The Practice (1976 TV series)
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The Practice (1976 TV series) is an American sitcom created by Lowell Ganz that centers on the comedic trials of a father-and-son medical practice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Practice | 11 |
| TV series "The Practice" (1976 sitcom) | 1 |
| The Practice (1976 TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7989866 — 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)
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Target entity: The Practice (1976 TV series) Context triple: [Lowell Ganz, notableWork, The Practice (1976 TV series)]
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A.
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional challenges of a small Boston law firm as it tackles complex and often morally ambiguous criminal cases.
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B.
Private Practice
Private Practice is a medical drama television series that follows Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle Grace Hospital for a private practice in Los Angeles, serving as a spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy.
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C.
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an acclaimed 1980s American medical drama television series known for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and influential storytelling.
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D.
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of attorneys at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
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E.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors is an American medical drama television series from the early 1970s that follows a team of innovative physicians as they tackle complex and controversial medical cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Practice (1976 TV series) Target entity description: The Practice (1976 TV series) is an American sitcom created by Lowell Ganz that centers on the comedic trials of a father-and-son medical practice.
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A.
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional challenges of a small Boston law firm as it tackles complex and often morally ambiguous criminal cases.
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B.
Private Practice
Private Practice is a medical drama television series that follows Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle Grace Hospital for a private practice in Los Angeles, serving as a spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy.
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C.
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an acclaimed 1980s American medical drama television series known for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and influential storytelling.
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D.
L.A. Law
L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of attorneys at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
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E.
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors is an American medical drama television series from the early 1970s that follows a team of innovative physicians as they tackle complex and controversial medical cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| broadcastInFormat | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Lowell Ganz ⓘ |
| endTime | 1977 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Lowell Ganz ⓘ |
| format | half-hour comedy ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
The Practice
ⓘ
linked to:
The Practice (1976 TV series)
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| hasYearOfReleaseInTitle | 1976 ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
The Practice (1997 TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Practice
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| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | father-and-son medical practitioners ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | comedic trials of a father-and-son medical practice ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 27 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalRunPeriod | 1976–1977 American television season ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Paramount Television
ⓘ
linked to:
Paramount Domestic Television
|
| setting | medical practice ⓘ |
| startTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Practice (1976 TV series) Description of subject: The Practice (1976 TV series) is an American sitcom created by Lowell Ganz that centers on the comedic trials of a father-and-son medical practice.
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