Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes)
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Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) is the recurring psychiatric institution in the TV series "The A-Team" where the eccentric pilot Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is frequently confined.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10102070 — 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: Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) Context triple: [Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, residesIn, Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes)]
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A.
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center is a major U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Gainesville, Florida, providing comprehensive healthcare services to military veterans.
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B.
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital and healthcare facility that provides medical services to military veterans in the Augusta, Georgia region.
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C.
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a major U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in the Atlanta area that provides comprehensive healthcare services to military veterans and serves as a key teaching and research site for medical trainees.
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D.
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital that provides healthcare services to military veterans in and around Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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E.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. is a major federal hospital that provides comprehensive healthcare services to U.S. military veterans in the nation’s capital region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) Target entity description: Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) is the recurring psychiatric institution in the TV series "The A-Team" where the eccentric pilot Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is frequently confined.
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A.
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center is a major U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Gainesville, Florida, providing comprehensive healthcare services to military veterans.
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B.
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital and healthcare facility that provides medical services to military veterans in the Augusta, Georgia region.
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C.
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a major U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in the Atlanta area that provides comprehensive healthcare services to military veterans and serves as a key teaching and research site for medical trainees.
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D.
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital that provides healthcare services to military veterans in and around Iron Mountain, Michigan.
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E.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. is a major federal hospital that provides comprehensive healthcare services to U.S. military veterans in the nation’s capital region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The A-Team
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The A-Team (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Captain H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
ⓘ
linked to:
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock
H.M. Murdock ⓘ The A-Team ⓘ |
| basedOn |
United States Veterans Administration hospitals (in general)
ⓘ
linked to:
VA medical center
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalUniverse |
The A-Team universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| firstAppearanceContext | early episodes of The A-Team ⓘ |
| genreContext |
action-adventure television
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action-comedy television ⓘ |
| hasPatient | H.M. Murdock ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place of confinement for Murdock
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recurring setting ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
|
| primaryFunction | psychiatric institution ⓘ |
| typicalScenesInclude |
Murdock interacting with medical staff
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The A-Team breaking Murdock out ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Murdock's confinement
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Murdock's psychiatric evaluation ⓘ comic relief situations ⓘ plot device for team breakouts ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) Description of subject: Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) is the recurring psychiatric institution in the TV series "The A-Team" where the eccentric pilot Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is frequently confined.
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