Metal Fish

The Little Mermaid"Metal Fish"
Season 2
Number 8
Episode information
Written by	Patsy Cameron & Tedd Anasti
Directed by	Jamie Mitchell
Original air date	November 6, 1993
The Little Mermaid Episodes
Previous	"Tail of Two Crabs"
Next	"T'ank You For Dat, Ariel"

"Metal Fish" is the twenty-second episode of The Little Mermaid TV series, originally aired on November 6, 1993.

Synopsis

A human explorer known in the episode as the author of The Little Mermaid story, Hans Christian Andersen, boards a primitive submarine to explore the undersea realm, and crosses paths with Ariel when his submarine is damaged and starts to leak.

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Trivia

• Ariel's implied role in the creation of the original story (published in 1837) in this episode strongly implies that the franchise takes place during the early-to-mid-19th century. The original tale was first published in 1837, so it is likely that the franchise took place around that time.
• Ariel's pose in the final scene is a reference to The Little Mermaid Statue in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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