The John Larroquette Show
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The John Larroquette Show is a 1990s American sitcom starring John Larroquette as a recovering alcoholic managing a St. Louis bus station, known for its dark humor and offbeat tone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The John Larroquette Show canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4371526 — 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 John Larroquette Show Context triple: [John Larroquette, notableWork, The John Larroquette Show]
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A.
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American sitcom that follows the misadventures of the dysfunctional Bundy family, known for its irreverent humor and subversion of traditional family sitcom tropes.
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B.
The King of Queens
The King of Queens is an American sitcom centered on delivery driver Doug Heffernan, his wife Carrie, and her eccentric father Arthur, known for its blue-collar Queens setting and comedic domestic conflicts.
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C.
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of two single women working in a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s and 1960s.
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D.
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is a popular American sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of two brothers and a growing boy sharing a beachfront home in Malibu.
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E.
Roseanne
Roseanne is an American sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1997, known for its realistic and often comedic portrayal of a working-class family led by Roseanne Barr.
- 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 John Larroquette Show Target entity description: The John Larroquette Show is a 1990s American sitcom starring John Larroquette as a recovering alcoholic managing a St. Louis bus station, known for its dark humor and offbeat tone.
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A.
Married... with Children
Married... with Children is an American sitcom that follows the misadventures of the dysfunctional Bundy family, known for its irreverent humor and subversion of traditional family sitcom tropes.
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B.
The King of Queens
The King of Queens is an American sitcom centered on delivery driver Doug Heffernan, his wife Carrie, and her eccentric father Arthur, known for its blue-collar Queens setting and comedic domestic conflicts.
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C.
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of two single women working in a Milwaukee brewery in the 1950s and 1960s.
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D.
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is a popular American sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of two brothers and a growing boy sharing a beachfront home in Malibu.
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E.
Roseanne
Roseanne is an American sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1997, known for its realistic and often comedic portrayal of a working-class family led by Roseanne Barr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sitcom
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | 30-minute episodes ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | network television ⓘ |
| character | John Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | bus station manager ⓘ |
| characterTrait | recovering alcoholic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Don Reo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Don Reo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ workplace comedy ⓘ |
| hasFandom | cult following ⓘ |
| hasFormat | episodic narrative ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | "Please Won't You Stay" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1996 ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | John Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | John Larroquette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | unusually dark tone for a network sitcom ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOnDay | Tuesday ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Castle Rock Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
St. Louis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bus station ⓘ |
| starring |
Alison La Placa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chi McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ Daryl Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Berridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gigi Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ John Larroquette NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Liz Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
alcoholism
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recovery ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1990s ⓘ |
| tone |
dark humor
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offbeat ⓘ |
| usesSettingAs | central narrative location ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The John Larroquette Show Description of subject: The John Larroquette Show is a 1990s American sitcom starring John Larroquette as a recovering alcoholic managing a St. Louis bus station, known for its dark humor and offbeat tone.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.