| 词条 | The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |
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|show_name = The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer |image = |caption = From left to right: Nibblet, Desmond Pfeiffer, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln |genre = Sitcom |creator = Barry Fanaro Mort Nathan |writer = Marc Abrams Mike Benson Bill Boulware Barry Fanaro Jim Gerkin Mort Nathan Brian Pollack Mert Rich |director = Matthew Diamond |starring = Chi McBride Dann Florek Christine Estabrook Max Baker Kelly Connell |composer = Rich Eames Scott Gale |country = United States |language = English |num_seasons = 1 |num_episodes = 9 (5 unaired) |executive_producer = Barry Fanaro Mort Nathan |producer = Marica Govons |editor = Mike Wilcox |cinematography = George La Fountaine Sr. |runtime = 22–24 minutes |company = Fanaro-Nathan Productions Paramount Network Television |channel = UPN |first_aired = {{Start date|1998|10|05}} |last_aired = {{End date|1998|10|28}} }}The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|f|aɪ|f|ər}} {{respell|pə|FY|fər}}) 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.[1] StoryA black English nobleman named Desmond Pfeiffer, chased out of England 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. [2] Cast
ControversyBefore the series' premiere, several African American activist groups, including the Los Angeles area NAACP, protested against the premise of the series. On September 24, 1998, a protest against the series was held outside Paramount Studios. Five days later, UPN released a statement regarding the controversy and stated that the network planned on delaying the controversial pilot episode (which never aired) and would instead air an alternate episode in its place. The first episode of the series aired on October 5, 1998, ranking 116th out of 125 television programs for that week. Desmond Pfeiffer was removed from UPN's schedule on October 24 and, after airing one episode two days after being removed from UPN's lineup, was canceled.[3] LegacyIn 2002, TV Guide listed the show as the eleventh-worst TV series ever,[4] and in 2010 TV Guide Network listed the show at #15 on their list of 25 Biggest TV Blunders.[5] Film Threat's Phil Hall however gave the show a positive review, writing, "Today, the show is remembered (barely) as a bizarre flop – but after watching a pair of episodes that are currently available for YouTube viewing, I would be bold enough to declare that "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" deserves a new consideration. ... If you have the patience for crass, innuendo-laced, no-taste bawdy comedy, you will certainly find yourself laughing out loud over this series."[6] The series was alluded to multiple times in the unaired pilot episode of The Animated Series, "Leonardo Leonardo Returns and Dante Has an Important Decision to Make", which featured Dante and Randal drawing inspiration from a non-existent episode of The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, which Randal describes as "classic Pfeiffer".[6] Episodes{{Episode table|total_width = |background = #FFA500 |overall = |title = |director = |writer = |airdate = |airdateR = |country = US |episodes ={{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = A.O.L.: Abe On-Line |DirectedBy = Matthew Diamond |WrittenBy = Jim Gerkin |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|5}} |ShortSummary = Lincoln engages in "telegraph sex" with a woman he's never seen. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Up, Up and Away |DirectedBy = Matthew Diamond |WrittenBy = Marc Abrams & Michael Benson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|12}} |ShortSummary = 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.Guest stars: Curtis Armstrong and Sherman Hemsley[7] |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Saving Mr. Lincoln |DirectedBy = Matthew Diamond |WrittenBy = Brian Pollack & Mert Rich |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|19}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Once Upon a Mistress |DirectedBy = Matthew Diamond |WrittenBy = Bill Boulware |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|26}} |ShortSummary = 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. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Pilot |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = Unaired |ShortSummary = After managing to get himself hired as President Lincoln's butler, Desmond Pfeiffer schemes to return to his native England. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Pigeon English |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = Unaired |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title = Kidnapped |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = Unaired |ShortSummary = When Confederate soldiers kidnap Mrs. Lincoln, Grant retaliates by kidnapping Robert E. Lee's wife. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |Title = School Daze |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = Unaired |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |Title = Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate = Unaired |ShortSummary = |LineColor = FFA500 }} }} See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/30/1998-09-30_a_racial_tv_battle_blacks_ri.html|title=A Racial TV Battle: Blacks Rip Sitcom About Lincoln Butler That Find Humor in Slavery|last=Millner|first=Denene|date=1998-09-20|publisher=nydailynews.com|accessdate=2009-05-26|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930101634/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/30/1998-09-30_a_racial_tv_battle_blacks_ri.html|archivedate=2009-09-30|df=}} 2. ^[https://archive.org/details/DVDRHellTheSecretDiaryOfDesmondPfeifferHD DVD R Hell The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer HD: Cinema Snob-Internet Archive] 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvobscurities.com/category/q-and-a/|title=Q & A: The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, Whodunnit?|date=2009-05-20|publisher=tvobscurities.com|accessdate=2009-05-26}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of Lists|year=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=0-7624-3007-9|pages=181}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20100302tvguide01|title=Breaking News - TV Guide Network's "25 Biggest TV Blunders" Special Delivers 3.3 Million Viewers|date=2010-03-02|publisher=thefutoncritic.com|accessdate=2010-03-10}} 6. ^1 7. ^ External links
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