Hardcastle and McCormick
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Hardcastle and McCormick is an American 1980s action-crime television series about a tough retired judge who teams up with a streetwise ex-con and his sports car to catch criminals who escaped justice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hardcastle and McCormick canonical | 7 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20877055 — 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: Hardcastle and McCormick Context triple: [Stephen J. Cannell, notableWork, Hardcastle and McCormick]
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A.
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 action-comedy film adaptation of the 1970s TV series, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as mismatched detectives in a stylized, humorous take on buddy-cop crime fighting.
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B.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American 1980s television series that blends espionage and lighthearted romance, following a housewife who becomes entangled with a secret agent.
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C.
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series starring Chuck Norris as a martial artist lawman who fights crime in Texas.
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D.
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges is an American television crime drama series set in San Francisco, starring Don Johnson as a charismatic police inspector.
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E.
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey is an American television police drama series centered on two female detectives in New York City, noted for its groundbreaking portrayal of women in law enforcement.
- 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: Hardcastle and McCormick Target entity description: Hardcastle and McCormick is an American 1980s action-crime television series about a tough retired judge who teams up with a streetwise ex-con and his sports car to catch criminals who escaped justice.
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A.
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch is a 2004 action-comedy film adaptation of the 1970s TV series, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as mismatched detectives in a stylized, humorous take on buddy-cop crime fighting.
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B.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American 1980s television series that blends espionage and lighthearted romance, following a housewife who becomes entangled with a secret agent.
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C.
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series starring Chuck Norris as a martial artist lawman who fights crime in Texas.
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D.
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges is an American television crime drama series set in San Francisco, starring Don Johnson as a charismatic police inspector.
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E.
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey is an American television police drama series centered on two female detectives in New York City, noted for its groundbreaking portrayal of women in law enforcement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hardcastle and McCormick