J.J. Evans
E222816
J.J. Evans is a charismatic, wisecracking aspiring artist and the eldest son of the Evans family on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," best known for his catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!"
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| J.J. Evans canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1408760 — 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: J.J. Evans Context triple: [Good Times, mainCharacter, J.J. Evans]
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A.
David A. Evans
David A. Evans was a highly influential American organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis and the development of the Evans aldol reaction.
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B.
Ben Esler
Ben Esler is an Australian actor best known for his roles in television dramas and historical series, including a prominent part in the Western series "Hell on Wheels."
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C.
Florida Evans
Florida Evans is the strong, compassionate matriarch of a struggling African American family in the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," known for her resilience, moral integrity, and devotion to her children.
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D.
Joe Ricketts
Joe Ricketts is an American businessman best known as the founder of the online brokerage firm TD Ameritrade and a prominent member of the billionaire Ricketts family.
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E.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
- 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: J.J. Evans Target entity description: J.J. Evans is a charismatic, wisecracking aspiring artist and the eldest son of the Evans family on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," best known for his catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!"
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A.
David A. Evans
David A. Evans was a highly influential American organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis and the development of the Evans aldol reaction.
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B.
Ben Esler
Ben Esler is an Australian actor best known for his roles in television dramas and historical series, including a prominent part in the Western series "Hell on Wheels."
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C.
Florida Evans
Florida Evans is the strong, compassionate matriarch of a struggling African American family in the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," known for her resilience, moral integrity, and devotion to her children.
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D.
Joe Ricketts
Joe Ricketts is an American businessman best known as the founder of the online brokerage firm TD Ameritrade and a prominent member of the billionaire Ricketts family.
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E.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Good Times ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Dy-no-mite! ⓘ |
| characteristic |
charismatic
ⓘ
wisecracking ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Eric Monte
ⓘ
Mike Evans ⓘ Norman Lear ⓘ |
| createdFor | Good Times ⓘ |
| decadeOfFirstAppearance | 1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Evans ⓘ |
| familyNameOfFamily | Evans family ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork |
Good Times
ⓘ
surface form:
Good Times season 1
|
| fullName | James Evans Jr. ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nickname | J.J. ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the phrase Dy-no-mite! ⓘ |
| occupation | aspiring artist ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfWork | CBS ⓘ |
| parent |
Florida Evans
ⓘ
James Evans Sr. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jimmie Walker ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | eldest son ⓘ |
| residence |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
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| residenceDetail |
Cabrini–Green (former public housing project)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabrini–Green public housing project
|
| sibling |
Michael Evans
ⓘ
Thelma Evans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J.J. Evans Description of subject: J.J. Evans is a charismatic, wisecracking aspiring artist and the eldest son of the Evans family on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," best known for his catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!"
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
"Dy-no-mite!"
subject surface form:
"Dy-no-mite!"
subject surface form:
Florida Evans