Podcast appearances and mentions of desmond pfeiffer

Welcome to Bottle Episodes! The show where Daniel Crow and David Piccolomini watch the best of terrible television! This week we're covering fake racist but very horny sitcom The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer! Starring Chi McBride as a black English noble who ended up a servant at the Lincoln White House. Instead of looking at that premise, the show decides to make a show where Lincoln is essentially Bill Clinton but hornier. From sexting in the Oval office to being too afraid to hook up with a prostitute, this 6'4 president sure was unlucky in love! Really we're just excited to see Chi McBride bowl again. Comedian Chris Faga is out here trying smash Mary Todd. Check out his podcasts. High Society Radioy and Notes of a Goon   The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer Bottle Episode: S01E04 Once Upon a Mistress Watch The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer on the Youtube, or the Link Follow David on Instagram @DPicComedy and check out his special Goblin King Follow Crow @DanielFCrow  

Brian Pollack talked to me about his love for The Honeymooners and it's writer Leonard Stern; getting the job and working with Stern on Sledge Hammer!; writers on the picket line look so young; holding cue cards; working on the Horror Hall of Fame in 1974; writing for The Jim Nabors Show and Hollywood Squares at the same time; George Gobel; Rose Marie and Debbie Reynolds; subbing as Cher's cue card guy; "surprising" Paul Lynde for a TV show and finding him dead; Paul was hostile and anti-Semitic when drunk; not knowing Alexis' Smith's career when she did his Cheers; meeting Mert Rich; Phil Kellard gets fired from Hollywood Squares; Jeffersons stole his original pitch and then offered him another episode to write; writing for The Love Boat; favorite episodes of Sledge Hammer!; the cast; firing Jamie Foxx from Roc; getting the job on Cheers with the episode "Please Mr. Postman"; getting a congratulatory phone call from Sam Simon; guest star Admiral William J. Crowe; Rob Long & Dale Staley; favorite episodes; winning the Emmy for "The Days of Wine and Neurosis"; the Dead Emmy Section of the 30 Rock Post Office; seeing gues stars in old movies and not realizing their careers; meeting Hank Aaron at Hollywood Squares; Cheers season 11 was werid; Kirsite Alley asks for them back; their friendship; doing a Cheers sketch for Disney; going to the same psychiatrist as Rodney Dangerfield; being made to re-write Patrick Carlin's script for The George Carlin Show, drawing the ire of George; having to do a rewrite for a new writer on Sister, Sister and having the writer Xerox "her" great reviews; writing with Bob Iles; Sherman Hemsley; Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer; Charles Dutton rejects a Roc script; Roc goes lives; Charles Dutton wants them back; working with Brian Doyle-Murray; Dan Hedaya, Jay Thomas, and Rhea Perlman; Woody Harrelson; imdb mistakes; writing a Simpsons; Boat Trip; his odd array of neighbors

TRASH ON THE TUBE: THE SECRET DIARY OF DESMOND PFEIFFER This week, we continue our adventures in the worst TV has to offer on Trash on the Tube with a lighthearted comedic take on the fight to free the slaves. No, really! This aired on television and is soaked in 1990's sexism, racism, and Clinton-bashing.… Read More »Trash on the Tube: The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer

We have been looking for this show for YEARS, and it's finally here... the most notorious TV series from the most notorious TV network... THE SECRET DIARY OF DESMOND PFEIFFER! Does this controversial sitcom, a raunchy farce set during the Civil War inside the Lincoln White House, deserve its reputation as one of the worst television shows in history? Or was it CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out! Subscribe on Patreon at www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Email us at letters@criticallyacclaimed.net, so we can read your correspondence and answer YOUR questions in future episodes! And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: SaltCatSoap! Follow us on Twitter at @CriticAcclaim, join the official Fan Club on Facebook, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold, and head on over to www.criticallyacclaimed.net for all their podcasts, reviews and more!  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com//criticallyacclaimednetwork See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The short-lived 'Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer' is brought in by Steve, to compare this USA-made historical comedy to its earlier UK rival Blackadder. Did Desmond's adventures deserve to be cancelled?  It sure didn't harm the actors' careers much, as Jeffers and Steve find out when they investigate.  Does Niblett hold a candle to Baldrick? Is Desmond as quick-thinking and cunning and vindictive as Edmund? And how good is Booger as a guest star?

Mert Rich joined me to talk about his Emmys; growing up in Detroit; Soupy Sales; Bill Kennedy; Milton Berle; Jackie Gleason; Carl Reiner; being in one of the last Bob Newhart Shows and meeting Mary Tyler Moore at the wrap-up party; Wayne State; going into advertising; joining Second City; doing industrial films with Steven Kampmann; 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour; side jobs; auditioned for Taxi; doing a Quincy; joining SCTV Network 90; being a Juul Haalamayer Dancer; Jake LaMotta's Raging Bull BBQ; Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Beef; meeting partner Brian Pollack at the Hollywood Square - Match Game Hour; writing a parody of Footlose; writing a What's Happening Now! and a Love Boat; working with Al Jean & Mike Reiss; working on Hulk Hogan's Rock n Wrestling; learning how to use a computer on Sledge Hammer!; Jackie Cooper; episode "Dori Day Afternoon"; creating the character of Cliff's girl friend Margaret O'Keefe on Cheers; episode "What's Up, Doc?"; hanging out with Woody Harrelson; Roger Rees; writing the episode that earned Kirstie Alley an Emmy; You've Lost that Loving Feeling; Bill Medley; Roc; firing Jamie Foxx from pilot; difficulties of Roc Live!; Kurt Rambis; episode "The Stan Who Came to Dinner"; writing a pilot for John Ratzenberger; working on the George Carlin Show; Sam Simon; Brian Doyle-Murray; Sister, Sister; Sherman Helmsley; Secret Dairy of Desmond Pfeiffer; Boat Trip; The Simpsons; Sir Roger Moore; Cheers finale; On the Verge of a Wig - Out; Kirstie Alley; COVID 19; --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week Ken welcomes co-creator of Sleepy Hollow and co-host of Podcast like it's 1999 Phil Iscove to the show. Ken and Phil discuss escaping the North East, growing up in Toronto, CTV, ER, The George Clooney narrative, people the Networks Love, Felicity, Owen Wilson, The Minus Man, Janeane Garofalo, Clay Pigeons, the 90s low point of SNL, bad 90s suits, Swingers, film festivals, indie movies, horror films, Eric Lasalle, Anthony Edwards, gore on TV, Michael Crichton, pulp, being the Stephen King of medical fiction, West World, Spielberg, Disclosure, evergreen genres, why latex gloves are the hardest park of medical acting, USA Network, 1999, grids, Awards Season, Blue Collar Shows, Werewolf, the early days of Fox, Married...with Children, why simple premises are best, The Simpsons, Fish Police, Melrose Place, why apartments are every writer's dream, The WB, high school years, UPN having no identity, Beavis and Butthead, wish fulfillment, Ren & Stimpy, Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, Chicago Hope, Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story starring Patsy Kensit, tactical werewolves in Full Eclipse, Tim Daly, Beverly Hills 90210 and the Flaming Lips, having your favorite band on your show, Ken's weird phone, Bjork, John Noble, hierarchy of fandom, one Great White Shark, Antonio Sabato Jr hosting The Hunt for Amazing Treasures, The X-Files, Sightings, the difficulty of juggling serialization and episodic stories, having no plan, and Chuck Connors as a werewolf sea captain with a pipe.

In this week's episode, the guys debut a new segment, Real or Fake TV Show. 

December 28, 1996 - January 3, 1997 This week Ken welcomes NPR TV critic, musician and author of the great book Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, Eric Deggans to the show. Ken and Eric discuss Eric's smooth radio voice, growing up in Gary Indiana, being a touring musician, becoming a TV critic in 1996 in Florida, getting sick of pop music, how hard jobs were to get as a teenager, Letterman, watching TV late night, being a fan of weirdo comedy, SCTV, Ernie Kovacs, being signed to Motown, making sure you always have an HBO Subscription, touring Japan, getting a VCR, the importance of phone trees when black people would be on TV, the paranoia of Dark Skies, the importance of criticism, Siskel and Ebert, Cybill, committing mail fraud with Columbia House to exponentially increase you record collection, experiencing White Rock Music, Quincy Jones, The original Bill Cosby Show, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy, jamming, In Concert, The Midnight Special, Meet The Press, all the people we've lost, Tim Russert, Regis, Steve Harvey, stand up sitcoms, Robert Townsend, how wrong The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer was, Larry Wilmore, difficult stars, Bernie Mac, NYPD Blue, anti-heroes, re-examining shows you liked, Ellen, good and bad network notes, lack of diverse casts, suspension of disbelief, and the absolute greatness of Homicide Life on the Street.

I discuss the sitcom "The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" and its controversy, as well as its lewd jokes and cartoonish execution that make it less interesting than what it perceives to be on the surface. Educate, Donate, Do whatever you can to support the cause of African Americans against racism in the US: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/areeb-islam/message

October 24-30, 1998 This week Ken welcomes writer, film critic, cool gal, and kindred spirit Stephanie Crawford to the show. Ken and Stephanie discuss Las Vegas, Reno, The Luxor, Crime Story, Horror scopes, Mom and Pop Casinos, Premiere Magazine, Sassy, a love of movies, the internet in the 90s, being inspired by Almost Famous, Rolling Stone, The Good Wife, The Nest, over selling things, how Holden Caufield IS Opie Taylor, X-Rated Dick Van Dyke, Carrie II: The Rage, the awful graphic design of the late 90s, Mr. Show Bowling shirts, suburban terror, being too old to trick or treat, best Halloween costumes, The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror, Tim Thomserson, Crimewave, the humor of Xena, Tales from the Crypt Demon Knight, The Frighteners, convincing your mom to take you to movies, From Dusk Til Dawn, only children, The Surreal Life, sketch shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Baywatch, vigilante life guards, The Monster Club pop ups, boxtops for SNICK, erotic thrillers, Silk Stalkings, Libras vs Cancers, The Seventh Seal, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, Gary Busey, Witches, call backs, Turkey Horror, Celebrity Death Match, The Secret World of Alex Mac, The Good Wife, ER, TGIF, and examining Evil Twins.

FALL PREVIEW ALERT! September 12-18, 1998 This week Ken welcomes Philly Comedian Jake Mattera to the show. Ken and Jake discuss the longest they've driven for a gig, growing up in Philly, Rohobeth Beach, Rhode Island, comedy festivals, weird regional foods, Coffee Milk, buying weapons in Chinatown, old Jade, swords, Ghostbusters, WWF, USA Network, being assaulted by your sister, TGIF stitches, Karate's Beast from the East, Dawson's Creek, Fantasy Island reboots, Jacinda Barrett, Wind on Water, Martial Law, Kelly Hu, Ken confusing Sammo Hung with Chow Yun Fat, Cupid, The Army Show, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, John Diresta in Not King of Queens, when E.R. meets Deep Space Nine, Charmed, being a big Irish Catholic year, when everything was set in Boston, Buddy Farrow, The Net: The Series, COPS, The Brady House, visiting filming locations, Blobfest, ranting about M. Night Shamalan, Neon Maniacs, Midnight Caller, A League of their Own, Le Femme Nikita, Wrestling, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Happy Days, Hogan, Guinness Book of World Records, news bloopers, awful NYC meathead comedy, racist stand up, turning Japanese, Brunch Patrol, being in punk rock bands, Ken's obsession with generic store brand Dr. Pepper rip offs, WaWa, Conan O'Brien, Drew Carey, Jackie Chan, WCW, Kate & Allie, Millennium, Gargoyles, Buger King vs. McDonald's, the best Cheesesteaks in Philly, and getting rich on the backs of the Amish.

February 23 - March 1, 1985 Live from the basement of a Cambridge, MA Panera Bread Ken welcomes cartoonist, writer and artist Box Brown (Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven and "Andy Kaufman: Is this Guy for Real?")to the show. Ken and Box discuss libraries, Roseanne, why Wrestling is fascinating, Andy Kaufman, Jerry the King Lawler, Andre the Giant, Bill Apter, Wrestling magazines, the celebrity wrestling connection, Bobby the Brain Heenan, the loneliness of the road, Cyndi Lauper, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Muppet Babies, Dragon's Lair, Dungeons and Dragons, the design of old TVs, growing up in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Sesame Street, the death of Mr. Hooper, after school reruns, Gilligan's Island, The Harlem Globetrotters, pyro kids, Kidd Video, Diff'rent Strokes, Just Say No, orphans, live TV, Roc, Gimme a Break, The People Next Door, cartoonists, newspaper strips, Silver Spoons, Punky Brewster, owning actual arcade games, dyslexia, the sad world of child stars, Night Court, the strange relationship of Mac and Qwan Lee, Benson vs. The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, and Ben Vereen's odd Webster use.

In which we uncover the truth about Abraham Lincoln's foot fetish.

Happy birthday, Abe Lincoln. We watched the abysmal attempt at making multicam sitcom out of the civil war. Join your hosts @maurae, @lafergs, and @kaceybange along with returning special guest, @diaphena as we discuss morse code, sexting, and the dangerous habit of eating pancakes in two bites. AS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: ABE LINCOLN: http://bit.ly/16xuaSF Rate, Review, & Subscribe on iTunes! http://bit.ly/TTV-iTunes Do you shop on Amazon? Shop through us and support the show: http://amzn.to/1uEVTFg

The guys decided to test the possibility of doing a live stream. 90 minutes later, they had a new episode. Listen as John, Bryan and Chris talk about John's last name, Patrick Swayze, Ghost, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Dream Team, Mr. Mom, Burger King tenders vs. McNuggets, chicken rings, bucket lists, DC Cab, Olympus Has Fallen, GPS, Black Christmas, bad backs, nosebleeds, Sharknado, Minions of Gozer, online dating, facial hair, Chris' horny cat, Full Cup, forgetting names, Karate Kid vs. Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China, Air Bud, Cheech Marin, Dirt Nasty, The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, foot binding, little people, Richard Moll, Martin Mull, homosexuality, drinking, smoking, and more! Chris' wife, Brianne, also joins the conversation. John Szeluga is looking for sponsors and teammates for this year's NYC Kidney Walk. To sponsor or join John's team, visit johnszeluga.com. www.SuperLiveAdventure.com

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we present our ideas for rebooting classic sitcoms. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Speedy Ortiz, Hunx and His Punx, Moon King and Mikal Cronin. Show notes: - Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ - Ric beats a cybersquatter at his own game - Ric wants to reboot American Idol - "Celebrity Barrel Jumping" - Tom Scholz of the band Boston is into "freestyle figure skating" - Ric: Judges would be voted off each season by fans - Show would have weekly winner like Jeopardy - Chuck Barris was talent show pioneer with The Gong Show - Jay: Reimagined take on Sanford and Son starring Indian father and son convenience store owners - Stretch of minority-themed sitcoms in the '70s - UPN network had several black sitcoms in the '90s - The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer was comedic look at slavery - All in the Family could never air today; people are too sensitive - The late '60s scourge of "interracial touching" - Recent Cheerios commercial with interracial family drew racist complaints - Racial sensitivity in the workplace - Ric: Reboot of The Bob Newhart Show, set in a nursing home - Original Newhart show is a comedy classic - Wondering how Northern Exposure has aged - Newhart's breakthrough comedy album was recorded live - Jay: Modern take on Chico and the Man would touch on immigration debate - How funny was Freddie Prinze? - Ric: Simpsons 2800 AD would combine elements of ghost-chasing cartoons - New Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated show looks interesting - To be continued - Bonehead of the Week Music:Speedy Ortiz - Tiger Tank Hunx and His Punx - Bad Skin Moon King - Only Child Mikal Cronin - Get Along Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Speedy Ortiz song is on the album Major Arcana on Carpark Records. Download the song for free at Stereogum. The Hunx and His Punx song is on the album Street Punk on Hardly Art. Download it for free at Hardly Art. The Moon King song is on the EP Obsession 1 on One Big Silence. Download it for free at Chromewaves. The Mikal Cronin song is on his self-titled album on Trouble in Mind Records. Download it for free at Chromewaves. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.