Pilot (Breaking Bad)
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"Pilot" is the debut episode of the television series Breaking Bad, introducing chemistry teacher Walter White’s descent into the criminal underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pilot (Breaking Bad) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10604303 — 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: Pilot (Breaking Bad) Context triple: [Skyler White, firstAppearance, Pilot (Breaking Bad)]
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A.
Walter White (fictional character)
Walter White is the main character of the television series "Breaking Bad," a high school chemistry teacher who transforms into a ruthless methamphetamine manufacturer.
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B.
Walter White Jr.
Walter White Jr. is the teenage son of Walter White in the television series "Breaking Bad," known for his cerebral palsy and evolving relationship with his increasingly criminal father.
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C.
Hank Schrader
Hank Schrader is a tough, wisecracking DEA agent and brother-in-law to Walter White in the television series "Breaking Bad."
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D.
Saul Goodman
Saul Goodman is a flamboyant, morally flexible criminal lawyer known for his shady legal tactics and comic relief in the Breaking Bad universe.
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E.
Chuck McGill
Chuck McGill is a central character in the television series "Better Call Saul," known as Jimmy McGill’s brilliant but troubled older brother who suffers from a debilitating psychosomatic condition.
- 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: Pilot (Breaking Bad) Target entity description: "Pilot" is the debut episode of the television series Breaking Bad, introducing chemistry teacher Walter White’s descent into the criminal underworld.
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A.
Walter White (fictional character)
Walter White is the main character of the television series "Breaking Bad," a high school chemistry teacher who transforms into a ruthless methamphetamine manufacturer.
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B.
Walter White Jr.
Walter White Jr. is the teenage son of Walter White in the television series "Breaking Bad," known for his cerebral palsy and evolving relationship with his increasingly criminal father.
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C.
Hank Schrader
Hank Schrader is a tough, wisecracking DEA agent and brother-in-law to Walter White in the television series "Breaking Bad."
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D.
Saul Goodman
Saul Goodman is a flamboyant, morally flexible criminal lawyer known for his shady legal tactics and comic relief in the Breaking Bad universe.
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E.
Chuck McGill
Chuck McGill is a central character in the television series "Better Call Saul," known as Jimmy McGill’s brilliant but troubled older brother who suffers from a debilitating psychosomatic condition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| composer | Dave Porter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Vince Gilligan ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 1 ⓘ |
| episodeNumberOverall | 1 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Emilio Koyama
ⓘ
Hank Schrader ⓘ Jesse Pinkman ⓘ Krazy-8 ⓘ Marie Schrader ⓘ Skyler White ⓘ Walter White ⓘ
linked to:
Walter White (fictional character)
Walter White Jr. ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
|
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
neo-Western ⓘ |
| introducesTheme |
crime and family
ⓘ
desperation and survival ⓘ moral decline ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Cat’s in the Bag... ⓘ |
| mainPlot |
Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, learns he has terminal lung cancer and decides to manufacture methamphetamine to secure his family’s financial future.
ⓘ
linked to:
Walter White (fictional character)
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| notableScene |
Walter White and Jesse Pinkman cook meth in an RV in the desert.
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Walter White appears in his underwear with a gun in the desert after a meth cook goes wrong. ⓘ |
| openingNarrativeFunction | introduces Walter White’s descent into the criminal underworld. ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 2008-01-20 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | AMC ⓘ |
| partOf | Breaking Bad ⓘ |
| portraysOccupation |
high school chemistry teacher
ⓘ
methamphetamine manufacturer ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| producer | Vince Gilligan ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 58 ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| seriesPremiereOf | Breaking Bad ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
|
| starsActor |
Aaron Paul
ⓘ
Anna Gunn ⓘ Betsy Brandt ⓘ Bryan Cranston ⓘ Dean Norris ⓘ RJ Mitte ⓘ |
| writer | Vince Gilligan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pilot (Breaking Bad) Description of subject: "Pilot" is the debut episode of the television series Breaking Bad, introducing chemistry teacher Walter White’s descent into the criminal underworld.
Referenced by (3)
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