I am agnostic, and I am very happy that she got up there and spoke about her faith. Just because I do not necessarily believe in any one religion, does not mean I do not support people affirming their beliefs; so long as it does no one harm or infringes on someone's fundamental rights as a human being, go for it! :D Love you, Jodi!!
"I love Barbie, I love Lady, I love Ariel - I love my girls!" XD I love how she gave all credit to God. He truly deserves to be recognized in everything we accomplish and all of our amazing talents!
This video only stands to make me love and adore this woman all the more, she truly knows what it's about, she is blessed with a talent for making people happy, just as Walt was!! She helps to carry on the legacy!!
Jodi Benson I love her!! Ariel is the first disney character I saw on screen. I feel in love with the character and how much I related to her. The Little Mermaid is what brought me and my father closer. Jodi I love her dedication and hard work she voiced Ariel for everything even toy commercials,sequels,TV series and theme park music, Unlike the other disney voice actors who only do the movie and nothing else.
I love her! She is so nice and she gave thanks to everyone! Even my idol Glen Keane! I loved how she mentioned that he and his wife brought her to life! She is so amazing!
This woman was such an integral part of my childhood. I loved The Little Mermaid so much when I was little it was the theme for my second birthday back in 1992. Thank you Jodi Benson! You're a lovely woman inside and out.
It's so cool and inspiring when someone of her experience in very strong, liberal business that for the most part puts God's Word and Truth down is willing to stand up and speak without shame about the Lord's work in their life. Because she has a reason to praise Him. God made way for this story to happen at Disney and fashioned the character through the ideas of many different people just for her. And knew one day she would use this Little Mermaid as an outreach to those who are looking for something better than this world. God bless you, Jodi. And your family. I'm always behind you.
Ian Morrison Conservatives are a greater shame to Jesus. Jesus never accused the poor of laziness and poor ambition. Jesus never condemned homosexuals like godless conservatives. Nothing hurts the heart of Jesus more than a thankless, insipid, GREEDY, bellicose, incorrigible conservative.
@@squirrelysquirrel5332 very hypocritical of you to judge a person so harshly as to call them godless, not a true Christian, and lost despite not knowing them personally, or their walk with the Lord. Shame on you.
I really like that she shares her love of God, that could not have been very easy. She is a very gracious lady and I am glad such a wholesome persons represents a princess of whom so many little girls look up to. Congrats Jodi!
Jodi also has a facebook page, I told her that she's a great singer and she thanked me for it and I welcomed her. If you were a 90's kid boy or girl, she was a part of your childhood. She was to me, I never cried when she sang, I just loved her voice so much.
Oh I saw the movie in the theater in '89, had the hardcover picture book, rubber figurines, plush Scuttle, the soundtrack on audio cassette (now CD and iTunes), and I have the two disk platinum edition DVD. This movie, Beauty & the Beast, Enchanted, and Tangled, just make my heart take flight (especially as I lip-synch with my iPod on public transportation).
@@kencoleman5007 she’s still good (JB and AJ/Taco’s El Norte on Jungle Book (Live Action)/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) lives 4,000 years (Love him 3,000)).
I knew about Ariel, Barbie, and Sam but I never knew that was Jodi in Flubber and Lady and the Tramp! Ariel has always been my favorite princess so Jodi has been one of my idols since I was very little and I just love her so much. she's such a sweet, beautiful, and talented person! :)
tears, tears, tears. I was trying not to cry through this whole speach. Jodi Benson is someone that I look up to A LOT! she is the voice of my childhood she is probably the reason that I love Disney SO MUCH! I actually was able to meet her when I was around 8 or so. she is SUCH a nice person and I love her so much, she probably doesn't remember me but someday maybe I'll be able to meet her again and I will praise God for that moment if it ever comes! God Bless!
Jodi Benson is a classy lady and I am so happy that she cares deeply about her relationship with God. It also made me very pleased to see Paige O'Hara call Mother Teresa her true heroine when she was declared a saint by Pope Francis. That was important to me since I am a Catholic.
@Strong Heart Cat She was in fact raised in a Catholic environment. I met her last year, but I think she had a conversion after meeting her husband Ray.
@@rachelruss3253 You're right because I saw in an interview from 2011 that she had a conversion while she was dating her eventual husband Ray. That happened when she was about 19. So I've updated my posts.
@@entertainer1987 She and Glen had the Catholic background. For Jodi the big selling point was talking to God without a priest as the intercessor. It's just a more personal relationship. Christianity is my everything because without the personal relationship with my Abba, I would not care about bugging the God of the universe. I need to pray to get through every second of every day.
I do have a lot to say and to share of what she meant to me, Yes Jodi Benson does have a charming and sweet personality and to me she has a voice of a thousand angels. She is an amazing person who has such a big heart like Michael Jackson and mr. Rogers, not to mention that like these 2 whenever I get depressed her voice, her personality, and her smile, and her singing made me feel better. Ariel is my favorite my favorite Disney princes and to me she is Ariel outside and inside of the recording booth. I love Jodi Benson very much, she has a big heart, she's full of spirit, she's amazing, she's sweet, and I wish someday I would love to meet her and may be friends with her because to me shes a celebrity you want to be a best friend with. Happy 59th birthday Jodi Benson aka Ariel we love you so very much and you'll always be part of our world 🥳🎂🎉💐💐🌹💐🎁🎊🌹🎈🎊🎁💐🎉🎂💐🎆🌹❤️🎇🎆🎇❤️🌹🎉🌹❤️🎇🎁🎊🎈💐🎂🎉🦀🐠🧜♀️
She was the soul reason I wanted to be a singer. Sadly, I am so self conscious of my voice that I rarely sing in public. Maybe someday I'll get up the courage to do something about that. Its never to late to have a dream, nor have one come true!
Howard Ashman's music made these movies magical. There is no doubt some Disney magic left this world when he died. It's sad that Disney just doesn't have the same magic anymore. At least we have the 90's though.
Ashman and Menken. Ashman's death was a horrible loss to the arts, but we still have the music of Hercules, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Enchanted, and Tangled. Even films that don't have either Menken or Ashman. The Frozen soundtrack deserves its high praise.
i have always adored jodi. after ariel, jodi did lots of christian books and christian children's music. she has always been so genuine in all her work. and i love so much that the genius animators make the characters look like their actors. she looks like ariel. i've wanted to meet her since i was 5.
*sitting on the couch watching this video crying* mom- why are you cryingg? me- mom, i love the little mermaid. mom- where the heck did that come from? me- you just dont understand... -i love you jodi benson!!
Praise God! So glad to see that there are followers of Jesus behind the doors of Disney. I get disgusted with all the Disney=satanist talk! I know she isn't the only one. Like Jodi, my heart is also with this company. One of my constant prayers is that I get to work for/with them someday.
Jodi benson is amazing. I love how she can stand there and give God all the glory for what he has allowed her to do. I absolutely love ariel.
Her little giggle still sounds just like Ariel...
Jodi Benson is so wonderful
Yes she is and I wanna meet her
10 years ago today! August 19, 2011! Congratulations to Jodi Benson! So very well deserved!!! 😁
Totally started bawling when she started talking about Howard Ashman.
RIP Howard Ashman♥
A true Disney Princess and a true Disney Legend xoxo
I would say the same thing and I agree with you big time and she will always be part of our world
out of all of the women who accepted awards jodi is the only one who i watched the whole way through, she is the biggest inspiration to me
I am agnostic, and I am very happy that she got up there and spoke about her faith. Just because I do not necessarily believe in any one religion, does not mean I do not support people affirming their beliefs; so long as it does no one harm or infringes on someone's fundamental rights as a human being, go for it! :D
Love you, Jodi!!
Respect!… I feel the same way. She is an amazing Woman and I respect her faith!
"I love Barbie, I love Lady, I love Ariel - I love my girls!" XD
I love how she gave all credit to God. He truly deserves to be recognized in everything we accomplish and all of our amazing talents!
she is not wrong.
@@arceerogueharleyquinncapta9925 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🙂
@@arceerogueharleyquinncapta9925 no,she isn’t.
I have watched this probably... I don't know... 50 times. Everytime I see her start to tear up, I start to tear up.
I love Jodi's dress! Little Mermaid was my favorite childhood movie growing up.
Mine, too!
This video only stands to make me love and adore this woman all the more, she truly knows what it's about, she is blessed with a talent for making people happy, just as Walt was!! She helps to carry on the legacy!!
She's so classy
Jodi Benson I love her!! Ariel is the first disney character I saw on screen. I feel in love with the character and how much I related to her. The Little Mermaid is what brought me and my father closer. Jodi I love her dedication and hard work she voiced Ariel for everything even toy commercials,sequels,TV series and theme park music, Unlike the other disney voice actors who only do the movie and nothing else.
Wow..she is such a roll model..love her
Her smile stands the test of time. She's so beautiful still, as beautiful as her voice, and as beautiful as Ariel still.
Thank you, Jodi, for making my childhood (and even today) so wonderful by bringing Ariel to life!! You are such a beautiful woman inside and out!!
She is beautiful and she's always Ariel inside and outside of the recording booth
Rewatching this after reading her book really feels so much more wholesome
Man she should've had this award a longggggggggggg time ago! God bless her!
her smile is incredible. beautiful.
and wow, when she laughs you can hear Ariel's laugh, so surreal :)
I love her! She is so nice and she gave thanks to everyone! Even my idol Glen Keane! I loved how she mentioned that he and his wife brought her to life! She is so amazing!
Somewhere up in the skies, Howard Ashman is looking down on Jodi, smiling.
pbscraze You beat me to it. That being said, he would likely do the same and honor Alan Menken just as well
Howard would be proud of Jodi
If I ever met Jodi Benson, I swear I would cry 😂
I would say the same thing
I met her almost a year ago at New York Comic-Con. Very sweet person! I was nearly in tears talking to her.
@@mannydiaz1483 how did she react?
Pat Carroll should also be a Disney Legend! Ursula is one of the most iconic Disney villains ever.
*TEARS* I love her she made my favorite disney princess come to life, Such an inspiration
Aww...she seems to wonderful, i hope to meet her someday. So much love.
This woman was such an integral part of my childhood. I loved The Little Mermaid so much when I was little it was the theme for my second birthday back in 1992. Thank you Jodi Benson! You're a lovely woman inside and out.
It's so cool and inspiring when someone of her experience in very strong, liberal business that for the most part puts God's Word and Truth down is willing to stand up and speak without shame about the Lord's work in their life. Because she has a reason to praise Him. God made way for this story to happen at Disney and fashioned the character through the ideas of many different people just for her. And knew one day she would use this Little Mermaid as an outreach to those who are looking for something better than this world.
God bless you, Jodi. And your family. I'm always behind you.
Ian Morrison Conservatives are a greater shame to Jesus. Jesus never accused the poor of laziness and poor ambition. Jesus never condemned homosexuals like godless conservatives. Nothing hurts the heart of Jesus more than a thankless, insipid, GREEDY, bellicose, incorrigible conservative.
Ian Morrison I'm thankful there are TRUE Christians like Jodi Benson who fight against people like yourself for the Greater Good. You are lost.
YES!! YES!! YES!! We get to swim with THEE Mermaid in Heaven.
@@squirrelysquirrel5332 very hypocritical of you to judge a person so harshly as to call them godless, not a true Christian, and lost despite not knowing them personally, or their walk with the Lord. Shame on you.
@@squirrelysquirrel5332 Jesus never said anything about beastiality either, but he constantly refers back to the old testement.
I had cried so much with Ariel, Jodi Benson during my childhood. Thank you for the beautiful memories. She is so beautiful.
she seems like such a sweetheart. i wish youtube had a love button. i would click it over and over.
5 people are simply out of their minds or couldn't recognize talent even if it hits them in the face. Ariel / Jodi are awesome!
I really like that she shares her love of God, that could not have been very easy. She is a very gracious lady and I am glad such a wholesome persons represents a princess of whom so many little girls look up to. Congrats Jodi!
it's only now i saw the talented persons behind those animations....her speech bring tear
She is an amazing woman
I fell in love with Ariel because i related so much as a kid
Beautiful 💓
God! I almost cry while watching this. It's so beautifull!
I did.
she IS a legend :D
she is one of the only ones i can still hear the voice....
i would love to see her on dancing with the stars, she's actually a star
She's beautiful,funny,super nice,what more could you ask for?:)
I can see ariel, and picture myself watching her, every time I hear jodi benson's chuckle or laugh
Somewhere up in heaven, Howard Ashman has a big smile on his face....
Oh geez lets not think about that! Happy thoughts!!! She's gonna bea around for a long long time :)
I give Jodi tons of credit for voicing one of my favorite heroines from my childhood.
JODI BENSON, YOU'RE THE BEST!
Jodi also has a facebook page, I told her that she's a great singer and she thanked me for it and I welcomed her. If you were a 90's kid boy or girl, she was a part of your childhood. She was to me, I never cried when she sang, I just loved her voice so much.
Oh I saw the movie in the theater in '89, had the hardcover picture book, rubber figurines, plush Scuttle, the soundtrack on audio cassette (now CD and iTunes), and I have the two disk platinum edition DVD. This movie, Beauty & the Beast, Enchanted, and Tangled, just make my heart take flight (especially as I lip-synch with my iPod on public transportation).
@@kencoleman5007 she’s still good (JB and AJ/Taco’s El Norte on Jungle Book (Live Action)/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) lives 4,000 years (Love him 3,000)).
Every year i am going to rember Jodi benson's birthday by giving her a present it will be very very nice
I knew about Ariel, Barbie, and Sam but I never knew that was Jodi in Flubber and Lady and the Tramp! Ariel has always been my favorite princess so Jodi has been one of my idols since I was very little and I just love her so much. she's such a sweet, beautiful, and talented person! :)
What a inspirational lady!
Thank you Lord for bringing this woman into the world I love you Jody God bless you
I love Jodi Benson and she is amazing
J's Watch yeah she’s amazing
@@hennessygarciahg yes she is
She was one of my favorite actresses back then.
she's so pretty! :D
i had the biggest crush on ariel since i was like 2, this is awesome to see her haha
tears, tears, tears. I was trying not to cry through this whole speach. Jodi Benson is someone that I look up to A LOT! she is the voice of my childhood she is probably the reason that I love Disney SO MUCH! I actually was able to meet her when I was around 8 or so. she is SUCH a nice person and I love her so much, she probably doesn't remember me but someday maybe I'll be able to meet her again and I will praise God for that moment if it ever comes!
God Bless!
Jodi Benson is a classy lady and I am so happy that she cares deeply about her relationship with God. It also made me very pleased to see Paige O'Hara call Mother Teresa her true heroine when she was declared a saint by Pope Francis. That was important to me since I am a Catholic.
@Strong Heart Cat She was in fact raised in a Catholic environment. I met her last year, but I think she had a conversion after meeting her husband Ray.
She grew up Catholic, but she is a Christian. She believes the same as Glen Keane
@@rachelruss3253 You're right because I saw in an interview from 2011 that she had a conversion while she was dating her eventual husband Ray. That happened when she was about 19. So I've updated my posts.
@@entertainer1987 She and Glen had the Catholic background. For Jodi the big selling point was talking to God without a priest as the intercessor. It's just a more personal relationship. Christianity is my everything because without the personal relationship with my Abba, I would not care about bugging the God of the universe. I need to pray to get through every second of every day.
@@entertainer1987 Jodi Benson is amazing
Jodi, we are grateful for all of you and the cast & crew of the movie.
She is a true princess.
ariel has been my favorite princess since i was 3. love her so much.
She is amazing and so talented love her so much
I am going to be sooo heartbroken when she passes. This world will be NOTHING without her
I love ariel and im a boy
She's already with Eric back off.
88mroux
Do you know what a joke is? Jeez, everybody gets so offended in 2018...
cool kid cool
88mroux I think he was joking
Ariel was created by mainly men. This movie was made by mainly men. Never ever let anyone try to convince you that Ariel is not for boys.
22 years?! Dear GOD! Ariel has been with me since i was born in '91. Man this makes me feel ancient and sad/nostalgic
this is makin me cry- jeepes you can tell this character meant a lot to her
I LOVE Jodi and Ariel!!!
i love her so much. god bless her :)
I do have a lot to say and to share of what she meant to me, Yes Jodi Benson does have a charming and sweet personality and to me she has a voice of a thousand angels.
She is an amazing person who has such a big heart like Michael Jackson and mr. Rogers, not to mention that like these 2 whenever I get depressed her voice, her personality, and her smile, and her singing made me feel better. Ariel is my favorite my favorite Disney princes and to me she is Ariel outside and inside of the recording booth.
I love Jodi Benson very much, she has a big heart, she's full of spirit, she's amazing, she's sweet, and I wish someday I would love to meet her and may be friends with her because to me shes a celebrity you want to be a best friend with.
Happy 59th birthday Jodi Benson aka Ariel we love you so very much and you'll always be part of our world 🥳🎂🎉💐💐🌹💐🎁🎊🌹🎈🎊🎁💐🎉🎂💐🎆🌹❤️🎇🎆🎇❤️🌹🎉🌹❤️🎇🎁🎊🎈💐🎂🎉🦀🐠🧜♀️
I like how their escorted by the Princes
She actually voiced Lady in "Lady & the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure." Barbara Luddy voiced Lady in the original film.
She was the soul reason I wanted to be a singer. Sadly, I am so self conscious of my voice that I rarely sing in public. Maybe someday I'll get up the courage to do something about that. Its never to late to have a dream, nor have one come true!
I love your voice from little mermaid
she. is. so. legit.
Howard Ashman's music made these movies magical. There is no doubt some Disney magic left this world when he died. It's sad that Disney just doesn't have the same magic anymore. At least we have the 90's though.
Ashman and Menken. Ashman's death was a horrible loss to the arts, but we still have the music of Hercules, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Enchanted, and Tangled. Even films that don't have either Menken or Ashman. The Frozen soundtrack deserves its high praise.
Technically, Alan Menken was the music guy. Howard was behind lyrics of that operation.
this is amazing!
will always love Ariel!
AH! the little mermaid is my all time favorite movie! I think i would faint if i got to meet her!! :)
i have always adored jodi. after ariel, jodi did lots of christian books and christian children's music. she has always been so genuine in all her work. and i love so much that the genius animators make the characters look like their actors. she looks like ariel. i've wanted to meet her since i was 5.
*sitting on the couch watching this video crying*
mom- why are you cryingg?
me- mom, i love the little mermaid.
mom- where the heck did that come from?
me- you just dont understand...
-i love you jodi benson!!
I so love love her
I lover her voice ♥
I was born in '91, too~ What a small world... :3
love her
Thx for posting this. Everything about her makes me smile. :) :)
i think she wore that dress on possible cause its totally Ariel right there :D
LITTLE MERMAID IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE
I am crying my poor little heart out!!!
@chipmunkmad08 She's been a part of Disney longer than any Disney Princess on the market!
imagine having Princess Ariel as your mom?!?!?!?!?! that would absolutly amazing!!!!!
Tearing up at this! Love her so much!
I did not know she was in toy story or lady in the tramp or enchanted!!! OMG! and I love herrrrrr. Ariel is always my fave
Great speech! Its amazing that she really loves God. God bless her!
love her :)
Praise God! So glad to see that there are followers of Jesus behind the doors of Disney. I get disgusted with all the Disney=satanist talk! I know she isn't the only one. Like Jodi, my heart is also with this company. One of my constant prayers is that I get to work for/with them someday.
She has changed my life
sees her walking out with a prince Eric look alike.....starts crying my eyes out
Ariel is my favorite princess!!! I used to watch the movie over and over when I was little!!!! I would do anything to meet her
emgirl517 mine too
emgirl517 I watched that movie over and over too
I love Airel so much I watch her movie the little mermaid
I wish she could just sing to me everyday. D'; I would be so happy. ; u;
omg! the Eric!
'Young princess Aaaaariel..."
Me: NO! ARIEL, NOT AAAAAAAAAAARIEL!
How come people are fighting? on a disney video?