Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright

Director: Brian J. Smith

Summary: Set several years after THE LITTLE MERMAID, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton

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Ariel and her husband, Prince Eric, have a little problem with their daughter, Melody, in The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, the sequel to Disney's landmark The Little Mermaid. Melody is threatened by Morgana, the evil sister of the sea witch Ursula (both voiced by Pat Carroll). Before you can say "Briar Rose", Melody's parents decide to keep their daughter's roots a secret, forbidding her to learn about the ocean while Morgana is around. Now the budding teenager secretly frolics in the sea with Ariel's old friends, Sebastian and Scuttle. When she learns the truth from Morgana, Melody becomes an unknowing pawn in her scheme--and Mum has to take to the sea again to help.

As with Disney's other made-for-video sequels, The Little Mermaid 2looks and sounds wonderful (and reunites much of the same vocal talent). Four to nine-year-olds who grew up with the original will certainly enjoy seeing the friends again. A new set of artists has come up with four catchy tunes and some fun new characters, including Tip and Dash, a pensive penguin and his blubbery walrus friend. Yet where Beauty and the Beasthad a deliberate Christmas-themed sequel and Pocahontastold the tale of her historical trip to England, the plot here is somewhat forced. It is pretty much a rehash of the first film with different characters. Tip and Dash are a reincarnation of Timon and Pumbaa and Morgana is exactly like her sister, except thinner. Besides the stellar music, this unneeded sequel also misses another important aspect of the original--heart. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	1.66 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Read Along, Trivia Game, What Am I Game
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2000
Release Date:	May 21, 2001
Runtime:	72 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 888133
Keywords:	Sea, Animated, Family, Little, General, Wide, Screen, Return, Mermaid, Animation, Childrens, Ii
Genre:	Childrens