Life Goes On
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Life Goes On is an American television drama series best known for being one of the first network shows to prominently feature a major character with Down syndrome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life Goes On canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6814365 — 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: Life Goes On Context triple: [Chad Lowe, notableWork, Life Goes On]
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A.
My Life Is Going On
"My Life Is Going On" is a song by Spanish singer Cecilia Krull, best known as the opening theme of the television series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel).
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B.
What Goes On
"What Goes On" is a country-flavored rock song by the Beatles, sung by Ringo Starr and released on their 1965 album Rubber Soul.
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C.
The Night Goes On
"The Night Goes On" is a song featured on the album "What About Me."
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D.
The Show Goes On
"The Show Goes On" is a popular hip-hop single by Lupe Fiasco known for its uplifting message and prominent sample of Modest Mouse's "Float On."
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E.
Go On and Cry
"Go On and Cry" is a 1960s rhythm and blues single by the Canadian band The Mynah Birds, notable for featuring a young Neil Young and Rick James before their later fame.
- 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: Life Goes On Target entity description: Life Goes On is an American television drama series best known for being one of the first network shows to prominently feature a major character with Down syndrome.
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A.
My Life Is Going On
"My Life Is Going On" is a song by Spanish singer Cecilia Krull, best known as the opening theme of the television series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel).
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B.
What Goes On
"What Goes On" is a country-flavored rock song by the Beatles, sung by Ringo Starr and released on their 1965 album Rubber Soul.
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C.
The Night Goes On
"The Night Goes On" is a song featured on the album "What About Me."
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D.
The Show Goes On
"The Show Goes On" is a popular hip-hop single by Lupe Fiasco known for its uplifting message and prominent sample of Modest Mouse's "Float On."
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E.
Go On and Cry
"Go On and Cry" is a 1960s rhythm and blues single by the Canadian band The Mynah Birds, notable for featuring a young Neil Young and Rick James before their later fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedInThe1980s | true ⓘ |
| airedInThe1990s | true ⓘ |
| characterHasCondition | Corky Thatcher – Down syndrome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Michael Braverman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ended | 1993 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Michael Braverman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterWithDisability | Corky Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1989 ⓘ |
| follows | the Thatcher family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasMajorCastMember |
Bill Smitrovich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ Kellie Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Monique Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti LuPone NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracey Needham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
disability representation ⓘ family life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Corky Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early network television representation of a character with Down syndrome
ⓘ
featuring a major character with Down syndrome ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOnDay | Sunday ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunEndYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Corky Thatcher – Chris Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| setIn | suburban Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Life Goes On Description of subject: Life Goes On is an American television drama series best known for being one of the first network shows to prominently feature a major character with Down syndrome.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.