All-American Girl

1994 - 1995

Mom, Dad, This is Kyle

14th September 1994

Episode 1

Margaret's mother disapproves of her new non-Korean boyfriend Kyle, prompting a furious Margaret to announce that they are going to move in together.

Submission: Impossible

21st September 1994

Episode 2

Margaret dates a Korean who wants her to be a traditional Korean woman.

Who's the Boss?

28th September 1994

Episode 3

Ruthie tries to take advantage of new manager Margaret; meanwhile, Margaret's grandmother becomes convinced that the family's run of back luck is due to bad feng shui in the house.

Yung at Heart

5th October 1994

Episode 4

Grandma disappears at the mall, only to return home with a Korean businessman who begins to date her, then propos es. Grandma accepts, then must face moving away from her family to join his family in Florida. Meanwhile, a reluctant Casey learns the bookselling business for a school project.

Redesigning Women

12th October 1994

Episode 5

Stuart's demure fiancÃ©e breaks the engagement after Margaret throws her a bachelorette party.

Booktopus

19th October 1994

Episode 6

A book chain makes an attractive offer to buy out the Kims' shop; when the family decides to refuse, the chain opens a store across the street.

Mommie Nearest

26th October 1994

Episode 7

When Margaret needs a reliable temp to work with her at the cosmetics counter, Ruthie and Gloria recruit her mother.

Take My Family, Please

2nd November 1994

Episode 8

Margaret does a standup routine about her family in a karaoke bar -- unaware that her parents are in the audience.

Exile on Market Street

16th November 1994

Episode 9

Margaret has plenty of time to ponder her future when she's jailed the night before she's scheduled to take a law school entrance exam.

Ratting on Ruthie

23rd November 1994

Episode 10

Some expensive perfume vanishes while Ruthie is away from the counter she's supposed to be watching, and Margaret must decide what to tell management -- and she's aghast when for the first time in her life her mother refuses to tell her what to do.

Educating Margaret

30th November 1994

Episode 11

Margaret dates a British film professor who, despite his passionate work, turns out to be a real bore.

Loveless in San Francisco

7th December 1994

Episode 12

Margaret is horrified to find she is going through a ""dating slump"" when she can't attract a man; so Stuart suggests that she volunteer for work at his hospital in order to meet guys.

Malpractice Makes Perfect

14th December 1994

Episode 13

Her brother's misfortune pleases Margaret -- until he decides to quit medicine and she must help him regain his perspective.

The Apartment

11th January 1995

Episode 14

Hoping to find more privacy away from home, Margaret moves into an apartment with Ruthie and Gloria -- then discovers that Gloria likes to spend her time at home nude.

Notes from the Underground

18th January 1995

Episode 15

Handyman Cody fixes himself up with Margaret after he works on her new basement living quarters, but her family constantly interrupts their encounters. Meanwhile, Grandmother gets a viewer-tracking device (""I get paid to watch TV? God bless America!"") but finds the responsibility too much for her.

Venus de Margaret

25th January 1995

Episode 16

Margaret poses in the nude for her sculptor ex-boyfriend Leon; then chills on the idea when the statue is unveiled in front of her family.

A Night at the Oprah

14th February 1995

Episode 17

Oprah Winfrey attempts to persuade Margaret to stay in college after she announces on live TV that she's dropping out of school to manage a rock band.

Pulp Sitcom

22nd February 1995

Episode 18

Margaret is plunged into a world of intrigue when her dad sets her up with a video distributor who's living a secret criminal life.

Young Americans

15th March 1995

Episode 19

Margaret awaits a call from a potential employer, but her career aspirations are put on hold when she discovers that her new roommates haven't paid the phone bill.

Top Cast

Margaret Cho•Jodi Long•Clyde Kusatsu

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The very Westernized Margaret Kim is a San Francisco hipster delightfully at odds with her traditional-but-screwy Korean family.

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Margaret Cho

Margaret Kim

Jodi Long

Katherine Kim

Clyde Kusatsu

Benny Kim

Amy Hill

Yung-hee Kim

BD Wong

Dr. Stuart Kim

Maddie Corman

Ruthie Latham

Judy Gold

Gloria Schechter

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J.B. Quon

Eric Kim

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Gary Jacobs

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Gail Berman

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Sandy Gallin

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Stuart Sheslow

Executive Producer

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