The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
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The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage is a short-lived early-1990s fantasy-adventure television series about a corrupt businessman forced to team up with the ghost of a pirate to save lives and redeem their souls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Context triple: [Roma Downey, starredIn, The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage]
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A.
Black Jack
Black Jack was the famous nickname of U.S. Army General John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
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B.
Savage Sam
Savage Sam is a children's novel by Fred Gipson that continues the frontier adventures of the Coates family, focusing on the brave dog Sam.
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C.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a postmodern novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk that blends mystery, philosophical reflection, and Istanbul’s labyrinthine atmosphere to explore identity and storytelling.
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand is a 1953 American Western film starring Joel McCrea, with Wanda Hendrix in a supporting role.
- 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 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Target entity description: The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage is a short-lived early-1990s fantasy-adventure television series about a corrupt businessman forced to team up with the ghost of a pirate to save lives and redeem their souls.
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A.
Black Jack
Black Jack was the famous nickname of U.S. Army General John J. Pershing, the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
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B.
Savage Sam
Savage Sam is a children's novel by Fred Gipson that continues the frontier adventures of the Coates family, focusing on the brave dog Sam.
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C.
The Black Book
The Black Book is a postmodern novel by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk that blends mystery, philosophical reflection, and Istanbul’s labyrinthine atmosphere to explore identity and storytelling.
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand is a 1953 American Western film starring Joel McCrea, with Wanda Hendrix in a supporting role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure television series
ⓘ
fantasy television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Barry Tarberry is a corrupt Wall Street financier
ⓘ
Black Jack Savage is the ghost of a 17th-century pirate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Jim Kouf
ⓘ
Nigel McKeand ⓘ |
| distribution | NBC broadcast television ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Stephen J. Cannell ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Florida ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Bert Rosario
ⓘ
Daniel Hugh Kelly ⓘ Roma Downey ⓘ Steve Hytner ⓘ Stoney Jackson ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeType | pilot episode ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
afterlife and damnation
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ reluctant heroism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Barry Tarberry
ⓘ
Black Jack Savage ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
features a haunted yacht used to save people
ⓘ
mixes supernatural elements with action and comedy ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalRunEnd | May 4, 1991 ⓘ |
| originalRunStart | March 31, 1991 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC
ⓘ
linked to:
NTSC color television standard
|
| plotSummary | A corrupt businessman must team up with the ghost of a pirate to save 100 lives to redeem their souls ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Barry Tarberry, portrayed by Daniel Hugh Kelly
ⓘ
Black Jack Savage, portrayed by Stoney Jackson ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Stephen J. Cannell Productions ⓘ |
| protagonistGoal | save 100 lives to avoid damnation ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Caribbean island of San Pietro ⓘ |
| status | short-lived series ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s American television ⓘ |
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