Kate & Allie
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Kate & Allie is an American sitcom from the 1980s that follows two divorced women who move in together with their children to navigate single parenthood and modern family life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kate & Allie canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11568394 — 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: Kate & Allie Context triple: [Kathryn Walker, notableWork, Kate & Allie]
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A.
Allison & Allison
Allison & Allison was an American architectural firm known for designing prominent institutional and educational buildings in Southern California in the early 20th century.
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B.
Ben and Kate
Ben and Kate is an American television sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of an irresponsible brother who moves in with his uptight single-mother sister.
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C.
Ruth & Alex
Ruth & Alex is a 2014 comedy-drama film about an elderly New York couple navigating the challenges of selling their longtime Brooklyn apartment.
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D.
Ellies
The Ellies are annual awards recognizing excellence in magazine journalism and publishing, presented by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
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E.
Allison
Allison is a common English-language surname of Scottish and Irish origin, often derived from "son of Alice" or "son of Alan."
- 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: Kate & Allie Target entity description: Kate & Allie is an American sitcom from the 1980s that follows two divorced women who move in together with their children to navigate single parenthood and modern family life.
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A.
Allison & Allison
Allison & Allison was an American architectural firm known for designing prominent institutional and educational buildings in Southern California in the early 20th century.
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B.
Ben and Kate
Ben and Kate is an American television sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of an irresponsible brother who moves in with his uptight single-mother sister.
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C.
Ruth & Alex
Ruth & Alex is a 2014 comedy-drama film about an elderly New York couple navigating the challenges of selling their longtime Brooklyn apartment.
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D.
Ellies
The Ellies are annual awards recognizing excellence in magazine journalism and publishing, presented by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
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E.
Allison
Allison is a common English-language surname of Scottish and Irish origin, often derived from "son of Alice" or "son of Alan."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1980s television series
ⓘ
American television sitcom ⓘ |
| airedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| audioFormat | mono ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | CBS Monday night schedule ⓘ |
| characterRelationship |
Kate McArdle and Allie Lowell are longtime friends
ⓘ
linked to:
Allison "Allie" Lowell
|
| characterStatus |
Allie Lowell is divorced
ⓘ
linked to:
Allison "Allie" Lowell
Kate McArdle is divorced ⓘ |
| composer | Edd Kalehoff ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Sherry Coben ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Bill Persky ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City (setting) and studio production ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1989-05-22 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1984-03-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
sitcom
ⓘ
television comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
female friendship
ⓘ
modern family structures ⓘ single parenthood ⓘ work–life balance for mothers ⓘ |
| householdType | shared apartment household ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Jane Curtin
ⓘ
Susan Saint James ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Allie Lowell
ⓘ
linked to:
Allison "Allie" Lowell
Chip Lowell ⓘ Emma McArdle ⓘ Jenny Lowell ⓘ Kate McArdle ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting divorced single mothers as leads in a network sitcom ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 122 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | instrumental theme by Edd Kalehoff ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRunEra | 1980s ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC
ⓘ
linked to:
NTSC color television standard
|
| plotSummary | Two divorced women share a New York apartment and raise their children together as a blended household. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Allison Smith
ⓘ
Ari Meyers ⓘ Frederick Koehler ⓘ Jane Curtin ⓘ Susan Saint James ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Entertainment Productions
ⓘ
linked to:
CBS Studios
|
| settingLocation | Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary 1980s urban life ⓘ |
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Subject: Kate & Allie Description of subject: Kate & Allie is an American sitcom from the 1980s that follows two divorced women who move in together with their children to navigate single parenthood and modern family life.
Referenced by (6)
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