Ariel and Flounder (from 'The Little Mermaid', 1993)

Following the immense success of Walt Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid, the spin off TV series of the same name began in 1992 and was only the third ever spin-off series from a Disney film at that time. Voiced by many of the same actors as the film, including Ariel and Sebastian, and it received positive reception. This cel with its original background is from Season 2, episode 7 'Tail Of Two Crabs', 1993.

This original production 'cel' or celluloid would have been used in the original production process after an animators' original drawing was traced onto a sheet of transparent plastic and hand-painted in colour. It would have then been projected in front of a hand-painted background via a multiplane camera to create a minute yet crucial movement in the final film.

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