Mermaids

Mermaids are a mythical creature from the sea, usually depicted as half woman, and half fish. They have appeared in stories from a number of cultures dating back centuries.
It has been suggested that the myth of mermaids may have come from sightings of manatees during voyages at sea. This was explored in the Animal Show episode "Manatee & Lemur."
In 1975, Jim Henson was awarded the Silver Mermaid Award for The Frog Prince at the First Fairytale Film Festival in Odense, Denmark. The award is a small replica of a famous statue in Copenhagen.Jim Henson's Red Book 8/20/1975 – ‘Received Silver Mermaid award for Frog Prince.’
One of the most popular stories about mermaids is Hans Christian Andersen's 1836 fairy tale, The Little Mermaid. Disney produced an animated version in 1989, which spawned a television pilot created by Jim Henson called The Little Mermaid's Island.
==Miss Piggy==
Piggy mermaid Octopus Garden.jpg|"Octopus' Garden" and "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me"
Muppet Diary 1980 - mermaid.png|Muppet Diary 1980
piggy mermaid on tour - colorized.jpg|The Muppet Show: On Tour!
Hallmark 1981 soap siren of the sea miss piggy.jpg|Muppet soap (Hallmark)
Danskin swimsuit.jpg|Danskin swimsuit
You Are the Star Piggy mermaid.jpg|You Are the Star of a Muppet Adventure
Piggy mermaid Masquerading Muppets.jpg|Muppet Babies "Masquerading Muppets"
Piggy mermaid MBcomic13.png|Muppet Babies #13
BabyPiggysMermaidTale.jpg|Baby Piggy's Mermaid Tale
Golden1992MuppetBabiesLaceUpsMermaid.jpg|Muppet Babies lace-ups 
mermaid - Make Believe Muppet Babies.jpg|Make Believe with the Muppet Babies
1988 dragons are too seldom muppet babies bath mitts 2.jpg|Muppet Babies bath mitt
Jakson--shower-curtain.jpg|Miss Piggy bathroom set
PiggyMermaid-OnWithTheShow.jpg|The Muppets: On with the Show!
Piggy mermaid FamilyReunion comic no7.png|Family Reunion #7
Piggy mermaid my muppets show figurehead.jpg|My Muppets Show, The Ship
MMW-SeaHorsePig.png|"We're Doing a Sequel"mermaid-inspired@MissPiggy "Moi emerging from a clam-shell while dressed as a mermaid and flanked by seahorses..." March 1, 2019 outfit with scales and seahorse crown
==Other Mermaids==
spinney art grouch mermaid.jpg|Grouch mermaid by Caroll Spinney
Mermaid Perils of Penelope.jpg|The Perils of Penelope
mermaid 1986-03-03 strip.jpg|The Muppets comic stripMarch 3, 1986
Mermaid muppet babies star comic 13.jpg|Muppet Babies #13
BabyAnimalMerman-DixieCupsCutout-(1985).png|Baby Animal as a merman on a Muppet Babies Dixie cups cutout
MuppetsBabies-PlaceMats-(1989)-SkeeterMermaid.png|Baby Skeeter on a Muppet Babies placemat
Gladys mercow 1872.jpg|Gladys the Cow in Episode 1872
Zonzo's mermaid relative.jpg|Zonzo's relative in What's a Gonzo?
Prairie Dawn as Little Mermaid.png|Prairie Dawn in Sesame Street Storybook Fun
Prairie mermaid Imagination Song book.jpg|Prairie Dawn in Imagination Song
merdog Imagination Song book.jpg|merdog in Imagination Song
EthelMermaid-Character.jpg|Ethel Mermaid
Ethyl Mermaid.jpg|Ethel Mermaid
Halloween Strut Spamela mermaid.png|Spamela Hamdersonin Halloween Strut
ssmag JulAug1997 back cover.jpg|Sesame Street Magazine July/August 1997
Baby Bear mer-bear.jpg|Baby Bear as a mer-bear in Episode 4049
M-Mountains.jpg|"You Got an M Song"
mermaid painting Labyrinth.jpg|painting outside Sarah's room
Lighthouse island mermaids.jpg|Lighthouse Island
Spyglass Inn woodcarving.jpg|Spyglass Inn woodcarving in Muppet Treasure Island (CD-ROM)
MuppetTreasureIsland-CD-ROM-MermaidJaniceFigurehead.png|Mermaid Janice figurehead in Muppet Treasure Island (CD-ROM)
TheTwelveDaysOfAMuppetChristmas-ChickenOfTheSea.png|Camilla in The Twelve Days of a Muppet Christmas (and a Chicken in a Pine Tree)
Chris-Merman.png|Chris as a merman in Episode 4632
MB2018-Mermaid-Gonzo.png|Baby Gonzo as a beached mermaid in "Fly South"
Swedish Chef mermaid MB2018-310.jpg|The Swedish Chef as King Triton in "Animal and the Little Accident"
Rizzo mermaid MB2018-310.jpg|Rizzo as the king of Ratlantis in "Animal and the Little Accident"
MB2018-317 mermaids.jpg|"Muppets of the Carribbean"
SukeyMermaid-artwork.jpg|Sukey and the Mermaid
==See also==
* Merggles
* Dragons
* Leprechauns
* Unicorns
* Muppets Underwater
==Sources==
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Category:Muppet Character Types
Category:Folklore