Charlie
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Charlie is the fictional Boston subway rider in the folk song "Charlie on the MTA," known for being unable to get off the train because he lacks the fare to exit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charlie canonical | 5 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
folk song character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
song "Charlie on the MTA"
ⓘ
surface form:
"Charlie on the MTA"
METRO ⓘ
surface form:
"M.T.A."
|
| associatedWith |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston public transit
MBTA ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| cannot | get off the train ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole |
Boston folk icon
ⓘ
symbol of public transit fare issues ⓘ |
| fareProblem | cannot pay exit fare ⓘ |
| fareStatus | underpaid ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional Boston subway rider ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | The Kingston Trio ⓘ |
| genre | American folk song character ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Charlie's wife ⓘ |
| inspired | name of the MBTA CharlieCard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
never returning from his subway ride
ⓘ
riding the subway forever ⓘ |
| medium | folk music ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | Boston subway ⓘ |
| name | Charlie ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
being trapped on a subway
ⓘ
inability to pay transit fare ⓘ |
| reason | lacks the fare to exit ⓘ |
| setting |
Boston subway
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston subway system
|
| spouseAction | brings him a sandwich on the train ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
frustration with public transportation costs
ⓘ
problems with transit fare policy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| transportSystem |
Metropolitan Transit Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Boston)
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charlie on the MTA
subject surface form:
Charlie on the MTA