Who’s the Boss?
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"Who’s the Boss?" is an American sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1992, centered on a retired baseball player who becomes a live-in housekeeper for a high-powered advertising executive and her family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Who’s the Boss? canonical | 7 |
| Who's the Boss? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4450332 — 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: Who’s the Boss? Context triple: [Alyssa Milano, notableWork, Who’s the Boss?]
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A.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a Paris Métro station located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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B.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a central public transport interchange in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a key node for tram and bus connections across the city.
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C.
The Nanny
The Nanny is a popular 1990s American sitcom starring Fran Drescher as a flashy Queens nanny working for a wealthy Manhattan family.
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D.
Like a Boss
"Like a Boss" is a popular comedic rap song and digital short by The Lonely Island that parodies corporate culture through absurd, escalating scenarios.
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E.
Living Single
Living Single is a 1990s American sitcom centered on the personal and professional lives of a group of young Black friends sharing a Brooklyn brownstone.
- 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: Who’s the Boss? Target entity description: "Who’s the Boss?" is an American sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1992, centered on a retired baseball player who becomes a live-in housekeeper for a high-powered advertising executive and her family.
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A.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a Paris Métro station located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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B.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a central public transport interchange in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a key node for tram and bus connections across the city.
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C.
The Nanny
The Nanny is a popular 1990s American sitcom starring Fran Drescher as a flashy Queens nanny working for a wealthy Manhattan family.
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D.
Like a Boss
"Like a Boss" is a popular comedic rap song and digital short by The Lonely Island that parodies corporate culture through absurd, escalating scenarios.
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E.
Living Single
Living Single is a 1990s American sitcom centered on the personal and professional lives of a group of young Black friends sharing a Brooklyn brownstone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| airedOnDay | Thursday night (most seasons) ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Angela Bower is a high-powered advertising executive
NERFINISHED
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Tony Micelli becomes a live-in housekeeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Micelli is a retired baseball player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Blake Hunter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Cohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Blake Hunter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Cohan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1992-04-25 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1984-09-20 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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sitcom ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Living Dolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angela Bower
NERFINISHED
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Jonathan Bower NERFINISHED ⓘ Mona Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Samantha Micelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Micelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Alyssa Milano as Samantha Micelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danny Pintauro as Jonathan Bower ⓘ Judith Light as Angela Bower NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Danza as Tony Micelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 196 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 8 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | prime time television series ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
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surface form:
NTSC
|
| plotSummary | A retired baseball player becomes a live-in housekeeper for a high-powered advertising executive and her family ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
ELP Communications
NERFINISHED
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Embassy Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Fairfield, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alyssa Milano
NERFINISHED
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Danny Pintauro NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Helmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Danza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| theme |
gender role reversal in the household
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nontraditional family dynamics ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 24 minutes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Who’s the Boss? Description of subject: "Who’s the Boss?" is an American sitcom that aired from 1984 to 1992, centered on a retired baseball player who becomes a live-in housekeeper for a high-powered advertising executive and her family.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Who's the Boss?
subject surface form:
Tony Gonsalves