The Lieutenant
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The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lieutenant canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5143503 — 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 Lieutenant Context triple: [Gene Roddenberry, notableWork, The Lieutenant]
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A.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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B.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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C.
The Ranks
The Ranks is the English title of Surah As-Saff, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes unity, sincerity, and steadfastness among believers, especially in striving for God’s cause.
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D.
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
- 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 Lieutenant Target entity description: The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
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A.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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B.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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C.
The Ranks
The Ranks is the English title of Surah As-Saff, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes unity, sincerity, and steadfastness among believers, especially in striving for God’s cause.
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D.
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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E.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | MGM Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1964 ⓘ |
| episodeSubject | racial discrimination in the U.S. Marine Corps ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| follows |
personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer
ⓘ
professional challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Gary Lockwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Beckman NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Vaughn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisode | “To Set It Right” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| hasGuestStar |
DeForest Kelley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Majel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nichelle Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Koenig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningThemePerformer | MGM studio orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty
ⓘ
morality in the military ⓘ personal integrity ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| militaryBranchDepicted | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early television work of Gene Roddenberry
ⓘ
featuring several future Star Trek cast members ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 29 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOnDayOfWeek | Saturday ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s American network television drama programming ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gary Lockwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | MGM Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| workLocationOfCreator | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lieutenant Description of subject: The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.