The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series)
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The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series) is the omniscient, humorous electronic guidebook whose narrated entries provide exposition and comic commentary throughout the show.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8738636 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series) Context triple: [Peter Jones, voiceRole, The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series)]
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) is a commemorative re-release of the classic text-based adventure game based on Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy, updated to celebrate its enduring legacy.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) is a theatrical adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult science-fiction comedy, bringing the absurd intergalactic adventures and dry British humor of the original story to the live stage.
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The Hitch-Hiker
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series) Target entity description: The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series) is the omniscient, humorous electronic guidebook whose narrated entries provide exposition and comic commentary throughout the show.
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A.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1981 BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction saga, following Arthur Dent's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
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B.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
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C.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) is a commemorative re-release of the classic text-based adventure game based on Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy, updated to celebrate its enduring legacy.
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D.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) is a theatrical adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult science-fiction comedy, bringing the absurd intergalactic adventures and dry British humor of the original story to the live stage.
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E.
The Hitch-Hiker
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional electronic guidebook
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narrative device ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981 television series) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (novel)
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linked to:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
Don’t Panic
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linked to:
Don't Panic
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| countryOfOriginOfSeries | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverText |
Don’t Panic
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linked to:
Don't Panic
|
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| describedAs | standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom in the galaxy (within the fiction) ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | diegetic object within the story world ⓘ |
| fictionalTechnologyType | portable electronic encyclopedia ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Episode 1 of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981 television series) ⓘ |
| franchise |
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy franchise
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linked to:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
|
| genre | science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| humourStyle |
deadpan
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satirical ⓘ |
| influencesToneOfSeries | comic and ironic atmosphere ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | electronic guidebook ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Peter Jones ⓘ |
| narrationType | voice-over ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
interrupts action with humorous entries
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provides background information on people, places and concepts ⓘ |
| pointOfView | omniscient ⓘ |
| primaryAudienceFunction | explaining complex fictional concepts ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfSeries | BBC ⓘ |
| providesEntryOn |
Babel fish
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Earth ⓘ Infinite Improbability Drive ⓘ Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster ⓘ Vogon ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (film) guidebook ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
comic commentator
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exposition provider ⓘ |
| secondaryAudienceFunction | providing meta-commentary on events ⓘ |
| setting |
Milky Way galaxy (fictional setting)
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linked to:
Milky Way Galaxy (fictional setting)
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| tone |
humorous
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wry ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
Arthur Dent
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Ford Prefect ⓘ Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ Trillian ⓘ Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ |
| visualRepresentation | animated graphics sequences ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
diagrammatic illustrations
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line-drawn animation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series) Description of subject: The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series) is the omniscient, humorous electronic guidebook whose narrated entries provide exposition and comic commentary throughout the show.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Milky Way Galaxy (fictional setting)
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hasOrganization
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe guidebook publisher)
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linked to: The Book in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (television series)