Statler
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Statler is one of the two elderly Muppet hecklers who sit in the theater balcony delivering sarcastic commentary, best known from The Muppet Show.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statler canonical | 5 |
| Statler and Waldorf | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3088535 — 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.
Target entity: Statler Context triple: [Muppet*Vision 3D, featuresCharacter, Statler]
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A.
Flora Mae Statler
Flora Mae Statler was an American philanthropist and supporter of the arts best known for her role in establishing the Surprise art colony in Arizona.
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B.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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C.
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is a historic, animatronic laughing woman figure from early 20th-century amusement parks, now preserved as a popular attraction at San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique.
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D.
Randolph Driblette
Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
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E.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Statler Target entity description: Statler is one of the two elderly Muppet hecklers who sit in the theater balcony delivering sarcastic commentary, best known from The Muppet Show.
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A.
Flora Mae Statler
Flora Mae Statler was an American philanthropist and supporter of the arts best known for her role in establishing the Surprise art colony in Arizona.
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B.
Elwood Mead
Elwood Mead was an American engineer and public official who served as U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation and oversaw major Western water projects, including the development associated with Hoover Dam.
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C.
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is a historic, animatronic laughing woman figure from early 20th-century amusement parks, now preserved as a popular attraction at San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique.
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D.
Randolph Driblette
Randolph Driblette is a reclusive, visionary theater director and actor in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, whose enigmatic production of the play *The Courier’s Tragedy* deepens the book’s themes of conspiracy and interpretation.
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E.
Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin was an American guitarist and songwriter best known for crafting the signature guitar riffs and co-writing many of the classic hits of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muppet character
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fictional character ⓘ puppet ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | elderly ⓘ |
| alignment | mischievous ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Muppets Most Wanted
ⓘ
The Great Muppet Caper (1981 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppet Movie (1979 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Show ⓘ The Muppets (2011 film) ⓘ The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Muppets Take Manhattan
various Muppet television specials ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Muppet Show
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surface form:
Muppet Theater
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| comedyStyle |
insults
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sarcasm ⓘ self-deprecating humor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jim Henson ⓘ |
| duoWith | Waldorf ⓘ |
| fandom | Muppet fandom ⓘ |
| fictionalOccupation | theater patron ⓘ |
| franchise |
Muppets
ⓘ
surface form:
The Muppets
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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family entertainment ⓘ |
| hairColor | gray ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Waldorf ⓘ |
| humorTarget |
Fozzie Bear
ⓘ
other Muppet performers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Muppets
ⓘ
surface form:
The Muppets
|
| notableFor |
heckling performers
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sarcastic commentary ⓘ |
| partner | Waldorf ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Bill Barretta
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Jerry Nelson ⓘ Richard Hunt ⓘ Steve Whitmire ⓘ |
| position | theater balcony ⓘ |
| role |
audience surrogate
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comic relief ⓘ |
| setting | theater balcony box ⓘ |
| species |
Muppets
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surface form:
Muppet
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Subject: Statler Description of subject: Statler is one of the two elderly Muppet hecklers who sit in the theater balcony delivering sarcastic commentary, best known from The Muppet Show.
Referenced by (10)
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