The Little Mermaid (TV series) The opening theme to the show is an instrumental combination of the songs "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl". The overture for the stage musical of "The Little Mermaid" is similar to this. "The Little Mermaid" television series is a prequel to the movie of the same name. The story is set before the events in the 1989 film, and follows Ariel's adventures as a mermaid still living under the sea with her father, Sebastian the crab and Flounder the fish. Various episodes highlight her relationships with her friends, father and sisters, and usually involve
The Little Mermaid a human being. I'm sure that's wrong! It would depend rather much on chance, wouldn't it? I won't accept that sort of thing in this world. I have permitted my mermaid to follow a more natural, more divine path." LGBT historian and writer Rictor Norton and others have described "The Little Mermaid" as an allegory for Andersen's life, based on his love letters to another man. Andersen also sent the original story to his love. A statue of "The Little Mermaid" sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbor in Langelinie. This small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon