The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
1998 · 1 season · 9 episodes · Ended · UPN
Comedy
TMDB 6.0 · 2 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01A.O.L.: Abe On-Line1998-10-05
Lincoln engages in ""telegraph sex"" with a woman he's never seen.
- S01E02Up, Up and Away1998-10-12
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.
- S01E03Saving Mr. Lincoln1998-10-19
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.
- S01E04Once Upon a Mistress1998-10-26
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.
- S01E05Pilot
After managing to get himself hired as President Lincoln's butler, Desmond Pfeiffer schemes to return to his native England.
- S01E06Pigeon English
- S01E07Kidnapped
When Confederate soldiers kidnap Mrs. Lincoln, Grant retaliates by kidnapping Robert E. Lee's wife.
- S01E08School Daze
- S01E09Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
