Eric Bates
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Eric Bates is the young, wealthy boy in the 1982 comedy film "The Toy" who whimsically "purchases" a man as his personal companion, driving much of the movie’s plot and humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Bates canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253770 — 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: Eric Bates Context triple: [The Toy, character, Eric Bates]
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A.
Steve Bartels
Steve Bartels is a music industry executive best known for serving as CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he oversaw major hip-hop and R&B artists and releases.
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B.
Eric Gregg
Eric Gregg was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure in the National League and his participation in several high-profile postseason games.
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C.
David Bartel
David Bartel is an American molecular biologist known for his pioneering research on microRNAs and RNA interference in gene regulation.
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D.
Bryan Woodman
Bryan Woodman is a young, ambitious energy analyst whose personal tragedy and moral awakening drive one of the central storylines in the geopolitical drama film "Syriana."
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E.
Jonathan Byers
Jonathan Byers is a quiet, introspective teenager and aspiring photographer from the Byers family in the supernatural horror series "Stranger Things."
- 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: Eric Bates Target entity description: Eric Bates is the young, wealthy boy in the 1982 comedy film "The Toy" who whimsically "purchases" a man as his personal companion, driving much of the movie’s plot and humor.
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A.
Steve Bartels
Steve Bartels is a music industry executive best known for serving as CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he oversaw major hip-hop and R&B artists and releases.
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B.
Eric Gregg
Eric Gregg was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure in the National League and his participation in several high-profile postseason games.
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C.
David Bartel
David Bartel is an American molecular biologist known for his pioneering research on microRNAs and RNA interference in gene regulation.
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D.
Bryan Woodman
Bryan Woodman is a young, ambitious energy analyst whose personal tragedy and moral awakening drive one of the central storylines in the geopolitical drama film "Syriana."
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E.
Jonathan Byers
Jonathan Byers is a quiet, introspective teenager and aspiring photographer from the Byers family in the supernatural horror series "Stranger Things."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| ageInFilm | young boy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Toy ⓘ |
| characterArc | learns empathy and friendship through relationship with Jack Brown ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
lonely
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spoiled ⓘ wealthy ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| directorOfFilm | Richard Donner ⓘ |
| familyName | Bates ⓘ |
| father | U.S. Bates ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | comedy ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableAction | purchases a man as his personal companion ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Scott Schwartz ⓘ |
| purchasesAsToy | Jack Brown ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithJackBrown | owner-companion ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Jack Brown ⓘ |
| residenceType | mansion ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
central character
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drives main comedic situations ⓘ |
| screenwriterCreatedBy | Francis Veber ⓘ |
| socialStatus | rich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Bates Description of subject: Eric Bates is the young, wealthy boy in the 1982 comedy film "The Toy" who whimsically "purchases" a man as his personal companion, driving much of the movie’s plot and humor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.