All-American Girl 

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. ... See full summary »

Creator:

Gary Jacobs

Stars:

Margaret Cho, Amy Hill, Jodi Long

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Margaret Cho	...	Margaret Kim 19 episodes, 1994-1995
Amy Hill	...	Yung-hee 'Grandma' Kim 19 episodes, 1994-1995
Jodi Long	...	Katherine Kim 18 episodes, 1994-1995
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Benny Kim 18 episodes, 1994-1995
Maddie Corman	...	Ruthie Latham 18 episodes, 1994-1995
Judy Gold	...	Gloria Schechter 18 episodes, 1994-1995
J.B. Quon	...	Eric Kim 18 episodes, 1994-1995
BD Wong	...	Dr. Stuart Kim 18 episodes, 1994-1995
Ashley Johnson	...	Casey Emmerson 12 episodes, 1994

Storyline

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. 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 type that her mother is bound to hate. Through all of this, Dad knows better than to interfere, and just keeps out of the fray.

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Plot Keywords:

korean | comedienne | sister | brother | parent child relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

All American Girl

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandollar Television,Heartfelt Productions,Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (19 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amy Hill is only 15 years older than Margaret Cho who plays her granddaughter.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Pulp Faction: The Tarantino Generation (1995)

User Reviews

Margaret Cho the Real All-American Girl!

During her slightly hilarious stand-up routine, Margaret Cho is more than successful at pointing out the absurdity of racial and ethnic stereotypes! She was successful enough to join the likes of: Tim Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Rosanne, and Drew Carey in the world of situation comedies! In "All-American Girl" she plays Margaret Kim: the daughter of Korean Immigrants. Three generations of Kims stay in the same household. Her parents (the bread-winning Kims) often set her up with Korean boys. Not just any Korean boys, but: doctors, lawyers, engineers, and other upwardly mobile professionals! Margaret however, likes to interracially date: aspiring musicians, actors, artists, writers; in other words worthless bums! She is much happier with the club hopping crowd than the silver-spoon eggheads that her parents try to set her up with!

Margaret probably had the most underrated supporting cast in the Industry. But sitcoms that cast a stand-up comedian as the lead only survive if they are well written! Casting Margaret as a party going mall rat did not give her the wiggle room to develop her character into an Emmy nomination! The series could've easily lasted more than one season if it were even SLIGHTLY better written! However ABC was notorious for abruptly pulling the plug on ethnic sitcoms! Margaret has enough talent to appear elsewhere, so look for her in the near future!