The Mothers-in-Law
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The Mothers-in-Law is a 1960s American television sitcom centered on the comedic misadventures of two neighboring families whose children are married to each other.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mothers-In-Law | 2 |
| The Mothers-in-Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6764195 — 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 Mothers-in-Law Context triple: [Eve Arden, notableWork, The Mothers-in-Law]
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A.
The Good Mother
The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film starring Diane Keaton as a divorced woman whose custody of her daughter is threatened amid accusations about her new relationship.
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B.
Four Mothers
Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film that continues the story of the Lemp family introduced in Four Daughters and its first sequel, Four Wives.
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C.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
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D.
The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor that explores the ups and downs of a working-class couple’s troubled marriage.
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E.
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife is a 1960s American sitcom about a bachelor who enlists a woman to pose as his wife to advance his career, leading to comedic complications.
- 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 Mothers-in-Law Target entity description: The Mothers-in-Law is a 1960s American television sitcom centered on the comedic misadventures of two neighboring families whose children are married to each other.
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A.
The Good Mother
The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film starring Diane Keaton as a divorced woman whose custody of her daughter is threatened amid accusations about her new relationship.
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B.
Four Mothers
Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film that continues the story of the Lemp family introduced in Four Daughters and its first sequel, Four Wives.
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C.
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 satirical drama film that explores the frustrations of a disillusioned New York housewife trapped in an unhappy marriage and affair.
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D.
The Marrying Kind
The Marrying Kind is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor that explores the ups and downs of a working-class couple’s troubled marriage.
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E.
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife is a 1960s American sitcom about a bachelor who enlists a woman to pose as his wife to advance his career, leading to comedic complications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| composer | Wilbur Hatch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Bob Carroll Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madelyn Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Desi Arnaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1967
ⓘ
1967-09-10 ⓘ |
| genre |
family comedy
ⓘ
situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| hasFormat | half-hour television episode ⓘ |
| hasInLawRelationshipBetweenFamilies | Hubbard family and Buell family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLocationType | American suburb ⓘ |
| hasTheme | interfering mothers-in-law in their married children’s lives ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverse | yes ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1969 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eve Hubbard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herb Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaye Buell NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Buell NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzi Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 56 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | National Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two neighboring suburban couples become in-laws when their children marry, leading to comedic conflicts and misadventures. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Desilu Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Artists Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Deborah Walley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eve Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Rudley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Fogel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaye Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Deacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger C. Carmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mothers-in-Law Description of subject: The Mothers-in-Law is a 1960s American television sitcom centered on the comedic misadventures of two neighboring families whose children are married to each other.
Referenced by (3)
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The Mothers-In-Law
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The Mothers-In-Law