Magoo's Puddle Jumper
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Magoo's Puddle Jumper is a 1956 animated short film featuring the near-sighted character Mr. Magoo in a comedic misadventure with an experimental car.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magoo's Puddle Jumper canonical | 3 |
| Magoo’s Puddle Jumper | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4570151 — 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: Magoo's Puddle Jumper Context triple: [29th Academy Awards, bestShortSubjectCartoonsWinner, Magoo's Puddle Jumper]
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A.
The Dinky
The Dinky is a short commuter rail shuttle service that connects Princeton University to the nearby Princeton Junction station on New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor line.
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B.
Stork
The stork is a large, long-legged wading bird known for its migratory behavior and cultural associations with delivering babies in European folklore.
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C.
Petercopter
Petercopter is a humorous helicopter-themed alter ego of Peter Griffin from the animated television series "Family Guy."
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D.
Flivver
Flivver is a colloquial nickname for the Ford Model T, the iconic early 20th-century mass-produced automobile that revolutionized personal transportation.
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E.
Riptide the Pelican
Riptide the Pelican is the energetic and costumed pelican mascot that represents Tulane University at athletic events and campus activities.
- 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: Magoo's Puddle Jumper Target entity description: Magoo's Puddle Jumper is a 1956 animated short film featuring the near-sighted character Mr. Magoo in a comedic misadventure with an experimental car.
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A.
The Dinky
The Dinky is a short commuter rail shuttle service that connects Princeton University to the nearby Princeton Junction station on New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor line.
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B.
Stork
The stork is a large, long-legged wading bird known for its migratory behavior and cultural associations with delivering babies in European folklore.
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C.
Petercopter
Petercopter is a humorous helicopter-themed alter ego of Peter Griffin from the animated television series "Family Guy."
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D.
Flivver
Flivver is a colloquial nickname for the Ford Model T, the iconic early 20th-century mass-produced automobile that revolutionized personal transportation.
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E.
Riptide the Pelican
Riptide the Pelican is the energetic and costumed pelican mascot that represents Tulane University at athletic events and campus activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American animated film
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animated short film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ |
| animationStudioStyle | limited animation ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film ⓘ |
| awardEvent | 29th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| awardOutcome | winner of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Mr. Magoo ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American animation ⓘ |
| featureCharacter | Mr. Magoo ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
experimental car
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near-sightedness ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle | amphibious car ⓘ |
| genre |
animated comedy
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slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterTrait | extreme near-sightedness ⓘ |
| hasSetting | urban environment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Mr. Magoo ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical short film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | comedic misadventure with an experimental car ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Academy Award-winning Mr. Magoo cartoon
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use of experimental car as central gag device ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Mr. Magoo film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr. Magoo
|
| productionCompany |
UPA
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United Productions of America ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-07-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| stars | Jim Backus ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| title | Magoo's Puddle Jumper ⓘ |
| voiceActorForLead | Jim Backus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magoo's Puddle Jumper Description of subject: Magoo's Puddle Jumper is a 1956 animated short film featuring the near-sighted character Mr. Magoo in a comedic misadventure with an experimental car.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Magoo's Puddle Jumper