The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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British science fiction franchise science fiction comedy series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.

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All labels observed (62)

Label	Occurrences
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy canonical	63
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise	22
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy	17
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)	16
Hitchhiker's Guide universe	13
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe	12
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel series)	11
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series	8
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)	6
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel, 1979)	6
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (novel)	6
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy franchise	6
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (novel series)	5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series	4
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy universe	4
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise	3
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe	3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (franchise)	3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe book)	3
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fandom	2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional electronic guidebook)	2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe electronic guidebook)	2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe guidebook)	2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 film	2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book series	2
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (franchise)	2
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams	1
Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide series	1
Guide to Arthur Dent	1
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mythos	1
Hitchhiker's universe	1
Hitchhiker’s Guide fictional cosmology	1
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy universe	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979 novel)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 TV series)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Primary Phase)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Quandary Phase)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Quintessential Phase)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Secondary Phase)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Tertiary Phase)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book series)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book-within-book topic)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (concept by Douglas Adams)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (electronic guidebook)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional guidebook)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe company)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise lore	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy novel series	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy television series	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide universe	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (book series)	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe book)	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe guidebook)	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy adaptations	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy book series	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novels	1
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series	1
novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44780 — 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 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Context triple: [Douglas Adams, notableWork, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]

A. Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
B. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
C. The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that champions critical thinking and the scientific method as antidotes to superstition and pseudoscience.
D. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
E. The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Target entity description: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.

A. Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.
B. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
C. Per Ardua ad Astra
Per Ardua ad Astra is the Latin motto of the Royal Air Force, traditionally translated as “Through adversity to the stars,” expressing courage and aspiration in the face of hardship.
D. The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that champions critical thinking and the scientific method as antidotes to superstition and pseudoscience.
E. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British science fiction franchise ⓘ science fiction comedy series ⓘ
awarded	Golden Pan Award ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Douglas Adams ⓘ
firstBroadcastDate	1978 ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) ⓘ
hasFandom	cult following ⓘ
hasForm	feature film ⓘ novel series ⓘ radio series ⓘ stage production ⓘ television series ⓘ video game ⓘ
hasPart	And Another Thing... ⓘ Life, the Universe and Everything ⓘ Mostly Harmless ⓘ So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel) ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ⓘ
influenced	British science fiction comedy ⓘ
mainCharacter	Arthur Dent ⓘ Ford Prefect ⓘ Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ Trillian ⓘ Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ
notableConcept	Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything ⓘ
notableNumber	42 ⓘ
notableObject	The Guide ⓘ
notablePhrase	Don't Panic ⓘ So long, and thanks for all the fish ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalMedium	radio series ⓘ
originalNetwork	BBC Radio 4 ⓘ
publisher	Del Rey Books ⓘ Pan Books ⓘ
setting	Earth ⓘ Milky Way galaxy ⓘ linked to: Milky Way
theme	absurdity of the universe ⓘ critique of modern society ⓘ satire of bureaucracy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited