Cyril Proudbottom
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Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyril Proudbottom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T110042 — 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: Cyril Proudbottom Context triple: [The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, featuresCharacter, Cyril Proudbottom]
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A.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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B.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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C.
Archibald Sinclair
Archibald Sinclair was a British Liberal politician and leader of the Liberal Party who played a prominent role in government during the Second World War.
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D.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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E.
Clive
Clive is a surname most famously associated with Robert Clive, the 18th-century British officer who played a key role in establishing British rule in India.
- 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: Cyril Proudbottom Target entity description: Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
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A.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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B.
Geoffrey Crayon
Geoffrey Crayon is the fictional narrator and persona created by Washington Irving, best known for presenting tales such as those in "The Sketch Book," including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
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C.
Archibald Sinclair
Archibald Sinclair was a British Liberal politician and leader of the Liberal Party who played a prominent role in government during the Second World War.
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D.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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E.
Clive
Clive is a surname most famously associated with Robert Clive, the 18th-century British officer who played a key role in establishing British rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
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animated character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ horse ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ⓘ |
| appearsInSegment | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
J. Thaddeus Toad
ⓘ
MacBadger ⓘ Mole ⓘ Rat ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Kenneth Grahame ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Wind in the Willows ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Walt Disney Productions
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linked to:
Walt Disney Studios
|
| firstAppearance | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| franchise | Disney’s The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | cab horse ⓘ |
| isAnthropomorphic | true ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | animated film ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
carefree
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comical ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Walt Disney Productions
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linked to:
Walt Disney Pictures
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| roleInStory |
Toad’s friend
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comic relief ⓘ |
| species | horse ⓘ |
| universe | Disney animated universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyril Proudbottom Description of subject: Cyril Proudbottom is a comical, carefree horse character from Disney’s animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" segment in *The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949 film)