Dumb-Hounded
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Dumb-Hounded is a 1943 Tex Avery-directed MGM animated short featuring the character Droopy in a slapstick chase comedy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dumb-Hounded canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11386174 — 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: Dumb-Hounded Context triple: [Tex Avery, notableWork, Dumb-Hounded]
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A.
Bumpy Dog
Bumpy Dog is a loyal, excitable toy dog character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for accompanying Noddy on his adventures in Toyland.
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B.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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C.
The Bomb Bassets
The Bomb Bassets were a 1990s pop-punk band known for their melodic, harmony-driven songs and connections to the Lookout! Records scene.
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D.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a satirical science fiction novella by Mikhail Bulgakov that critiques Soviet society through the story of a stray dog transformed into a human.
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E.
Runt of the Litter
Runt of the Litter is a timid, overweight pig and one of Chicken Little’s loyal best friends in the 2005 animated film "Chicken Little."
- 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: Dumb-Hounded Target entity description: Dumb-Hounded is a 1943 Tex Avery-directed MGM animated short featuring the character Droopy in a slapstick chase comedy.
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A.
Bumpy Dog
Bumpy Dog is a loyal, excitable toy dog character from Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, known for accompanying Noddy on his adventures in Toyland.
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B.
The Dogs
The Dogs is a nickname commonly used for sports teams or groups whose mascots or identities are associated with dogs, often evoking toughness and loyalty.
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C.
The Bomb Bassets
The Bomb Bassets were a 1990s pop-punk band known for their melodic, harmony-driven songs and connections to the Lookout! Records scene.
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D.
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog is a satirical science fiction novella by Mikhail Bulgakov that critiques Soviet society through the story of a stray dog transformed into a human.
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E.
Runt of the Litter
Runt of the Litter is a timid, overweight pig and one of Chicken Little’s loyal best friends in the 2005 animated film "Chicken Little."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated short film
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cartoon ⓘ slapstick comedy film ⓘ |
| animationStudio | MGM cartoon studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| copyrightHolderAtRelease | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Droopy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresHumorStyle |
exaggerated visual gags
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fourth-wall-breaking ⓘ |
| featuresTheme | pursuit and escape ⓘ |
| genre |
chase film
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comedy ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | The Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Droopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major appearance of Droopy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Quimby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 7 minutes ⓘ |
| series | Droopy series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Dumb-Hounded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Rich Hogan
NERFINISHED
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Tex Avery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dumb-Hounded Description of subject: Dumb-Hounded is a 1943 Tex Avery-directed MGM animated short featuring the character Droopy in a slapstick chase comedy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.