Film: The Little Mermaid When everyone is waiting for Eric to FINALLY kiss the girl in the titular song, even the animators weren't paying attention to what is going on in the background, probably because they were so immersed in the story line, worrying if it really was going to be true love's first kiss. Ariel's hair is down the whole time, yet in the reflection of the water, her hair is magically put up in a ponytail and in the next shot, it's back down. Look for it around the 2.30 minute mark.