Ernest Goes to School
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Ernest Goes to School is a 1994 slapstick comedy film in the Ernest P. Worrell series, following the dim-witted but well-meaning Ernest as he returns to high school to earn his diploma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ernest Goes to School canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6711989 — 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: Ernest Goes to School Context triple: [Gailard Sartain, notableWork, Ernest Goes to School]
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A.
Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 slapstick comedy film starring Jim Varney as the bumbling but well-meaning Ernest P. Worrell, who tries to save a summer camp from being taken over by a mining company.
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B.
Ernest Goes to Jail
Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 slapstick comedy film in the Ernest P. Worrell series, following the dimwitted Ernest as he is mistakenly sent to prison and becomes entangled in a criminal plot.
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C.
Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Scared Stupid is a 1991 comedy-horror film in which the bumbling character Ernest P. Worrell accidentally unleashes an ancient troll on a small town during Halloween.
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D.
Ernest
Ernest is a masculine given name of Germanic origin meaning "serious" or "resolute," borne by numerous notable figures across history and culture.
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E.
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy is a 19th-century rags-to-riches novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for success through hard work and perseverance.
- 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: Ernest Goes to School Target entity description: Ernest Goes to School is a 1994 slapstick comedy film in the Ernest P. Worrell series, following the dim-witted but well-meaning Ernest as he returns to high school to earn his diploma.
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A.
Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 slapstick comedy film starring Jim Varney as the bumbling but well-meaning Ernest P. Worrell, who tries to save a summer camp from being taken over by a mining company.
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B.
Ernest Goes to Jail
Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 slapstick comedy film in the Ernest P. Worrell series, following the dimwitted Ernest as he is mistakenly sent to prison and becomes entangled in a criminal plot.
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C.
Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Scared Stupid is a 1991 comedy-horror film in which the bumbling character Ernest P. Worrell accidentally unleashes an ancient troll on a small town during Halloween.
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D.
Ernest
Ernest is a masculine given name of Germanic origin meaning "serious" or "resolute," borne by numerous notable figures across history and culture.
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E.
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy is a 19th-century rags-to-riches novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for success through hard work and perseverance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian film
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film ⓘ slapstick comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Ernest P. Worrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | Ernest attempts self-improvement through education ⓘ |
| characterTraitOfProtagonist |
dim-witted
ⓘ
well-meaning ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry M. Lebo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| director | Coke Sams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Emshell Producers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Marshall Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ernest P. Worrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Slam Dunk Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ernest Rides Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ |
| hasFormat | direct-to-video film ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGoal | to earn a high school diploma ⓘ |
| hasScreenComedyStyle |
physical comedy
ⓘ
slapstick gags ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ernest P. Worrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bruce Arntson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the later entries in the Ernest film series ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ernest P. Worrell film series ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Ernest P. Worrell returns to high school to earn his diploma. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | school life in a comedic way ⓘ |
| producer | John R. Cherry III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Emshell Producers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | direct-to-video ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| setting | high school ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Byrge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Mucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Michas NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Varney NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Kash NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Chalke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Ernest Goes to School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Bruce Arntson
NERFINISHED
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Coke Sams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ernest Goes to School Description of subject: Ernest Goes to School is a 1994 slapstick comedy film in the Ernest P. Worrell series, following the dim-witted but well-meaning Ernest as he returns to high school to earn his diploma.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.