The Rockford Files
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American television series
crime drama television series
detective television series
television series
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1660578 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Rockford Files Context triple: [James Garner, notableWork, The Rockford Files]
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Dragnet (television series)
Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.
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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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C.
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is a critically acclaimed American television police drama series that aired from 1993 to 2005, known for its gritty realism and boundary-pushing portrayal of New York City detectives.
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D.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
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E.
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries is a mid-1990s American crime drama television series starring Bill Cosby as a retired criminologist who assists the police in solving complex cases.
- 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: The Rockford Files Target entity description: The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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A.
Dragnet (television series)
Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.
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B.
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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C.
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is a critically acclaimed American television police drama series that aired from 1993 to 2005, known for its gritty realism and boundary-pushing portrayal of New York City detectives.
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D.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
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E.
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries is a mid-1990s American crime drama television series starring Bill Cosby as a retired criminologist who assists the police in solving complex cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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crime drama television series ⓘ detective television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| character |
Dennis Becker
ⓘ
Evelyn "Angel" Martin ⓘ Jim Rockford ⓘ Joseph "Rocky" Rockford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Roy Huggins
ⓘ
Stephen J. Cannell ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnNetwork | September 13, 1974 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Rockford Files
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Rockford Files television films
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| genre |
comedy-drama
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crime drama ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrContinuation |
The Rockford Files
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Rockford Files TV movies (1990s)
|
| lastAired | 1980 ⓘ |
| leadActorAward |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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surface form:
James Garner won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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| notableFor |
character-driven storytelling
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influential take on the detective genre ⓘ use of humor in detective stories ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 120 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| openingNarrativeDevice | answering machine messages ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jim Rockford
ⓘ
surface form:
private investigator Jim Rockford
|
| productionCompany | Universal Television ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | private investigator ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring | James Garner ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer |
Mike Post
ⓘ
Pete Carpenter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s television series ⓘ |
| wonAward | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series ⓘ |
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The Rockford Files, Season 1 Episode 1
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The Rockford Files (TV series)
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The Rockford Files (1990s TV movies)
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The Rockford Files (TV series)
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The Rockford Files (TV series)