Otis Campbell
E136715
Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otis Campbell canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T691392 — 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: Otis Campbell Context triple: [The Andy Griffith Show, character, Otis Campbell]
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A.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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B.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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C.
Joseph Franklin Fulks
Joseph Franklin Fulks was an early NBA star and Hall of Fame forward for the Philadelphia Warriors, known as one of professional basketball’s first great scorers.
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D.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
George W. Lewis
George W. Lewis was an American aerospace engineer and long-serving director of research at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), whose leadership significantly advanced early U.S. aeronautical research.
- 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: Otis Campbell Target entity description: Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
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A.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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B.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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C.
Joseph Franklin Fulks
Joseph Franklin Fulks was an early NBA star and Hall of Fame forward for the Philadelphia Warriors, known as one of professional basketball’s first great scorers.
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D.
Hosea Williams
Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
George W. Lewis
George W. Lewis was an American aerospace engineer and long-serving director of research at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), whose leadership significantly advanced early U.S. aeronautical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mayberry R.F.D.
ⓘ
The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Andy Taylor
ⓘ
Aunt Bee ⓘ
linked to:
Aunt Bee Taylor
Barney Fife ⓘ Opie Taylor ⓘ |
| characterType | supporting character ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic TV town drunk character ⓘ |
| fictionalTown | Mayberry ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | The Andy Griffith Show ⓘ |
| franchise |
The Andy Griffith Show franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Andy Griffith Show
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | frequently inebriated ⓘ |
| occupation | town drunk ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
good-natured
ⓘ
lovable ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hal Smith ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | comic relief ⓘ |
| seriesSetting | fictional town of Mayberry ⓘ |
| setting | North Carolina ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family television viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPopularity | 1960s ⓘ |
| typicalBehavior | voluntarily locks himself in jail when drunk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otis Campbell Description of subject: Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.