The Ellen Burstyn Show
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The Ellen Burstyn Show is a short-lived 1980s American television sitcom starring Academy Award–winning actress Ellen Burstyn as a divorced college professor navigating family and personal life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ellen Burstyn Show canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7567260 — 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: The Ellen Burstyn Show Context triple: [Ellen Burstyn, notableWork, The Ellen Burstyn Show]
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A.
The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show is a daytime talk and variety television program hosted by comedian and actress Bonnie Hunt, featuring celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and audience interaction.
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B.
The Faye Emerson Show
The Faye Emerson Show was a popular early American television talk and variety program hosted by actress and television personality Faye Emerson in the 1950s.
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C.
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball that aired in the 1960s as a follow-up to her iconic series I Love Lucy.
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D.
The Nancy Walker Show
The Nancy Walker Show is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom starring comedian Nancy Walker as a talent agent juggling her quirky clients and personal life.
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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 Ellen Burstyn Show Target entity description: The Ellen Burstyn Show is a short-lived 1980s American television sitcom starring Academy Award–winning actress Ellen Burstyn as a divorced college professor navigating family and personal life.
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A.
The Bonnie Hunt Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show is a daytime talk and variety television program hosted by comedian and actress Bonnie Hunt, featuring celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and audience interaction.
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B.
The Faye Emerson Show
The Faye Emerson Show was a popular early American television talk and variety program hosted by actress and television personality Faye Emerson in the 1950s.
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C.
The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball that aired in the 1960s as a follow-up to her iconic series I Love Lucy.
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D.
The Nancy Walker Show
The Nancy Walker Show is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom starring comedian Nancy Walker as a talent agent juggling her quirky clients and personal life.
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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 (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television sitcom ⓘ |
| characterRole | Ellen Burstyn as a divorced college professor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Daniel Melnick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Susskind NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
family life
ⓘ
personal relationships ⓘ single parenthood ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Barry Sobel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elaine Stritch NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Mullally NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorAwardStatus | Ellen Burstyn is an Academy Award–winning actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterMaritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | college professor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunDescription | short-lived 1980s American television sitcom ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Touchstone Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Ellen Burstyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1986 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ellen Burstyn Show Description of subject: The Ellen Burstyn Show is a short-lived 1980s American television sitcom starring Academy Award–winning actress Ellen Burstyn as a divorced college professor navigating family and personal life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.