King-Size Canary
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King-Size Canary is a 1947 Tex Avery animated short film known for its wildly exaggerated gags about animals growing to absurd proportions after drinking a magical growth formula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King-Size Canary canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11386170 — 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: King-Size Canary Context triple: [Tex Avery, notableWork, King-Size Canary]
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A.
Canaries
The Canaries is the nickname for supporters and players of Norwich City Football Club, reflecting the club’s traditional yellow and green colors and historic association with canary breeding in the city.
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B.
Canaries
The Canaries are a professional baseball team based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, competing in the independent American Association.
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C.
Canary
Canary is an experimental, bleeding-edge release channel of Google Chrome that provides the newest features and updates ahead of other versions, often at the cost of stability.
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D.
Canary
Canary is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, best known for its remote location and role as a strategic and scientific outpost.
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E.
Sarı Kanaryalar
Sarı Kanaryalar is the famous Turkish nickname for Fenerbahçe SK, evoking the club’s traditional yellow colors and dynamic playing style.
- 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: King-Size Canary Target entity description: King-Size Canary is a 1947 Tex Avery animated short film known for its wildly exaggerated gags about animals growing to absurd proportions after drinking a magical growth formula.
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A.
Canaries
The Canaries is the nickname for supporters and players of Norwich City Football Club, reflecting the club’s traditional yellow and green colors and historic association with canary breeding in the city.
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B.
Canaries
The Canaries are a professional baseball team based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, competing in the independent American Association.
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C.
Canary
Canary is an experimental, bleeding-edge release channel of Google Chrome that provides the newest features and updates ahead of other versions, often at the cost of stability.
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D.
Canary
Canary is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, best known for its remote location and role as a strategic and scientific outpost.
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E.
Sarı Kanaryalar
Sarı Kanaryalar is the famous Turkish nickname for Fenerbahçe SK, evoking the club’s traditional yellow colors and dynamic playing style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tex Avery film
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animated short film ⓘ cartoon ⓘ |
| animationStudioUnit |
Tex Avery unit at MGM
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linked to:
MGM cartoon shorts
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| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tex Avery’s exaggerated cartoon style ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| containsGagType |
chase sequences
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size comparison gags ⓘ visual puns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReputation | cult favorite among animation historians ⓘ |
| director | Tex Avery ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| endingStyle | darkly comic twist ending ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | anthropomorphic animals ⓘ |
| format | theatrical short ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of unchecked power
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runaway escalation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
canary
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cat ⓘ dog ⓘ mouse ⓘ |
| musicBy | Scott Bradley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme cartoon violence played for comedy
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surreal scale and perspective ⓘ wildly exaggerated visual gags ⓘ |
| partOf |
MGM theatrical cartoon series
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linked to:
MGM cartoon shorts
|
| plotElement |
escalating one-upmanship between animals
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extreme size change gags ⓘ magical growth formula ⓘ |
| producer | Fred Quimby ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1947-12-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| studio |
MGM cartoon studio
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| style | fast-paced gag-driven narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary 1940s setting ⓘ |
| usesDevice | oversized props and environments ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Rich Hogan
ⓘ
Tex Avery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King-Size Canary Description of subject: King-Size Canary is a 1947 Tex Avery animated short film known for its wildly exaggerated gags about animals growing to absurd proportions after drinking a magical growth formula.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.