The Hole Idea
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The Hole Idea is a 1955 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson, featuring a scientist who invents a portable hole with chaotic results.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hole Idea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11716796 — 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: The Hole Idea Context triple: [Robert McKimson, notableWork, The Hole Idea]
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A.
The Hole
The Hole is a 2001 British psychological horror-thriller film about a group of private school students who become trapped in an underground bunker.
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B.
The Hole Story
The Hole Story is an independent mockumentary-style film known for its deadpan humor and offbeat exploration of obsession and failure.
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C.
Dig Your Own Hole
Dig Your Own Hole is a critically acclaimed 1997 electronic music album by The Chemical Brothers, known for its influential big beat sound and hit singles like "Block Rockin' Beats."
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D.
Needlehole
Needlehole is a small rural village in the Shire of Middle-earth, known for its quiet hobbit community and pastoral surroundings.
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E.
The Very Idea
The Very Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film, now considered lost, that satirized contemporary notions of eugenics and scientific matchmaking.
- 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: The Hole Idea Target entity description: The Hole Idea is a 1955 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson, featuring a scientist who invents a portable hole with chaotic results.
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A.
The Hole
The Hole is a 2001 British psychological horror-thriller film about a group of private school students who become trapped in an underground bunker.
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B.
The Hole Story
The Hole Story is an independent mockumentary-style film known for its deadpan humor and offbeat exploration of obsession and failure.
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C.
Dig Your Own Hole
Dig Your Own Hole is a critically acclaimed 1997 electronic music album by The Chemical Brothers, known for its influential big beat sound and hit singles like "Block Rockin' Beats."
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D.
Needlehole
Needlehole is a small rural village in the Shire of Middle-earth, known for its quiet hobbit community and pastoral surroundings.
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E.
The Very Idea
The Very Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film, now considered lost, that satirized contemporary notions of eugenics and scientific matchmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merrie Melodies cartoon
ⓘ
Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon ⓘ animated short film ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | Richard H. Thomas ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Robert McKimson ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | scientist ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | manipulation of physical space via holes ⓘ |
| featuresDevice | portable hole ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
science fiction comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
situational comedy
ⓘ
visual puns ⓘ |
| hasNarration | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyle | gag-driven narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of technology for personal gain
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unintended consequences of scientific invention ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfSoundtrack | English ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | Robert Givens ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Professor Calvin Q. Calculus ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Carl Stalling
ⓘ
linked to:
Carl W. Stalling
|
| narrationBy | Robert C. Bruce ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts
ⓘ
linked to:
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
|
| plotElement |
invention of a portable hole
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use of a portable hole for various gags ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Selzer ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical short subject ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 7 minutes ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary American city ⓘ |
| soundtrackType | orchestral score ⓘ |
| studio |
Warner Bros. Cartoons
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Animation
|
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| title | The Hole Idea ⓘ |
| usesVisualGags | yes ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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