"Copy Catfish" is the first segment of the fifth episode of Ariel. It premiered on June 28, 2024 alongside "Happy Crabby Day" on Disney+ before making its Disney Jr. and Disney Channel premiere on July 12, 2024.
Plot[]
Ariel and Flounder are playing with each other and hype the former's cousin Jewels' visit. Flounder practices his baby faces when Ariel sees Jewels arrive. They are delighted to see each other. Jewels is now five years old, and is interested on Ariel's shell necklace. King Triton tells them to go inside, as Jewels could use a snack. Alanna and Ayanna decide to go along. Once Jewels arrives, she reveals that her necklace is just like Ariel's. As they have their snack, Jewels is doing everything Ariel does. Ariel tells King Triton about a land treasure she recently found, followed by Jewels. Flounder notices Jewels copying Ariel, who states that it's not so sweet now.
As Ariel and Flounder go to get more sea grapes, Flounder tells Ariel that Jewels may need to find her own thing; at first, Flounder didn't know what he liked and copied everyone but when he started to try new things, he started figuring out what he liked to do. Ariel and Flounder then decide to help Jewels figure out what she likes to do. They then bring Jewels to the Crystal Cavern, where she is introduced by Fernie and Lucia. Ariel introduces Jewels to her land treasures, which Jewels loves. Ariel tells Fernie and Lucia about Jewels copying everything she does, and Lucia suggests magic as what Jewels may like.
Once Jewels is reassured that she will like magic, she decides to give it a try. She tries one of the spells, and she ends up making her hair red like Ariel's. So, Ariel suggests Fernie show some fish facts to Jewels. As he does so, Jewels states she has an Ariel Mer-facts notebook, which she reads. Ariel then tells Lucia and Flounder what's going on. She then decides for Jewels to try everything under the sea. Ariel tells Jewels that she will feel even better when she finds her own thing, while Jewels continues to copy what Ariel does.
Jewels then copies Ariel's bat spin thing. Ariel then tells Jewels that she needs to something she likes so she can stop copying her. This makes Jewels swim away sad. Ariel then tells Alanna and Ayanna where Jewels is, and she is outside in the garden. Ariel tells them everything regarding Jewels copying her. However, Ariel did the same thing to Alanna and Ayanna when she was little, but as she got bigger, she started to find things she liked to do, like looking for land treasures. Jewels will stop copying Ariel when she's ready, but for now, Ariel will enjoy that Jewels wants to copy her, as that means Jewels thinks Ariel's awesome.
Ariel then finds Jewels and apologizes to her for hurting her feelings. Jewels understands this, as she couldn't help copying Ariel. They agree that they're very cool. Ariel then realizes that if Jewels copying her makes her happy, she can copy her whenever she wants. This gives Ariel an idea about giving Jewels more things to make her look a lot like Ariel, who states that she and Jewels will be as cool as Alanna and Ayanna.
Cast[]
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Ariel
- Cruz Flateau as Fernie
- Elizabeth Phoenix Caro as Lucia
- Taye Diggs as King Triton
- Amari McCoy as Jewels
- Jessica Mikayla as Alanna
- Dana Heath as Ayanna
Song[]
- "Find Your Own Thing"
