Sam & Max
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Sam & Max is a comedic comic-book and video game franchise featuring an anthropomorphic dog and hyperkinetic rabbity creature who work together as freelance police.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sam & Max canonical | 5 |
| Sam & Max (Telltale series) | 1 |
| Sam & Max (comics) | 1 |
| Sam & Max comic series | 1 |
| Sam & Max video game series | 1 |
| Sam & Max: Freelance Police (comic series) | 1 |
| Sam and Max | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10982013 — 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)
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Target entity: Sam & Max Context triple: [Steve Purcell, knownFor, Sam & Max]
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A.
Sam & Max Save the World
Sam & Max Save the World is an episodic point-and-click adventure game by Telltale Games that continues the comedic crime-fighting exploits of the freelance police duo Sam and Max.
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Sam & Max Hit the Road
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a 1993 comedic point-and-click adventure game starring the freelance police duo Sam and Max as they investigate a bizarre cross-country mystery across the United States.
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C.
Shinboners
Shinboners is a traditional nickname for the North Melbourne Football Club and its supporters in Australian rules football.
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D.
Don and Dewey
Don and Dewey were an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues duo active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for their energetic performances and influential recordings that were later covered by numerous artists.
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E.
Sycamore Sam
Sycamore Sam is the costumed mascot representing Indiana State University's athletic teams, especially the men's basketball program.
- 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: Sam & Max Target entity description: Sam & Max is a comedic comic-book and video game franchise featuring an anthropomorphic dog and hyperkinetic rabbity creature who work together as freelance police.
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A.
Sam & Max Save the World
Sam & Max Save the World is an episodic point-and-click adventure game by Telltale Games that continues the comedic crime-fighting exploits of the freelance police duo Sam and Max.
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B.
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a 1993 comedic point-and-click adventure game starring the freelance police duo Sam and Max as they investigate a bizarre cross-country mystery across the United States.
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C.
Shinboners
Shinboners is a traditional nickname for the North Melbourne Football Club and its supporters in Australian rules football.
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D.
Don and Dewey
Don and Dewey were an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues duo active in the 1950s and 1960s, known for their energetic performances and influential recordings that were later covered by numerous artists.
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E.
Sycamore Sam
Sycamore Sam is the costumed mascot representing Indiana State University's athletic teams, especially the men's basketball program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book series
ⓘ
media franchise ⓘ video game franchise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Steve Purcell ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Sam & Max: Freelance Police (comic series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sam & Max
|
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | cartoon ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
anthropomorphic dog
ⓘ
hyperkinetic rabbity creature ⓘ |
| hasElement |
fourth-wall breaking
ⓘ
pop culture references ⓘ surreal situations ⓘ |
| hasFanbase | cult following ⓘ |
| hasFictionalOrganization | Freelance Police ⓘ |
| hasFormat | episodic storytelling ⓘ |
| hasGameGenre |
episodic adventure game
ⓘ
point-and-click adventure ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Max
ⓘ
Sam ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
animated television series
ⓘ
comic books ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | freelance police ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole |
bounty hunters
ⓘ
private investigators ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistSpecies |
dog
ⓘ
lagomorph-like creature ⓘ |
| hasSetting | fictionalized United States ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionSeries | The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdist humor
ⓘ
crime fighting ⓘ parody of detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark humor
ⓘ
irreverent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
ⓘ
Sam & Max Hit the Road ⓘ Sam & Max Save the World ⓘ Sam & Max: Freelance Police ⓘ Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse ⓘ |
| publisher |
LucasArts
ⓘ
Telltale Games ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teens and adults ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam & Max Description of subject: Sam & Max is a comedic comic-book and video game franchise featuring an anthropomorphic dog and hyperkinetic rabbity creature who work together as freelance police.
Referenced by (11)
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