Tanner '88
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Tanner '88 is a satirical political mockumentary miniseries created by Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman that follows a fictional presidential campaign during the 1988 U.S. election.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tanner '88 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tanner '88 Context triple: [Michael Murphy, notableWork, Tanner '88]
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A.
Rowdy the River Hawk
Rowdy the River Hawk is the energetic costumed bird who serves as the official spirit leader and fan ambassador for UMass Lowell’s athletic teams.
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B.
Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom that follows a group of high school friends and their principal through humorous and often heartfelt adventures at the fictional Bayside High School.
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C.
Beverly Hills Brats
Beverly Hills Brats is a 1989 American comedy film about a wealthy teenager who fakes his own kidnapping to get attention from his family.
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D.
Cooley High
Cooley High is a 1975 coming-of-age comedy-drama film set in 1960s Chicago that follows a group of Black high school friends navigating adolescence, friendship, and hardship.
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E.
Rowdy
Rowdy is the costumed bird mascot of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
- 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: Tanner '88 Target entity description: Tanner '88 is a satirical political mockumentary miniseries created by Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman that follows a fictional presidential campaign during the 1988 U.S. election.
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A.
Rowdy the River Hawk
Rowdy the River Hawk is the energetic costumed bird who serves as the official spirit leader and fan ambassador for UMass Lowell’s athletic teams.
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B.
Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom that follows a group of high school friends and their principal through humorous and often heartfelt adventures at the fictional Bayside High School.
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C.
Beverly Hills Brats
Beverly Hills Brats is a 1989 American comedy film about a wealthy teenager who fakes his own kidnapping to get attention from his family.
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D.
Cooley High
Cooley High is a 1975 coming-of-age comedy-drama film set in 1960s Chicago that follows a group of Black high school friends navigating adolescence, friendship, and hardship.
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E.
Rowdy
Rowdy is the costumed bird mascot of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mockumentary television series
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
ⓘ
linked to:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special ⓘ |
| basedOn | contemporary U.S. political campaigns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Garry Trudeau
ⓘ
Robert Altman ⓘ |
| director | Robert Altman ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| features | cameos by real-life politicians ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | documentary style ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1988 ⓘ |
| follows | fictional presidential campaign ⓘ |
| format | television miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
mockumentary ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tanner on Tanner ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Jack Tanner ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Tanner ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mixing fictional characters with real political events
ⓘ
satirical depiction of American electoral politics ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | HBO ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays | U.S. presidential primary campaign ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jack Tanner ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | cable television ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1988 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| starred |
Cynthia Nixon
ⓘ
Jim Fyfe ⓘ Kevin J. O'Connor ⓘ Michael Murphy ⓘ Pamela Reed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S. presidential politics
ⓘ
campaign media strategy ⓘ spin and image-making in politics ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | late 1980s ⓘ |
| uses | handheld camera techniques ⓘ |
| writer | Garry Trudeau ⓘ |
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