McFly family
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The McFly family is the central fictional family in the "Back to the Future" film series, around whom the time-traveling adventures primarily revolve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McFly family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10360041 — 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: McFly family Context triple: [Jennifer Parker, associatedWith, McFly family]
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A.
McCartney family
The McCartney family is the prominent British family of musician Paul McCartney, encompassing his children and relatives who are often noted in the context of music, arts, and public life.
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B.
The Offleys
The Offleys is a small settlement associated with the area of Offley, likely a village or hamlet in England.
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C.
Wilf family
The Wilf family is a prominent American real estate and business family best known for owning the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
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D.
The Millers
The Millers is an American television sitcom that follows a recently divorced news reporter whose life is upended when his parents move in with him, featuring Beau Bridges in a prominent role.
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E.
The Millers
The Millers is the nickname of English football club Rotherham United F.C., traditionally associated with the town’s historic milling industry.
- 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: McFly family Target entity description: The McFly family is the central fictional family in the "Back to the Future" film series, around whom the time-traveling adventures primarily revolve.
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A.
McCartney family
The McCartney family is the prominent British family of musician Paul McCartney, encompassing his children and relatives who are often noted in the context of music, arts, and public life.
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B.
The Offleys
The Offleys is a small settlement associated with the area of Offley, likely a village or hamlet in England.
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C.
Wilf family
The Wilf family is a prominent American real estate and business family best known for owning the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.
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D.
The Millers
The Millers is an American television sitcom that follows a recently divorced news reporter whose life is upended when his parents move in with him, featuring Beau Bridges in a prominent role.
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E.
The Millers
The Millers is the nickname of English football club Rotherham United F.C., traditionally associated with the town’s historic milling industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Back to the Future character group
ⓘ
fictional family ⓘ |
| ancestralLineIncludes |
Maggie McFly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seamus McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ William McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Back to the Future
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Back to the Future Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Back to the Future Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Hill Valley High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Twin Pines Mall / Lone Pine Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme | time travel ⓘ |
| centralFamilyOf | Back to the Future film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Bob Gale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Zemeckis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendantOf | Seamus McFly (through Marty McFly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyMatriarchInOriginal1985 | Lorraine Baines-McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyPatriarchInOriginal1985 | George McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Back to the Future universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dave McFly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine Baines-McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlene McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin McFly Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamus McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylvia Miskin-McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ Verne Brown-McFly (alternate family connection in some continuities) NERFINISHED ⓘ William McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeState | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTown | Hill Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostProminentMember | Marty McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist family group ⓘ |
| notableFor | being central to time-travel events in Back to the Future ⓘ |
| portrayedAcrossMedia |
animated television series
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feature films ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| primaryResidenceIn1985 | 9303 Lyon Drive, Hill Valley GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedByMarriageTo | Brown family (through Marty McFly and Doc Brown friendship/family ties in some continuities) ⓘ |
| timePeriodsDepicted |
1885
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1955 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ alternate 1985 timeline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McFly family Description of subject: The McFly family is the central fictional family in the "Back to the Future" film series, around whom the time-traveling adventures primarily revolve.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.