Who’s Johnny
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"Who's Johnny" is a 1986 pop/R&B hit single by El DeBarge, best known as the theme song from the sci-fi comedy film *Short Circuit* and for its catchy, upbeat style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Who’s Johnny canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15998262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Who’s Johnny Context triple: [El DeBarge, notableWork, Who’s Johnny]
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A.
Here’s Johnny!
"Here’s Johnny!" is the iconic catchphrase shouted by Jack Nicholson’s character as he breaks through a bathroom door in one of the most famous scenes in the horror film *The Shining* (1980).
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B.
Bye Bye Johnny
"Bye Bye Johnny" is a rock and roll song famously covered by The Rolling Stones on their live album "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones."
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C.
It’s Johnny’s Birthday
"It’s Johnny’s Birthday" is a short celebratory song by George Harrison, written as a tribute to John Lennon and included on his album "All Things Must Pass."
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D.
Nice Guy Johnny
Nice Guy Johnny is an independent romantic comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns that follows a young sportscaster forced to choose between his safe life and his true ambitions.
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E.
The Late Great Johnny Ace
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" is a reflective Paul Simon song that meditates on the deaths of cultural icons and the passage of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Who’s Johnny Target entity description: "Who's Johnny" is a 1986 pop/R&B hit single by El DeBarge, best known as the theme song from the sci-fi comedy film *Short Circuit* and for its catchy, upbeat style.
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A.
Here’s Johnny!
"Here’s Johnny!" is the iconic catchphrase shouted by Jack Nicholson’s character as he breaks through a bathroom door in one of the most famous scenes in the horror film *The Shining* (1980).
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B.
Bye Bye Johnny
"Bye Bye Johnny" is a rock and roll song famously covered by The Rolling Stones on their live album "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones."
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C.
It’s Johnny’s Birthday
"It’s Johnny’s Birthday" is a short celebratory song by George Harrison, written as a tribute to John Lennon and included on his album "All Things Must Pass."
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D.
Nice Guy Johnny
Nice Guy Johnny is an independent romantic comedy film written and directed by Edward Burns that follows a young sportscaster forced to choose between his safe life and his true ambitions.
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E.
The Late Great Johnny Ace
"The Late Great Johnny Ace" is a reflective Paul Simon song that meditates on the deaths of cultural icons and the passage of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.