Puss Gets the Boot
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Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 animated short film that introduced the cat-and-mouse duo later known as Tom and Jerry, launching one of the most famous cartoon series in cinema history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Puss Gets the Boot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11386506 — 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: Puss Gets the Boot Context triple: [Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM), firstShortTitle, Puss Gets the Boot]
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A.
Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat is a 1954 Western drama film known for its stark visual style, psychological themes, and performances by Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright.
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B.
Puss-Feller
Puss-Feller is a fictional organization or establishment associated with the character Quarrel in the James Bond universe.
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C.
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In is a jazzy, stylized animated short from Disney’s 1940s era that follows teenagers spontaneously dancing and partying as they are drawn into existence by a lively pencil.
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D.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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E.
Kitty’s Back
"Kitty’s Back" is a jazz- and soul-infused rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its extended instrumental sections and vivid urban storytelling.
- 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: Puss Gets the Boot Target entity description: Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 animated short film that introduced the cat-and-mouse duo later known as Tom and Jerry, launching one of the most famous cartoon series in cinema history.
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A.
Track of the Cat
Track of the Cat is a 1954 Western drama film known for its stark visual style, psychological themes, and performances by Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright.
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B.
Puss-Feller
Puss-Feller is a fictional organization or establishment associated with the character Quarrel in the James Bond universe.
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C.
All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In is a jazzy, stylized animated short from Disney’s 1940s era that follows teenagers spontaneously dancing and partying as they are drawn into existence by a lively pencil.
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D.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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E.
Kitty’s Back
"Kitty’s Back" is a jazz- and soul-infused rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its extended instrumental sections and vivid urban storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American animated film
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Tom and Jerry short ⓘ animated short film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 13th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStudio | MGM cartoon studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directedBy |
Joseph Barbera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Hanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAnthropomorphicAnimals | true ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jasper
NERFINISHED
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Jerry (later name of Jinx) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jinx NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammy Two Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom (later name of Jasper) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstInSeries | Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| hasSetting | household interior ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesOfMainCharacter |
cat
ⓘ
mouse ⓘ |
| introducedCharacter |
Jasper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jinx NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammy Two Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | false ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first film featuring the cat-and-mouse duo later known as Tom and Jerry ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tom and Jerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy |
Fred Quimby
NERFINISHED
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-02-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 9 ⓘ |
| soundFilm | true ⓘ |
| soundtrackComposer | Scott Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| title | Puss Gets the Boot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDialogue | limited ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puss Gets the Boot Description of subject: Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 animated short film that introduced the cat-and-mouse duo later known as Tom and Jerry, launching one of the most famous cartoon series in cinema history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.