The Building
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The Building is a short-lived 1993 American sitcom created by and starring Bonnie Hunt, known for its improvisational style and ensemble cast of Chicago Second City alumni.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Building canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2984796 — 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 Building Context triple: [Bonnie Hunt, televisionWork, The Building]
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A.
Main Building
The Main Building is the central legislative edifice within the Batasang Pambansa Complex that houses the core offices and session hall of the Philippine House of Representatives.
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B.
Main Building
The Main Building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is its principal exhibition complex, housing major collections of modern and contemporary art and serving as the museum’s central architectural landmark.
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C.
North Building
North Building is one of the main commercial and office towers within the Grand Front Osaka complex, housing a mix of shops, restaurants, and business facilities.
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D.
North Building
North Building is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within Chicago’s McCormick Place complex, hosting large-scale trade shows and events.
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E.
North Building
North Building is a distinctive wing of the Denver Art Museum, known for its modernist architecture and role in housing part of the museum’s art collections.
- 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 Building Target entity description: The Building is a short-lived 1993 American sitcom created by and starring Bonnie Hunt, known for its improvisational style and ensemble cast of Chicago Second City alumni.
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A.
Main Building
The Main Building is the central legislative edifice within the Batasang Pambansa Complex that houses the core offices and session hall of the Philippine House of Representatives.
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B.
Main Building
The Main Building of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art is its principal exhibition complex, housing major collections of modern and contemporary art and serving as the museum’s central architectural landmark.
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C.
North Building
North Building is one of the main commercial and office towers within the Grand Front Osaka complex, housing a mix of shops, restaurants, and business facilities.
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D.
North Building
North Building is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within Chicago’s McCormick Place complex, hosting large-scale trade shows and events.
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E.
North Building
North Building is a distinctive wing of the Denver Art Museum, known for its modernist architecture and role in housing part of the museum’s art collections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1990s American sitcom
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American television sitcom ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | Half-hour television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bonnie Hunt ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| featuresEnsembleCastOf |
The Second City
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surface form:
Chicago Second City alumni
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| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre | Sitcom ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationFrom |
The Second City
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surface form:
Second City performers
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| improvisationalStyle | yes ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalRunPeriod | 1993 on CBS ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Studios
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surface form:
CBS Entertainment Productions
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| settingLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
| shortLived | yes ⓘ |
| starring | Bonnie Hunt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Building Description of subject: The Building is a short-lived 1993 American sitcom created by and starring Bonnie Hunt, known for its improvisational style and ensemble cast of Chicago Second City alumni.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.