Terry "The Toad" Fields
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Terry "The Toad" Fields is a nerdy, well-meaning young man from the American Graffiti film series whose awkward charm and coming-of-age misadventures make him one of its most memorable characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terry "The Toad" Fields canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3819807 — 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: Terry "The Toad" Fields Context triple: [More American Graffiti, featuresCharacter, Terry "The Toad" Fields]
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A.
Roger Bowling
Roger Bowling was an American country music songwriter best known for co-writing major hits such as Kenny Rogers' "Coward of the County."
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B.
Bumpy Johnson
Bumpy Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss known for his influence over the neighborhood’s underworld and connections to the Italian Mafia.
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C.
Ronnie Fields
Ronnie Fields is a former American high school basketball phenom from Chicago known for his explosive athleticism and standout prep career in the 1990s.
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D.
Ernie Chambers
Ernie Chambers is a longtime Nebraska state senator and civil rights activist known for his outspoken advocacy on social justice, racial equality, and government accountability.
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E.
Sonny Burch
Sonny Burch is a black-market tech dealer and secondary antagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, notably appearing in the film "Ant-Man and the Wasp."
- 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: Terry "The Toad" Fields Target entity description: Terry "The Toad" Fields is a nerdy, well-meaning young man from the American Graffiti film series whose awkward charm and coming-of-age misadventures make him one of its most memorable characters.
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A.
Roger Bowling
Roger Bowling was an American country music songwriter best known for co-writing major hits such as Kenny Rogers' "Coward of the County."
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B.
Bumpy Johnson
Bumpy Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss known for his influence over the neighborhood’s underworld and connections to the Italian Mafia.
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C.
Ronnie Fields
Ronnie Fields is a former American high school basketball phenom from Chicago known for his explosive athleticism and standout prep career in the 1990s.
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D.
Ernie Chambers
Ernie Chambers is a longtime Nebraska state senator and civil rights activist known for his outspoken advocacy on social justice, racial equality, and government accountability.
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E.
Sonny Burch
Sonny Burch is a black-market tech dealer and secondary antagonist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, notably appearing in the film "Ant-Man and the Wasp."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
American Graffiti
ⓘ
More American Graffiti ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy-drama film
ⓘ
coming-of-age film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adolescence
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ cruising culture ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
awkward
ⓘ
nerdy ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Lucas ⓘ |
| drives | borrowed Chevrolet Impala ⓘ |
| fateInSequel | reported missing in action in Vietnam ⓘ |
| filmSeries |
American Graffiti film series
ⓘ
linked to:
American Graffiti
|
| firstAppearanceIn | American Graffiti ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Curt Henderson
ⓘ
John Milner ⓘ Steve Bolander ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFullNameInCredits | Terry Fields ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Terry ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Toad ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
coming-of-age protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
awkward charm
ⓘ
misadventures during one night of cruising ⓘ |
| notableScene | night out with Debbie in American Graffiti ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of American Graffiti ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Charles Martin Smith ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Debbie Dunham ⓘ |
| setting |
Modesto, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Modesto
|
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| warInvolvement |
Vietnam War (in sequel continuity)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vietnam War (Marvel Universe)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terry "The Toad" Fields Description of subject: Terry "The Toad" Fields is a nerdy, well-meaning young man from the American Graffiti film series whose awkward charm and coming-of-age misadventures make him one of its most memorable characters.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Debbie Dunham in American Graffiti
subject linked to:
Debbie Dunham in American Graffiti