Adam-12
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Adam-12 is an American television police drama series that followed two LAPD patrol officers on their daily calls and helped popularize a realistic, procedural depiction of urban policing in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam-12 canonical | 4 |
| Adam-12 (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5238933 — 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: Adam-12 Context triple: [Gary Crosby, notableWork, Adam-12]
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A.
CHiPs
CHiPs is an American television drama series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follows the adventures of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
NYPD 84th Precinct
The NYPD 84th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights and its surrounding areas.
- 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: Adam-12 Target entity description: Adam-12 is an American television police drama series that followed two LAPD patrol officers on their daily calls and helped popularize a realistic, procedural depiction of urban policing in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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A.
CHiPs
CHiPs is an American television drama series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follows the adventures of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol.
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B.
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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C.
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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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.
NYPD 84th Precinct
The NYPD 84th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights and its surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | syndication after original run ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | network television ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Jim Reed is a rookie LAPD officer
ⓘ
Pete Malloy is a veteran LAPD officer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Jack Webb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert A. Cinader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization | Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1968-09-21 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodic series ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFandom | cult following ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | helped popularize realistic police procedurals on TV ⓘ |
| influenced | later police procedural television series ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1975-05-20 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Officer Jim Reed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Officer Pete Malloy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
realistic depiction of urban policing
ⓘ
use of actual LAPD radio codes and procedures ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 174 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 7 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "Adam-12" theme by Frank Comstock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | prime time ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Kent McCord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | day-to-day patrol work of LAPD officers ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Mark VII Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| spinOffOrRelatedWork | Emergency! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| vehicleFeatured | LAPD patrol car unit 1-Adam-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adam-12 Description of subject: Adam-12 is an American television police drama series that followed two LAPD patrol officers on their daily calls and helped popularize a realistic, procedural depiction of urban policing in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adam-12 (TV series)