Toby
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Toby is a cheerful, old-fashioned tram engine character in the Thomas & Friends universe, featured in the film "Thomas and the Magic Railroad."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21638184 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toby Context triple: [Thomas and the Magic Railroad, hasTrainCharacter, Toby]
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Toby
Toby is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of Tobias.
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Toby
Toby is a central protagonist in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian MaddAddam trilogy, known for her resilience, survival skills, and complex moral perspective in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Toby
Toby is a young, kind-hearted but ultimately traumatized boy who becomes a pivotal figure in the dark revenge tale of the 2007 musical horror film "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
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Toby
Toby is one of the central sailor protagonists in Herman Melville’s semi-autobiographical novel "Typee," known for his role in the narrative of escape and survival among a Polynesian tribe.
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Toby
Toby is the young boy protagonist in the 2009 film adaptation of "The Velveteen Rabbit," whose imaginative bond with his toys drives the story’s emotional journey.
- 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: Toby Target entity description: Toby is a cheerful, old-fashioned tram engine character in the Thomas & Friends universe, featured in the film "Thomas and the Magic Railroad."
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Toby
Toby is the young boy protagonist in the 2009 film adaptation of "The Velveteen Rabbit," whose imaginative bond with his toys drives the story’s emotional journey.
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Toby
Toby is a character associated with Jimmy the Snowman, likely appearing in the same story or creative universe as a companion or related figure.
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Toby
Toby is a minor character in the film "Girl, Interrupted," serving as Susanna Kaysen’s ex-boyfriend and a reminder of the outside world beyond the psychiatric hospital.
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Toby
Toby is a young, kind-hearted but ultimately traumatized boy who becomes a pivotal figure in the dark revenge tale of the 2007 musical horror film "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
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Toby
Toby is the baby character from the 1986 fantasy film "Labyrinth," central to the plot in which Jareth the Goblin King sings the iconic "Magic Dance" musical number.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.