Triple

T12277041
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bill Daily E292613 entity
Predicate playedCharacter P1507 FINISHED
Object Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show
Howard Borden in *The Bob Newhart Show* is the affable but bumbling airline navigator neighbor whose frequent misunderstandings and quirky behavior provide much of the series’ comic relief.
E976182 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show | Statement: [Bill Daily, playedCharacter, Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show
Context triple: [Bill Daily, playedCharacter, Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show]
  • A. The Bob Newhart Show
    The Bob Newhart Show is a classic 1970s American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a Chicago psychologist, known for its dry wit and ensemble cast.
  • B. Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline
    Howard Brackett is the small-town English teacher protagonist of the comedy film "In & Out," portrayed by actor Kevin Kline as a man whose life is upended when a former student publicly questions his sexuality.
  • C. Timothy Newhart
    Timothy Newhart is one of the children of American television personality and producer Ginny Newhart and comedian-actor Bob Newhart.
  • D. Bob Newhart
    Bob Newhart is an American stand-up comedian and actor renowned for his deadpan delivery and influential comedy albums and sitcoms, including "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart."
  • E. Barney Miller
    Barney Miller is a 1970s–80s American sitcom set in a New York City police precinct, known for its ensemble cast, character-driven humor, and realistic portrayal of urban policing.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show
Triple: [Bill Daily, playedCharacter, Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show]
Generated description
Howard Borden in *The Bob Newhart Show* is the affable but bumbling airline navigator neighbor whose frequent misunderstandings and quirky behavior provide much of the series’ comic relief.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Borden in The Bob Newhart Show
Target entity description: Howard Borden in *The Bob Newhart Show* is the affable but bumbling airline navigator neighbor whose frequent misunderstandings and quirky behavior provide much of the series’ comic relief.
  • A. The Bob Newhart Show
    The Bob Newhart Show is a classic 1970s American sitcom starring comedian Bob Newhart as a Chicago psychologist, known for its dry wit and ensemble cast.
  • B. Howard Brackett – Kevin Kline
    Howard Brackett is the small-town English teacher protagonist of the comedy film "In & Out," portrayed by actor Kevin Kline as a man whose life is upended when a former student publicly questions his sexuality.
  • C. Timothy Newhart
    Timothy Newhart is one of the children of American television personality and producer Ginny Newhart and comedian-actor Bob Newhart.
  • D. Bob Newhart
    Bob Newhart is an American stand-up comedian and actor renowned for his deadpan delivery and influential comedy albums and sitcoms, including "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart."
  • E. Barney Miller
    Barney Miller is a 1970s–80s American sitcom set in a New York City police precinct, known for its ensemble cast, character-driven humor, and realistic portrayal of urban policing.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e completed April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d91cf06cf08190ac8671dd9bbed03d completed April 10, 2026, 3:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f61e6d72d081908c8697257df712f1 completed May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f620759f348190baa9af5b33d4e37f completed May 2, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f624bf23948190b182e4c31564d210 completed May 2, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.