T.J. Hooker (TV series)
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T.J. Hooker is an American police drama television series from the 1980s starring William Shatner as a veteran cop training new recruits.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| T. J. Hooker | 3 |
| T.J. Hooker | 1 |
| T.J. Hooker (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6545991 — 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: T.J. Hooker (TV series) Context triple: [David Hedison, performedIn, T.J. Hooker (TV series)]
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A.
Remington Steele
Remington Steele is an American television series blending detective drama and romantic comedy, best known for launching Pierce Brosnan to fame in the 1980s.
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B.
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges is an American television crime drama series set in San Francisco, starring Don Johnson as a charismatic police inspector.
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C.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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D.
Kojak
Kojak is a 1970s American television crime drama series centered on the tough, lollipop-licking New York City detective Theo Kojak, played by Telly Savalas.
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E.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
- 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: T.J. Hooker (TV series) Target entity description: T.J. Hooker is an American police drama television series from the 1980s starring William Shatner as a veteran cop training new recruits.
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A.
Remington Steele
Remington Steele is an American television series blending detective drama and romantic comedy, best known for launching Pierce Brosnan to fame in the 1980s.
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B.
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges is an American television crime drama series set in San Francisco, starring Don Johnson as a charismatic police inspector.
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C.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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D.
Kojak
Kojak is a 1970s American television crime drama series centered on the tough, lollipop-licking New York City detective Theo Kojak, played by Telly Savalas.
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E.
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues is an influential American police drama television series that aired in the 1980s, renowned for its ensemble cast, gritty realism, and innovative, serialized storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| airedOnWeekday | Saturday night (various seasons) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | T. J. Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audioFormat | Mono ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
American Broadcasting Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Sergeant Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mark Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Rick Husky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Aaron Spelling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme | training new police recruits ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
|
| firstAired | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre | police drama ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
action
ⓘ
crime ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
syndication reruns ⓘ |
| hasOpeningThemeComposer | Mark Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliceDepartmentFictionalization | Los Angeles Police Department-style agency ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | procedural drama ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1986 ⓘ |
| leadCharacterRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | police sergeant ⓘ |
| mediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| network |
ABC
ⓘ
CBS ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 90 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalChannelRun |
ABC (1982–1985)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CBS (1985–1986) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | Color ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Columbia Pictures Television
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spelling-Goldberg Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Adrian Zmed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heather Locklear NERFINISHED ⓘ James Darren NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Herd NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | prime-time television viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: T.J. Hooker (TV series) Description of subject: T.J. Hooker is an American police drama television series from the 1980s starring William Shatner as a veteran cop training new recruits.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
T. J. Hooker