I swear why can't we have this kind of stuff now it is amazing and it kept my imagination alive even now. If I ever have kids I am showing them this kind of stuff because its so pure and may even help keep their imagination alive.
This mermaid show was extremely beautiful and moving. The mermaids responded with much elegance and grace with their surroundings, they were mermaids probably in another life. When faerie tales are believable it's because it exists in your soul. The music of ancient traditions billions of planets away in grand scale oceans. It's a celebration of wonder and love for the deep sea and grace of the waters of what dreams is known to the water gods or goddesses.I love this film, beautiful.Hard not to.
What people so used to special effects dont know is that even water is hard to replicate. So for being made in the 80s without or very little green screen, this is very good! I always felt like I was underwater with the mermaids during the ocean scenes! And I'm 23 so I'm hardly "old". I grew up on FTT!!
This brilliant production was beautifully displayed in every detail. The women look like real mermaids and their voices are enchanting like they came from another planet with a deeper ocean. They were graceful, and responded with natural elegance and wonder. I liked all the characters in it. The purple witch was exotic and wildly eccentric. This story had outstanding detail and extra production care for a believable affect. Not many stories show mermaids with this passion and realness. luv it!!!
Yes, that's Shelley DuVall. she's also the creator of this show, waaay back in the 1980's. She's more like the hostess for the show, in this particular episode King Neptune is the narrator.
I have been growing up watching all the classics now i am in my 40s i grown to love all of them at the back my hand. i like all popular ones like jack and the beanstalk and hansel and gretel.
I can really identify with the character of Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid because she's shy, sensative, and compassionate, but she is something of a misfit because she's in love with humans and I think I see a lot of myself in her
I think this episode has one of the best casts they've ever assembled. Pam Dawber, Helen Mirren, Brian Dennehy, Laraine Newman, Treat Williams, and the FABULOUS Donna McKechnie! Talk about Star Power! Oscars, Emmys and Tonys all around!
me too....i looked forward to these every week. Its too bad shows these days aren't like this anymore, way too much sex and drama. The '80's were a wonderful time to grow up in
The mermaids of this movie were brilliant depicting the legends of the under waters, and they were beautiful and very sexy. Them with their long hair flowing wildly, and perching in the mystical blueness. There are dreams and memories on planets beyond our solar system, oceans far deeper and older with depth. There is much devotion in such heavens that have been around billions of centeries never dying. When someone shares it like this on screen, it leaves you in mystifying wonder. Loved it!!!
Damn. Treat Williams, Helen Mirren, Brian Dennehy and Laraine Newman. Not to mention working with Shelley Duvall. I wonder if we would ever see that line up again...Only in the 80s, I think!
It was the 80's dear. Movie Magic was not as advanced as it is today. ;) lol Nowadays, movie mermaids would be a mixture of costume, CGI, actual actresses, and stunt swimmers. XD
@ShinbiBelldandy same here!!! i LOVED faire tale theater when i was a kid it was the one thing i looked forward to on TV!!!! my fave shows (which they have) the snow queen, little mermaid, and beauty and the beast. Mermaid and BandB are so much different from the Disney Version and i love it all the more because they stick to the truer tales!!!!!!
@he3rtbrok3n 'Splash' was made in the 80's. They managed to film underwater and it was amazing. was stating an opinion, not looking for a retort thanks.
Even though I admit parts of it do look really fake, you have to keep in mind that for the time it was made, with very very limited special effects, it was good! I mean, imagine this as a play in a library or school theater or something- you don't need special effects to get into the story there, right?
@browniethepirate well this is made back in the 1980's so its obvious but they could've loosen up the wind since when your in the water theres not wind blowing your hair around like that
@@lakellitalakellita9506 Well according to the cast list at the end, Laraine was Coral and Donna Anemone. You may be right about the former being the blonde one, though.
yeah it's makes them look like they put their finger in a socket also i cracked up at how their wearing their shells you can totally see the nylon or whatever it is and the shells are very fake
0:57 If you're a man spending six months at a time on ships with no women at all, I bet you'd start getting imaginative about them, too! (Why do you think ships were addressed and named as female?)
Out of curiosity how old is the prince? In the story he was 16. The Little Mermaid was 15. I LOVE HCA's Little Mermaid And I love Fairie Tale Theatre. I watched this when I was little.
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I swear why can't we have this kind of stuff now it is amazing and it kept my imagination alive even now. If I ever have kids I am showing them this kind of stuff because its so pure and may even help keep their imagination alive.
Whenever I was sick I would go to my grandma's and watch these movies on the couch.
This mermaid show was extremely beautiful and moving. The mermaids responded with much elegance and grace with their surroundings, they were mermaids probably in another life. When faerie tales are believable it's because it exists in your soul. The music of ancient traditions billions of planets away in grand scale oceans. It's a celebration of wonder and love for the deep sea and grace of the waters of what dreams is known to the water gods or goddesses.I love this film, beautiful.Hard not to.
What people so used to special effects dont know is that even water is hard to replicate. So for being made in the 80s without or very little green screen, this is very good! I always felt like I was underwater with the mermaids during the ocean scenes! And I'm 23 so I'm hardly "old". I grew up on FTT!!
This brilliant production was beautifully displayed in every detail. The women look like real mermaids and their voices are enchanting like they came from another planet with a deeper ocean. They were graceful, and responded with natural elegance and wonder. I liked all the characters in it. The purple witch was exotic and wildly eccentric. This story had outstanding detail and extra production care for a believable affect. Not many stories show mermaids with this passion and realness. luv it!!!
I want to learn how they did make those tails! I love them. What did they use? What kind of fabric? If you know please let me know
this is so cute and well done for 1987. I love their costumes
Yes, that's Shelley DuVall. she's also the creator of this show, waaay back in the 1980's. She's more like the hostess for the show, in this particular episode King Neptune is the narrator.
The special effects are incredible.
I remember borrowing this on vhs all the time from my local library that no longer exists. Thanks for uploading.
+sushiixx thats awesome i did the same thing over and over haha
+sushiixx It's such a shame.
Out of all the movie adaptations of this story, this one stays true to it.
Naming mermaids Pearl, Anemone, and Coral is like naming human children Chair, Building and Tree.
Hipsters do that all the time
Gwyneth Palthrow named her kid Apple so I guess somethings are universal😂
I’m naming my first child Triscuit
Even in Splash no one was able to have a conversation under water like they needed here.
I have been growing up watching all the classics now i am in my 40s i grown to love all of them at the back my hand. i like all popular ones like jack and the beanstalk and hansel and gretel.
oh my god lol at her swimming and hair
I can really identify with the character of Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid because she's shy, sensative, and compassionate, but she is something of a misfit because she's in love with humans and I think I see a lot of myself in her
Thanks for uploading this was my favorite show.
I think this episode has one of the best casts they've ever assembled. Pam Dawber, Helen Mirren, Brian Dennehy, Laraine Newman, Treat Williams, and the FABULOUS Donna McKechnie! Talk about Star Power! Oscars, Emmys and Tonys all around!
Don’t forget Karen Black! ;)
this feels like an SNL skit.
me too....i looked forward to these every week. Its too bad shows these days aren't like this anymore, way too much sex and drama. The '80's were a wonderful time to grow up in
Yes, she's the creator of this series and plays Jack's wife in the Shining. I love her.
i like it its really funny. especially the part where they're talking about what humans look like XD
I like how wind blown hair = water xD Those fans must have been so loud.
The mermaids of this movie were brilliant depicting the legends of the under waters, and they were beautiful and very sexy. Them with their long hair flowing wildly, and perching in the mystical blueness. There are dreams and memories on planets beyond our solar system, oceans far deeper and older with depth. There is much devotion in such heavens that have been around billions of centeries never dying. When someone shares it like this on screen, it leaves you in mystifying wonder. Loved it!!!
her tail needs help seriously
Vanessa Namakula talk about it the swimming needs serious help come on
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the graphics are ridiculous!!! I can't believe I used to enjoy these.. WOW.......
I love your singing Voice
I used to watch this when i was in elementary.I'm a 90s baby,but he I love this.
Their hair must get so tangled with the fans blowing on it that much.
it looks like there's a hurricane right behind them LOL
I would look this up, or buy this, just for the first 15 seconds alone. I wish I could sing like that.
The Little Mermaid was played by Mindy from Mork & Mindy.
me too, always has been my favourite fairy tale, both this one and the Disney adaptation!
Damn. Treat Williams, Helen Mirren, Brian Dennehy and Laraine Newman. Not to mention working with Shelley Duvall.
I wonder if we would ever see that line up again...Only in the 80s, I think!
And how were they going to film them having a conversation under water?
Oh and it was her grandmother who let her and her sisters go to the surface. And I do have to laugh about the hair. Gotta love 80's stuff. ha ha.
I used to watch this, when I was very young :) thank's for sharing :)
Whoa, Helen Mirren! Young and beautiful 😍
O my god....... These rmy childhood memories. Thank u....😘😘😘
lol!!!!!! look at all that hair flying around!
helen mirren looks very pretty though
Whoa, hello greenscreen! I'm glad this one stays true to the story
oh shit!!! this is by the same people that did the Rapunzel that scared the absolute shit out of me as a child
It was the 80's dear. Movie Magic was not as advanced as it is today. ;) lol
Nowadays, movie mermaids would be a mixture of costume, CGI, actual actresses, and stunt swimmers. XD
yes the blonde. everytime i see all that hair it cracks me up. the fans must have been huge
omg the tackiness of this is perfect! =]
thank you!!!
Syren's were the type that were luring sailors with their singing voice if a mermaid kisses you you can breathe under water
I want this movie at Walmart
I saw this version before I saw the Disney version
"Dry is anything that isnt wet...although it has its wet parts too!"
omg thare hair!!!! and i like the hans christian anderson version better then disney soooo yay this version
wow i grew up watching these!
@ShinbiBelldandy same here!!! i LOVED faire tale theater when i was a kid it was the one thing i looked forward to on TV!!!! my fave shows (which they have) the snow queen, little mermaid, and beauty and the beast. Mermaid and BandB are so much different from the Disney Version and i love it all the more because they stick to the truer tales!!!!!!
@rodellee She and Pam Dawber appeared in a TV movie together once and it was called This Wife for Hire.
i remember this when i was younger..
This is HERstory
LOL the hair xD
For Christmas
@he3rtbrok3n 'Splash' was made in the 80's. They managed to film underwater and it was amazing. was stating an opinion, not looking for a retort thanks.
yeah shelly duvall
the only thing that makes me laugh so hard is the hair mate lol..............rock on freaky bro
The Little Mermaid 🧜♀️ on Farie Tale Theatre
The lady who did the indroductions always freaked me out as a kid
See you Tonight China anne mcclain and Karen Black
Even though I admit parts of it do look really fake, you have to keep in mind that for the time it was made, with very very limited special effects, it was good!
I mean, imagine this as a play in a library or school theater or something- you don't need special effects to get into the story there, right?
@browniethepirate well this is made back in the 1980's so its obvious but they could've loosen up the wind since when your in the water theres not wind blowing your hair around like that
Yeah. Wow I remember thinking this was so cool as a kid.
Thanks for the infos ! :)
omg thank u so much 4 uploading this!!! Just as a request, would u plz upload Beauty and the Beast and Rumplestiltskin? Thanks!
Yeah, it is.
Shelly Duvall did the Rapunzel one...
The Little Mermaid movie Disney Company story
They should make more live action show of story's
i had seen pinocchio and snow white as a child and loooooove watching these but...2:38? :) love the hair
the visual effect =)) but i still love it
Say what you will, but compared to the Broadway Little Mermaid, the set and effects are pretty good, in fact better
wow ok that kinda looks lik they arent even in water
funny hair 😂😂😂😂
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Isn't the narrator Olive Oil from Popeye? or the shining?
Yes, she played Jack's wife
Pearl sounds like Ariel, from the Disney Version of Mermaid
Pearl's sisters are played by Donna McKechnie (Anemone) and Laraine Newman (Coral). But does anyone know which is which?
Garrettk41 Laraine Newman plays Anemone, the blonde one.
@@lakellitalakellita9506 Well according to the cast list at the end, Laraine was Coral and Donna Anemone. You may be right about the former being the blonde one, though.
fly upwards =))
@frickinradical I bet they wanted to make it look like the were under water so it's probably a fan or something.
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I was wondering if maybe you knew where to find beauty and the beast?
So cool.
The Little Mermaid Farie Tale Theatre Poor unfortunate Souls Uma
Karen Black can you please help me rewrite The Little Mermaid Movie can we make a DVD based on the original story
@Millielake In the real story she was younger than 16. 14 or 15 I think...
@LadyPunkd I know what you mean about the teeth. They make her look a bit like a piranha, dont they ?
bahahahahahaha she was in the shining!!!! :D
yeah it's makes them look like they put their finger in a socket
also i cracked up at how their wearing their shells you can totally see the nylon or whatever it is and the shells are very fake
My favorite!
@doc90ful I thought so ! Thanks ! :D
that hair freaks me out, does it always do that?!?!
Poor unfortunate Souls
this is funny lol Ahahahahahahhahahahahaah :D
@plugginmuffin
hahaha meeee tooo still loved it though
0:57 If you're a man spending six months at a time on ships with no women at all, I bet you'd start getting imaginative about them, too! (Why do you think ships were addressed and named as female?)
Out of curiosity how old is the prince? In the story he was 16. The Little Mermaid was 15. I LOVE HCA's Little Mermaid And I love Fairie Tale Theatre. I watched this when I was little.