Sebastian  to
			    invite Thor to dinner.
			Sebastian sends Urchin to invite Thor to dinner. Urchin
			    demonstrates some fictitious  Atlantian customs  on
			    Thor,   so that he will not like Ariel and will not
			    marry her.   Prince Thor is insulted by this,    so
			    Ariel thinks that he will  want to leave and  never
			    see her again.  But he says that their union is too
			    important to their nations,   so that he is  taking
			    Ariel to Olympia.
			Sebastian & Urchin try  to discourage Thor from  taking
			    Ariel by making up  some stories about her.    Thor
			    is insulted  because he  thinks that  they  believe
			    that Ariel  is too  good for  him,   so  he  leaves
			    without her.
			Thor reports about his treatment to his father.    King
			    Triton does not  believe this,   and  it causes  an
			    argument between him & Augustus.   Augustus  orders
			    King Triton to  leave,   saying that  peace is  now
			    impossible.
			Ariel,  Sebastian,  Flounder,  & Urchin learn the truth
			    about   Ariel's   marriage   from   King    Triton.

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page 11

                    "MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE" (continued)


			The Olympians attack Atlantica.   Ariel finds Thor  and
			    apologizes for the  misunderstanding,   but  Urchin
			    thinks that  she has  been  captured and  tries  to
			    rescue her. Instead, he is injured.  Thor tells his
			    father to stop the attack. It turns out that Urchin
			    is OK.   King  Triton & Augustus  decide on  having
			    peace.   Ariel & Thor decide to be partners in  the
			    aquabatics competition.
	Special Scenes Used Elsewhere :
	Quotes:
	Mistakes :

                      Disney's The Little Mermaid series                Page 12

                               "THE EVIL MANTA"


9 -	Title:		"THE EVIL MANTA"
	Summary:	Ariel frees  the  Evil  Manta  from  his  prison  in  a
			    volcano.   He causes  the Atlantians  to hate  each
			    other,   until  Ariel  brings them  back  together.
	Songs:		"IN HARMONY" - sung by Ariel.
			    This song  is  continued  a  little  later  in  the
			        episode.
	Tape:		#TDK5 (3rd episode on tape), 31-OCT-92 (SP).
	Characters:
	Story:		King Triton,  Sebastian,   & Urchin leave to go watch a
			    turtle race.
			Ariel finds a creature trapped in a volcano.   It  begs
			    her to free it  and says that  it has been  trapped
			    for a long time. Flounder warns Ariel about a story
			    of a horrible creature  that ancient merpeople  had
			    locked in a mountain.   The story says that if  the
			    creature gets out, all of Atlantica will be doomed.
			    Ariel does not believe  the story,   and frees  the
			    creature,  who turns out to be the Evil Manta!  She
			    regrets  having  freed  him,    as  he  heads   for
			    Atlantica.
			The Evil Manta  convinces the Atlantians  to hate  each
			    other,   saying that  each one is  better than  the
			    others.
			Ariel & Flounder try to catch the Evil Manta in a  net,
			    but fail.
			Ariel tries  to  bring  the  Atlantians  back  together
			    again,   but fails.   The Evil Manta makes Flounder
			    hate Ariel!   Ariel tries  to get Flounder to  like
			    her again,  but it turns out that he was faking it!
			    The  Atlantians  drive   Ariel  &  Flounder   away.
			Ariel &  Flounder have  a flashback  to the  time  when
			    they were much younger, and when they first met and
			    became friends.  We learn that Flounder's real name
			    is Guppy  Number 35,    but  his friends  call  him
			    Flounder.
			Ariel convinces  all of  the Atlantians  to be  friends
			    again.    This   drives   the  Evil   Manta   away.
			King Triton, Sebastian, & Urchin return.
	Special Scenes Used Elsewhere :
	Quotes:
	Mistakes :
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