Blondie (radio program)
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Blondie (radio program) was a popular mid-20th-century American radio comedy series based on the "Blondie" comic strip, featuring Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blondie (radio program) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13555929 — 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: Blondie (radio program) Context triple: [Arthur Lake, notableWork, Blondie (radio program)]
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A.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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B.
Blonded Radio
Blonded Radio is Frank Ocean’s eclectic, genre-blending radio show and music platform, known for premiering new music and rare releases.
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C.
The Curse of Blondie
The Curse of Blondie is a 2003 studio album by American new wave band Blondie that blends rock, pop, and electronic influences and includes the single "Good Boys."
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D.
Big Blondes
Big Blondes is a series of provocative, large-scale figurative paintings by Lisa Yuskavage that explore exaggerated femininity and sexuality through stylized, cartoonish female nudes.
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E.
Blondie
Blondie is an American rock band formed in the mid-1970s, best known for pioneering the new wave and punk scenes with hits like "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me."
- 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: Blondie (radio program) Target entity description: Blondie (radio program) was a popular mid-20th-century American radio comedy series based on the "Blondie" comic strip, featuring Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead.
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A.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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B.
Blonded Radio
Blonded Radio is Frank Ocean’s eclectic, genre-blending radio show and music platform, known for premiering new music and rare releases.
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C.
The Curse of Blondie
The Curse of Blondie is a 2003 studio album by American new wave band Blondie that blends rock, pop, and electronic influences and includes the single "Good Boys."
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D.
Big Blondes
Big Blondes is a series of provocative, large-scale figurative paintings by Lisa Yuskavage that explore exaggerated femininity and sexuality through stylized, cartoonish female nudes.
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E.
Blondie
Blondie is an American rock band formed in the mid-1970s, best known for pioneering the new wave and punk scenes with hits like "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
radio comedy series
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radio program ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | newspaper comic strip ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blondie (comic strip) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkGenre | humor comic strip ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | terrestrial radio ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Blondie Bumstead – Penny Singleton
NERFINISHED
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Dagwood Bumstead – Arthur Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorOfSourceMaterial | Chic Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decadeOfPeakPopularity | 1940s ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | syndicated radio transcriptions ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1939 ⓘ |
| format | comedy ⓘ |
| genre | situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alexander Bumstead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cookie Bumstead NERFINISHED ⓘ Cora Dithers NERFINISHED ⓘ Herb Woodley NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Dithers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tootsie Woodley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | middle-class American family life ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1950 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Blondie Bumstead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagwood Bumstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | Blondie franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | domestic comedy centered on the Bumstead family ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn |
CBS Radio
NERFINISHED
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NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Blondie (comic strip)
NERFINISHED
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Blondie (film series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | suburban American home ⓘ |
| starred | Arthur Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-20th century United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blondie (radio program) Description of subject: Blondie (radio program) was a popular mid-20th-century American radio comedy series based on the "Blondie" comic strip, featuring Arthur Lake as Dagwood Bumstead.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.