Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir
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Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir is the strict but loving father character on the cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks," known for his overprotective parenting and darkly humorous cautionary stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir Context triple: [Freaks and Geeks, portraysCharacter, Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir]
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- 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)
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Target entity: Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir Target entity description: Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir is the strict but loving father character on the cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks," known for his overprotective parenting and darkly humorous cautionary stories.
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A.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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B.
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell refers to the character of a heroic adventurer and love interest played by Brian Kerwin in the 1986 monster film "King Kong Lives."
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C.
Kevin Spacey as Dave Harken
Kevin Spacey as Dave Harken is the sadistic, manipulative corporate boss and primary antagonist in the dark comedy film "Horrible Bosses."
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D.
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey
Lloyd Bridges as Steve McCroskey is the harried, increasingly frazzled air traffic control supervisor whose escalating declarations about what he’s “picked the wrong week” to quit provide one of the running gags in the disaster-movie spoof Airplane!.
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E.
Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank
Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank is a beloved, scene-stealing Chechen mobster character from the dark comedy TV series "Barry," known for his upbeat personality and eccentric charm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Freaks and Geeks ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Freaks and Geeks season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Freaks and Geeks
|
| associatedWith |
McKinley High School (through his children)
ⓘ
linked to:
William McKinley High School
|
| characterName | Harold Weir ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dark sense of humor
ⓘ
loving ⓘ old-fashioned ⓘ overprotective ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| child |
Lindsay Weir
ⓘ
Sam Weir ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Paul Feig ⓘ |
| familyName | Weir ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Freaks and Geeks episode "Pilot" ⓘ |
| genre | teen comedy-drama ⓘ |
| humorStyle | cautionary anecdotes ending in tragedy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
awkward but sincere attempts at parenting
ⓘ
darkly humorous cautionary stories ⓘ disapproving of Lindsay’s rebellious phase ⓘ lecturing his children about consequences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
authority figure
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ father of main teen protagonists ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| occupation | sporting goods store owner ⓘ |
| owns | A-1 Sporting Goods ⓘ |
| parentingStyle | authoritarian but caring ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Lindsay Weir
ⓘ
Sam Weir ⓘ |
| partOf | Weir family ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Chippewa, Michigan (fictional) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joe Flaherty ⓘ |
| producedBy | Judd Apatow ⓘ |
| productionCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| relationshipToLindsay | concerned about her new friends ⓘ |
| relationshipToSam | encourages him to avoid trouble ⓘ |
| seriesStatus | cult TV series ⓘ |
| setIn | early 1980s ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Weir ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teen and adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1980–1981 school year ⓘ |
| toneOfScenes | darkly comic ⓘ |
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