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All-American Girl

The sitcom "All-American Girl" features comedian Margaret Cho's stand-up routines, exploring cultural clashes between a traditional Korean mother and her Americanized daughter, who struggles with her mother's expectations, particularly her desire for Margaret to marry a "...

The sitcom is inspired by Margaret Cho's stand-up comedy and explores the cultural differences between a traditional Korean mother and her Americanized daughter. The mother wants her daughter to marry respectable Korean men, such as doctors or scientists, while the daughter is attracted to unconventional partners like white bikers or musicians. The father often stays out of the conflict.

Episodes:

Episode 3 Who's the Boss

3. Who's the Boss

Aired: Sep 28, 1994

Margaret's promotion to manager at the cosmetics counter results in Ruthie tr...

Episode 4 Yung at Heart

4. Yung at Heart

Aired: Oct 5, 1994

Grandma comes home from the mall with a boyfriend and a marriage proposal tha...

Episode 5 Redesigning Women

5. Redesigning Women

Aired: Oct 12, 1994

Margaret throws a bachelorette party for Stuart's traditional Korean fiancee.

Episode 6 Booktopus

6. Booktopus

Aired: Oct 19, 1994

When the Kims decline an offer to sell their bookstore to a large chain, the ...

Episode 7 Mommie Nearest

7. Mommie Nearest

Aired: Oct 26, 1994

When Margaret needs to hire a reliable temporary worker at the cosmetics coun...

Episode 10 Ratting on Ruthie

10. Ratting on Ruthie

Aired: Nov 23, 1994

When a case of expensive perfume vanishes while Ruthie is away from the count...

Episode 11 Educating Margaret

11. Educating Margaret

Aired: Nov 30, 1994

Margaret dates a British film professor and is disappointed to learn that he ...

Episode 14 The Apartment

14. The Apartment

Aired: Jan 11, 1995

To asset her independence, Margaret moves out of her parents' home and into a...

Episode 16 Venus de Margaret

16. Venus de Margaret

Aired: Jan 25, 1995

Margaret poses for her sculptor ex-boyfriend but has second thoughts when the...

Episode 17 A Night at the Oprah

17. A Night at the Oprah

Aired: Feb 14, 1995

Grandma is thrilled to get tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show, but Katherine i...

Episode 18 Pulp Sitcom

18. Pulp Sitcom

Aired: Feb 22, 1995

Margaret becomes immersed in a world of intrigue when her dad sets her up wit...

Episode 19 Young Americans

19. Young Americans

Aired: Mar 15, 1995

Margaret waits for a call about a job opportunity but learns that her phone s...

Info about All-American Girl

Current Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Genres:Comedy