Feed the Kitty
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Feed the Kitty is a classic 1952 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones, best known for its humorous and heartwarming story of a tough bulldog who secretly adopts a tiny kitten.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Feed the Kitty canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11877093 — 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: Feed the Kitty Context triple: [Michael Maltese, notableWork, Feed the Kitty]
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Catz
Catz is the informal nickname for St Catharine’s College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.
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Catz
Catz is the surname of Safra Catz, a prominent business executive best known as the CEO of Oracle Corporation.
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Catz
Catz is a small commune in the Manche department of northwestern France, situated in the historic Normandy region.
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CityCat
CityCat is Brisbane’s high-speed catamaran ferry service that operates along the Brisbane River as part of the city’s public transport network.
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Candy Cat
Candy Cat is a friendly, orange feline character from the children's animated series "Peppa Pig," known for being one of Peppa's school friends.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Feed the Kitty Target entity description: Feed the Kitty is a classic 1952 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones, best known for its humorous and heartwarming story of a tough bulldog who secretly adopts a tiny kitten.
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A.
Catz
Catz is the informal nickname for St Catharine’s College, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.
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B.
Catz
Catz is a small commune in the Manche department of northwestern France, situated in the historic Normandy region.
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C.
Catz
Catz is the surname of Safra Catz, a prominent business executive best known as the CEO of Oracle Corporation.
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D.
CityCat
CityCat is Brisbane’s high-speed catamaran ferry service that operates along the Brisbane River as part of the city’s public transport network.
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E.
Candy Cat
Candy Cat is a friendly, orange feline character from the children's animated series "Peppa Pig," known for being one of Peppa's school friends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merrie Melodies cartoon
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Warner Bros. cartoon ⓘ animated short film ⓘ |
| animationDirector | Chuck Jones ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | Philip DeGuard ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| containsTypeOfHumor |
situational comedy
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visual gag ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Chuck Jones ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| featuredIn | various Looney Tunes home video collections ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bulldog
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Kitten ⓘ Marc Anthony ⓘ Pussyfoot ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| hasAnimationStyle |
character-driven
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exaggerated facial expressions ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed by animation historians ⓘ |
| hasPlotElement |
bulldog hides kitten from his owner
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misunderstandings about kitten’s fate ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
compassion
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pet adoption ⓘ secret affection ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chuck Jones character-based shorts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | Robert Gribbroek ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Carl Stalling
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linked to:
Carl W. Stalling
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| narrativeFocus | relationship between a tough bulldog and a tiny kitten ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of humor and sentiment
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expressive character animation ⓘ heartwarming ending ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| producer | Edward Selzer ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Chuck Jones’s most beloved shorts ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-02-02 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| setIn | suburban house ⓘ |
| studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons ⓘ |
| usesMusicStyle | orchestral cartoon score ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feed the Kitty Description of subject: Feed the Kitty is a classic 1952 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones, best known for its humorous and heartwarming story of a tough bulldog who secretly adopts a tiny kitten.
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