Planet of the Spiders
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Planet of the Spiders is a 1974 Doctor Who television serial that serves as the final regular appearance of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, featuring a confrontation with psychic spiders from the planet Metebelis III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Planet of the Spiders canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14238599 — 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: Planet of the Spiders Context triple: [Sergeant Benton, appearsInSerial, Planet of the Spiders]
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A.
Earth vs. the Spider
Earth vs. the Spider is a 1958 American science-fiction horror film about a giant spider terrorizing a small town, directed by and characteristic of the low-budget creature features of Bert I. Gordon.
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B.
The Spiders from Mars
The Spiders from Mars were the backing band for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, known for their influential role in shaping the sound and image of early 1970s glam rock.
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C.
The Mind Robber
The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.
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D.
The Spider
"The Spider" is a lesser-known work associated with American actress Barbara Billingsley, who is best remembered for her role as June Cleaver on the classic TV series "Leave It to Beaver."
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E.
The Spider
The Spider is the English title of the 29th chapter (Surah Al-Ankabut) of the Qur’an, which addresses themes of faith, trials, and the fragility of relying on anything other than God.
- 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: Planet of the Spiders Target entity description: Planet of the Spiders is a 1974 Doctor Who television serial that serves as the final regular appearance of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, featuring a confrontation with psychic spiders from the planet Metebelis III.
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A.
Earth vs. the Spider
Earth vs. the Spider is a 1958 American science-fiction horror film about a giant spider terrorizing a small town, directed by and characteristic of the low-budget creature features of Bert I. Gordon.
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B.
The Spiders from Mars
The Spiders from Mars were the backing band for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, known for their influential role in shaping the sound and image of early 1970s glam rock.
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C.
The Mind Robber
The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.
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D.
The Spider
The Spider is the English title of the 29th chapter (Surah Al-Ankabut) of the Qur’an, which addresses themes of faith, trials, and the fragility of relying on anything other than God.
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E.
The Spider
"The Spider" is a lesser-known work associated with American actress Barbara Billingsley, who is best remembered for her role as June Cleaver on the classic TV series "Leave It to Beaver."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.