Keeping Up Appearances
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Keeping Up Appearances is a British television sitcom centered on the snobbish and socially aspirational Hyacinth Bucket, whose obsessive efforts to project refinement lead to a series of comedic mishaps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keeping Up Appearances Context triple: [Roy Clarke, notableWork, Keeping Up Appearances]
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A.
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Keeping Up with the Randalls is a 2011 family comedy television film about a young man struggling to impress his competitive future in-laws during a high-pressure family reunion.
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B.
The Odd Couple: The Experience
The Odd Couple: The Experience is a comedic stage adaptation and immersive reimagining of Neil Simon’s classic mismatched-roommates story, crafted by screenwriter and producer Lowell Ganz.
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C.
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
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D.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Keeping Up with the Joneses is a 2016 action-comedy film about a suburban couple who become entangled in espionage when they discover their seemingly perfect new neighbors are undercover spies.
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E.
The Odd Couple: The Return
The Odd Couple: The Return is a stage play that revisits Neil Simon’s classic mismatched roommates, created as a later sequel that reunites the iconic characters in a new chapter of their contentious friendship.
- 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: Keeping Up Appearances Target entity description: Keeping Up Appearances is a British television sitcom centered on the snobbish and socially aspirational Hyacinth Bucket, whose obsessive efforts to project refinement lead to a series of comedic mishaps.
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A.
Keeping Up with the Randalls
Keeping Up with the Randalls is a 2011 family comedy television film about a young man struggling to impress his competitive future in-laws during a high-pressure family reunion.
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B.
The Odd Couple: The Experience
The Odd Couple: The Experience is a comedic stage adaptation and immersive reimagining of Neil Simon’s classic mismatched-roommates story, crafted by screenwriter and producer Lowell Ganz.
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C.
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
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D.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Keeping Up with the Joneses is a 2016 action-comedy film about a suburban couple who become entangled in espionage when they discover their seemingly perfect new neighbors are undercover spies.
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E.
The Odd Couple: The Return
The Odd Couple: The Return is a stage play that revisits Neil Simon’s classic mismatched roommates, created as a later sequel that reunites the iconic characters in a new chapter of their contentious friendship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television sitcom
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| catchphrase | It’s Bouquet, not Bucket ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Hyacinth’s husband
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Roy Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | BBC Worldwide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Coventry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAired | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1990 ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Daisy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Warden NERFINISHED ⓘ Onslow NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Bucket NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
VHS ⓘ |
| hasInternationalBroadcast |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Hyacinth Bucket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEpisode | Christmas special ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
middle-class snobbery
ⓘ
social class pretensions ⓘ |
| notableElement | Hyacinth’s attempts to appear refined ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
snobbish
ⓘ
socially aspirational ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 44 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Clive Swift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Josephine Tewson NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Routledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Stelfox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setting | English suburb ⓘ |
| writer | Roy Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Keeping Up Appearances Description of subject: Keeping Up Appearances is a British television sitcom centered on the snobbish and socially aspirational Hyacinth Bucket, whose obsessive efforts to project refinement lead to a series of comedic mishaps.
Referenced by (5)
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