The Bewitchin’ Pool
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"The Bewitchin’ Pool" is a 1964 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone in which two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bewitchin’ Pool canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2120497 — 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: The Bewitchin’ Pool Context triple: [The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes), hasNotableEpisode, The Bewitchin’ Pool]
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A.
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool is a 1969 French psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, centered on jealousy and tension at a luxurious villa in the south of France.
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B.
The Love Potion
The Love Potion is a Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a richly robed sorceress preparing a magical draught in a symbol-laden, medieval interior.
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C.
The Swimming Hole
The Swimming Hole is an 1880s realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins that depicts nude male figures bathing and diving in a rural lakeside setting, celebrated for its anatomical precision and exploration of masculinity.
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D.
Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
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E.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
- 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: The Bewitchin’ Pool Target entity description: "The Bewitchin’ Pool" is a 1964 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone in which two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool.
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A.
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool is a 1969 French psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, centered on jealousy and tension at a luxurious villa in the south of France.
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B.
The Love Potion
The Love Potion is a Pre-Raphaelite-style painting by British artist Evelyn De Morgan, depicting a richly robed sorceress preparing a magical draught in a symbol-laden, medieval interior.
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C.
The Swimming Hole
The Swimming Hole is an 1880s realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins that depicts nude male figures bathing and diving in a rural lakeside setting, celebrated for its anatomical precision and exploration of masculinity.
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D.
Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
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E.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Twilight Zone episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| airingOrder | final episode of the original The Twilight Zone run ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
child neglect
ⓘ
dysfunctional family ⓘ escapism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directedBy |
Joseph M. Newman
ⓘ
Robert Butler ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aunt T
ⓘ
Gil Sharewood ⓘ Gloria Sharewood ⓘ Jeb Sharewood ⓘ Sport Sharewood ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
alternate world refuge
ⓘ
children fleeing unhappy home ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
ⓘ
fantasy television ⓘ science fiction television ⓘ |
| hasMysteriousPortal | backyard swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasRodSerlingClosingMonologue | true ⓘ |
| hasRodSerlingOpeningMonologue | true ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the final episode of the original The Twilight Zone series to be produced ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1964-06-19 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Twilight Zone (original series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| plotSummary | Two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Television
ⓘ
linked to:
CBS
|
| productionOrder | last of the original series ⓘ |
| season | Season 5 ⓘ |
| series |
The Twilight Zone
ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| setting |
idyllic rural refuge
ⓘ
suburban home ⓘ |
| stars |
Dee Hartford
ⓘ
Georgia Simmons ⓘ Mary Badham ⓘ Tim Stafford ⓘ Tod Andrews ⓘ |
| storyBy | Earl Hamner Jr. ⓘ |
| title | The Bewitchin’ Pool ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Earl Hamner Jr. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bewitchin’ Pool Description of subject: "The Bewitchin’ Pool" is a 1964 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone in which two neglected children escape their troubled home life by entering a mysterious, idyllic world through their backyard swimming pool.
Referenced by (17)
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