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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ20033
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Help or The Help may refer to:

Helping behavior

Arts, entertainment and media

Film

Help! (film), 1965, starring the Beatles

Help (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film

Help (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller

Help (2021 TV film), about the COVID-19 pandemic

The Help (film), 2011, based on Kathryn Stockett's novel

The Help (soundtrack)

Television

Series

Help (Australian TV series), a 2006 documentary series

Help (Dutch TV series), a 1994 drama

Help (British TV series), a 2005 comedy

H.E.L.P., a 1990 American TV drama series

The Help (TV series), a 2004 American sitcom

Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People, also known as H.E.L.P.!, a 1979 American series of animated public service announcements

Episodes

"Help" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), 2002

"Help", a 1980 episode of The Gentle Touch

"Help", a 2011 episode of The Protector

"Help", a 2001 episode of Spaced

"The Help" (Modern Family), 2013

Literature

Help! (magazine), an American satire magazine

The Help, a historical fiction novel by Kathryn Stockett, 2009

Music

Bands

Help (band), an American rock band

Albums

Help!, the 1965 Beatles album which includes songs from the film Help!

Help (Blackbear album), 2015

Help! (Brandon Lake album), 2022

Help! (George Martin album), 1965

Help! (Sylar album), 2016

Help (Thee Oh Sees album), 2009

The Help Album, a 1995 charity album

Help(2), 2026

Songs

"Help!" (song), by the Beatles, 1965

"Help" (Papa Roach song), 2017

"Help!", a song by Beatallica from the 2013 album Abbey Load

"Help!", a song by Brandon Lake from the 2022 album Help!

"Help", a song by Hurts from the 2013 album Exile

"Help", a song by Lil Wayne from the 2020 album Funeral deluxe edition

"Help", a song by Lloyd Banks from the 2006 album Rotten Apple

"Help", a song by London Grammar from the 2013 album If You Wait

"Help", a song by Pink Guy from the 2017 album Pink Season

Businesses and organizations

HELP University, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Help Remedies, an American pharmaceutical company

United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)

Other uses

help (command), in computing

Help (dog) (1878–1891), Scotch collie dog used to collect charitable donations

The help, a pejorative term for domestic workers

Heat escape lessening position (HELP), a human position to reduce heat loss while immersed in cold water

Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP), for tertiary education fees in Australia

Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP), a numerical model

See also

All pages with titles beginning with Help

All pages with titles containing Help

All pages with titles beginning with The Help

Assistance (disambiguation)

Distress signal

Mayday

SOS

Signal for Help

Emergency

Emergency telephone number

Hue and cry, a shouted command to arrest a felon

Help!

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1965, 2010, 2021, 2011—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Help, Wikimedia and disambiguation providing the first useful test.
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