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The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
Did you know that in 1998 — long before Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter — that the UPN aired a sitcom called The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer for about 3 weeks which followed the adventures of the president and his valet Desmond (a former English nobleman)? According to Wikipedia:
A black English nobleman named Desmond Pfeiffer (the “P” is not silent) is kidnapped by his enemies and sent to America on a slave ship. He eventually 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.
Needless to say, it was not a hit.
Before 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.
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