Real People
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Real People was a pioneering American reality television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that featured humorous and human-interest stories about ordinary individuals across the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real People canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1367462 — 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: Real People Context triple: [Byron Allen, notableWork, Real People]
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A.
The Real World
The Real World is a pioneering reality television series that follows the lives and conflicts of a group of young adults living together in a shared house.
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B.
Up With People
Up With People is an educational, music-based nonprofit organization best known for its large-scale, youth-led musical performances and international goodwill tours.
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C.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that chronicles the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian–Jenner family.
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D.
Real Friends
"Real Friends" is a reflective hip-hop song by Kanye West that explores themes of trust, betrayal, and isolation amid fame.
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E.
Some People's Lives
Some People's Lives is a 1990 studio album by American singer and actress Bette Midler, featuring a mix of pop and adult contemporary songs including her hit cover of "From a Distance."
- 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: Real People Target entity description: Real People was a pioneering American reality television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that featured humorous and human-interest stories about ordinary individuals across the United States.
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A.
The Real World
The Real World is a pioneering reality television series that follows the lives and conflicts of a group of young adults living together in a shared house.
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B.
Up With People
Up With People is an educational, music-based nonprofit organization best known for its large-scale, youth-led musical performances and international goodwill tours.
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C.
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that chronicles the personal and professional lives of the Kardashian–Jenner family.
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D.
Real Friends
"Real Friends" is a reflective hip-hop song by Kanye West that explores themes of trust, betrayal, and isolation amid fame.
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E.
Some People's Lives
Some People's Lives is a 1990 studio album by American singer and actress Bette Midler, featuring a mix of pop and adult contemporary songs including her hit cover of "From a Distance."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reality television series
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television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownFor | mixing comedy with documentary-style segments ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | network television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| distributionFormat | broadcast television ⓘ |
| endTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | George Schlatter ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstAired | 1979 ⓘ |
| format | magazine-style series ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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human-interest television ⓘ reality television ⓘ |
| hasTheme | celebration of everyday Americans ⓘ |
| influenced |
Candid Camera-style reality programming
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later American reality television shows ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1984 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
featured human-interest segments from across the United States
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featured humorous stories about ordinary people ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | weekly prime-time series ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pioneeringIn | prime-time reality-based television ⓘ |
| portrayed | ordinary individuals as interesting and entertaining subjects ⓘ |
| presentedAs | hosted panel of on-camera personalities ⓘ |
| productionCompany | George Schlatter Productions ⓘ |
| startTime | April 18, 1979 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
local American characters and communities
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offbeat occupations ⓘ unusual hobbies of ordinary people ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general American television audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| typicalSegmentLength | short feature stories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Real People Description of subject: Real People was a pioneering American reality television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that featured humorous and human-interest stories about ordinary individuals across the United States.
Referenced by (9)
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