The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
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The Long, Hot Summer is a 1960s American television drama series, based on William Faulkner-inspired material, that follows the tensions and power struggles within a Southern small town.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Long, Hot Summer (TV series) canonical | 4 |
| The Long, Hot Summer | 2 |
| The Long Hot Summer | 1 |
| The Long Hot Summer (1985 miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6560340 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series) Context triple: [Josie Lloyd, appearedIn, The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)]
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A.
Long Hot Summer of 1967
The Long Hot Summer of 1967 was a period marked by widespread, often violent urban unrest and racial uprisings across numerous American cities amid deep tensions over civil rights, policing, and inequality.
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B.
Summer of '69
"Summer of '69" is a classic rock song by Canadian musician Bryan Adams that nostalgically reflects on youthful memories and the passage of time.
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C.
All Summer Long
"All Summer Long" is a 2008 rock/country crossover hit by Kid Rock that nostalgically blends elements of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Sweet Home Alabama" and Warren Zevon’s "Werewolves of London."
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D.
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer is a 1972 made-for-television drama film, considered groundbreaking for its sensitive portrayal of a gay father and his relationship with his teenage son.
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E.
Indian Summer
Indian Summer is a 1993 ensemble comedy-drama film about a group of former summer-camp friends reuniting as adults, featuring Kevin Pollak among its cast.
- 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 Long, Hot Summer (TV series) Target entity description: The Long, Hot Summer is a 1960s American television drama series, based on William Faulkner-inspired material, that follows the tensions and power struggles within a Southern small town.
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A.
Long Hot Summer of 1967
The Long Hot Summer of 1967 was a period marked by widespread, often violent urban unrest and racial uprisings across numerous American cities amid deep tensions over civil rights, policing, and inequality.
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B.
Summer of '69
"Summer of '69" is a classic rock song by Canadian musician Bryan Adams that nostalgically reflects on youthful memories and the passage of time.
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C.
All Summer Long
"All Summer Long" is a 2008 rock/country crossover hit by Kid Rock that nostalgically blends elements of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s "Sweet Home Alabama" and Warren Zevon’s "Werewolves of London."
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D.
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer is a 1972 made-for-television drama film, considered groundbreaking for its sensitive portrayal of a gay father and his relationship with his teenage son.
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E.
Indian Summer
Indian Summer is a 1993 ensemble comedy-drama film about a group of former summer-camp friends reuniting as adults, featuring Kevin Pollak among its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | narrative elements from William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha stories ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Long, Hot Summer (1958 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Long, Hot Summer
works inspired by William Faulkner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Southern United States society
ⓘ
class conflict in a small town ⓘ patriarchal family structures ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American television ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ben Quick
ⓘ
Clara Varner ⓘ Jody Varner ⓘ Will Varner ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family conflict
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power struggles ⓘ social tensions in the American South ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Long, Hot Summer franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Long, Hot Summer
|
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox Television
ⓘ
linked to:
20th Century Fox
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| setting | fictional small town in the American South ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series) Description of subject: The Long, Hot Summer is a 1960s American television drama series, based on William Faulkner-inspired material, that follows the tensions and power struggles within a Southern small town.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
linked to: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
linked to: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
linked to: The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)