The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer

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.

Oct 5, 19981 seasons9 episodesEndedEN

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Chi McBride

Desmond Pfeiffer

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Dann Florek

Abraham Lincoln

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Christine Estabrook

Mary Todd Lincoln

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Kelly Connell

Ulysses S. Grant

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Max Baker

Nibblet

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Seasons

Season 1

9 episodes

Premiered Oct 5, 1998

Episodes

1–6 of 9

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Ep 1

A.O.L.: Abe On-Line

Oct 5, 1998

Lincoln engages in ""telegraph sex"" with a woman he's never seen.

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Ep 2

Up, Up and Away

Oct 12, 1998

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.

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Ep 3

Saving Mr. Lincoln

Oct 19, 1998

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.

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Ep 4

Once Upon a Mistress

Oct 26, 1998

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.

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Ep 5