The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
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In this TV sitcom, exiled black Englishman Desmond Pfeiffer (Chi McBride) arrives at Abraham Lincoln's White House where he becomes a trusted confidante of the President (Dann Florek). Desmond details all he sees in his journal, and that includes the sexually frustrated First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln (Christine Estabrook), clumsy manservant Nibblet (Max Baker), alcoholic General Ulysses S. Grant (Kelly Connell), and airhead blonde secretary Mona (Cindy Ambuehl). Farcical anachronistic parallels are drawn with the Clinton administration. After some claimed this was a slavery spoof with inherent racism, protests were aimed at the series. Filmed in L.A., it premiered October 5, 1998 on UPN. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chi McBride, Max Baker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Matthew Diamond
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Synopsis of The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
In this TV sitcom, exiled black Englishman Desmond Pfeiffer (Chi McBride) arrives at Abraham Lincoln's White House where he becomes a trusted confidante of the President (Dann Florek). Desmond details all he sees in his journal, and that includes the sexually frustrated First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln (Christine Estabrook), clumsy manservant Nibblet (Max Baker), alcoholic General Ulysses S. Grant (Kelly Connell), and airhead blonde secretary Mona (Cindy Ambuehl). Farcical anachronistic parallels are drawn with the Clinton administration. After some claimed this was a slavery spoof with inherent racism, protests were aimed at the series. Filmed in L.A., it premiered October 5, 1998 on UPN. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
- Chi McBride - Desmond Pfeiffer
- Dann Florek - Abraham Lincoln
- Kelly Connell - Ulysses S. Grant
- Max Baker - Nibblet
- Christine Estabrook - Mary Todd Lincoln
- Cindy Ambuehl - Mona
- Director(s):
- Matthew Diamond
- Writer(s):
- Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro
- Producer(s):
- Marica Govons
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