The Storyteller
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The Storyteller is a fantasy television series created by Jim Henson that blends live-action, puppetry, and folklore to retell classic European fairy tales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Storyteller canonical | 2 |
| The Storyteller: Greek Myths | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9966875 — 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 Storyteller Context triple: [The Jim Henson Company, notableWork, The Storyteller]
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A.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller is a novel by Jodi Picoult that intertwines contemporary drama with historical revelations about the Holocaust and moral responsibility.
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B.
The Tale
The Tale is a satirical section within Jonathan Swift’s prose work "A Tale of a Tub," contributing to the book’s broader critique of religious excess and literary pretension.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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D.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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E.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
- 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 Storyteller Target entity description: The Storyteller is a fantasy television series created by Jim Henson that blends live-action, puppetry, and folklore to retell classic European fairy tales.
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A.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller is a novel by Jodi Picoult that intertwines contemporary drama with historical revelations about the Holocaust and moral responsibility.
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B.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a satirical section within Jonathan Swift’s prose work "A Tale of a Tub," contributing to the book’s broader critique of religious excess and literary pretension.
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D.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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E.
The Telling
The Telling is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin set in her Hainish universe, exploring themes of cultural suppression, storytelling, and the clash between tradition and authoritarian modernity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fantasy television series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
European fairy tales
ⓘ
European folklore ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | John Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Rachel Portman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | television ⓘ |
| creator | Jim Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Jim Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
The Dog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Storyteller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | combination of live-action and puppetry ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1987 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Storyteller: Greek Myths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | anthology series ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | The Storyteller: Greek Myths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
folklore adaptation
ⓘ
retelling classic fairy tales ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1989 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrationBy | John Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEpisodeCount | 9 main fairy-tale episodes ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending live-action, puppetry, and folklore ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn |
Channel 4 in the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HBO in the United States ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
Channel 4
NERFINISHED
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HBO ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jim Henson Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Henson Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mythic Europe ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| uses |
live-action
ⓘ
puppetry ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Storyteller Description of subject: The Storyteller is a fantasy television series created by Jim Henson that blends live-action, puppetry, and folklore to retell classic European fairy tales.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Storyteller: Greek Myths