Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)
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{{DisneyChar
| name =Sebastian
| image =[[Image:Sebastianthecrab.jpg|300px|{{deletable image-caption|1=Tuesday, 4 March 2008}}]]
| image caption =Sebastian
| first appearance =[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]] (1989)
| created by =Walt Disney Pictures
| voiced by =[[Samuel E. Wright]] (English, films, [[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|TV series]])<br>[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English, [[Kingdom Hearts series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]])<br>[[Henri Salvador]] (French, original dub of the first film)<br>[[Christophe Peyroux]] (French, re-release dub of the first film)<br>[[Ronald France]] (Quebec, speaking)<br>[[Michel Comeau]] (Quebec, singing)<br>[[KÅichi Yamadera]] (Japanese, ''Kingdom Hearts'' series)
| aliases =none
| relatives =
| friends =[[Flounder (The Little Mermaid)|Flounder]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], [[Characters of Disney's The Little Mermaid#King Triton|King Triton]] and others
| rivals =Zeus (a lobster who is perfect at everything)
}}
'''Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian''' (usually called '''Sebastian''' or '''Sebastian the crab'''), voiced by [[Samuel E. Wright]], is a fictional character in [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989).
==Conception and creation==
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==Character==
Sebastian is a crab<ref>[http://home.disney.go.com/guestservices/faqs#history_archives40 Disney.com FAQs, 'Q39. Is Sebastian a crab or a lobster?']</ref> with a penchant for [[Calypso]] music. He conducts [[Characters of Disney's The Little Mermaid#King Triton|King Triton]]'s orchestra in the first scene set in Atlantica, where [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel's]] sisters are singing. Sebastian has also starred in [[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|''The Little Mermaid'' TV series]]. In the series, Sebastian has a rival crab, Zeus, who was good at everything. Later, it was revealed that Zeus wasn't good at having any friends.
Sebastian made an appearance in all three titles of the [[Kingdom Hearts series|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]] by [[Square Enix]] and [[Buena Vista Games]], voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]. He also made a brief appearance in ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'': When the [[Genie (Aladdin)|Genie]], whilst trying to find the right 'recipe' for turning Aladdin into a prince, is looking at the Royal Recipes book, he pulls out Sebastian (clamped to his finger) and flicks him off. He also appears in the Aladdin video game in a cameo scene, as a prisoner in the level "Sultan's Dungeon."
Sebastian was featured as a guest in ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]''.
Sebastian also appeared in the finale to the ''101 Dalmatians'' TV series in which he pinches a puppy's tail
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==Music career==
Sebastian has released two reggae albums for children under the [[Walt Disney Records]] label. Both of these were released on [[Compact Disc|CD]] and [[audio cassette]], and are well out of print. The first was a [[Sebastian From The Little Mermaid (album)|self-titled release]], featuring songs from The Little Mermaid, along with covers such as [[Three Little Birds]], and original tunes. [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] herself appears in two tracks, along with the interstitials between tracks. The second, released in October 1991 is ''[[Sebastian: Party Gras!]]'' This album consists entirely of reggae covers of classic songs such as "[[Iko Iko]]", "[[Octopus's Garden]]", "[[Twist and Shout]]", and "[[What a Wonderful World]]", as well as a few original tunes.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,316128,00.html Entertainment Weekly article about Sebastian's second album]</ref>
==In popular culture==
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A parody of Sebastian appears in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' episode "[[Billy Ocean / Hill Billy|Billy Ocean]]". When [[Billy (Billy and Mandy)|Billy]] is underwater, "Ziggy the lobster" tries to tempt Billy to stay under the sea with his "Under De Ocean" song. Afterwards, Billy simply replies, "Eh, I don't wanna." and eats him.
In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Homer Badman]]," [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] fantasizes about moving "Under the Sea" to escape a phony sexual harassment charge, eating various sea creatures as he sings, "There'll be no accusations, just friendly crustaceans/Under the sea!"
Sebastion makes a ''[[cameo]]'' appearance in Disney's ''[Aladdin]'' when the genie is preparing to turn Alladin into a prince
==References==
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[[Category:Kingdom Hearts characters]]
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