Sherlock Hemlock
E1590276
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Sherlock Hemlock is a Muppet character from Sesame Street who parodies a bumbling detective, often humorously failing to solve simple mysteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sherlock Hemlock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23560517 — 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: Sherlock Hemlock Context triple: [Jerry Nelson, performedCharacter, Sherlock Hemlock]
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A.
Holmes
Holmes is a consumer brand best known for its home comfort products such as fans, heaters, and air purifiers.
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B.
Holmes
Holmes is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures, including writers, jurists, and fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes.
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C.
London Holmes
London Holmes is a writer known for contributing to the fashion and culture publication No Stylist.
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D.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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E.
Hugh Sherlock
Hugh Sherlock was a Jamaican clergyman, social worker, and poet best known for writing the lyrics of Jamaica’s national anthem.
- 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: Sherlock Hemlock Target entity description: Sherlock Hemlock is a Muppet character from Sesame Street who parodies a bumbling detective, often humorously failing to solve simple mysteries.
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A.
Holmes
Holmes is a consumer brand best known for its home comfort products such as fans, heaters, and air purifiers.
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B.
Holmes
Holmes is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures, including writers, jurists, and fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes.
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C.
London Holmes
London Holmes is a writer known for contributing to the fashion and culture publication No Stylist.
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D.
Holmes and Holmes
Holmes and Holmes is a Canadian home renovation reality TV series featuring contractor Mike Holmes working alongside his son to repair and improve houses.
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E.
Hugh Sherlock
Hugh Sherlock was a Jamaican clergyman, social worker, and poet best known for writing the lyrics of Jamaica’s national anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.