"The Thin White Line"
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"The Thin White Line" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy that introduces Barbara Pewterschmidt, Lois Griffin’s wealthy and snobbish mother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Thin White Line" canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6589698 — 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 Thin White Line" Context triple: [Barbara Pewterschmidt, firstAppearance, "The Thin White Line"]
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A.
Fine Line
"Fine Line" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard*, noted for its melodic piano-driven arrangement and reflective lyrics.
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B.
Thin Red Line
Thin Red Line refers to the famous stand of the 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot, who held off a Russian cavalry charge in a thin, two-deep line during the Crimean War, becoming a symbol of steadfast military courage.
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C.
The Midnight Line
The Midnight Line is a Jack Reacher crime thriller novel by Lee Child that follows Reacher’s investigation into a missing West Point graduate after he finds her class ring in a pawn shop.
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D.
Black Lines
Black Lines is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his pioneering use of bold linear forms and vibrant color to explore non-representational expression.
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E.
White Line
"White Line" is a grungy, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse from the 1990 album *Ragged Glory*.
- 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 Thin White Line" Target entity description: "The Thin White Line" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy that introduces Barbara Pewterschmidt, Lois Griffin’s wealthy and snobbish mother.
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A.
Fine Line
"Fine Line" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2005 album *Chaos and Creation in the Backyard*, noted for its melodic piano-driven arrangement and reflective lyrics.
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B.
Thin Red Line
Thin Red Line refers to the famous stand of the 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot, who held off a Russian cavalry charge in a thin, two-deep line during the Crimean War, becoming a symbol of steadfast military courage.
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C.
The Midnight Line
The Midnight Line is a Jack Reacher crime thriller novel by Lee Child that follows Reacher’s investigation into a missing West Point graduate after he finds her class ring in a pawn shop.
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D.
Black Lines
Black Lines is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his pioneering use of bold linear forms and vibrant color to explore non-representational expression.
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E.
White Line
"White Line" is a grungy, guitar-driven rock song by Neil Young and Crazy Horse from the 1990 album *Ragged Glory*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airedAs | season 3 premiere of Family Guy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Barbara Pewterschmidt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Carter Pewterschmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Quagmire NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lois Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewie Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Brian Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brian Does Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
adult animation
ⓘ
animated sitcom ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
drug addiction
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ intervention ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Barbara Pewterschmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | The Thin White Line / Brian Does Hollywood two-part story arc ⓘ |
| mainPlot | Brian becomes addicted to cocaine while working as a drug-sniffing dog ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Family Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | 31 ⓘ |
| setting | Quahog, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "The Thin White Line" Description of subject: "The Thin White Line" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy that introduces Barbara Pewterschmidt, Lois Griffin’s wealthy and snobbish mother.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.