The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series)
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The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) is a live-action Saturday-morning children's comedy series produced by Filmation, featuring two bumbling paranormal investigators and their gorilla partner as they battle various ghosts and monsters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ghostbusters (1986 TV series) | 1 |
| The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9210936 — 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 Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) Context triple: [Richard LaSalle, notableWork, The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series)]
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A.
The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters is an animated television series based on the Ghostbusters film franchise, following the paranormal adventures of the original team as they battle ghosts and supernatural threats.
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B.
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 horror-comedy film starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, blending spooky haunted-house thrills with witty, fast-paced humor.
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C.
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II is a 1989 supernatural comedy film and the sequel to the original Ghostbusters, featuring the return of the paranormal exterminator team as they confront a new otherworldly threat in New York City.
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D.
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost is a classic cartoon and comic character known as a gentle, kind-hearted ghost who prefers making friends with humans instead of scaring them.
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E.
13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts is a 1960 supernatural horror film directed by William Castle, known for its gimmicky "Illusion-O" ghost viewer and its story of a family inheriting a haunted house filled with twelve malevolent spirits.
- 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 Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) Target entity description: The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) is a live-action Saturday-morning children's comedy series produced by Filmation, featuring two bumbling paranormal investigators and their gorilla partner as they battle various ghosts and monsters.
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A.
The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters is an animated television series based on the Ghostbusters film franchise, following the paranormal adventures of the original team as they battle ghosts and supernatural threats.
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B.
The Ghost Breakers
The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 horror-comedy film starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, blending spooky haunted-house thrills with witty, fast-paced humor.
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C.
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II is a 1989 supernatural comedy film and the sequel to the original Ghostbusters, featuring the return of the paranormal exterminator team as they confront a new otherworldly threat in New York City.
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D.
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost is a classic cartoon and comic character known as a gentle, kind-hearted ghost who prefers making friends with humans instead of scaring them.
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E.
13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts is a 1960 supernatural horror film directed by William Castle, known for its gimmicky "Illusion-O" ghost viewer and its story of a family inheriting a haunted house filled with twelve malevolent spirits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | original concept by Filmation ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | Saturday-morning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features |
ghosts
ⓘ
monsters ⓘ paranormal creatures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy the Gorilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1975 ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
children's television
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ghost hunting
ⓘ
paranormal investigation ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comedic
ⓘ
light-hearted ⓘ |
| inspired | Filmation's Ghostbusters (1986 animated series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedFor | Saturday-morning children's programming block ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring a gorilla as one of the main ghost busters ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRun | 1975 ⓘ |
| paranormalElement |
ghosts
ⓘ
monsters ⓘ |
| preceded | Filmation's Ghostbusters (1986 animated series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Filmation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Filmation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary 1970s United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) Description of subject: The Ghost Busters (1975 TV series) is a live-action Saturday-morning children's comedy series produced by Filmation, featuring two bumbling paranormal investigators and their gorilla partner as they battle various ghosts and monsters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghostbusters (1986 TV series)