What's Opera, Doc?
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"What's Opera, Doc?" is a classic 1957 Warner Bros. animated short directed by Chuck Jones that parodies Richard Wagner's operas through a comedic showdown between Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| What’s Opera, Doc? | 4 |
| What's Opera, Doc? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10353687 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What's Opera, Doc? Context triple: [Chuck Jones, notableWork, What's Opera, Doc?]
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A.
opera I due timidi
opera I due timidi is a one-act comic opera by Italian composer Nino Rota, known for its light, lyrical style and humorous exploration of shyness and missed romantic opportunities.
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B.
Opera 10
Opera 10 is a version of the Opera web browser known for its speed, standards compliance, and built-in features like tabbed browsing, email, and integrated search.
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C.
opera The Legend
Opera *The Legend* is an early 20th-century American opera composed by Joseph Carl Breil, best known for his pioneering work in film music.
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D.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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E.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 cult rock opera horror film set in a dystopian future where organ repossessions are carried out by a ruthless corporation.
- 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: What's Opera, Doc? Target entity description: "What's Opera, Doc?" is a classic 1957 Warner Bros. animated short directed by Chuck Jones that parodies Richard Wagner's operas through a comedic showdown between Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
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A.
opera I due timidi
opera I due timidi is a one-act comic opera by Italian composer Nino Rota, known for its light, lyrical style and humorous exploration of shyness and missed romantic opportunities.
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B.
Opera 10
Opera 10 is a version of the Opera web browser known for its speed, standards compliance, and built-in features like tabbed browsing, email, and integrated search.
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C.
opera The Legend
Opera *The Legend* is an early 20th-century American opera composed by Joseph Carl Breil, best known for his pioneering work in film music.
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D.
The People’s Opera
The People’s Opera is the popular nickname for New York City Opera, a company long known for its accessible, affordable productions and support of American opera.
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E.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 cult rock opera horror film set in a dystopian future where organ repossessions are carried out by a ruthless corporation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Looney Tunes cartoon
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animated short film ⓘ parody film ⓘ |
| animationDirector | Ken Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | Philip DeGuard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Chuck Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| famousFor |
dramatic ending with Bugs Bunny on a bier
ⓘ
elaborate stylized animation ⓘ satirical use of Wagnerian opera ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bugs Bunny
NERFINISHED
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Elmer Fudd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
comic romantic pursuit
ⓘ
parody of grand opera conventions ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | Maurice Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicAdaptedFrom | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSongOrLine | Kill the wabbit GENERATED ⓘ |
| oftenRankedAs | one of the greatest animated cartoons of all time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Der Ring des Nibelungen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tannhäuser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodiesWorkBy | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEra | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Selzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForSelection |
aesthetically significant
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culturally significant ⓘ historically significant ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-07-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| selectedFor | National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedForBy | Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedForYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| series | Looney Tunes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingStyle | expressionistic ⓘ |
| studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | What's Opera, Doc? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMotif | storm sequence with Ride of the Valkyries ⓘ |
| voiceActorForBugsBunny | Mel Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceActorForElmerFudd | Arthur Q. Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What's Opera, Doc? Description of subject: "What's Opera, Doc?" is a classic 1957 Warner Bros. animated short directed by Chuck Jones that parodies Richard Wagner's operas through a comedic showdown between Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Referenced by (5)
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What’s Opera, Doc?
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What’s Opera, Doc?
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What’s Opera, Doc?