Scuttle

Scuttle is a cock-headed seagull and a supporting character in Disney's The Little Mermaid who claims to be an expert when it comes to human stuff since he loves collecting human things like Ariel. He was voiced by the late Buddy Hackett in American English dub, and by the late Kaneta Kimotsuki in the first movie, and the late Tetsuo Gotō in Japanese dub. In Disney's House of Mouse, he was voiced by Maurce LaMarche, who also voiced Chancellor Neighsay in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Father in Codename: Kids Next Door.

Personality[]

Scuttle is possibly the quirkiness of Ariel's circle of friendships. Like Ariel, he has a love for human objects, and collects a number of them. To himself and Ariel, he is an old pro on humans though he knows very little. In spite of this, Scuttle has shown to have some wisdom of humans that most of the sea characters don't. Upon their first meeting, Ariel wasn't too fond of Scuttle but after he rescued Sebastian from a band of pirates, she became very close with him.

The Little Mermaid[]

He's a seagull and friend of Ariel (Jodi Benson). He appears in the film as an old pro on human objects with who Ariel consults about items she salvages, though his identifications consist of nonsense. He mistakenly names a fork a "dinglehopper" and says it's used as a comb, and a smoking pipe a "snarfblatt" while he's claiming it works like a trumpet. Scuttle is the only one of Ariel's friends capable of flight and as such is very useful in getting assistance. Scuttle is seen on his island humming about when Ariel and Flounder visit to show their new human things in the first place. Scuttle describes Ariel's discovered fork to be a "dinglehopper" used by humans to straighten their hair out.

He explains a smoke pipe is a "snarfblatt" used by humans to make music afterwards. This reminds Ariel she must partake in a concert, she swims off shortly after. Later on, Scuttle finds Ariel watching humans on a ship. He joins her but he gets blown away by the wind caused by the hurricane. While Scuttle was gone, Ariel rescues a human prince named Eric and takes him to shore. She asks Scuttle if Eric survived but Scuttle believes he's no longer alive because he couldn't hear his heart beat (Scuttle was trying to listen through his foot indeed). As Eric awakens, Scuttle and Ariel depart the scene. Later on, when Ariel becomes human, she goes to shore and introduces Scuttle to the new her. He learns that Ariel must get Eric to fall in love and kiss her in three days in addition. He offers to assist.

During Sebastian's Kiss the Girl, Scuttle attempts to assist the chorus but he's not much help. Leading to the climax, Scuttle helps battle Ursula in disguise as Vanessa who's trying to brainwash Eric so that he might marry her instead of Ariel. In the end, Scuttle bids farewell to the newly weds Ariel and Eric.

The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea[]

Scuttle appears in the film, appearing in a minor role. He is seen attending the baby shower of Ariel's newborn daughter Melody (Tara Strong) in the first place. Years later, he is seen as one of Melody's "babysitters", alongside Sebastian, and regularly joins the two of them as the princess takes time out of her day to explore the depths of the sea. Even so, because Ursula's younger sister Morgana (who is bent on overthrowing King Triton and unleashing wrath upon Ariel and her family), Melody is forbidden from leaving the perimeter of Prince Eric's kingdom. Later on, when Melody goes missing, Scuttle joins in the search, eventually running into Ariel and Flounder near the fortress of Morgana. Scuttle is told to rally Eric and his friends to battle the sea witch, and does so at once. At the battle, Scuttle takes on Morgana, personally, but she's quickly defeated and freeze to death. After the sea witch's demise, however, Scuttle comes back, and joins in the celebration of peace and harmony between land and sea.

The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel's Beginning[]

Scuttle makes a small non-speaking cameo in the prequel. when Marina del Ray (Sally Field) is on a rock at the surface (animated the same way with Ariel when she sings a reprise for "Part of Your World" in the first film), she pushes herself up but the wave splashes onto her. Scuttle then appears briefly (without a speaking role, but accompanied instead by realistic seagull sound effects) to whom Marina says "don't touch me", referring to his actions in the first two films - tormenting the villain.

Enemies[]

Totoko Yowai
Iyami
Lady Tremaine
Drizella Tremaine