The Little Mermaid

Wish upon a Starfish

Season 2, Episode 6, Aired 10/23/93

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Ariel wants legs so she can dance but no one believe's in her dream. She gets discouraged until she meets another mermaid called Gabriella who wants to sing so they go to a magical starfish who can make their dreams come true.

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Edan Gross

Flounder
Samuel E. Wright

Sebastian
Jodi Benson

Ariel

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Wish Upon a Starfish is one of the best and most unique episodes in the series.

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By cwi224, May 07, 2007 Report Abuse

The story revolves around Ariel and her new friend, a deaf mermaid named Gabriella. Along with Flounder, Sebastian, and Gabriella's interpreter Ollie, the two mermaids embark on a journey through unusual and magical seascapes to find the wishing starfish. There is a tinge of melancholy in the episode, but it ultimately leaves the viewer inspired.

This is a truly unique, stand-alone episode in the series. The show's producers and writers took a risk; what might have been confused and uninspiring is quite the opposite. The music is excellent, and the scenery is top-notch. The imagination behind this episode is exactly what makes this show - and all of Disney, for that matter - so outstanding.moreless

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Trivia
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- Gabriella is a mermaid who is deaf. Edit
- Ariel sings in this episode. The song she sings is called " Daring to Dance" Edit
- Gabriella goes around with an octopus who translates her sign language. Edit
Notes
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- This episode is on disney video. Edit
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- The title "Wish Upon A Starfish" is a pun on the popular saying "Wish Upon a Star" and that if you wish upon a star, your wish will come true. Edit
- The ballerina musicbox featured in this episode (and in the future episode Ariel's Treasures) is very similar to one that was in the Grotto in the movie version. The only difference is that the movie one had a male ballerina accompanying the female ballerina. Edit