Merpeople/Popular Culture

Films

 * A number of mermaids appear in the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid and the rest of the franchise.
 * Merpeople appear in the 2005 film adaption of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Television Shows

 * The 2010 show Zig and Sharko features a hyena on an island trying to eat a mermaid, but a shark protects her constantly.
 * The Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode The Siren's Song features a mermaid who helps Velma in solving a mystery, but she is a woman in a costume.

Video Games

 * Merpeople appear in LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7.

Literature

 * The Goosebumps book Deep Trouble features a captured mermaid that saves the protagonist from a shark.
 * Merpeople appear in the second task of the 2000 novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. They threaten the characters although don't hurt them.