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All-American Girl

  • TV Series
  • 1994–19951994–1995
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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All-American Girl (1994)
Comedy
Based around the stand-up routines of comedian Margaret Cho, this series looked at the culture clashes that occured between a traditional Korean mother and her fully Americanized daughter. M... Read allBased around the stand-up routines of comedian Margaret Cho, this series looked at the culture clashes that occured between a traditional Korean mother and her fully Americanized daughter. Mom just wants Margaret to marry 'respectable' men: doctors, lawyers, scientists (always Ko... Read allBased around the stand-up routines of comedian Margaret Cho, this series looked at the culture clashes that occured between a traditional Korean mother and her fully Americanized daughter. Mom just wants Margaret to marry 'respectable' men: doctors, lawyers, scientists (always Korean), while her daughter is more interested in white bikers, musicians, and any other typ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
494
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    • Gary Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Margaret Cho
    • Amy Hill
    • Jodi Long
    • Gary Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Margaret Cho
    • Amy Hill
    • Jodi Long
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho
    • Margaret Kim
    Amy Hill
    Amy Hill
    • Yung-hee 'Grandma' Kim
    Jodi Long
    Jodi Long
    • Katherine Kim
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • Benny Kim
    Maddie Corman
    Maddie Corman
    • Ruthie Latham
    Judy Gold
    Judy Gold
    • Gloria Schechter
    J.B. Quon
    • Eric Kim
    BD Wong
    BD Wong
    • Dr. Stuart Kim
    Ashley Johnson
    Ashley Johnson
    • Casey Emmerson
    Elise Ogden
    • Dr. Marilyn Thorpe…
    Diedrich Bader
    Diedrich Bader
    • Spencer
    Andrew Lowery
    • Jimmy
    Sam Seder
    Sam Seder
    • Phil
    Mariska Hargitay
    Mariska Hargitay
    • Jane
    Vicki Lawrence
    Vicki Lawrence
    • Phone Lady
    John Terlesky
    John Terlesky
    • Tim
    Christopher Burgard
    Christopher Burgard
    • Kyle
    Quentin Tarantino
    Quentin Tarantino
    • Desmond
      • Gary Jacobs
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    • Trivia
      This show became famous for Margaret Cho's battle with ABC executives which ended in the show's cancellation and her subsequent health problems. Cho used her own material but executives kept making changes in an effort to boost ratings but resulted in bad critical reviews which commented on the show's constant shift in tone and characters. Cho later said that she was approached by the network to drop a great deal of weight in a very short time. She was also told that she was not acting Asian enough which resulted in the hiring of an Asian consultant. All the Asian characters were dropped from the show in order to make Cho stand out but then Cho was accused of acting too Asian. These constant changes led to the show being canceled after only one season. After the show was canceled Cho suffered kidney failure due to the rapid weight loss and spiraled into drug and alcohol addiction. She eventually got clean and her problems with the show has become material for her stand-up act.
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      Featured in At the Movies: Pulp Faction: The Tarantino Generation (1995)

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    Pretty darn funny!
    This was a hilarious sit-come starring Margaret Cho as Margaret Kim, who lives with her traditional Korean family.

    Full of culture clashes and Asian stereotypes, Cho was absolutely hilarious in portraying her character dealing with her family life and trying to make decisions of her own. I could relate to her mother trying to shelter her, urging her marry a nice spouse and comparing her with other Asians. Amy Hill plays Margaret's grandmother, and was absolutely hilarious in her Asian-English accent!

    Very witty with dry humor and laugh-out-loud moments. Too bad the show only lasted one season, and the later episodes of the season were a let-down, as the cast changes really brought down the show.

    Grade B-
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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1994 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sandollar Television
      • Heartfelt Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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    • 30 minutes
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      • Stereo

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