DAG (TV series)

For the music group DAG, see DAG (band).

DAG
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jack Burditt Eileen Conn Andrew Gordon
Written by	Jack Burditt Eileen Conn Linda Videtti Figueiredo Andrew Gordon Arthur Harris Bill Kunstler Amber Mazzola Drew Ogier Tiffany Zehnal
Directed by	Kevin Bright John Fortenberry Dennie Gordon Shelley Jensen Bob Levy Don Scardino Andrew Tsao
Starring	David Alan Grier Delta Burke
Composer(s)	Rich Ragsdale Jonathan Wolff
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	17
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jack Burditt Eileen Conn Andrew Gordon
Producer(s)	Steve Baldikoski Bryan Behar Jay Dyer Brenda Hanes-Berg Arthur Harris Linda Nieber Michael Saltzman
Editor(s)	Brent Carpenter
Cinematography	Victor Nelli, Jr.
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	NBC Studios
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14) – May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29)

DAG is an American sitcom that aired from November 2000 to May 2001 on NBC. It was named after its star, David Alan Grier, who stars as United States Secret Service agent Jerome Daggett. Daggett's name, in turn, is a back-formation. The show also stars Delta Burke as the First Lady of the United States of America.

Synopsis

After making a mistake during a failed assassination attempt on the President (David Rasche), Agent Daggert is reassigned to protect the First Lady. Agent Daggert 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 (Stephen Dunham), the First Lady's secretary Ginger Chin (Lauren Tom), and the First couple's beautiful young daughter Camilla (Lea Moreno Young).

The series was originally scheduled on NBC's Tuesday night sitcom line up following 3rd Rock from the Sun at 9:30 EST.^[1] In January 2001, the series was moved to 8:30 timeslot, but was canceled the following May after one season.^[2][3]

Cast

• David Alan Grier as Secret Service Agent Jerome "Dag" Daggett
• Delta Burke as First Lady Judith Whitman
• David Rasche as President Whitman
• Stephen Dunham as Agent Edward Pillows
• Mel Jackson as Secret Service Agent Morton
• Emmy Laybourne as Agent Susan Cole
• Lauren Tom as Secretary Ginger Chin
• Paul F. Tompkins as Chief of Staff Sullivan Pope
• Lea Moreno Young as Camilla Whitman

Episodes

Episode #	Episode title	Original airdate
1-1	Pilot	November 14, 2000
1-2	"Meet Sullivan Pope (a.k.a. Dag's Prison)"	November 21, 2000
1-3	"Losing Judith"	November 28, 2000
1-4	"The Return of Katherine Twigg"	December 5, 2000
1-5	"A Whitman Christmas Sampler"	December 12, 2000
1-6	"Jennifer Returns (a.k.a. Coward's End)"	December 19, 2000
1-7	"The Interrogation"	January 9, 2001
1-8	"The Decoy"	January 16, 2001
1-9	"Off the Record (a.k.a. The Not-So-Secret Service)"	January 30, 2001
1-10	"Prom"	February 6, 2001
1-11	"Guns and Roses (a.k.a. The Competition)"	February 13, 2001
1-12	"America's Sweetheart"	February 20, 2001
1-13	"Basketball Jones"	March 27, 2001
1-14	"Smoke"	April 3, 2001
1-15	"Going Places"	April 10, 2001
1-16	"Mr. Daggett Goes to Washington"	May 29, 2001
1-17	"The Triangle Report"	Never aired

Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Recipient
2001	ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards	Nominated	Television - Episode of a Multi-Camera Series	Bryan Lane (assistant art director) and Bernard Vyzga (production designer) (For episode "Return of Katherine Twigg")
	TV Guide Awards		Actress of the Year in a New Series	Delta Burke

References

1. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew. "Two worthy sitcoms offer an escape from reality". medialifemagazine.com. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/jan01/jan02/5_fri/news4friday.html. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
2. ^ Paul, Brownfield (2000-12-08). "NBC Cancels the Struggling Sitcom 'Michael Richards Show'". articles.latimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/08/entertainment/ca-62742. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 
3. ^ Carter, Bill (2001-05-15). "For Fall, NBC Plans a Double Dose of 'Weakest Link'". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/15/arts/for-fall-nbc-plans-a-double-dose-of-weakest-link.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/W/Wire%20and%20Cable. Retrieved 2009-04-14. 

External links

• DAG at TV.com
• DAG at the Internet Movie Database
• DAG at epguides.com