Opti-Grab
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Opti-Grab is a fictional eyeglass accessory from the comedy film "The Jerk," whose flawed design leads to a massive product recall and legal disaster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opti-Grab canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12770072 — 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: Opti-Grab Context triple: [Navin R. Johnson, invents, Opti-Grab]
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A.
Fogel Grip
Fogel Grip was one of the two Swedish ships that carried the first settlers to establish the New Sweden colony in North America in the 17th century.
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B.
Hapton
Hapton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, situated within the Borough of Burnley.
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C.
Opti
Opti is a friendly, futuristic robot character that served as one of the official mascots of Expo 2020 Dubai.
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D.
Grabler
Grabler is a surname of likely Germanic origin associated with individuals such as Maria Magdalena Grabler.
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E.
Grip
Grip is a small historic fishing village and archipelago off the coast of Kristiansund in western Norway, known for its picturesque wooden houses and old stave church.
- 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: Opti-Grab Target entity description: Opti-Grab is a fictional eyeglass accessory from the comedy film "The Jerk," whose flawed design leads to a massive product recall and legal disaster.
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A.
Fogel Grip
Fogel Grip was one of the two Swedish ships that carried the first settlers to establish the New Sweden colony in North America in the 17th century.
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B.
Hapton
Hapton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, situated within the Borough of Burnley.
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C.
Opti
Opti is a friendly, futuristic robot character that served as one of the official mascots of Expo 2020 Dubai.
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D.
Grabler
Grabler is a surname of likely Germanic origin associated with individuals such as Maria Magdalena Grabler.
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E.
Grip
Grip is a small historic fishing village and archipelago off the coast of Kristiansund in western Norway, known for its picturesque wooden houses and old stave church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eyeglass accessory
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fictional product ⓘ plot device ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Jerk ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Marie (Navin’s girlfriend)
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Navin R. Johnson ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
American dream parody
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product liability satire ⓘ rags-to-riches-to-rags story ⓘ |
| consequenceInPlot |
causes users to become cross-eyed
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leads to class-action lawsuit ⓘ ruins Navin Johnson’s fortune ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creatorInFiction | Navin R. Johnson ⓘ |
| creatorInFictionActor | Steve Martin ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | cult-favorite fictional invention ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
attaches to eyeglass frames
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extends in front of the wearer’s eyes ⓘ |
| directorContext | Carl Reiner ⓘ |
| fandomAspect | referenced in discussions of fictional inventions in film ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Jerk (film universe)
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linked to:
The Jerk
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| genreContext | comedy ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| inUniverseCommercialSuccess | mass-market bestseller before recall ⓘ |
| inUniverseLegalIssue | alleged to cause permanent eye damage ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeInPlot |
company forced to pay large settlements
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product withdrawn from the market ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| merchandisingStatus | no real-world commercial product ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for product liability lawsuit
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cause of massive product recall ⓘ satire of consumer products and lawsuits ⓘ source of legal disaster for the protagonist ⓘ source of sudden wealth for the protagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene |
courtroom testimony about eye damage
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television commercial sequence in The Jerk ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
eyeglass handle
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nose support for eyeglasses ⓘ |
| productionCompanyContext | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Jerk (1979 film)
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linked to:
The Jerk
|
| screenwriterContext |
Carl Gottlieb
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Michael Elias ⓘ Steve Martin ⓘ |
| usedForHumorType |
absurdist comedy
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satire of invention success stories ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Opti-Grab Description of subject: Opti-Grab is a fictional eyeglass accessory from the comedy film "The Jerk," whose flawed design leads to a massive product recall and legal disaster.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.