The New WKRP in Cincinnati
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The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The New WKRP in Cincinnati canonical | 12 |
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1751896 — 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 New WKRP in Cincinnati Context triple: [Mykelti Williamson, appearedIn, The New WKRP in Cincinnati]
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All in the Family
All in the Family is a groundbreaking American television sitcom that aired in the 1970s, known for its candid and often controversial treatment of social and political issues through the lens of a working-class family.
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City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 comedy film about a group of middle-aged friends who join a cattle drive to confront their midlife crises, starring Billy Crystal.
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C.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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D.
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American sitcom that follows the misadventures of the dysfunctional Bundy family, known for its irreverent humor and subversion of traditional family sitcom tropes.
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E.
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of two single women working in a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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 New WKRP in Cincinnati Target entity description: The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
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A.
All in the Family
All in the Family is a groundbreaking American television sitcom that aired in the 1970s, known for its candid and often controversial treatment of social and political issues through the lens of a working-class family.
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B.
City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 comedy film about a group of middle-aged friends who join a cattle drive to confront their midlife crises, starring Billy Crystal.
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C.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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D.
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American sitcom that follows the misadventures of the dysfunctional Bundy family, known for its irreverent humor and subversion of traditional family sitcom tropes.
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E.
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of two single women working in a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New WKRP in Cincinnati Description of subject: The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mykelti
subject linked to:
Tawny Kitaen appeared in several 1980s Whitesnake music videos
linked to: The New WKRP in Cincinnati