Norby and the Terrified Taxi
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Norby and the Terrified Taxi is a children’s science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (with Isaac Asimov), featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norby and the Terrified Taxi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1800366 — 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: Norby and the Terrified Taxi Context triple: [Janet Asimov, notableWork, Norby and the Terrified Taxi]
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A.
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B.
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D.
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- 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: Norby and the Terrified Taxi Target entity description: Norby and the Terrified Taxi is a children’s science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (with Isaac Asimov), featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
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A.
The Taxi Boys
The Taxi Boys is a series of early 1930s comedy short films produced by Hal Roach, featuring slapstick misadventures centered around a group of bumbling taxi drivers.
-
B.
Shenanigans
Shenanigans is a 2002 compilation album by American punk rock band Green Day, featuring B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.
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C.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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D.
Joy Ride
"Joy Ride" is a track from Mariah Carey's acclaimed 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*, showcasing her signature vocal style in a smooth, R&B-influenced ballad.
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E.
The Valet
The Valet is a French comedy film about a parking valet who becomes entangled in a billionaire’s scheme to hide his affair by pretending to be the lover of a famous model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| basedOnFranchise |
Norby
ⓘ
surface form:
Norby franchise
|
| characterType | robot ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| coCreatedBy |
Isaac Asimov
ⓘ
Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features |
quirky robot protagonist
ⓘ
space adventure plot ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure in space
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humor in science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Norby ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesPosition | entry in the Norby series ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Norby ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | humorous ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Norby Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Norby series
|
| seriesType | children's science fiction series ⓘ |
| setting | outer space ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norby and the Terrified Taxi Description of subject: Norby and the Terrified Taxi is a children’s science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (with Isaac Asimov), featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
Referenced by (2)
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