episode "The New Girl"
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"The New Girl" is a two-part 1980 episode of the sitcom *The Facts of Life* that introduces the tough, streetwise character Jo Polniaczek to the series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| episode "The New Girl" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9699708 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: episode "The New Girl" Context triple: [Jo Polniaczek, firstAppearance, episode "The New Girl"]
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A.
New Girl (TV series score)
New Girl (TV series score) is the original television soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for the comedy series "New Girl," featuring his light, quirky, and character-driven musical themes.
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B.
New Girl
New Girl is an American sitcom that follows the quirky misadventures of Jess Day and her three male roommates in a Los Angeles loft.
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C.
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town is a 1957 Broadway musical adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," best known for its Tony-winning star turn by Gwen Verdon.
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D.
EP "Melrose"
EP "Melrose" is a music release by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance, showcasing his soulful, folk-influenced songwriting and emotive vocal style.
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E.
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project is an American television sitcom created by and starring Mindy Kaling that follows an obstetrician-gynecologist navigating her personal and professional life in New York City.
- 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: episode "The New Girl" Target entity description: "The New Girl" is a two-part 1980 episode of the sitcom *The Facts of Life* that introduces the tough, streetwise character Jo Polniaczek to the series.
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A.
New Girl (TV series score)
New Girl (TV series score) is the original television soundtrack composed by Ludwig Göransson for the comedy series "New Girl," featuring his light, quirky, and character-driven musical themes.
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B.
New Girl
New Girl is an American sitcom that follows the quirky misadventures of Jess Day and her three male roommates in a Los Angeles loft.
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C.
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town is a 1957 Broadway musical adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," best known for its Tony-winning star turn by Gwen Verdon.
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D.
EP "Melrose"
EP "Melrose" is a music release by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance, showcasing his soulful, folk-influenced songwriting and emotive vocal style.
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E.
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project is an American television sitcom created by and starring Mindy Kaling that follows an obstetrician-gynecologist navigating her personal and professional life in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | premise of girls at a boarding school ⓘ |
| characterIntroduced | Jo Polniaczek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresConflictBetween | Jo Polniaczek and Blair Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresIntroductionOf | Jo Polniaczek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | season 1 retooling of The Facts of Life ⓘ |
| format | multi-camera ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Blair Warner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edna Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Polniaczek NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Tootie Ramsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The New Girl: Part 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The New Girl: Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing Jo Polniaczek as a main character
ⓘ
revamping the core cast of The Facts of Life ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | The Facts of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeason | The Facts of Life season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Jo Polniaczek as tough and streetwise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | The Facts of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Eastland School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: episode "The New Girl" Description of subject: "The New Girl" is a two-part 1980 episode of the sitcom *The Facts of Life* that introduces the tough, streetwise character Jo Polniaczek to the series.
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