Fibber McGee and Molly
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Fibber McGee and Molly was a popular American radio comedy series, running from the 1930s to the 1950s, that followed the humorous misadventures of a bumbling husband and his patient wife in the fictional town of Wistful Vista.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fibber McGee and Molly canonical | 6 |
| Fibber McGee | 1 |
| Fibber McGee and Molly (radio) | 1 |
| Fibber McGee and Molly comedy duo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10286041 — 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: Fibber McGee and Molly Context triple: [Beulah (radio and television series), spinOffFrom, Fibber McGee and Molly]
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The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show was a popular mid-20th-century American radio and television sitcom featuring the comedic duo George Burns and his wife Gracie Allen, known for its vaudeville-style humor and breaking of the fourth wall.
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Maude
Maude is a surname most notably associated with British Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, a key military commander during World War I.
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Maude
Maude is a 1970s American sitcom created by Norman Lear that follows the outspoken, liberal Maude Findlay and is known for tackling controversial social and political issues with sharp humor.
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Maude
Maude is a small rural locality within the Hay Shire local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
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The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
- 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: Fibber McGee and Molly Target entity description: Fibber McGee and Molly was a popular American radio comedy series, running from the 1930s to the 1950s, that followed the humorous misadventures of a bumbling husband and his patient wife in the fictional town of Wistful Vista.
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A.
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show was a popular mid-20th-century American radio and television sitcom featuring the comedic duo George Burns and his wife Gracie Allen, known for its vaudeville-style humor and breaking of the fourth wall.
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B.
Maude
Maude is a surname most notably associated with British Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, a key military commander during World War I.
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C.
Maude
Maude is a 1970s American sitcom created by Norman Lear that follows the outspoken, liberal Maude Findlay and is known for tackling controversial social and political issues with sharp humor.
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D.
Maude
Maude is a small rural locality within the Hay Shire local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
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E.
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | radio comedy series ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| broadcastFrom |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchphrase | “T’ain’t funny, McGee!” ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Don Quinn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | network radio ⓘ |
| era |
1930s American radio
ⓘ
1940s American radio ⓘ 1950s American radio ⓘ |
| finalAirDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| format | radio program ⓘ |
| genre |
radio comedy
ⓘ
situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Beulah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doc Gamble NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor La Trivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Teeny NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old-Timer NERFINISHED ⓘ Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Wimple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | The Great Gildersleeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
domestic life humor
ⓘ
small-town life ⓘ |
| influenced | later American situation comedies ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fibber McGee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Molly McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | episodic comedy ⓘ |
| notableRunningGag | Fibber McGee’s overstuffed closet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harlow Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
bumbling husband
ⓘ
patient wife ⓘ |
| setInFictionalLocation | Wistful Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | middle-class American home ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Johnson Wax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pet Milk NERFINISHED ⓘ Reynolds Aluminum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Jim Jordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marian Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Golden Age of Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fibber McGee and Molly Description of subject: Fibber McGee and Molly was a popular American radio comedy series, running from the 1930s to the 1950s, that followed the humorous misadventures of a bumbling husband and his patient wife in the fictional town of Wistful Vista.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fibber McGee and Molly (radio)
this entity surface form:
Fibber McGee and Molly comedy duo
this entity surface form:
Fibber McGee