A controversial (and wildly offensive and stupid and absurd and Ican’tbelieveit everexistedinthefirstplace -aladdinsdick) “sitcom” that aired on UPN in 1998:

The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer

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 slave. 

An example of the quality of writing in this program:

Mary Todd Lincoln: Last night I left my love flame burning and you didn’t come to blow it out. What’s your excuse this time?

Abraham Lincoln: The Civil War, Mary.

Mary Todd Lincoln: The Civil War! The Civil War! What about my needs? When do I get the attention of the executive branch?

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