Sebastian Where is she going with those slippery good-for-nothings?
4th most-quoted character in The Little Mermaid (2023): in 9 of its 55 quotes
Most scenes with: Princess Ariel (2), King Triton (2)
You are hopeless, child. You know that? Completely hopeless.
More lines from Sebastian
5 quotes Sebastian Sebastian Not so easy without your tail, is it?
Sebastian [to Scuttle, about Ariel's human legs]
She got legs, ya idiot!
Sebastian Well, it's like I always say: Children got to be free to lead their own lives.
Sebastian Scuttle, you're too close.
Scenes with Sebastian
3 scenes
[Triton berates Ariel for not showing up to attend the Coral Moon gathering after she returns home]
It is irresponsible. Your sisters are only here for one phase of the Coral Moon. Can you imagine any one of them missing the gathering?
No. You're right. I'm sorry.
It wasn't Ariel's fault. We… We… We were exploring, and a shark chased us and…
Shark? So, you went to the shipwrecks again? Those waters are dangerous.
You don't have to worry about me.
Well, I do worry, my little one. I do worry. This obsession with humans has to stop.
I just want to know more about them.
You know all you need to know.
I barely know anything. You won't even let us go to the surface.
Why do you have be so strong-minded? Just like your mother. It…
I am her daughter.
Yes, foolish enough to be taken with the human world.
If you would just try to understand…
Well, I have tried. I have tried to understand you long enough. But as long as you live in my ocean, you'll obey my rules. Do you understand that?
Sebastian [Ariel swims out of the throne room in disappointment]
Children: you give them an inch, they swim all over you.
Sebastian Definitely not. It's like I always say, "Children got to live by their parents' rules."
You're absolutely right, Sebastian. My Ariel needs constant supervision.
[Triton summons Sebastian to question him about Ariel's strange behavior]
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Triton's Guard: [holding up Sebastian] The crab, Your Majesty. [drops Sebastian]
Come over here, Sebastian.
Sebastian [to himself]
Breathe, Sebastian. Remember, guilty is what guilty acts. Don't overreact, remain come. [stops in front of the King; in high squeaky voice] Yes--? Ahem [in normal tone; bows] Yes, Your Majesty?
Sebastian, have you noticed that Ariel has been acting peculiar lately?
Sebastian Peculiar, sir?
Mmhmm. Distracted, daydreaming, disappearing for hours. [beats] You haven't noticed?
Sebastian [casually]
Oh, well, I, um.....
[Scuttle swoops in and dive-bombs on Eric, making him drop the ring]
The ring. The ring, I lost it. Has anybody seen the ring?
[Grimsby looks down and sees the ring in front of him and kicks it aside] [as Scuttle swoops in and starts flapping her wings on her head]
Get off me, you filthy bird! [Max runs and jumps up to her, putting his paws up against her dress; steps up onto a nearby fountain as Scuttle continues attacking her] Help me! I'm being attacked!
Who is that?
[as Ariel runs over to her and grabs for her necklace; enviously in deep voice]
What are you doing?!
GET HER AWAY FROM ME! SHE'S INSANE! [she and Ariel fall to the floor]
What's going on?
Ariel, stop!
[Ariel rips the necklace off of Vanessa's neck and kicks her away] [as some party guests try to help her; savagely]
GET OFF!!!
[Ariel throws the necklace on the ground, shattering it; her voice floats up in the air as everyone watches, wide-eyed; Sebastian enters; Ariel recovers her voice]
Ariel?
Yes.
It was you all along. I should've known. [walks over to her] I don't know what came over me.
She bewitched you.
Eric, I want you to know I…
Sebastian [seeing the sun setting]
Oh, just kiss!
I want you to know everything.
Nothing matters now.
[The sun sets and Ariel turns back into a mermaid while Vanessa in Ursula voice laughs evilly and all the party guests react in horror] [horrified]
Oh, good Lord. She's a sea creature.
[in Ursula's voice]
YOU'RE TOO LATE! YOU'RE TOO LATE!!! [Vanessa transforms back into Ursula, knocking some party guests off their feet with her tentacles, and crawls over to Ariel]
SHUT UP! [whacks him aside and grabs Ariel]
ERIC!
[Ursula jumps off the edge of the terrace and dives into the water below, grabbing hold of Ariel as Eric watches]
Eric, no. This is the work of the sea gods. I warned you. Their whole world is evil. [Eric runs off to rescue Ariel] Eric, wait! [tries to run after him, but is grabbed by Grimsby] Eric!
