Disney’s The Little Mermaid TV Series Season: 2 Episode: Metal Fish (TV Episode 1993) Fintastic Fact: This episode features a special appearance of Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish author who wrote The Little Mermaid that was published in 1837. It also pays homage to bronze statue of The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen at Langelinie that was designed by Edvard Eriksen in 1913, when Ariel is sitting on the rock gazing at the shoreline. #thelittlemermaid #thelittlemermaidtvseries #hanschris