Gerald McBoing-Boing (fictional character)
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Gerald McBoing-Boing is a classic animated cartoon character created by Dr. Seuss, known for speaking only in sound effects instead of words.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Gerald McBoing-Boing | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
animated character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950 film)
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Gerald McBoing-Boing (1956 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald McBoing-Boing (2005 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald McBoing-Boing (story record) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | Gerald McBoing-Boing franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
children's animation
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comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Columbia Pictures animated shorts
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United Productions of America shorts ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gerald McBoing-Boing (story by Dr. Seuss) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationMethod | sound effects ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Dr. Seuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film–winning film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAgeGroup | young boy ⓘ |
| hasCatchphraseStyle | boing-boing sound ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | Technicolor (original short) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole | son ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | stylized television animation ⓘ |
| hasModeOfExpression | onomatopoeic sounds ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | onomatopoeic representation of bouncing sound ⓘ |
| hasNarratorInOriginalShort | narrator rhyming in Seussian style ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInFiction | sound effects performer ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
expressive
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imaginative ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle | UPA limited animation style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English (setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterAdaptationFormat |
children's record
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television series ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
acceptance of differences
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nonverbal communication ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
child
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speaks in sound effects instead of words ⓘ |
| originalMedium | animated short film ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | socially misunderstood child ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Productions of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | contemporary mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1950 ⓘ |
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