The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
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The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American comedy television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follows the bumbling exploits of a small-town Southern sheriff and his deputies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Context triple: [Dixie Carter, appearedIn, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo]
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A.
The Legend of Lobo
The Legend of Lobo is a 1962 Walt Disney nature adventure film that follows the life of a wild wolf in the American Southwest, blending documentary-style wildlife footage with a narrative storyline.
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B.
The Coyote
The Coyote is the energetic, comedic costumed mascot of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, known for his slapstick antics and crowd-pleasing game-time performances.
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C.
Copper the Coyote
Copper the Coyote is a character named Copper, depicted as a coyote, likely featured in a fictional or entertainment context.
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D.
Durango the Maverick
Durango the Maverick is the costumed bull mascot representing the University of Nebraska Omaha’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Coyote Tales
Coyote Tales is a collection of humorous and insightful short stories by Indigenous author Thomas King that reimagines traditional Coyote trickster narratives in contemporary settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Target entity description: The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo is an American comedy television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follows the bumbling exploits of a small-town Southern sheriff and his deputies.
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A.
The Legend of Lobo
The Legend of Lobo is a 1962 Walt Disney nature adventure film that follows the life of a wild wolf in the American Southwest, blending documentary-style wildlife footage with a narrative storyline.
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B.
The Coyote
The Coyote is the energetic, comedic costumed mascot of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, known for his slapstick antics and crowd-pleasing game-time performances.
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C.
Copper the Coyote
Copper the Coyote is a character named Copper, depicted as a coyote, likely featured in a fictional or entertainment context.
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D.
Durango the Maverick
Durango the Maverick is the costumed bull mascot representing the University of Nebraska Omaha’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Coyote Tales
Coyote Tales is a collection of humorous and insightful short stories by Indigenous author Thomas King that reimagines traditional Coyote trickster narratives in contemporary settings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedOnDayOfWeek | Tuesday (various periods) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sheriff Lobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInFictionalLocation | Orly County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | episodic television ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Deputy Birdie Hawkins – Brian Kerwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deputy Perkins – Mills Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo – Claude Akins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | small-town Southern sheriff ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Glen A. Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Glen A. Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Brian Kerwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claude Akins NERFINISHED ⓘ Mills Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalOrganization | Orly County Sheriff’s Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | theme music composed in country style ⓘ |
| hasPart |
season 1 of The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
ⓘ
season 2 of The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
law enforcement incompetence played for humor
ⓘ
small-town Southern life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Deputy Birdie Hawkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deputy Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFeature | focuses on bumbling exploits of law enforcement ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 37 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | late 1970s American network television programming ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American South ⓘ |
| spinOffFrom | B. J. and the Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | self-contained comedic adventures ⓘ |
| typicalRuntimePerEpisode | approximately 48 minutes ⓘ |
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