The Little Mermaid 1½

The Little Mermaid 1½ is a 2021 American/Australian direct-to-video animated musical comedy adventure film released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on February 10, 2021. The film is a prequel/parallel/midquel to 1989's The Little Mermaid and focuses on the Mouse duo Jaq and Gus from Cinderella before, during and after the events of the original film. The film, setup as a frame story, starts out playing the very beginning of the original film. Jaq and Gus are shown in silhouette commenting on the movie being shown before them, in a style similar to that of .

Reviews were generally positive from critics and audiences.