Gargoyles
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Gargoyles is a 1990s animated television series that blends dark fantasy, complex storytelling, and Shakespearean themes, following ancient stone creatures who protect modern-day New York City.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gargoyles canonical | 9 |
| Gargoyles (animated series) | 1 |
| Gargoyles comic book series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2576510 — 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)
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Target entity: Gargoyles Context triple: [Lynne Thigpen, notableWork, Gargoyles]
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A.
Griffins
Griffins is the commonly used short name for the Grand Rapids Griffins, a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.
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B.
The Bat
The Bat is a popular inverted boomerang-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland known for its intense forward and backward loops.
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C.
Dragons
Dragons is a professional Welsh rugby union team based in Newport that competes in major regional and international club competitions.
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D.
Nightwings
Nightwings is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a far-future, decadent Earth through the story of a watchman tasked with guarding against a long-prophesied alien invasion.
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E.
Nighthawk
Nighthawk is the radio callsign used by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), the U.S. Marine Corps unit responsible for transporting the President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Gargoyles Target entity description: Gargoyles is a 1990s animated television series that blends dark fantasy, complex storytelling, and Shakespearean themes, following ancient stone creatures who protect modern-day New York City.
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A.
Griffins
Griffins is the commonly used short name for the Grand Rapids Griffins, a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League.
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B.
The Bat
The Bat is a popular inverted boomerang-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland known for its intense forward and backward loops.
-
C.
Dragons
Dragons is a professional Welsh rugby union team based in Newport that competes in major regional and international club competitions.
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D.
Nightwings
Nightwings is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a far-future, decadent Earth through the story of a watchman tasked with guarding against a long-prophesied alien invasion.
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E.
Nighthawk
Nighthawk is the radio callsign used by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), the U.S. Marine Corps unit responsible for transporting the President of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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animated television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | original concept by Greg Weisman ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Greg Weisman ⓘ |
| developer |
Frank Paur
ⓘ
Greg Weisman ⓘ Michael Reaves ⓘ |
| distributor | Buena Vista Television ⓘ |
| featuresElement | ancient stone creatures awakening in modern times ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | gargoyles ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1997-02-15 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1994-10-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Goliath Chronicles ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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dark fantasy ⓘ drama ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasFandom | cult following ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Shakespearean themes
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destiny ⓘ prejudice ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Broadway
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Brooklyn ⓘ Demona ⓘ Elisa Maza ⓘ Goliath ⓘ Hudson ⓘ Lexington ⓘ Xanatos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex serialized storytelling
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dark tone unusual for 1990s children’s animation ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 78 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | “Gargoyles Theme” ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | weekday syndicated series ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
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Syndication ⓘ |
| owner | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Disney Branded Television
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surface form:
Walt Disney Television Animation
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| productionFormat | traditional 2D animation ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| spinOffWork |
Gargoyles
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gargoyles comic book series
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| targetAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gargoyles Description of subject: Gargoyles is a 1990s animated television series that blends dark fantasy, complex storytelling, and Shakespearean themes, following ancient stone creatures who protect modern-day New York City.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gargoyles (animated series)
this entity surface form:
Gargoyles comic book series