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The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer

The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer

1998 - 1998

A.O.L.: Abe On-Line

5th October 1998
Episode 1
Lincoln engages in ""telegraph sex"" with a woman he's never seen.

Up, Up and Away

12th October 1998
Episode 2
Desmond, Nibblet and the President wind up trapped behind enemy lines after a freak accident with an observation balloon, and President Lincoln must dress in drag to escape Southern territory. Meanwhile, General Grant tries sobriety.

Saving Mr. Lincoln

19th October 1998
Episode 3
When Lincoln falls ill before a meeting with Queen Victoria, Mary Todd decides to hire a body double to impersonate the president. Little does the body double know that she's got another use in mind for him.

Once Upon a Mistress

26th October 1998
Episode 4
When foreign dignitaries bring their mistresses to visit, President Lincoln finds temptation in a gift from a foreign dignitary. Meanwhile, Nibblet concocts a tonic for Mary's migraines.

Pilot

Episode 5
After managing to get himself hired as President Lincoln's butler, Desmond Pfeiffer schemes to return to his native England.

Pigeon English

Episode 6
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Kidnapped

Episode 7
When Confederate soldiers kidnap Mrs. Lincoln, Grant retaliates by kidnapping Robert E. Lee's wife.

School Daze

Episode 8
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Episode 9
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Comedy

The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer is an American sitcom that aired on UPN in 1998. Before it was even debuted, the series set off a storm of controversy because of a perceived light-hearted take on the issue of American slavery.

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Chi McBride

Desmond Pfeiffer

Dann Florek Image

Dann Florek

Abraham Lincoln

Christine Estabrook Image

Christine Estabrook

Mary Todd Lincoln

Kelly Connell Image

Kelly Connell

Ulysses S. Grant

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Max Baker

Nibblet

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