Boov

E919476

fictional alien species fictional race

The Boov are a fictional alien species from the animated film "Home," known for their colorful, blob-like appearance, quirky behavior, and attempt to colonize Earth.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Boov canonical	6
Boov planet	1
Mork	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11329237 — 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: Boov
Context triple: [Home, featuresSpecies, Boov]

A. Vilgax
Vilgax is a powerful alien warlord and recurring villain in the Ben 10 franchise, known for seeking the Omnitrix to gain ultimate power.
B. Banzi
Banzi is a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, known as the modern site near the ancient Lucanian city of Bantia.
C. Slartibartfast
Slartibartfast is a whimsical, elderly Magrathean planet designer from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, best known for his fondness for crafting fjords.
D. Skully
Skully is a small, talkative green parrot who serves as a lookout and helpful companion to the young pirate crew in the children's animated series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates."
E. Cooger
Cooger is one of the sinister carnival proprietors in Ray Bradbury's novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes," serving as a central embodiment of its dark, supernatural menace.
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: Boov
Target entity description: The Boov are a fictional alien species from the animated film "Home," known for their colorful, blob-like appearance, quirky behavior, and attempt to colonize Earth.

A. Vilgax
Vilgax is a powerful alien warlord and recurring villain in the Ben 10 franchise, known for seeking the Omnitrix to gain ultimate power.
B. Banzi
Banzi is a town in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, known as the modern site near the ancient Lucanian city of Bantia.
C. Slartibartfast
Slartibartfast is a whimsical, elderly Magrathean planet designer from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, best known for his fondness for crafting fjords.
D. Skully
Skully is a small, talkative green parrot who serves as a lookout and helpful companion to the young pirate crew in the children's animated series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates."
E. Cooger
Cooger is one of the sinister carnival proprietors in Ray Bradbury's novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes," serving as a central embodiment of its dark, supernatural menace.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional alien species ⓘ fictional race ⓘ
adaptedBy	DreamWorks Animation ⓘ
appearsIn	Home (2015 animated film) ⓘ Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (TV series) ⓘ
basedOn	Boov species from the novel The True Meaning of Smekday ⓘ
bodyColor	various bright colors ⓘ
bodyShape	short and blob-like ⓘ
colonizes	Earth (in the film Home) ⓘ linked to: Earth (fictional setting)
communicationStyle	broken and quirky English ⓘ
createdBy	Adam Rex ⓘ
culturalTrait	avoid conflict ⓘ fearful of the Gorg ⓘ value safety over honesty ⓘ
diet	consumes various human objects as food in comedic fashion ⓘ
distributor	20th Century Fox (for Home) ⓘ linked to: Fox Home Entertainment
emotionDisplay	color changes associated with emotions (in some depictions) ⓘ
enemySpecies	Gorg ⓘ
evacuatesFrom	their original homeworld ⓘ
eyeCount	two ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Home franchise ⓘ
firstAppearance	The True Meaning of Smekday (2007 novel) ⓘ linked to: The True Meaning of Smekday
firstFilmAppearance	Home (2015) ⓘ linked to: Home (2015 film)
genre	science fiction ⓘ
hasTentacles	yes ⓘ
homeworld	Boov planet ⓘ linked to: Boov
language	Boovish-influenced English ⓘ
leader	Captain Smek ⓘ
medium	animated film ⓘ animated television series ⓘ
notableMember	Captain Smek ⓘ Kyle ⓘ Oh ⓘ
numberOfArms	multiple short arm-like limbs ⓘ
productionCompany	DreamWorks Animation ⓘ
relocatesHumansTo	Australia (in the film Home) ⓘ linked to: Australia (fictional setting)
signatureBehavior	misunderstanding human customs ⓘ redecorating and reorganizing human possessions ⓘ running away from danger ⓘ
societalTrait	bureaucratic ⓘ conformist ⓘ risk-averse ⓘ
targetAudience	family and children ⓘ
technologyLevel	advanced spacefaring technology ⓘ
theme	finding a home ⓘ friendship between humans and aliens ⓘ overcoming prejudice and fear ⓘ
transport	flying, hovering vehicles ⓘ
usesDevice	gravity-manipulating technology ⓘ teleportation-like relocation technology ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Home → featuresSpecies → Boov ⓘ

Ork → homeworldOf → Mork ⓘ

linked to: Boov

The True Meaning of Smekday → featuresSpecies → Boov ⓘ

Captain Smek → species → Boov ⓘ

Captain Smek → commands → Boov ⓘ

Lucy Tucci → associatedWith → Boov ⓘ

Steve Martin as Captain Smek → characterSpecies → Boov ⓘ

Boov → homeworld → Boov planet ⓘ