Who Voiced Me in "The Little Mermaid"? Quiz

Answer: Kenneth Mars

Mars, born on April 14th, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois voiced Triton. Triton ruled the sea and had a daughter named Ariel who was a teenager and therefore he was afraid she would get into trouble. Triton realized that Ariel wanted to learn more about humans but Triton did not trust humans so he tried everything he could to prevent Ariel from meeting one human in particular, Eric. Ariel made a trip to the surface to see if she could encounter a human and this upset Triton that he asked a friend named Sebastian, who was a crab, to watch out for Ariel.

At the end of the movie, Triton started to trust humans more to the extent that he turned Ariel into one so she could marry Eric. In the film's final scene, Ariel hugged Triton and told him she loved him. Mars starred in the films, "The Producers", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Young Frankenstein".

Answer: Jodi Benson

Benson, a native of Rockford, Illinois lent her voice to Ariel. Ariel was a mermaid and longed for adventure but her father, Triton, kept a close eye on her. There was one scene when Ariel came upon a fork and asked her friend, Scuttle, what it was. He said it was a "dinglehopper" and Ariel used it, at times, to comb her hair.

In one scene, Ariel went to the water's surface and noticed that Eric needed help so she rescued him and then ran off. Ariel went to talk to the sea witch, Ursula, one day and they came to a deal. Ursula told Ariel that she would transform her into a human for three days to give her that much time to win Eric's love by virtue of them sharing a passionate kiss.

In the process, Ariel would lose her voice. Ariel also agreed that, if she failed to win Erica's love, she would be Ursula's captive forever. Ariel failed and therefore was bound by Ursula's orders until Triton stepped in and offered to take Ariel's place, which Ursula accepted. Benson also voiced characters in the films, "Toy Story 2", "Toy Story 3" and "Thumbelina".

Answer: Christopher Daniel Barnes

Barnes, born in 1972 in Portland, Maine voiced Eric. Eric wanted to know more about Ariel, since she rescued him one day, and he was pleased when she appeared to him in human form. When he asked her what her name was, Ariel informed him that she was unable to speak. Eric said that was alright and the two continued to bond.

In one scene, Ariel and Eric ate lunch and Eric was surprised when he saw Ariel combing her hair with the fork. Ariel and Eric later shared a boat ride and nearly shared a kiss. Shortly afterwards, Ariel was stunned to hear that Eric planned to marry someone else, but Eric ended up not marrying her, after some of Ariel's friends disrupted their wedding. Eric fought with Ursula in the film's final battle and he managed to kill her.

In the final scene, Eric and Ariel exchanged vows and were then pronounced husband and wife. Barnes guest starred on the TV series', "7th Heaven", "JAG" and "Beverly Hills, 90210".

Answer: Pat Carroll

Carroll lent her voice to Ursula. Ursula was a sea witch who lived in a desolate area of the sea, away from Triton. Ursula spoke, in her first scene, about how she longed to rule the sea and get rid of Triton and that was when she surmised that Ariel might help her do this. Midway through the movie, Ursula used her power to transform herself into a beautiful woman who caught Eric's attention, to the extent that he planned to marry her.

At the wedding, Ursula transformed back into sea witch form and leaped back into the water, once she was exposed for who she really was.

It was not long before she used her powers to become an enormous octopus to do battle with the other sea creatures in the film's final showdown. Carroll guest starring stints on the TV shows, "The Love Boat", "Trapper John, M.D." and "ER".

Answer: Will Ryan

Ryan, born on November 13th, 1939 in San Francisco, California voiced a seahorse in a minor role. The sea creatures of the sea kingdom gathered for a concert in one of the film's early scenes and it was the seahorse's job to introduce the distinguished guests.

He first introduced Triton, who came out in a carriage driven by dolphins. Everyone cheered for Triton and then the seahorse introduced Sebastian, who was credited as being a composer. These were the only two sea creatures the sea horse introduced. Ryan also voiced characters in the movies, "The Land Before Time", "An American Tail" and "A Flintstones' Christmas Carol".

Answer: Jason Marin

Marin, a native of Brooklyn, New York lent his voice to Flounder. Flounder was a fish and was first seen when he rushed to meet up with Ariel, who had just come upon a sunken ship. Flounder reminded Ariel that he could not swim that fast and he commented on how great the sunken ship was. Flounder wanted to swim back home and Ariel asked him if he was scared but Flounder said he was not scared, just not feeling well. Ariel told him she would go inside the ship to look around while he stayed outside to look for sharks.

This scared Flounder so he went through a hole in the ship to be with Ariel so he could stay safe. While swimming through the ship, Flounder came upon something which scared him so he swam away immediately from it. Just then, Flounder noticed a shark outside the ship so he and Ariel hurriedly swam away to avoid it. Marin starred in the films, "Back to the Future", "Rock-A-Doodle" and "Moving".

Answer: Buddy Hackett

Hackett, born in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York voiced Scuttle. Scuttle was a seagull who was friends with Flounder and Ariel and they came to him to ask him to identify some objects they found in the sunken ship. Ariel showed him a fork so he wrongfully informed them that humans used the fork to straighten their hair.

When she gave him a pipe, he said that was used back in prehistoric times during the day when humans wanted to hear some fine music. When Scuttle blew on the pipe to make music with it, all that happened was seaweed popped up. Ariel then got frustrated when she realized that she missed her father's concert so she told Scuttle that she had to go.

When she thanked Scuttle for helping her, Scuttle said she was welcome to talk to him anytime. Scuttle played a big role later on in the movie, in ruining Eric's wedding to Ursula. Hackett guest starred on the TV shows, "All That", "Just Shoot Me!" and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch".

Answer: Paddi Edwards

Edwards lent her voice to Flotsam and Jetsam. Flotsam and Jetsam were two eels who played sidekick to Ursula the sea witch. They were first seen watching Ariel when she rushed back home, after realizing she missed a concert. Ursula asked Flotsam and Jetsam to keep a close eye on Ariel since she felt Ariel could be the key player in Triton's undoing.

In one scene, the two eels prevented Ariel from kissing Eric, since they realized that her kissing him would mean she would not have to surrender herself to Ursula.

In the final battle scene, Ursula accidentally killed Flotsam and Jetsam. Edwards starred in the films, "Halloween III: Season of the Witch", "Fatal Vision" and "Caged Fear".

Answer: Samuel E. Wright

Wright, born on November 20th, 1946 in Camden, South Carolina voiced Sebastian the crab. Sebastian was Triton's trusted confidant and he blasted Ariel for not making the concert at the beginning of the movie. He told Ariel that, thanks to her, he was now the laughing stock of the concert composer profession and therefore his career was ruined.

After Triton found out Ariel and Flounder went to the water's surface, he forbid her from going there and it was when Ariel swam off that Sebastian said Ariel was a teenager and they thought they knew everything. Sebastian also commented that teenagers often took advantage of any little generosity you gave them. Triton asked Sebastian if he felt he was too hard on Ariel but he said Triton was not.

In one notable scene, Sebastian sang the song, "Under the Sea", which won the movie an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Wright guest starred on the TV series', "Law & Order", "New York Undercover" and "The Cosby Show".

Answer: Ben Wright

Wright, a native of London, England lent his voice to Grimsby. Midway through the film, Grimsby and others celebrated Eric's birthday on Eric's ship and Grimsby announced that he had a birthday present for Eric. He showed Eric a statue of himself and Eric reluctantly stated how much he liked it. Just then, a hurricane hit the sea with the lightning striking the ship and starting a fire, so Grimsby and all the men managed to get on lifeboats. Eric realized that his dog, Max, was still on the ship so he swam back to get Max while Grimsby continued to call for Eric to get back to the lifeboat as soon as possible.

After Eric awakened upon hearing Ariel singing, Grimsby saw him and was relieved to see Eric was alive. Wright starred in the movies, "The Sound of Music", "Arnold" and "Terror in the Wax Museum".