Beans the Cat
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Beans the Cat is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon character from the 1930s Merrie Melodies era, known for his early appearances alongside Porky Pig.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beans the Cat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11597071 — 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: Beans the Cat Context triple: [I Haven't Got a Hat, featuresCharacter, Beans the Cat]
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A.
The Cat
The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.
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B.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
Top Cat
Top Cat is a classic animated television series created by Hanna-Barbera that follows the comedic misadventures of a streetwise alley cat and his gang in New York City.
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E.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
- 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: Beans the Cat Target entity description: Beans the Cat is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon character from the 1930s Merrie Melodies era, known for his early appearances alongside Porky Pig.
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A.
The Cat
The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.
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B.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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C.
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow is a 2001 period mystery-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich that dramatizes the infamous 1924 death aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht involving figures like Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies.
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D.
Top Cat
Top Cat is a classic animated television series created by Hanna-Barbera that follows the comedic misadventures of a streetwise alley cat and his gang in New York City.
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E.
Los Gatos
Los Gatos is an affluent town in California’s Silicon Valley known for its historic downtown, upscale residential neighborhoods, and proximity to major tech companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warner Bros. cartoon character
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animated character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Warner Bros. Cartoons
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linked to:
Warner Bros. Animation
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| appearsIn |
Looney Tunes-related media
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Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | Leon Schlesinger Productions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator |
Warner Bros. Cartoons
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linked to:
Warner Bros. Animation
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| distribution | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceEra | 1930s ⓘ |
| franchise |
Looney Tunes
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Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| isA | anthropomorphic animal ⓘ |
| medium | animated short film ⓘ |
| notableCoStar | Porky Pig ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early appearances alongside Porky Pig
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role in early Merrie Melodies shorts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros.
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linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
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| species | cat ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| universe | Warner Bros. cartoon universe ⓘ |
| visualStyle | black-and-white animation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beans the Cat Description of subject: Beans the Cat is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon character from the 1930s Merrie Melodies era, known for his early appearances alongside Porky Pig.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.