Perfect Strangers
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Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1993, following the comedic misadventures of a Chicago man and his naive, enthusiastic cousin from a fictional Mediterranean country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perfect Strangers canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8966187 — 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: Perfect Strangers Context triple: [Ernie Sabella, notableWork, Perfect Strangers]
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A.
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers is a British television drama series in which Lindsay Duncan delivered one of her most acclaimed performances.
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B.
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger is a 2007 psychological thriller film starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis that explores themes of identity, deception, and online anonymity.
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C.
Never Talk to Strangers
Never Talk to Strangers is a 1995 psychological thriller film about a criminal psychologist who becomes entangled in a dangerous and obsessive relationship with a mysterious stranger.
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D.
The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers is a dark, psychologically intense novel by Ian McEwan that explores themes of obsession, control, and violence through a disturbing encounter between a vacationing couple and a mysterious local couple in an unnamed city.
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E.
The Strangers
The Strangers were the longtime backing band for country music legend Merle Haggard, known for helping define the Bakersfield sound with their tight, twangy arrangements.
- 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: Perfect Strangers Target entity description: Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1993, following the comedic misadventures of a Chicago man and his naive, enthusiastic cousin from a fictional Mediterranean country.
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A.
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers is a British television drama series in which Lindsay Duncan delivered one of her most acclaimed performances.
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B.
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger is a 2007 psychological thriller film starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis that explores themes of identity, deception, and online anonymity.
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C.
Never Talk to Strangers
Never Talk to Strangers is a 1995 psychological thriller film about a criminal psychologist who becomes entangled in a dangerous and obsessive relationship with a mysterious stranger.
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D.
The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers is a dark, psychologically intense novel by Ian McEwan that explores themes of obsession, control, and violence through a disturbing encounter between a vacationing couple and a mysterious local couple in an unnamed city.
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E.
The Strangers
The Strangers were the longtime backing band for country music legend Merle Haggard, known for helping define the Bakersfield sound with their tight, twangy arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television sitcom ⓘ |
| airedDuring |
1980s American television era
ⓘ
early 1990s American television era ⓘ |
| audioFormat | Stereo ⓘ |
| characterOrigin | Mypos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Bennett Salvay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesse Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Dale McRaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carl Winslow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harriette Winslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | Multi-camera ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1993-08-06 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1986-03-25 ⓘ |
| genre |
Comedy television series
ⓘ
Sitcom ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Balki Bartokomous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larry Appleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| myposDescribedAs | fictional Mediterranean island ⓘ |
| notableElement |
catchphrase "Don’t be ridiculous"
ⓘ
fish-out-of-water humor ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 150 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 8 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | part of ABC prime time lineup ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| performedBy | David Pomeranz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
ⓘ
surface form:
NTSC
|
| productionCompany |
Lorimar Television
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miller-Boyett Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff | Family Matters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Belita Moreno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronson Pinchot NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernie Sabella NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Marie Payton NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Linn-Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanie Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebeca Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Family audience ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Perfect Strangers Description of subject: Perfect Strangers is an American sitcom that aired from 1986 to 1993, following the comedic misadventures of a Chicago man and his naive, enthusiastic cousin from a fictional Mediterranean country.
Referenced by (7)
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