''DAG'' is an American

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that aired from November 14, 2000 to May 29, 2001 on

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. It was named after its star,

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, who stars as

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agent Jerome Daggett. Daggett's name, in turn, is a

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. The show also stars

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as the

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of the

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Synopsis

After making a mistake during a failed assassination attempt on the President (

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), Agent Daggett is reassigned to protect the First Lady. Agent Daggett encounters problems with the First Lady (

) who treats him like a servant instead of her body guard. He also has problems with an egotistical fellow agent, Edward Pillows (

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), the First Lady's secretary Ginger Chin (

Lauren Tom Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in ''Futurama ...

), and the First couple's beautiful young daughter Camilla (

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). The series was originally scheduled on NBC's Tuesday night sitcom line up following ''

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'' at 9:30 EST. In January 2001, the series was moved to 8:30 timeslot, but was canceled the following May after one season.

Cast

as Secret Service Agent Jerome "Dag" Daggett *

as First Lady Judith Whitman *

as President Whitman *

as Agent Edward Pillows *

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as Secret Service Agent Morton * Emmy Laybourne as Agent Susan Cole *

as Secretary Ginger Chin *

Paul F. Tompkins Paul Francis Tompkins (born September 12, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'', '' Real Time with Bill Maher'', and ''Best Week Ever'', later ...

as Chief of Staff Sullivan Pope *

as Camilla Whitman

Episodes

Reception

Robert Bianco of ''

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'' said it "should have been funnier but wasn't a total star vehicle disaster like "Bette" or "The Michael Richards Show"." Hal Boedeker of the ''

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'' said it was "Flat, old-fashioned DAG wastes David Alan Grier and Delta Burke -- an impeachable comedy offense."

Award nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dag 2000 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings 2000s American black sitcoms English-language television shows NBC original programming Television shows set in Washington, D.C. Television series by Universal Television