Mouse Trouble
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Mouse Trouble is a classic 1944 Tom and Jerry animated short in which Tom’s elaborate attempts to catch Jerry, inspired by a how-to book, backfire in a series of slapstick gags.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mouse Trouble canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11386509 — 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: Mouse Trouble Context triple: [Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM), notableShort, Mouse Trouble]
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A.
Mouse King
The Mouse King is the villainous rodent monarch who leads an army of mice against the Nutcracker and Clara in the classic holiday ballet story.
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B.
Cat and Mouse
"Cat and Mouse" is a novella by Nobel Prize–winning German author Günter Grass that forms part of his Danzig Trilogy and explores adolescence, guilt, and the legacy of World War II in Nazi-era Germany.
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C.
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse is a mystery novel by Christianna Brand, known for its intricate plotting and psychological suspense.
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D.
Mouse
"Mouse" is a short story featured in the speculative fiction collection "Smoke and Mirrors" by Neil Gaiman.
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E.
Magic Rat
Magic Rat is a fictional character from Bruce Springsteen's song "Jungleland," depicted as a streetwise, tragic figure in the song's urban narrative.
- 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: Mouse Trouble Target entity description: Mouse Trouble is a classic 1944 Tom and Jerry animated short in which Tom’s elaborate attempts to catch Jerry, inspired by a how-to book, backfire in a series of slapstick gags.
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A.
Mouse King
The Mouse King is the villainous rodent monarch who leads an army of mice against the Nutcracker and Clara in the classic holiday ballet story.
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B.
Cat and Mouse
"Cat and Mouse" is a novella by Nobel Prize–winning German author Günter Grass that forms part of his Danzig Trilogy and explores adolescence, guilt, and the legacy of World War II in Nazi-era Germany.
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C.
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse is a mystery novel by Christianna Brand, known for its intricate plotting and psychological suspense.
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D.
Mouse
"Mouse" is a short story featured in the speculative fiction collection "Smoke and Mirrors" by Neil Gaiman.
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E.
Magic Rat
Magic Rat is a fictional character from Bruce Springsteen's song "Jungleland," depicted as a streetwise, tragic figure in the song's urban narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American animated film
ⓘ
Tom and Jerry short film ⓘ animated short film ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
ⓘ
linked to:
MGM Animation
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| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tom and Jerry characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Joseph Barbera
ⓘ
William Hanna ⓘ |
| directedBy |
Joseph Barbera
ⓘ
William Hanna ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jerry Mouse
ⓘ
Tom Cat ⓘ |
| featuresGag |
Jerry outsmarts Tom in each attempt
ⓘ
Tom follows instructions from a mouse-catching manual ⓘ Tom is repeatedly injured by his own traps ⓘ |
| featuresProp | how-to book on catching mice ⓘ |
| format | theatrical short ⓘ |
| franchise |
Tom and Jerry
ⓘ
linked to:
Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM)
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| genre |
cartoon
ⓘ
slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasNoDialogue | predominantly non-verbal comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Jerry Mouse
ⓘ
Tom Cat ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic slapstick gags involving Tom and Jerry
ⓘ
winning an Academy Award ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Tom uses a how-to book on catching mice, but each attempt to catch Jerry backfires in slapstick fashion ⓘ |
| producedBy | Fred Quimby ⓘ |
| producedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 23, 1944 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| series |
Tom and Jerry
ⓘ
linked to:
Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM)
|
| soundtrackStyle | orchestral score synchronized to action ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| title | Mouse Trouble ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mouse Trouble Description of subject: Mouse Trouble is a classic 1944 Tom and Jerry animated short in which Tom’s elaborate attempts to catch Jerry, inspired by a how-to book, backfire in a series of slapstick gags.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.