The Face Painter
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"The Face Painter" is a popular episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld" centered on David Puddy's obsessive face-painting fandom at a New Jersey Devils hockey game and its impact on his relationship with Elaine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Face Painter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7918137 — 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)
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Target entity: The Face Painter Context triple: [David Puddy, appearsInEpisode, The Face Painter]
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A.
The Face of Boe
The Face of Boe is a mysterious, ancient, and seemingly immortal being from the Doctor Who universe, known for delivering cryptic messages to the Doctor.
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B.
The Painter
The Painter is a renowned contemporary painting by South African-born artist Marlene Dumas, often noted for its haunting, emotionally charged depiction of a child figure.
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C.
No Name Face
No Name Face is the debut studio album by American rock band Lifehouse, known for featuring their breakthrough hit single "Hanging by a Moment."
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D.
Five Hundred Faces
Five Hundred Faces is a song featured on the album "Harrow Songs."
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E.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
- 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 Face Painter Target entity description: "The Face Painter" is a popular episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld" centered on David Puddy's obsessive face-painting fandom at a New Jersey Devils hockey game and its impact on his relationship with Elaine.
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A.
The Face of Boe
The Face of Boe is a mysterious, ancient, and seemingly immortal being from the Doctor Who universe, known for delivering cryptic messages to the Doctor.
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B.
The Painter
The Painter is a renowned contemporary painting by South African-born artist Marlene Dumas, often noted for its haunting, emotionally charged depiction of a child figure.
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C.
No Name Face
No Name Face is the debut studio album by American rock band Lifehouse, known for featuring their breakthrough hit single "Hanging by a Moment."
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D.
Five Hundred Faces
Five Hundred Faces is a song featured on the album "Harrow Songs."
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E.
The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask is a 1955 swashbuckling adventure film set in post-revolutionary France, known for its masked-hero storyline and for featuring actress Jarma Lewis in its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalImpact | popularized the image of David Puddy as a face-painted New Jersey Devils fan ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 23 ⓘ |
| fandomElement |
face painting at sporting events
ⓘ
ice hockey fandom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cosmo Kramer
ⓘ
David Puddy ⓘ Elaine Benes ⓘ George Costanza ⓘ Jerry Seinfeld (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Jerry Seinfeld
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| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCharacterDynamic |
George’s insecurity about emotional expression
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conflict between Elaine and Puddy over his extreme fandom ⓘ tension between Jerry and his friend over a missing thank-you ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
romantic commitment anxiety
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social etiquette ⓘ sports fandom ⓘ |
| hasRunningGag |
George’s anxiety over saying "I love you"
ⓘ
Kramer’s interaction with a chimpanzee at the zoo ⓘ Puddy shouting "We’re the Devils!" while in face paint ⓘ |
| includesEvent | New Jersey Devils hockey game ⓘ |
| includesLocation |
Madison Square Garden (as hockey venue context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Madison Square Garden
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| notableQuote |
"We’re the Devils!"
ⓘ
"You gotta support the team" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seinfeld Season 6
ⓘ
linked to:
Seinfeld
|
| plotFocus |
David Puddy paints his face to support the New Jersey Devils hockey team
ⓘ
Elaine is disturbed by Puddy’s obsessive face-painting fandom ⓘ George struggles with telling his girlfriend he loves her ⓘ Jerry offends a friend by not thanking him for hockey tickets ⓘ |
| protagonistGroup | Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer ⓘ |
| relationshipImpact | Elaine questions her relationship with Puddy because of his face painting ⓘ |
| season | 6 ⓘ |
| series | Seinfeld ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| sportsTeamReferenced | New Jersey Devils ⓘ |
| title | The Face Painter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Face Painter Description of subject: "The Face Painter" is a popular episode of the sitcom "Seinfeld" centered on David Puddy's obsessive face-painting fandom at a New Jersey Devils hockey game and its impact on his relationship with Elaine.
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