"The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine
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"The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine is a classic rapid-fire wordplay sequence from the 1955 musical-comedy film *The Court Jester*, renowned for its intricate, comedic confusion over which drink is poisoned.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422910 — 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: "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine Context triple: [The Court Jester, famousScene, "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine]
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A.
“Familiar Expressions” routine
The “Familiar Expressions” routine is a comedic bit from the stand-up show *Back in Town*, in which George Carlin humorously dissects and satirizes common everyday phrases and clichés.
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B.
Acid Tongue
Acid Tongue is a 2008 solo album by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis that blends indie rock, folk, and country influences with confessional, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Poisonous Darts
Poisonous Darts is a fast-paced electronic dance track by Ironman known for its sharp, intense sound and high-energy rhythm.
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D.
The Saucepan Man
The Saucepan Man is a comically hard-of-hearing character from Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree stories, known for being covered in clanking saucepans and frequently misunderstanding what others say.
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E.
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a popular 1944 American song, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Harold Arlen, that became a standard for its upbeat, optimistic message.
- 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: "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine Target entity description: "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine is a classic rapid-fire wordplay sequence from the 1955 musical-comedy film *The Court Jester*, renowned for its intricate, comedic confusion over which drink is poisoned.
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A.
“Familiar Expressions” routine
The “Familiar Expressions” routine is a comedic bit from the stand-up show *Back in Town*, in which George Carlin humorously dissects and satirizes common everyday phrases and clichés.
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B.
Acid Tongue
Acid Tongue is a 2008 solo album by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis that blends indie rock, folk, and country influences with confessional, narrative-driven lyrics.
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C.
Poisonous Darts
Poisonous Darts is a fast-paced electronic dance track by Ironman known for its sharp, intense sound and high-energy rhythm.
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D.
The Saucepan Man
The Saucepan Man is a comically hard-of-hearing character from Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree stories, known for being covered in clanking saucepans and frequently misunderstanding what others say.
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E.
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a popular 1944 American song, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Harold Arlen, that became a standard for its upbeat, optimistic message.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy routine
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film scene ⓘ tongue twister ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Court Jester ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Melvin Frank
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Norman Panama ⓘ Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasKeyPhrase |
"the brew that is true"
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"the chalice from the palace" ⓘ "the flagon with the dragon" ⓘ "the pellet with the poison" ⓘ "the vessel with the pestle" ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic comedy bit
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cult favorite among film-comedy fans ⓘ |
| influenced | later film and television wordplay routines ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Griselda
ⓘ
King Roderick I ⓘ Sir Ravenhurst ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
logic-based humor
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memory-confusion gag ⓘ verbal comedy ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyQuotedAs | "The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memorability | high ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explains which goblet is poisoned
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sets up later banquet poisoning gag ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic confusion about poisoned drinks
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complex tongue-twister structure ⓘ rapid-fire wordplay ⓘ |
| partOf | The Court Jester ⓘ |
| performedByActor | Danny Kaye ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Hubert Hawkins ⓘ |
| setting | royal banquet ⓘ |
| theme | mistaken identity of a poisoned drink ⓘ |
| tone |
farce
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slapstick wordplay ⓘ |
| usedAs | example of complex tongue twister in popular culture ⓘ |
| year | 1955 ⓘ |
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Subject: "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine Description of subject: "The pellet with the poison" tongue-twister routine is a classic rapid-fire wordplay sequence from the 1955 musical-comedy film *The Court Jester*, renowned for its intricate, comedic confusion over which drink is poisoned.
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