Mr. Popper's Penguins
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Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic children's novel about a house painter whose life is transformed when he unexpectedly acquires a troupe of performing penguins.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Popper's Penguins canonical | 9 |
| Mr. Popper | 1 |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011 film) | 1 |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins (film universe) | 1 |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4890008 — 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: Mr. Popper's Penguins Context triple: [Don Zimmerman, notableWork, Mr. Popper's Penguins]
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A.
Penguin Playhouse
Penguin Playhouse is a popular interactive penguin exhibit at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, featuring underwater viewing tunnels and close-up encounters with the birds.
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B.
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat is a popular dark ride at Universal's Islands of Adventure that brings Dr. Seuss's classic children's book to life through whimsical scenes and motion-based vehicles.
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C.
The Penguin
The Penguin is a deformed, crime-lord supervillain in the Batman universe, portrayed as a tragic and grotesque antagonist in the film "Batman Returns."
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D.
The Exploding Penguin
The Exploding Penguin is a surreal comedy sketch from the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, featuring an absurd scenario in which a seemingly ordinary penguin atop a television set suddenly and inexplicably explodes.
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E.
Kiki the parrot
Kiki the parrot is a talkative and mischievous bird companion who appears in Enid Blyton’s "The Adventure Series," often providing comic relief and helping the child protagonists in their escapades.
- 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: Mr. Popper's Penguins Target entity description: Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic children's novel about a house painter whose life is transformed when he unexpectedly acquires a troupe of performing penguins.
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A.
Penguin Playhouse
Penguin Playhouse is a popular interactive penguin exhibit at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, featuring underwater viewing tunnels and close-up encounters with the birds.
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B.
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat is a popular dark ride at Universal's Islands of Adventure that brings Dr. Seuss's classic children's book to life through whimsical scenes and motion-based vehicles.
-
C.
The Penguin
The Penguin is a deformed, crime-lord supervillain in the Batman universe, portrayed as a tragic and grotesque antagonist in the film "Batman Returns."
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D.
The Exploding Penguin
The Exploding Penguin is a surreal comedy sketch from the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, featuring an absurd scenario in which a seemingly ordinary penguin atop a television set suddenly and inexplicably explodes.
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E.
Kiki the parrot
Kiki the parrot is a talkative and mischievous bird companion who appears in Enid Blyton’s "The Adventure Series," often providing comic relief and helping the child protagonists in their escapades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
ⓘ
fictional work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011 film)
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linked to:
Mr. Popper's Penguins
|
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Richard Atwater ⓘ |
| awards |
Newbery Honor
ⓘ
linked to:
Newbery Medal
|
| awardYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Florence Atwater ⓘ |
| containsMotif | dreams of exploration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| educationalUse | often used in elementary school curricula ⓘ |
| featuresAnimal | penguin ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar | Jim Carrey ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
comic novel ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Robert Lawson ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-316-05843-8 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| involvesLocation | Antarctica (indirectly, through the penguins' origin) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered a classic of American children's literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mr. Popper
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr. Popper's Penguins
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacters |
Captain Cook
ⓘ
linked to:
James Cook
Greta ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A house painter's life changes when he receives penguins and turns them into a performing troupe. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | house painter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subjectMatter |
ordinary life transformed by unexpected events
ⓘ
performing animals ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
ⓘ
family life ⓘ imagination ⓘ responsibility for animals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr. Popper's Penguins Description of subject: Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic children's novel about a house painter whose life is transformed when he unexpectedly acquires a troupe of performing penguins.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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