The Pebble and the Penguin
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The Pebble and the Penguin is a 1995 animated musical film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about a shy penguin’s quest to win his love’s heart with a special pebble.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pebble and the Penguin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7861910 — 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: The Pebble and the Penguin Context triple: [Sally Struthers, voiceWork, The Pebble and the Penguin]
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A.
Private the Penguin
Private the Penguin is the sweet-natured, youngest member of the penguin commando team from the Madagascar franchise, known for his innocence, loyalty, and surprising bravery.
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B.
The Puffin’s Roost
The Puffin’s Roost is a Norwegian-themed gift shop in EPCOT’s World Showcase offering Scandinavian merchandise, apparel, and souvenirs.
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C.
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic children's novel about a house painter whose life is transformed when he unexpectedly acquires a troupe of performing penguins.
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D.
The Penguin
The Penguin is a deformed, crime-lord supervillain in the Batman universe, portrayed as a tragic and grotesque antagonist in the film "Batman Returns."
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E.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
- 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: The Pebble and the Penguin Target entity description: The Pebble and the Penguin is a 1995 animated musical film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about a shy penguin’s quest to win his love’s heart with a special pebble.
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A.
Private the Penguin
Private the Penguin is the sweet-natured, youngest member of the penguin commando team from the Madagascar franchise, known for his innocence, loyalty, and surprising bravery.
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B.
The Puffin’s Roost
The Puffin’s Roost is a Norwegian-themed gift shop in EPCOT’s World Showcase offering Scandinavian merchandise, apparel, and souvenirs.
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C.
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic children's novel about a house painter whose life is transformed when he unexpectedly acquires a troupe of performing penguins.
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D.
The Penguin
The Penguin is a deformed, crime-lord supervillain in the Batman universe, portrayed as a tragic and grotesque antagonist in the film "Batman Returns."
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E.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | animated film ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| antagonist | Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "Mr. Popper's Penguins" is not the basis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director |
Don Bluth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
ⓘ
musical ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Don't Make Me Laugh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Now and Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ Sometimes I Wonder NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Ship Misery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hubie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | G ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Barry Manilow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Watters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
courage
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A shy penguin named Hubie searches for a special pebble to win the heart of his love, Marina. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Don Bluth Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-04-12 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approx. 74 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Rachel Koretsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Whitestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| voiceCast |
Annie Golden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Belushi NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Short NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Rachel Koretsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Whitestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pebble and the Penguin Description of subject: The Pebble and the Penguin is a 1995 animated musical film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman about a shy penguin’s quest to win his love’s heart with a special pebble.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.