"The Splendid Source"
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"The Splendid Source" is a "Family Guy" episode centered on a bizarre mystery about the origin of an obscene joke, prominently featuring the eccentric character Mayor Adam West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Splendid Source" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1181513 — 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 Splendid Source" Context triple: [Mayor Adam West, notableEpisode, "The Splendid Source"]
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A.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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B.
Original of the Species
"Original of the Species" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its melodic, anthemic style and reflective lyrics.
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C.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
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D.
Service of Light
The Service of Light is the opening part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, centered on the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle to symbolize Christ’s resurrection dispelling darkness.
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E.
The Offering
The Offering is a permanent exhibition at Bogotá’s Gold Museum that explores the ritual and spiritual significance of pre-Hispanic gold offerings in Colombia.
- 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 Splendid Source" Target entity description: "The Splendid Source" is a "Family Guy" episode centered on a bizarre mystery about the origin of an obscene joke, prominently featuring the eccentric character Mayor Adam West.
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A.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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B.
Original of the Species
"Original of the Species" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2004 album *How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb*, noted for its melodic, anthemic style and reflective lyrics.
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C.
The Book of Brightness
The Book of Brightness is a foundational early Kabbalistic work, traditionally attributed to the 1st–2nd century sage Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana, that explores mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
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D.
Service of Light
The Service of Light is the opening part of the Easter Vigil liturgy, centered on the blessing of the new fire and the Paschal candle to symbolize Christ’s resurrection dispelling darkness.
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E.
The Offering
The Offering is a permanent exhibition at Bogotá’s Gold Museum that explores the ritual and spiritual significance of pre-Hispanic gold offerings in Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Family Guy episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story The Splendid Source by Richard Matheson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Brian Griffin
ⓘ
Cleveland Brown ⓘ Glenn Quagmire ⓘ Joe Swanson ⓘ Lois Griffin ⓘ Mayor Adam West ⓘ Peter Griffin ⓘ Stewie Griffin ⓘ |
| featuresRunningGag | repeated telling of an obscene joke ⓘ |
| genre |
adult animation
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animated comedy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Peter Griffin ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
meta-humor
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obscenity in humor ⓘ urban legends ⓘ |
| includesElement |
conspiracy surrounding the joke’s source
ⓘ
road trip to trace the joke’s origin ⓘ |
| isAnimated | true ⓘ |
| mainPlot | Peter Griffin investigates the origin of an obscene joke ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | bizarre mystery about the source of a dirty joke ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Family Guy ⓘ |
| prominentlyFeatures | Mayor Adam West ⓘ |
| setInFictionalLocation | Quahog, Rhode Island ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "The Splendid Source" Description of subject: "The Splendid Source" is a "Family Guy" episode centered on a bizarre mystery about the origin of an obscene joke, prominently featuring the eccentric character Mayor Adam West.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.