Birth of a Notion
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Birth of a Notion is a classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson, featuring the character Daffy Duck in a comedic science-themed adventure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Birth of a Notion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11716818 — 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: Birth of a Notion Context triple: [Robert McKimson, notableWork, Birth of a Notion]
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A.
Just a Notion
"Just a Notion" is a previously unreleased ABBA song from the late 1970s that was finally completed and issued on their 2021 comeback album "Voyage."
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B.
Some Are Born
"Some Are Born" is a song by Jon Anderson, known from his solo work that blends progressive rock with spiritual and uplifting themes.
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C.
Born Not to Know
"Born Not to Know" is an R&B song by the American group Tony! Toni! Toné! that showcases their early new jack swing–influenced sound.
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D.
Being Born
"Being Born" is a song by the American rock band The Flaming Lips, known for its experimental, psychedelic sound and introspective lyrics.
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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: Birth of a Notion Target entity description: Birth of a Notion is a classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson, featuring the character Daffy Duck in a comedic science-themed adventure.
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A.
Just a Notion
"Just a Notion" is a previously unreleased ABBA song from the late 1970s that was finally completed and issued on their 2021 comeback album "Voyage."
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B.
Some Are Born
"Some Are Born" is a song by Jon Anderson, known from his solo work that blends progressive rock with spiritual and uplifting themes.
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C.
Born Not to Know
"Born Not to Know" is an R&B song by the American group Tony! Toni! Toné! that showcases their early new jack swing–influenced sound.
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D.
Being Born
"Being Born" is a song by the American rock band The Flaming Lips, known for its experimental, psychedelic sound and introspective lyrics.
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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 (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Looney Tunes cartoon
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Warner Bros. theatrical short ⓘ animated short film ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Warner Bros. Cartoons ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Looney Tunes characters
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linked to:
Looney Tunes
|
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Robert McKimson ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| featuresAnthropomorphicAnimal |
dog
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duck ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Daffy Duck
ⓘ
Leopold the dog ⓘ mad scientist ⓘ |
| franchise | Looney Tunes ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
science-themed comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Daffy Duck ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
comic violence
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experimentation ⓘ mad science ⓘ |
| partOf | Warner Bros. animated shorts catalog ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Selzer ⓘ |
| series | Looney Tunes ⓘ |
| studio |
Warner Bros. Cartoons
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linked to:
Warner Bros. Animation
|
| title | Birth of a Notion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Birth of a Notion Description of subject: Birth of a Notion is a classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson, featuring the character Daffy Duck in a comedic science-themed adventure.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.