The Little Mermaid (1990-1991 VHS)

The Little Mermaid was the first animated classic to be released on home video just months after its original theatrical release (November 17, 1989). The first copies were printed in February 1990. Within its first three months of sales, The Little Mermaid sold 7.5 million copies, and then eventually 10 million, making it the top-selling video of 1990. Sales lasted through April 30, 1991.

Synopsis

Somewhere under the sea, and beyond your imagination, lies an adventure in fantasy... Mermaids are supposed to stay under the sea, but there was never a mermaid quite like Ariel! The headstrong teenager longs to be a part of the magical world on land, much to the dismay of her father, King Triton. When she falls in love with a human prince, Ariel looks to Ursula, a divinely diabolical sea witch, who makes Ariel human in exchange for her golden voice! With the help of her friends, shy, lovable Flounder and Sebastion, a reggae-singing crab, Arial must win her prince's love in a thrilling race against time! On e of the most critically acclaimed films of the year, The Little Mermaid is full of dazzling animation, award-winning songs, and unforgettable new characters! This Disney masterpiece is a treasure to be enjoyed now and for generations to come!

VHS Supplements

	Video	Creation date
1	Red warning screens	June 1984
2	Walt Disney Classics logo	September 28, 1989
3	The Little Mermaid	November 1989

Advertised on:

Theatrical Release

Bambi (1989 VHS)

1990 VHS

Peter Pan (1990 VHS)

In Other Countries

Country of origin	Release date
Australia	August 1991
UK	September 23, 1991
Japan (dubbed)	March 21, 1992
Japan (subtitled)	July 17, 1992
South Korea	March 13, 1993

Television broadcasts

The movie made its cable television premiere on The Disney Channel on May 5, 1991, and was shown several times throughout the month.

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Movies		Disney: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) • Pinocchio (1940) • Fantasia (1940) • Dumbo (1941) • Bambi (1942) • Cinderella (1950) • Alice in Wonderland (1951) • Peter Pan (1953) • Lady and the Tramp (1955) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • 101 Dalmatians (1961) • Mary Poppins (1964) • The Jungle Book (1967) • The Aristocats (1970) • Robin Hood (1973) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Aladdin (1992) • The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • Hercules (1997) • Mulan (1998) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • Tarzan (1999) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • The Princess and the Frog (2009) • Tangled (2010) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013) • Big Hero 6 (2014) • Zootopia (2016) • Moana (2016) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Frozen II (2019) Pixar: Toy Story (1995) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2015) • Finding Dory (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019)
Home media	Generation I	Mary Poppins (1980/1985) • Dumbo (1981/1985) • Alice in Wonderland (1981/1986) • Robin Hood (1984) • Pinocchio (1985) • Sleeping Beauty (1986) • Lady and the Tramp (1987) • Cinderella (1988) • Bambi (1989) • The Little Mermaid (1990) • Peter Pan (1990) • The Jungle Book (1991) • 101 Dalmatians (1992)
	Generation II	Robin Hood (1991) • Beauty and the Beast (1992) • Pinocchio (1993/1999) • Aladdin (1993) • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1994) • The Lion King (1995) • The Aristocats (1995/2000) • Cinderella (1995) • Pocahontas (1996/2000) • Toy Story (1996/2000) • Bambi (1997) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997) • Mary Poppins (1997/2000) • Sleeping Beauty (1997) • The Jungle Book (1997) • Hercules (1998/2000) • Peter Pan (1998) • The Little Mermaid (1998) • Lady and the Tramp (1998) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • Mulan (1999) • 101 Dalmatians (1999) • A Bug's Life/Collector's Edition (1999/2000) • Alice in Wonderland (1999) • Robin Hood (1999) • Toy Story 2 (2000)
	Generation III	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2001) • Dumbo (2001/2006) • Peter Pan (2002/2007) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2002) • Beauty and the Beast (2002) • Pinocchio (2003) • Sleeping Beauty (2003) • The Lion King (2003) • Alice in Wonderland (2004) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (2004) • Aladdin (2004) • Mulan (2004) • Mary Poppins (2004) • Bambi (2005) • Pocahontas (2005) • Toy Story (2005) • Cinderella (2005) • Toy Story 2 (2005) • Lady and the Tramp (2006) • The Little Mermaid (2006) • Robin Hood (2006) • The Jungle Book (2007) • The Aristocats (2008) • 101 Dalmatians (2008)
	Generation IV	Sleeping Beauty (2008/2014) • Mary Poppins (2009/2013) • Pinocchio (2009) • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2009) • Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (2010) • Beauty and the Beast (2010) • Alice in Wonderland (2011) • Bambi (2011) • Dumbo (2011) • The Lion King (2011) • Lady and the Tramp (2012) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (2012) • Pocahontas (2012) • 101 Dalmatians (2012) • Cinderella (2012) • Peter Pan (2013) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2013) • Mulan (2013) • Aladdin (2013) • The Little Mermaid (2013) • The Jungle Book (2014) • Hercules (2014)
	Post-2001 films	Monsters, Inc. (2002) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2005) • Cars (2006) • Ratatouille (2007) • WALL-E (2008) • Up (2009) • The Princess and the Frog (2010) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Tangled (2011) • Cars 2 (2011) • Brave (2012) • Wreck-It Ralph (2013) • Monsters University (2013) • Frozen (2014) • Frozen: Sing-Along Edition (2014) • Big Hero 6 (2015) • Inside Out (2015) • The Good Dinosaur (2016) • Zootopia (2016) • Finding Dory (2016) • Moana (2017) • Cars 3 (2017) • Coco (2018) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2019) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Frozen II (2020)
Books		The Lion King (1994) • Pocahontas (1995) • Toy Story (1996) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Incredibles (2004) • Cars (2006) • Toy Story 3 (2010) • Cars 2 (2011) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Monsters University (2013) • Frozen (2013) • Inside Out (2015) • Zootopia (2016) • Finding Dory (2016) • Moana (2016) • Cars 3 (2017) • Incredibles 2 (2018) • Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) • Toy Story 4 (2019) • Frozen II (2019)
Music	Collections	Classic Disney Vol. 1: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1995) • Classic Disney Vol. 2: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1995) • Classic Disney Vol. 3: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1996) • Classic Disney Vol. 4: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1997) • Classic Disney Vol. 5: 60 Years of Musical Magic (1998) • Disney's Greatest Vol. 1 (2001) • Disney's Greatest Vol. 2 (2001) • Disney's Greatest Vol. 3 (2002)
Music	Film soundtracks	The Lion King (1994) • Toy Story (1995) • Return to Pride Rock (1998) • A Bug's Life (1998) • Toy Story 2 (1999) • Monsters, Inc. (2001) • Finding Nemo (2003) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • The Incredibles (2004) • Wreck-It Ralph (2012) • Frozen (2013)
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