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All-American Girl

  • TV Series
  • 1994–1995
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
500
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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

  • Creator
    • Gary Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Margaret Cho
    • Amy Hill
    • Jodi Long
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    500
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Gary Jacobs
    • Stars
      • Margaret Cho
      • Amy Hill
      • Jodi Long
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Episodes19

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    Robert Firth and Margaret Cho in All-American Girl.
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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
    • Creator
      • Gary Jacobs
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Pulp Faction: The Tarantino Generation (1995)

    User reviews7

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    Had a Great Start Until Changes were Made
    All American Girl in the beginning was a pleasure to watch. I liked Margret's comedy of her family life, but mainly, being an Asian-American guy, I could relate to most of the things going on, as I used to hear he same things from my Grandmother when I was a kid. For example, "Marry a nice Japanese girl"

    When I was growing up, I had to deal with being different compared to most other Asians my age, as I didn't like the same type of sports they played to dating girls outside my race. After watching this, In some ways, I didn't feel alone being the way I am and I could see some similarities in Margret and myself.

    The problem I had with the show was when they made changes in the show, when got rid of virtually the entire original cast and replaced them with another group. When I watched the show, I found it unfunny. I felt couldn't identify with the show any longer and I stopped watching it, which is too bad because in my opinion, this show had a great start.
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    • goleafs84
    • Sep 6, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Американская девушка
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Studios - 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Sandollar Television
      • Heartfelt Productions
      • Touchstone Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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