Nanny and the Professor
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Nanny and the Professor is an early-1970s American sitcom about a magical British nanny who brings order and whimsy to a widowed professor’s household and his three children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanny and the Professor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4678511 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nanny and the Professor Context triple: [Cindy Williams, appearedIn, Nanny and the Professor]
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A.
Nanny
Nanny is the kind-hearted, loyal housekeeper who helps care for Pongo and Perdita’s puppies in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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B.
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny is a 1993 family comedy film starring Hulk Hogan as a tough ex-wrestler who becomes the bodyguard and caretaker for two mischievous children.
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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.
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee is a magical, stern yet kind-hearted nanny from a series of British family fantasy films, known for disciplining unruly children through enchanted lessons that gradually transform both her appearance and their behavior.
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E.
The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries is a 2007 comedy-drama film, based on the bestselling novel, that follows a college student working as a nanny for a wealthy New York family and stars Scarlett Johansson and Laura Linney.
- 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: Nanny and the Professor Target entity description: Nanny and the Professor is an early-1970s American sitcom about a magical British nanny who brings order and whimsy to a widowed professor’s household and his three children.
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A.
Nanny
Nanny is the kind-hearted, loyal housekeeper who helps care for Pongo and Perdita’s puppies in Disney’s "One Hundred and One Dalmatians."
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B.
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny is a 1993 family comedy film starring Hulk Hogan as a tough ex-wrestler who becomes the bodyguard and caretaker for two mischievous children.
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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.
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee is a magical, stern yet kind-hearted nanny from a series of British family fantasy films, known for disciplining unruly children through enchanted lessons that gradually transform both her appearance and their behavior.
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E.
The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries is a 2007 comedy-drama film, based on the bestselling novel, that follows a college student working as a nanny for a wealthy New York family and stars Scarlett Johansson and Laura Linney.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| airedOnDayOfWeek |
Friday
ⓘ
Wednesday ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| character |
Butch Everett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hal Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe Figalilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Harold Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ Prudence Everett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
college professor
ⓘ
nanny ⓘ |
| composer | George Greeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | AJ Carothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1970-01-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nanny and the Professor animated TV movies ⓘ |
| format | live-action television ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy television series
ⓘ
situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | magical nanny ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | ABC Weekend Special animated episodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family life
ⓘ
magic in everyday life ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1971-12-27 ⓘ |
| mediaType | television program ⓘ |
| network | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 54 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Nanny and the Professor theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | prime time ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A magical British nanny brings order and whimsy to a widowed professor and his three children. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century-Fox Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
David Doremus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juliet Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Long NERFINISHED ⓘ Trent Lehman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | George Greeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nanny and the Professor Description of subject: Nanny and the Professor is an early-1970s American sitcom about a magical British nanny who brings order and whimsy to a widowed professor’s household and his three children.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.