Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
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Sgt. Phil Esterhaus is a veteran, soft-spoken desk sergeant on the television series "Hill Street Blues," known for his calm authority and the catchphrase "Let's be careful out there."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sgt. Phil Esterhaus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343580 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sgt. Phil Esterhaus Context triple: [Captain Frank Furillo, hasColleague, Sgt. Phil Esterhaus]
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A.
Sgt. Joseph Getraer
Sgt. Joseph Getraer is a fictional California Highway Patrol sergeant and the commanding officer of the main characters in the television series "CHiPs."
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B.
Sergeant Joe Bomowski
Sergeant Joe Bomowski is a tough but comically beleaguered Los Angeles police detective whose overbearing mother constantly interferes in both his personal life and police work.
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C.
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst is a supporting police sergeant character on the 1970s American television crime drama "McCloud."
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D.
Sergeant Dan Scott
Sergeant Dan Scott is a fictional police detective and sidekick to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British crime drama series "Midsomer Murders."
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E.
Sgt. Phil Neeson
Sgt. Phil Neeson is a supporting character in the 1991 horror film "Sometimes They Come Back," involved in the investigation of the supernatural events haunting the protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sgt. Phil Esterhaus Target entity description: Sgt. Phil Esterhaus is a veteran, soft-spoken desk sergeant on the television series "Hill Street Blues," known for his calm authority and the catchphrase "Let's be careful out there."
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A.
Sgt. Joseph Getraer
Sgt. Joseph Getraer is a fictional California Highway Patrol sergeant and the commanding officer of the main characters in the television series "CHiPs."
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B.
Sergeant Joe Bomowski
Sergeant Joe Bomowski is a tough but comically beleaguered Los Angeles police detective whose overbearing mother constantly interferes in both his personal life and police work.
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C.
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst is a supporting police sergeant character on the 1970s American television crime drama "McCloud."
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D.
Sergeant Dan Scott
Sergeant Dan Scott is a fictional police detective and sidekick to DCI Tom Barnaby in the British crime drama series "Midsomer Murders."
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E.
Sgt. Phil Neeson
Sgt. Phil Neeson is a supporting character in the 1991 horror film "Sometimes They Come Back," involved in the investigation of the supernatural events haunting the protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | opening roll call scenes of episodes ⓘ |
| awardAssociation | portrayal contributed to critical acclaim of Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Let's be careful out there ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
ⓘ
calm ⓘ soft-spoken ⓘ veteran police officer ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Captain Frank Furillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Michael Kozoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Bochco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| department | Metropolitan Police Department (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hill Street Blues universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
calm authority at the station house
ⓘ
saying "Let's be careful out there" at roll call ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | mentor figure to younger officers ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | symbol of stability in the precinct ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
desk sergeant
ⓘ
police sergeant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | sergeant ⓘ |
| role |
roll call commander
ⓘ
supervisor of patrol officers ⓘ |
| seriesDebutWork | Hill Street Blues season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional city resembling a large American urban center ⓘ |
| televisionEra | 1980s American television ⓘ |
| toneOfSpeech |
measured
ⓘ
reassuring ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hill Street police station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Detective J.D. LaRue
NERFINISHED
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Detective Mick Belker NERFINISHED ⓘ Detective Neal Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Howard Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Ray Calletano NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Andy Renko NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Bobby Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sgt. Phil Esterhaus Description of subject: Sgt. Phil Esterhaus is a veteran, soft-spoken desk sergeant on the television series "Hill Street Blues," known for his calm authority and the catchphrase "Let's be careful out there."
Referenced by (2)
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