The King Family Show
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The King Family Show was an American musical variety television series featuring the singing King Sisters and their extended musical family, popular in the 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The King Family Show canonical | 3 |
| The King Family musical act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5288480 — 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 King Family Show Context triple: [The King Sisters, notableWork, The King Family Show]
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A.
Mama’s Family
Mama’s Family is an American sitcom spun off from a popular sketch on The Carol Burnett Show, centered on the loud, sharp-tongued matriarch Thelma “Mama” Harper and her dysfunctional Southern family.
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B.
The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show is a 1960s American sitcom starring Patty Duke in dual roles as identical cousins navigating humorous family and teenage situations.
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C.
The Statler Brothers Show
The Statler Brothers Show was a popular country music variety television series featuring performances and comedy by the Statler Brothers and their guests.
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D.
The King of Queens
The King of Queens is an American sitcom centered on delivery driver Doug Heffernan, his wife Carrie, and her eccentric father Arthur, known for its blue-collar Queens setting and comedic domestic conflicts.
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E.
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows is a 1929 Warner Bros. all-star revue film from the early sound era, featuring numerous studio contract players in musical and comedy sketches.
- 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 King Family Show Target entity description: The King Family Show was an American musical variety television series featuring the singing King Sisters and their extended musical family, popular in the 1960s.
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A.
Mama’s Family
Mama’s Family is an American sitcom spun off from a popular sketch on The Carol Burnett Show, centered on the loud, sharp-tongued matriarch Thelma “Mama” Harper and her dysfunctional Southern family.
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B.
The Patty Duke Show
The Patty Duke Show is a 1960s American sitcom starring Patty Duke in dual roles as identical cousins navigating humorous family and teenage situations.
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C.
The Statler Brothers Show
The Statler Brothers Show was a popular country music variety television series featuring performances and comedy by the Statler Brothers and their guests.
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D.
The King of Queens
The King of Queens is an American sitcom centered on delivery driver Doug Heffernan, his wife Carrie, and her eccentric father Arthur, known for its blue-collar Queens setting and comedic domestic conflicts.
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E.
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows is a 1929 Warner Bros. all-star revue film from the early sound era, featuring numerous studio contract players in musical and comedy sketches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | performances of the King Sisters and their extended family ⓘ |
| broadcastCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| broadcastSchedule | weekly series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decadeOfPopularity | 1960s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American network television ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | James L. Baughman ⓘ |
| features |
King Family
ⓘ
linked to:
The King Family
King Sisters ⓘ
linked to:
The King Sisters
|
| featuresPerformer |
Alvino Rey
ⓘ
Alyce King ⓘ Donna King ⓘ King Cousins ⓘ Louise King ⓘ Yvonne King ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| format | hour-long musical variety program ⓘ |
| genre |
music television
ⓘ
variety show ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Alvino Rey
ⓘ
King Cousins ⓘ King Sisters ⓘ
linked to:
The King Sisters
|
| hasSpinOff |
King Family holiday specials
ⓘ
linked to:
The King Family
|
| isSubjectOf | articles about 1960s American variety shows ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicDirector | Alvino Rey ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large multi-generational performing family
ⓘ
wholesome family-oriented image ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | ABC ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | American Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| producer | William Burch ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Metromedia Producers Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Metromedia
|
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| theme | family unity and musical harmony ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
choral arrangements
ⓘ
family musical performances ⓘ patriotic songs ⓘ popular standards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The King Family Show Description of subject: The King Family Show was an American musical variety television series featuring the singing King Sisters and their extended musical family, popular in the 1960s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The King Family Show