Faerie Tale Theatre
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Faerie Tale Theatre is an American television anthology series from the 1980s that presents live-action adaptations of classic fairy tales, created and hosted by actress Shelley Duvall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faerie Tale Theatre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faerie Tale Theatre Context triple: [Shelley Duvall, notableWork, Faerie Tale Theatre]
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A.
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales is a 2015 dark fantasy film directed by Matteo Garrone, known for its visually rich, adult-oriented adaptations of Italian fairy tales and featuring Salma Hayek in a prominent role.
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B.
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller is a fantasy television series blending live-action and puppetry to retell European folk and fairy tales through a narrator and his talking dog.
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C.
Willow
"Willow" is a folk-pop song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released as the lead single from her 2020 album "Evermore."
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D.
Willow
Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard that follows an aspiring sorcerer who must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen.
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E.
Willow
Willow is a small community in south-central Alaska known as a gateway to outdoor recreation, including fishing, hiking, and dog mushing.
- 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: Faerie Tale Theatre Target entity description: Faerie Tale Theatre is an American television anthology series from the 1980s that presents live-action adaptations of classic fairy tales, created and hosted by actress Shelley Duvall.
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A.
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales is a 2015 dark fantasy film directed by Matteo Garrone, known for its visually rich, adult-oriented adaptations of Italian fairy tales and featuring Salma Hayek in a prominent role.
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B.
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller
Jim Henson’s The Storyteller is a fantasy television series blending live-action and puppetry to retell European folk and fairy tales through a narrator and his talking dog.
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C.
Willow
"Willow" is a folk-pop song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released as the lead single from her 2020 album "Evermore."
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D.
Willow
Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard that follows an aspiring sorcerer who must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen.
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E.
Willow
Willow is a small community in south-central Alaska known as a gateway to outdoor recreation, including fishing, hiking, and dog mushing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | fairy tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Shelley Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Shelley Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1982 ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
children's television ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| hasEpisode |
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beauty and the Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ Cinderella NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldilocks and the Three Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ Hansel and Gretel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack and the Beanstalk NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Red Riding Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinocchio NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapunzel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumpelstiltskin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sleeping Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bremen Town Musicians NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dancing Princesses NERFINISHED ⓘ The Emperor's New Clothes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Frog Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Mermaid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pied Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pied Piper of Hamelin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Princess Who Had Never Laughed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Princess and the Pea NERFINISHED ⓘ The Snow Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Frog Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Billy Goats Gruff NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Little Pigs NERFINISHED ⓘ Thumbelina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1987 ⓘ |
| medium | cable television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptations of classic fairy tales
ⓘ
celebrity guest stars ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 27 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Shelley Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Fred Fuchs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penelope Hobhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Gaylord Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platypus Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Shelley Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s television ⓘ |
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