Merbabies
Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to a playground on the ocean floor.
1938 | 9m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Rudolf Ising, Vernon Stallings |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Maurice "Jake" Day, Johnny Caldwell, Pinto Colvig |
| Staring: |
| Walt Disney enlisted former colleagues Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising to help create this underwater Silly Symphony. Ocean waves form merbabies who are summoned to an aquatic circus playground on the sea floor, where they interact with a parade of seahorses, starfish and other marine life, before disappearing into the surface from which they came. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 09, 1938 |
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| Director: | Rudolf Ising, Vernon Stallings |
| Writer: | Maurice "Jake" Day, Johnny Caldwell, Pinto Colvig |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music |
| Keywords | mermaid, short film |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $57,033 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Pinto Colvig | Snails (voice) |
| George Magrill | Snails (voice) |
| Marcellite Garner | Merbabies (voice) |
| Beatrice Hagen | Merbabies (voice) |
| Jayne Shadduck | Merbabies (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rudolf Ising | Director |
| Maurice "Jake" Day | Story, Layout |
| John Niendforff | Layout |
| Don Smith | Layout |
| Art Riley | Background Designer |
| Donald Schaffer | Background Designer |
| Lee Blair | Animation |
| Thomas McKimson | Animation |
| James Pabian | Animation |
| Pete Burness | Animation |
| Michael Lah | Animation |
| Manuel Moreno | Animation |
| Melvin Schwartzman | Animation |
| Rollin Hamilton | Animation |
| Francis Smith | Animation |
| Johnny Caldwell | Story |
| Scott Bradley | Original Music Composer |
| Carl Urbano | Animation |
| Pinto Colvig | Story |
| Vernon Stallings | Director |
| Walt Disney | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hugh Harman | Producer |
| Rudolf Ising | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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