Living Doll

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The Twilight Zone episode television episode

"Living Doll" is a famous episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a seemingly sentient talking doll terrorizes a family, becoming one of the show's most iconic horror stories.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Living Doll canonical	3
"Amelia" involves a murderous Zuni fetish doll	1
A man becomes increasingly unhinged when his stepdaughter’s talking doll, Talky Tina, appears to be alive and threatens him.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2120481 — 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: Living Doll
Context triple: [The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes), hasNotableEpisode, Living Doll]

A. Rumble Doll
Rumble Doll is Patti Scialfa’s debut solo album, showcasing her introspective songwriting and roots-rock style.
B. Babydoll
"Babydoll" is a song by the American alternative rock band Butterfly.
C. Dollhouse
Dollhouse is a science fiction television series created by Joss Whedon that explores identity, memory manipulation, and morality through a secret organization that programs operatives with temporary personalities.
D. Sex Kills
"Sex Kills" is a socially conscious song by Joni Mitchell that critiques modern society’s moral decay, consumerism, and violence.
E. The Love Toy
The Love Toy is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Helene Costello, known for its lighthearted romantic plot typical of early American cinema.
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: Living Doll
Target entity description: "Living Doll" is a famous episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a seemingly sentient talking doll terrorizes a family, becoming one of the show's most iconic horror stories.

A. Rumble Doll
Rumble Doll is Patti Scialfa’s debut solo album, showcasing her introspective songwriting and roots-rock style.
B. Babydoll
"Babydoll" is a song by the American alternative rock band Butterfly.
C. Dollhouse
Dollhouse is a science fiction television series created by Joss Whedon that explores identity, memory manipulation, and morality through a secret organization that programs operatives with temporary personalities.
D. Sex Kills
"Sex Kills" is a socially conscious song by Joni Mitchell that critiques modern society’s moral decay, consumerism, and violence.
E. The Love Toy
The Love Toy is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Helene Costello, known for its lighthearted romantic plot typical of early American cinema.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	The Twilight Zone episode ⓘ television episode ⓘ
characterPortrayedBy	Annabelle Streator – Mary LaRoche ⓘ Christie Streator – Tracy Stratford ⓘ Erich Streator – Telly Savalas ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
directedBy	Richard C. Sarafian ⓘ
episodeNumberInSeason	6 ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Annabelle Streator ⓘ Christie Streator ⓘ Erich Streator ⓘ Talky Tina ⓘ
franchise	The Twilight Zone ⓘ linked to: The Twilight Zone (TV series)
genre	horror ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ
hasClosingNarrationBy	Rod Serling ⓘ
hasOpeningNarrationBy	Rod Serling ⓘ
hasTheme	domestic conflict ⓘ inanimate objects coming to life ⓘ powerlessness and control ⓘ revenge ⓘ stepfather–stepdaughter tension ⓘ
hostedBy	Rod Serling ⓘ
influenced	later killer doll stories in film and television ⓘ
inPopularCulture	often cited as a precursor to killer doll characters like Chucky ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the most iconic horror episodes of The Twilight Zone ⓘ featuring a seemingly sentient, malevolent talking doll ⓘ
originalAirDate	1963-11-01 ⓘ
originalMedium	black-and-white television ⓘ
originalNetwork	CBS ⓘ
partOf	The Twilight Zone (original series) ⓘ linked to: The Twilight Zone (TV series)
plotSummary	A man becomes increasingly unhinged when his stepdaughter’s talking doll, Talky Tina, appears to be alive and threatens him. ⓘ linked to: Living Doll
producedBy	William Froug ⓘ
propFeatured	Talky Tina doll ⓘ
runningTime	approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
seasonNumber	5 ⓘ
series	The Twilight Zone ⓘ linked to: The Twilight Zone (TV series)
setting	suburban family home ⓘ
stars	June Foray ⓘ Mary LaRoche ⓘ Telly Savalas ⓘ Tracy Stratford ⓘ
teleplayBy	Charles Beaumont ⓘ
title	Living Doll ⓘ
voiceActorOfCharacter	Talky Tina – June Foray ⓘ linked to: June Foray
writtenBy	Jerry Sohl ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes) → hasNotableEpisode → Living Doll ⓘ

Cliff Richard → notableWork → Living Doll ⓘ

Living Doll → title → Living Doll ⓘ

Living Doll → plotSummary → A man becomes increasingly unhinged when his stepdaughter’s talking doll, Talky Tina, appears to be alive and threatens him. ⓘ

linked to: Living Doll

Trilogy of Terror → segmentTheme → "Amelia" involves a murderous Zuni fetish doll ⓘ