Cousin Eddie
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Cousin Eddie is the crude, eccentric, and hilariously oblivious relative who provides much of the comic chaos in the National Lampoon’s Vacation film series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cousin Eddie canonical | 1 |
| Cousin Eddie Johnson in National Lampoon's Vacation series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9281518 — 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: Cousin Eddie Context triple: [National Lampoon’s Vacation, character, Cousin Eddie]
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A.
Cousins
"Cousins" is the upbeat theme song best known for introducing the 1960s American television sitcom *The Patty Duke Show*.
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B.
Cousins
Cousins is one of the short, conversational vignettes in Jim Jarmusch’s film Coffee and Cigarettes, featuring characters chatting over drinks and smokes in a minimalist, deadpan style.
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C.
Cousins
"Cousins" is a 1989 American romantic comedy film, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson, about two married people who fall in love after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.
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D.
Cousins
Cousins is a surname most notably associated with Norman Cousins, an American political journalist, author, and peace advocate.
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E.
Uncle Frank
"Uncle Frank" is a 2020 coming-of-age road trip drama film written and directed by Alan Ball, in which Paul Bettany stars as a closeted gay literature professor confronting his past and family in the American South of the 1970s.
- 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: Cousin Eddie Target entity description: Cousin Eddie is the crude, eccentric, and hilariously oblivious relative who provides much of the comic chaos in the National Lampoon’s Vacation film series.
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A.
Cousins
"Cousins" is the upbeat theme song best known for introducing the 1960s American television sitcom *The Patty Duke Show*.
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B.
Cousins
Cousins is one of the short, conversational vignettes in Jim Jarmusch’s film Coffee and Cigarettes, featuring characters chatting over drinks and smokes in a minimalist, deadpan style.
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C.
Cousins
"Cousins" is a 1989 American romantic comedy film, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson, about two married people who fall in love after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.
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D.
Cousins
Cousins is a surname most notably associated with Norman Cousins, an American political journalist, author, and peace advocate.
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E.
Uncle Frank
"Uncle Frank" is a 2020 coming-of-age road trip drama film written and directed by Alan Ball, in which Paul Bettany stars as a closeted gay literature professor confronting his past and family in the American South of the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ National Lampoon’s Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ National Lampoon’s Vacation film series NERFINISHED ⓘ Vegas Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
crude
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eccentric ⓘ oblivious ⓘ |
| createdFor | National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
cousin of Ellen Griswold
ⓘ
cousin-in-law of Clark Griswold ⓘ |
| franchise | National Lampoon’s Vacation franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film character ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Rocky Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruby Sue Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Eddie Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic relief ⓘ |
| notableFor | providing comic chaos in the Vacation films ⓘ |
| notableScene | emptying RV septic tank into storm drain in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ⓘ |
| occupation | former military veteran (implied in series) ⓘ |
| owns | beat-up RV ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Randy Quaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| spouse | Catherine Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cousin Eddie Description of subject: Cousin Eddie is the crude, eccentric, and hilariously oblivious relative who provides much of the comic chaos in the National Lampoon’s Vacation film series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Lampoon’s Vacation
this entity surface form:
Cousin Eddie Johnson in National Lampoon's Vacation series