The Simpsons episode "The Telltale Head"
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"The Telltale Head" is an early episode of The Simpsons in which Bart decapitates the town statue of Jebediah Springfield, sparking public outrage and moral consequences.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Simpsons episode "The Telltale Head" canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Simpsons episode "The Telltale Head" Context triple: [Krusty the Clown, firstAppearanceEpisode, The Simpsons episode "The Telltale Head"]
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The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Simpson"
"Lisa the Simpson" is a 1998 episode of the animated television series The Simpsons that centers on Lisa fearing she is losing her intelligence due to a supposed family genetic trait.
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B.
The Simpsons episode "Duffless"
"Duffless" is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer gives up drinking after a visit to the Duff Brewery leads to his arrest for drunk driving.
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C.
The Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" is the 1989 Christmas-themed pilot episode of The Simpsons that introduced the Simpson family in their first full-length television story.
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D.
Family Guy episode "The King Is Dead"
"The King Is Dead" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy in which Lois becomes the director of the Quahog Players’ production of The King and I, leading to escalating creative conflicts with Peter.
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E.
Family Guy episode "Emission Impossible"
"Emission Impossible" is a fourth-season episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy that follows Stewie’s attempts to prevent his parents from having another baby.
- 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)
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Target entity: The Simpsons episode "The Telltale Head" Target entity description: "The Telltale Head" is an early episode of The Simpsons in which Bart decapitates the town statue of Jebediah Springfield, sparking public outrage and moral consequences.
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A.
The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Simpson"
"Lisa the Simpson" is a 1998 episode of the animated television series The Simpsons that centers on Lisa fearing she is losing her intelligence due to a supposed family genetic trait.
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B.
The Simpsons episode "Duffless"
"Duffless" is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer gives up drinking after a visit to the Duff Brewery leads to his arrest for drunk driving.
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C.
The Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" is the 1989 Christmas-themed pilot episode of The Simpsons that introduced the Simpson family in their first full-length television story.
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D.
Family Guy episode "The King Is Dead"
"The King Is Dead" is an early episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy in which Lois becomes the director of the Quahog Players’ production of The King and I, leading to escalating creative conflicts with Peter.
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E.
Family Guy episode "Emission Impossible"
"Emission Impossible" is a fourth-season episode of the animated sitcom Family Guy that follows Stewie’s attempts to prevent his parents from having another baby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airDateCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Klasky Csupo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
mob mentality ⓘ morality ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| developer | Matt Groening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Rich Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 8 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bart Simpson
NERFINISHED
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Chief Wiggum NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolph Starbeam NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jebediah Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimbo Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Kearney Zzyzwicz NERFINISHED ⓘ Krusty the Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marge Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Moe Szyslak NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Lovejoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Springfield
NERFINISHED
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Springfield Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Springfield Elementary School NERFINISHED ⓘ Springfield Town Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Life on the Fast Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
animated sitcom
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | flashback ⓘ |
| openingScene | Bart and Homer being chased by an angry mob while carrying the statue head of Jebediah Springfield ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1990-02-25 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodyOf | The Tell-Tale Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodySourceAuthor | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Simpsons Season 1 DVD set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Bart Simpson decapitates the statue of town founder Jebediah Springfield to impress local bullies, causing public outrage and his subsequent guilt and confession. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Call of the Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 7G07 ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | TV-PG ⓘ |
| resolution | Bart returns the head of the statue and apologizes to the town ⓘ |
| season | Season 1 ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| series | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner |
James L. Brooks
NERFINISHED
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Matt Groening NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Telltale Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Al Jean
NERFINISHED
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Mike Reiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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