‘Mermaid’ Sequel Debuts In Video

Tue., Sept. 5, 2000

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The highly anticipated direct-to-video sequel to Walt Disney’s 1989 animated blockbuster “The Little Mermaid” swims into stores today.

Walt Disney Home Video’s “The Little Mermaid II: Return To The Sea,” priced at $26.99 for VHS and $29.99 for DVD, features original voice talents Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian the crab, Buddy Hackett as Scuttle the sea gull, and Pat Carroll as the villainess Morgana, the sister of Ursula the Sea Witch.

Other voice actors include Tara Charendoff as Ariel’s daughter, Melody; Max Casella and Stephen Furst as Melody’s pals Tip the penguin and Dash the walrus; and Clancy Brown as Morgana’s shark sidekick, Undertow.

Original music is by Michael and Patty Silversher.

In the sequel, Ariel the mermaid and human Prince Eric are married, landlocked, and the proud parents of Melody. But when Melody becomes curious about her mermaid roots, she ventures into the sea and unwittingly stumbles into Morgana’s plot to destroy Ariel’s dad, King Triton.

Upon learning the plot, Ariel is compelled to return to her old undersea world to save Melody and Triton.

DVD supplemental material includes a Little Mermaid trivia game, which tallies and ranks a user’s score after each game; a storybook featuring music, graphics, and animated page turns; a game called “What Am I?” that teaches kids about real-life sea creatures; a sing-along; and a vintage Disney cartoon called “Merbabies.”

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