Editing Mermaid (section)

=== Motion pictures ===
Film depictions include ''[[Miranda (1948 film)|Miranda]]'' (1948), ''[[Night Tide]]'' (1961), the romantic comedy ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'' (1984), and ''[[Aquamarine (film)|Aquamarine]]'' (2006). A 1963 episode of the television series ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' entitled "The Cruelest Sea of All" featured a mermaid performance artist working at [[Weeki Wachee]] aquatic park. Mermaids also appeared in the popular supernatural drama television series ''[[Charmed]]''. In ''[[She Creature]]'' (2001), two carnival workers abduct a mermaid in Ireland {{Circa|1900}} and attempt to transport her to America. The film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'' mixes old and new myths about mermaids: singing to sailors to lure them to their death, growing legs when taken onto dry land, and bestowing kisses with magical healing properties.

[[Disney]]'s musical animated version of Andersen's tale, ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', was released in 1989.<ref name="WDFAtimeline">{{Citation| last = Moore| first = Roger| title = After the Magic; Scores of Former Disney Animators and Their Colleagues Have Dispersed to Launch Their Own Studios, Seek New Careers and Discover New Identities{{Snd}} Determined to Land on Their Feet | newspaper = [[Orlando Sentinel]]| pages = F1| date = 20 June 2004| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/653286501.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+20%2C+2004&author=Roger+Moore%2C+Sentinel+Movie+Critic&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&edition=&startpage=F.1&desc=AFTER+THE+MAGIC+%3B+SCORES+OF+FORMER+DISNEY+ANIMATORS+AND+THEIR+COLLEAGUES+HAVE+DISPERSED+TO+LAUNCH+THEIR+OWN+STUDIOS%2C+SEEK+NEW+CAREERS+AND+DISCOVER+NEW+IDENTITIES+--+DETERMINED+TO+LAND+ON+THEIR+FEET.| access-date = 8 May 2010| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121107224831/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/653286501.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+20%2C+2004&author=Roger+Moore%2C+Sentinel+Movie+Critic&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&edition=&startpage=F.1&desc=AFTER+THE+MAGIC+%3B+SCORES+OF+FORMER+DISNEY+ANIMATORS+AND+THEIR+COLLEAGUES+HAVE+DISPERSED+TO+LAUNCH+THEIR+OWN+STUDIOS%2C+SEEK+NEW+CAREERS+AND+DISCOVER+NEW+IDENTITIES+--+DETERMINED+TO+LAND+ON+THEIR+FEET.| archive-date = 7 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| website=IGN| date=3 October 2006| title=Double Dip Digest: ''The Little Mermaid''| url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/737/737058p1.html| access-date=23 December 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402194119/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/737/737058p1.html |archive-date=2 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Notable changes to Andersen's story include removing the religious aspects of the fairy tale, including the mermaid's quest to obtain an immortal soul. The sea-witch herself replaces the princess to whom the prince becomes engaged, using the mermaid's voice to prevent her from obtaining the prince's love. However, on their wedding day the plot is revealed and the sea-witch is vanquished. The knife motif is not used in the film, which ends with the mermaid and the prince marrying.<ref>[[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]], ''The Little Mermaid'' (film, 1989).</ref>

[[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Ponyo]]'' is an animated film about a [[ningyo]] who wants to become a human girl with the help of her human friend Sosuke.

The Australian teen [[dramedy]] ''[[H2O: Just Add Water|H<sub>2</sub>O: Just Add Water]]'' chronicles the adventures of three modern-day mermaids along the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] of Australia.

The [[Starbucks]] coffee logo is a [[melusine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Can You Say 'Melusine?" Starbucks Will Explain |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/starbucks-drops/story?id=12554345 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>