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A Black English nobleman named Desmond Pfeiffer, chased out of the United Kingdom due to gambling debts, becomes President Abraham Lincoln's valet. In the show, he serves as the intelligent and erudite backbone of a Civil War -era White House populated by louts and drunkards .
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer: Created by Barry Fanaro, Mort Nathan. With Chi McBride, Max Baker, Dann Florek, Christine Estabrook. The misadventures of Abraham Lincoln, his loony associates, and the only sane man among them, the President's Black butler Desmond Pfeiffer.
- (139)
- 1998-10-05
- Comedy, History
- 30
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer was a very short-lived and controversial sitcom on UPN that only aired four episodes, all of which were in October 1998. Starred Chi McBride as the titular character, a Servile Snarker Black English nobleman and butler who is kidnapped and sent to America on a slave ship, then becomes a valet in Abraham ...
Oct 12, 2016 · Chi McBride starred as Desmond Pfeiffer (the P was pronounced), a black Englishman who becomes President Abraham Lincoln’s butler. Dann Florek played Lincoln, Christine Estabrook played his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, and Max Baker played Pfeiffer’s asssitant Nibblet.
Accompanied by his ineffectual manservant, Niblet (Max Baker), black English nobleman Desmond Pfeiffer (Chi McBride) – the “P” isn’t silent so it’s pronounced “Puh-feiffer”- is chased out of his native country after racking up excessive gambling debts.
Oct 5, 1998 · Set in the Lincoln White House, if not quite the Lincoln bedroom, “Desmond Pfeiffer” stars the generally charismatic Chi McBride as the Desmond of the title.
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Oct 5, 1998 · WITH: Chi McBride (Desmond Pfeiffer), Dann Florek (Abraham Lincoln), Max Baker (Nibblet), Christine Estabrook (Mary Todd Lincoln).
