Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series)
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Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) is an American mystery television series, based on Rex Stout’s detective novels, that follows the brilliant but eccentric armchair detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin as they solve complex crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6202184 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) Context triple: [Gary Nelson, notableWork, Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series)]
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A.
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe is a 1950s American radio drama series adapting Rex Stout’s detective stories about the brilliant, eccentric sleuth Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin.
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B.
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo is a short-lived late-1970s American television series centered on the previously unseen wife of detective Columbo, reimagined as a crime-solving newspaper reporter.
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C.
Columbo
Columbo is a classic American television crime drama series centered on a seemingly bumbling but brilliant homicide detective known for his trench coat, cigar, and relentless, subtle interrogations.
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D.
DeWolfe
DeWolfe is a surname most notably associated with Chris DeWolfe, the co-founder and former CEO of the social networking site MySpace.
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E.
NYPD 81st Precinct
The NYPD 81st Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.
- 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: Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) Target entity description: Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) is an American mystery television series, based on Rex Stout’s detective novels, that follows the brilliant but eccentric armchair detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin as they solve complex crimes.
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A.
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe
The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe is a 1950s American radio drama series adapting Rex Stout’s detective stories about the brilliant, eccentric sleuth Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin.
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B.
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo is a short-lived late-1970s American television series centered on the previously unseen wife of detective Columbo, reimagined as a crime-solving newspaper reporter.
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C.
Columbo
Columbo is a classic American television crime drama series centered on a seemingly bumbling but brilliant homicide detective known for his trench coat, cigar, and relentless, subtle interrogations.
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D.
DeWolfe
DeWolfe is a surname most notably associated with Chris DeWolfe, the co-founder and former CEO of the social networking site MySpace.
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E.
NYPD 81st Precinct
The NYPD 81st Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mystery television series
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Nero Wolfe novels
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works by Rex Stout ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Archie Goodwin is Nero Wolfe’s assistant
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linked to:
Archie Goodwin
Nero Wolfe is an armchair detective ⓘ
linked to:
Nero Wolfe
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresTheme |
crime solving
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detective investigation ⓘ private investigation ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1981 ⓘ |
| format | hour-long episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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mystery ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
brilliant
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eccentric ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New York City ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Nero Wolfe ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf |
Nero Wolfe literary series
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linked to:
Nero Wolfe series
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| isPartOf | American network television programming of the 1980s ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Archie Goodwin
ⓘ
Nero Wolfe ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | solving complex crimes ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| productionType | live-action television series ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | detective fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) Description of subject: Nero Wolfe (1981 TV series) is an American mystery television series, based on Rex Stout’s detective novels, that follows the brilliant but eccentric armchair detective Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin as they solve complex crimes.
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