Kipper the Dog

E366151

animated television character children's book character fictional dog

Kipper the Dog is a popular British children's book and animated television character, a friendly, easygoing dog whose gentle adventures are aimed at preschool audiences.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Kipper book series	2
Kipper (1991 book)	1
Kipper animated television series	1
Kipper the Dog canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3531552 — 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: Kipper the Dog
Context triple: [Martin Clunes, notableWork, Kipper the Dog]

A. Scotty the Scottie Dog
Scotty the Scottie Dog is the Scottish Terrier mascot representing Carnegie Mellon University and its athletic teams.
B. Shipoopi
"Shipoopi" is a lively, comedic show tune from the classic Broadway musical and film The Music Man, known for its energetic dance number and humorous lyrics about courtship.
C. Ralphie the Greyhound
Ralphie the Greyhound is the athletic mascot of Eastern New Mexico University, represented as a swift greyhound symbolizing the school’s spirit and sports teams.
D. Chico the Chihuahua
Chico the Chihuahua is the lively, costumed canine mascot of the El Paso Chihuahuas minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans at games and community events.
E. Spike the Bulldog
Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Gonzaga University's men's basketball team and broader athletic programs.
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: Kipper the Dog
Target entity description: Kipper the Dog is a popular British children's book and animated television character, a friendly, easygoing dog whose gentle adventures are aimed at preschool audiences.

A. Scotty the Scottie Dog
Scotty the Scottie Dog is the Scottish Terrier mascot representing Carnegie Mellon University and its athletic teams.
B. Shipoopi
"Shipoopi" is a lively, comedic show tune from the classic Broadway musical and film The Music Man, known for its energetic dance number and humorous lyrics about courtship.
C. Ralphie the Greyhound
Ralphie the Greyhound is the athletic mascot of Eastern New Mexico University, represented as a swift greyhound symbolizing the school’s spirit and sports teams.
D. Chico the Chihuahua
Chico the Chihuahua is the lively, costumed canine mascot of the El Paso Chihuahuas minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans at games and community events.
E. Spike the Bulldog
Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Gonzaga University's men's basketball team and broader athletic programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated television character ⓘ children's book character ⓘ fictional dog ⓘ
animationStyle	traditional 2D animation ⓘ
appearsIn	Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kipper animated television series Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kipper book series
basedOn	picture books by Mick Inkpen ⓘ
bookAward	Nestlé Smarties Book Prize ⓘ
bookAwardCategory	0–5 years ⓘ
bookAwardYear	1992 ⓘ
bookFormat	picture book ⓘ
bookPublisher	Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ surface form: Hodder Children's Books
colorScheme	soft pastel colours ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Mick Inkpen ⓘ
firstAppearance	Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kipper (1991 book)
genre	children's literature ⓘ preschool television series ⓘ
hasFriend	Arnold (Kipper character) ⓘ Jake (Kipper character) ⓘ Pig (Kipper character) ⓘ Tiger (Kipper character) ⓘ
hasMerchandise	educational products ⓘ home video releases ⓘ toys ⓘ
illustrator	Mick Inkpen ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	gentle adventures ⓘ
numberOfTelevisionEpisodes	78 ⓘ
numberOfTelevisionSeries	6 ⓘ
personalityTrait	curious ⓘ easygoing ⓘ friendly ⓘ
setting	English countryside ⓘ
species	dog ⓘ
targetAudience	preschool children ⓘ
televisionAdaptationOf	Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kipper book series
televisionDebutYear	1997 ⓘ
televisionEndYear	2000 ⓘ
televisionOriginalNetwork	CITV ⓘ ITV ⓘ
televisionProductionCompany	HiT Entertainment ⓘ Hibbert Ralph Entertainment ⓘ
theme	friendship ⓘ imaginative play ⓘ problem solving ⓘ
tone	gentle ⓘ relaxing ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martin Clunes → notableWork → Kipper the Dog ⓘ

Kipper the Dog → appearsIn → Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipper book series

Kipper the Dog → appearsIn → Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipper animated television series

Kipper the Dog → firstAppearance → Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kipper (1991 book)

Kipper the Dog → televisionAdaptationOf → Kipper the Dog self-linksurface differs ⓘ