The Single Guy
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The Single Guy is an American sitcom that aired in the mid-1990s, following the misadventures of a young bachelor navigating life and relationships in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Single Guy canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6817212 — 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 Single Guy Context triple: [Brad Hall, notableWork, The Single Guy]
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A.
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
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B.
One Man Guy
"One Man Guy" is a folk song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, later popularized by his son Rufus Wainwright.
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C.
My Guy
"My Guy" is a 1964 Motown soul hit, sung by Mary Wells and written by Smokey Robinson, that became one of the label’s signature songs.
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D.
The Perfect Guy
The Perfect Guy is a 2015 psychological thriller film about a woman whose seemingly ideal new boyfriend becomes dangerously obsessive and violent.
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E.
A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing is a 2003 romantic comedy film about a groom-to-be whose life spirals into chaos after a wild bachelor party leads to a series of misunderstandings and romantic complications.
- 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 Single Guy Target entity description: The Single Guy is an American sitcom that aired in the mid-1990s, following the misadventures of a young bachelor navigating life and relationships in New York City.
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A.
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
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B.
One Man Guy
"One Man Guy" is a folk song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, later popularized by his son Rufus Wainwright.
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C.
My Guy
"My Guy" is a 1964 Motown soul hit, sung by Mary Wells and written by Smokey Robinson, that became one of the label’s signature songs.
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D.
The Perfect Guy
The Perfect Guy is a 2015 psychological thriller film about a woman whose seemingly ideal new boyfriend becomes dangerously obsessive and violent.
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E.
A Guy Thing
A Guy Thing is a 2003 romantic comedy film about a groom-to-be whose life spirals into chaos after a wild bachelor party leads to a series of misunderstandings and romantic complications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | half-hour television series ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTime | 1997 ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | contemporary New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
ⓘ
television comedy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jonathan Eliot ⓘ |
| mediaType | television show ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
life and relationships in New York City
ⓘ
misadventures of a young bachelor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 43 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | broadcast television network ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalRunPeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ single life in a big city ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
NBC Productions
ⓘ
linked to:
NBC Enterprises
|
| protagonistMaritalStatus | single ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Single Guy Description of subject: The Single Guy is an American sitcom that aired in the mid-1990s, following the misadventures of a young bachelor navigating life and relationships in New York City.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.