Despicable Me short films

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animated film series film franchise tie-in short film series

Despicable Me short films are a collection of animated comedy shorts set in the Despicable Me universe, typically featuring the Minions in standalone, humorous side stories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Despicable Me short films canonical	2
3 Mini-Movies collection (Despicable Me 2)	1
Despicable Me universe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11339806 — 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: Despicable Me short films
Context triple: [Minions & More, isCompilationOf, Despicable Me short films]

A. Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3 is a 2017 animated comedy film in the Despicable Me franchise that follows former villain Gru as he faces a new enemy and discovers his long-lost twin brother.
B. Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 animated comedy film that continues the story of former supervillain Gru, his three adopted daughters, and the mischievous Minions as they face a new global threat.
C. Despicable Me
Despicable Me is a popular animated film franchise centered on reformed supervillain Gru and his mischievous yellow Minions, known for its comedic family-friendly storytelling and global box office success.
D. Despicable Me 4
Despicable Me 4 is an animated comedy film in the popular Despicable Me franchise, continuing the adventures of reformed supervillain Gru, his family, and the Minions.
E. Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem is a 3D motion-simulator theme park ride based on the Despicable Me film franchise, featuring the mischievous Minions in an immersive, family-friendly adventure.
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: Despicable Me short films
Target entity description: Despicable Me short films are a collection of animated comedy shorts set in the Despicable Me universe, typically featuring the Minions in standalone, humorous side stories.

A. Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3 is a 2017 animated comedy film in the Despicable Me franchise that follows former villain Gru as he faces a new enemy and discovers his long-lost twin brother.
B. Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 animated comedy film that continues the story of former supervillain Gru, his three adopted daughters, and the mischievous Minions as they face a new global threat.
C. Despicable Me
Despicable Me is a popular animated film franchise centered on reformed supervillain Gru and his mischievous yellow Minions, known for its comedic family-friendly storytelling and global box office success.
D. Despicable Me 4
Despicable Me 4 is an animated comedy film in the popular Despicable Me franchise, continuing the adventures of reformed supervillain Gru, his family, and the Minions.
E. Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem is a 3D motion-simulator theme park ride based on the Despicable Me film franchise, featuring the mischievous Minions in an immersive, family-friendly adventure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated film series ⓘ film franchise tie-in ⓘ short film series ⓘ
basedOn	Despicable Me franchise ⓘ linked to: Despicable Me
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distributor	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment ⓘ
feature	gibberish language of Minions ⓘ nonverbal humor ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ
firstAppearanceOf	some new Minion characters ⓘ
genre	animated comedy ⓘ family film ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ
hasPart	3 Mini-Movie Collection ⓘ 3 Mini-Movies collection (Despicable Me 2) ⓘ linked to: Despicable Me short films 3 Mini-Movies collection (Minions) ⓘ Banana ⓘ Competition ⓘ Cro Minion ⓘ linked to: Minion Home Makeover ⓘ Minion Madness collection ⓘ Minion Scouts ⓘ Mower Minions ⓘ linked to: Minion Orientation Day ⓘ Panic in the Mailroom ⓘ Phil’s Dance Party ⓘ Puppy ⓘ Santa’s Little Helpers ⓘ The Secret Life of Kyle ⓘ Training Wheels ⓘ Yellow Is the New Black ⓘ
mainCharacter	Agnes ⓘ Edith ⓘ Gru ⓘ Margo ⓘ Minions ⓘ
notableFor	expanding backstories of Minions ⓘ standalone humorous side stories ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Despicable Me media franchise ⓘ linked to: Despicable Me
productionCompany	Illumination Entertainment ⓘ
releaseFormat	digital release ⓘ home video bonus feature ⓘ theatrical short ⓘ
setInFictionalUniverse	Despicable Me universe ⓘ linked to: Despicable Me
targetAudience	children ⓘ family ⓘ
typicalRuntime	approximately 3–7 minutes ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Minions & More → isCompilationOf → Despicable Me short films ⓘ

subject linked to: Minions & More (compilation series)

Home Makeover → partOfSeries → Despicable Me short films ⓘ

Training Wheels → partOfUniverse → Despicable Me universe ⓘ

linked to: Despicable Me short films

Despicable Me short films → hasPart → 3 Mini-Movies collection (Despicable Me 2) ⓘ