Blockblister
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Blockblister is a recurring parody sketch on The Amanda Show that spoofs the Blockbuster video rental chain with an overzealous family-run store.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blockblister canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10553916 — 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: Blockblister Context triple: [The Amanda Show, featuresSketch, Blockblister]
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A.
The Blast
The Blast is a component or segment of the creative work "Train of Thought," likely representing an intense or climactic part of that larger piece.
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B.
The Blast
The Blast was a short-lived early 20th-century American anarchist periodical known for its radical anti-capitalist and anti-war stance, edited and published by prominent anarchist Alexander Berkman.
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C.
Blazing Skull
Blazing Skull is a fiery, skull-faced Marvel Comics superhero known for fighting alongside the World War II-era team the Invaders.
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D.
The Blip
The Blip is the cataclysmic event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which half of all life, previously erased by Thanos, was suddenly restored, causing massive global upheaval.
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E.
Bonecrusher
Bonecrusher is a Decepticon from the Transformers franchise, typically depicted as a brutal, heavily armed combatant who revels in destruction.
- 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: Blockblister Target entity description: Blockblister is a recurring parody sketch on The Amanda Show that spoofs the Blockbuster video rental chain with an overzealous family-run store.
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A.
The Blast
The Blast was a short-lived early 20th-century American anarchist periodical known for its radical anti-capitalist and anti-war stance, edited and published by prominent anarchist Alexander Berkman.
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B.
The Blast
The Blast is a component or segment of the creative work "Train of Thought," likely representing an intense or climactic part of that larger piece.
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C.
Blazing Skull
Blazing Skull is a fiery, skull-faced Marvel Comics superhero known for fighting alongside the World War II-era team the Invaders.
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D.
The Blip
The Blip is the cataclysmic event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which half of all life, previously erased by Thanos, was suddenly restored, causing massive global upheaval.
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E.
Bonecrusher
Bonecrusher is a Decepticon from the Transformers franchise, typically depicted as a brutal, heavily armed combatant who revels in destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parody sketch
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recurring sketch ⓘ television sketch ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Amanda Show recurring sketches segment ⓘ |
| appearsInSeriesGenre | sketch comedy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blockbuster ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdForSeries | The Amanda Show ⓘ |
| depicts | family-run video rental store ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
family business owners
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overzealous store employees ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | Nickelodeon ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ |
| laterDistributionFormat |
digital clips online
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home video compilations ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableElement |
catchphrase "We know where you live"
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customers dissatisfied with movie rentals ⓘ employees insist their versions are better ⓘ |
| notableFor | spoofing video rental culture of the late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Nickelodeon ⓘ |
| parodies | Blockbuster ⓘ |
| partOf | The Amanda Show ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Nickelodeon Productions ⓘ |
| setting | video rental store ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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pre-teens ⓘ teenagers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blockblister Description of subject: Blockblister is a recurring parody sketch on The Amanda Show that spoofs the Blockbuster video rental chain with an overzealous family-run store.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.