The Little People
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"The Little People" is a 1962 episode of the science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone in which an arrogant astronaut declares himself a god over a civilization of tiny aliens, only to face a twist of cosmic irony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little People canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2120501 — 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: The Little People Context triple: [The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes), hasNotableEpisode, The Little People]
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A.
The Little Giant
"The Little Giant" is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Colleen Moore, known for its lighthearted story and showcasing the flapper-era charm that made her a major star of the time.
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B.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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C.
Kiddyland
Kiddyland is a children’s amusement area within Playland Park featuring kid-friendly rides and attractions.
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D.
The Grouch
The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
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E.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is a whimsical puppet-populated fantasy world visited in "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," where stories, feelings, and life lessons are explored through imaginative play.
- 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: The Little People Target entity description: "The Little People" is a 1962 episode of the science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone in which an arrogant astronaut declares himself a god over a civilization of tiny aliens, only to face a twist of cosmic irony.
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A.
The Little Giant
"The Little Giant" is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Colleen Moore, known for its lighthearted story and showcasing the flapper-era charm that made her a major star of the time.
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B.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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C.
Kiddyland
Kiddyland is a children’s amusement area within Playland Park featuring kid-friendly rides and attractions.
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D.
The Grouch
The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
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E.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is a whimsical puppet-populated fantasy world visited in "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," where stories, feelings, and life lessons are explored through imaginative play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
The Twilight Zone episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | half-hour anthology episode ⓘ |
| castMember |
Claude Akins
ⓘ
Joe Maross ⓘ Johnny Catan ⓘ Michael Ford ⓘ Paul Wexler ⓘ Robert Eaton ⓘ |
| character |
Peter Craig
ⓘ
William Fletcher ⓘ |
| closingNarrationBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creatorOfSeries | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| director | William F. Claxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 28 ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | Four O'Clock ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology television
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fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTwistEnding | true ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joe Maross ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| openingNarrationBy | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1962-03-30 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalSeriesRun |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
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| partOf |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Twilight Zone (season 3)
|
| plotSummary |
Craig abuses his power over the tiny civilization until he is confronted by giant astronauts.
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One astronaut, Peter Craig, declares himself a god over the miniature aliens. ⓘ Two stranded astronauts discover a planet inhabited by a civilization of tiny people. ⓘ |
| precededByEpisode | Person or Persons Unknown ⓘ |
| producer | Buck Houghton ⓘ |
| productionCode | 4835 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| season | 3 ⓘ |
| series |
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
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surface form:
The Twilight Zone
|
| setting | an alien planet with a miniature civilization ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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cosmic irony ⓘ hubris ⓘ moral retribution ⓘ |
| title | The Little People self-link ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Serling ⓘ |
| yearOfTelevisionSeason | 1962 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Little People Description of subject: "The Little People" is a 1962 episode of the science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone in which an arrogant astronaut declares himself a god over a civilization of tiny aliens, only to face a twist of cosmic irony.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.