It's sad that we even have to argue about why Ariel from The Little Mermaid ... But the role of a mermaid comes with context that some of the other actors' character backgrounds didn't include ...

Of course, The Little Mermaid would not be complete without Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's iconic songs, which include "Part of Your World," "Under the Sea," and "Poor Unfortunate Souls," to name ...