Grimsby

Sir Grimsby (Grimsby or Grim for short) is a supporting character in Disney's The Little Mermaid and its sequel, The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea. He is Prince Eric's chancellor. Grimsby was voiced by the late Ben Wright (in his final role) (who also voiced Roger Radcliffe in 101 Dalmatians and Rama in The Jungle Book) in the original film and by the late Kay E. Kuter in the sequel.
==History==
===The Little Mermaid===
In the first movie, Sir Grimsby is shown sailing with Prince Eric and his crew, apparently suffering from seasickness. He overhears the sailors talking about mermaids and dismisses the talk as nonsense, advising Eric to do the same. The sailors, however, insist that merpeople really exist.
Later in the film, the crew is celebrating Eric's birthday on board the ship. As a birthday gift, Grimsby presents Eric with a large statue of the prince (Which Eric secretly disapproves of, along with Max), though Grimsby remarks that he wished it could have been a wedding present. The film reveals that Eric recently refused to marry a princess from another land. Grimsby remarks that the entire kingdom, himself included, wishes to see Eric happily married. Eric responds that he will marry when he finds the right girl.
Later, the ship is caught in a hurricane, with Grimsby, Eric, and the crew all thrown overboard when the ship crashes into a gaggle of rocks. Grimsby and the others are able to reach a lifeboat, but Eric returns to the ship to save his dog Max who is still trapped aboard. Max is able to safely get to the lifeboat, but the ship explodes due to fire when it reach into the barrel of gun powder, and Eric is thrown overboard. Grimsby later finds Eric safely on shore, where Eric reveals that a girl (actually the mermaid Ariel, unknown to either) saved his life. Grimsby dismisses Eric's claims as a result of Eric swallowing too much seawater, and returns to the palace with Eric and Max.
When Eric discovers a mute Ariel, who had been recently transformed into a human by Ursula, Grimsby notes that the girl is beautiful. Later Eric finds Ariel and brings her to his palace and to where she is invited to dinner and Grimsby voices his opinion that she is beautiful. Ariel takes Grimsby's pipe and blows it (thinking it will play music) and she blows its contents into his face. Grimsby says that Eric should take Ariel on a tour of the kingdom to which Eric agrees and does so. As time goes on, Grimsby notices that Eric is falling for Ariel. He councils Eric to forget his dream girl (Eric wished to marry the girl who saved him, not realizing it was Ariel), and to accept the real one he has.
Later, Ursula, disguised as Vanessa, arrives and uses Ariel's voice to enchant Eric into marrying her. Grimsby is surprised at this turn of events, but agrees to arrange for a wedding at sea. During the wedding, Scuttle and other birds and sea creatures swarm in and stop the wedding, which causes Vanessa's spell to break and Ariel's voice to return. Ursula resumes her normal form and kidnaps Ariel. Eric follows them in a rowboat, causing Grimsby to question Eric's actions. In the end, after Ursula is destroyed and Ariel is turned into human, Eric and Ariel are married. At the wedding, Carlotta grabs Grimsby's shirt and cries happily in it.
===The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea===
Sir Grimsby has a much smaller role in the sequel. He is present at the celebration of Eric and Ariel's daughter Melody's birth. When Ursula's sister Morgana arrives, she grabs Grimsby and asks him if their prior actions towards Ursula were fair. 
Grimsby is later present at Melody's twelfth birthday party, where he formally presents Melody as she enters. He later watches sadly as Melody runs away from the party after she is ridiculed by other royals for talking to Sebastian.
Grimsby is not seen again until the end of the film. As everyone is celebrating in the water, Eric asks Grimsby to come in and join them. Grimsby attempts to refuse, but before he can finish, he is knocked into the water by Max.
==Gallery==
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-152.jpg|"Hmph! Merpeople!"
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2413.jpg|"Silence! Silence!"
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2428.jpg|"It is now my honor and privilege to present our esteemed Prince Eric with a very special, very expensive, very large birthday present."
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2435.jpg|Grimsby presenting Eric his birthday present.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2440.jpg|Grimsby looking proud as Eric thanks him.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2469.jpg|Grimsby looking proud to give Eric an overly fancy statue of himself as a present despite Eric's disapproval.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2485.jpg|"Yes, I commissioned it myself. Of course, I had hoped it would be a wedding present, but..."
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2505.jpg|"Oh, Eric, it isn't me alone."
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-2513.jpg|"The entire kingdom wants to see you happily settled down with the right girl."
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3596.jpg|Suddenly, Grimsby and Eric see thunder clouds approaching their ship.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3792.jpg|Grimsby holding on for dear life as Eric tries to steer the ship during the storm.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3807.jpg|Grimsby, Eric, and the rest of the crew about to be thrown overboard.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3833.jpg|Grimsby struggling to swim.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3848.jpg|Grimsby on a lifeboat with Eric and a few sailors.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3943.jpg|"Eric!"
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-3962.jpg|Grimsby and the sailors horrified when the ship explodes with Eric still onboard.
Little-mermaid-disneyscreencaps.com-3003.jpg|The next morning, Grimsby finds Eric on the beach and is happy to see the prince still alive.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-3023.jpg|Grimsby hearing Eric reveal he was rescued by a girl.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-3029.jpg|Grimsby concerned for Eric.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-3050.jpg|"Ah, Eric, I think you've swallowed a bit too much seawater. Off we go."
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-3057.jpg|"Come on, Max."
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6007.jpg|"Oh, be reasonable, Eric. Nice young ladies just don't swim around rescuing people in the middle of the ocean, and then flitter off into oblivion like some-"
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6047.jpg|"Ooh, Eric. Isn't she a vision?"
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6065.jpg|Grimsby escorting Ariel.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6075.jpg|Grimsby and Eric helping Ariel get seated at the dining table.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-8576.jpg|Grimsby perplexed when Ariel uses a fork to brush her hair.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6103.jpg|Grimsby and Eric dumbfounded after an embarrassed Ariel puts the fork back on the table.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6110.jpg|Grimsby smoking his pipe.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-8596.jpg|Grimsby noticing Ariel taking an interest in his pipe.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6120.jpg|"Do you like it? It is rather-"
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6129.jpg|Grimsby covered in soot after Ariel blows in his pipe.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6153.jpg|"Very amusing. Um, Carlotta, my dear. What's for dinner?"
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6478.jpg|Grimsby, Eric, and Ariel sitting at the dining table.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-9112.jpg|Grimsby suggesting to Eric that he'd give Ariel a tour of the kingdom tomorrow.
4k-littlemermaid-animationscreencaps.com-9131.jpg|Grimsby reprimanding Eric, telling him that he needs to start having a life.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6514.jpg|Grimsby and Eric talking, not noticing Sebastian crawling onto the table.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6529.jpg|Grimsby happy when Ariel wholeheartedly agrees to see the kingdom tomorrow.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6536.jpg|Grimsby dumbfounded to see his plate empty.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-6773.jpg|Grimsby and Carlotta waving goodbye to Ariel and Eric as they leave to spend the day together in the kingdom.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-7465.jpg|Later, at night, Grimsby finds Eric playing his flute, thinking about his mysterious rescuer.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-7487.jpg|Grimsby gently advising Eric to focus on his growing feelings for Ariel, rather than his mysterious savior.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-7708.jpg|The next day, Grimsby meets Vanessa whom Eric introduces as his rescuer.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-7718.jpg|"Congratulations, my dear."
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-8178.jpg|During Eric and Vanessa's wedding, Grimsby and Max see sea animals starting to attack Vanessa.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-8234.jpg|Grimsby trying to restrain Max by holding him on a leash.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-8262.jpg|Grimsby and the wedding guests shocked when Ariel regains her voice from Ursula's magic necklace.
Little-mermaid-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-9094.jpg|After Ursula's death, Grimsby and Carlotta attend Ariel and Eric's wedding.
==Trivia==
* While Ben Wright was auditioning for Grimsby, the producers didn't know who he was, so he had to end up telling them he provided the voice of Roger Radcliffe for One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Coincidentally, Grimsby has a similar nose and smokes out of a pipe, just like Roger.
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