ALL AMERICAN GIRL
HISTORY
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This sitcom made mild history as the first network program to deal
with a multi-generational Asian family (the Korean Kim family)
coping with the shifts in attitude between the traditional
grandmother, the transitional parents, and the more-or-less all-
American grandchildren.

Its failure stemmed from its uncertain focus on what it means to be
Korean in contemporary California society, including the somewhat
objectionable casting of Chinese and Japanese actors as Koreans, and
from the treatment of standup comic Cho as a rather stereotypical
Valley girl on the prowl for boys, in complete contradiction of her
popular image as a tough-talking, upfront lesbian.

In the latter episodes there was an attempt to shift the show into a
show-biz formula, with Cho's character becoming manager of an inept
rock band, but to no avail. There was, however, one superb
performance: Amy Hill as the proud-to-be-assimilated, straight-
talking Korean grandmother. I would have given Hill her own show
immediately; instead, she wound up as a lame second banana on Maybe
This Time and Pauly.


Show Information

First Aired September 1994
Last Aired March 1995
Status Canceled/Ended
Running Time 30 min
Country United States
Network ABC


Show Stars

Margaret Cho - Margaret Kim
Maddie Corman - Ruthie
Judy Gold - Gloria
Amy Hill - Grandmother Kim
Ashley Johnson - Casey Emmerson
Clyde Kusatsu - Benny Kim
Jodi Long - Katherine Kim
J.B. Quon - Eric Kim
B.D. Wong - Stuart Kim


Show Crew

Gary Jacobs - Executive Producer
Sandy Gallin - Executive Producer
Gail Berman - Executive Producer
Stuart Sheslow - Executive Producer
Gary Jacobs - Creator

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Episode List

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Season 1
1. 1-1 14-Sep-1994 Mom, Dad, This is Kyle
2. 1-2 M404 21-Sep-1994 Submission: Impossible
3. 1-3 28-Sep-1994 Who's the Boss?
4. 1-4 05-Oct-1994 Yung At Heart
5. 1-5 M408 12-Oct-1994 Redesigning Women
6. 1-6 19-Oct-1994 Booktopus
7. 1-7 26-Oct-1994 Mommie Nearest
8. 1-8 02-Nov-1994 Take My Family, Please
9. 1-9 M410 16-Nov-1994 Exile On Market Street
10. 1-10 23-Nov-1994 Ratting On Ruthie
11. 1-11 30-Nov-1994 Educating Margaret
12. 1-12 07-Dec-1994 Loveless in San Francisco
13. 1-13 14-Dec-1994 Malpractice Makes Perfect
14. 1-14 11-Jan-1995 The Apartment
15. 1-15 18-Jan-1995 Notes from the Underground
16. 1-16 25-Jan-1995 Venus de Margaret
17. 1-17 14-Feb-1995 A Night at the Oprah
18. 1-18 M418 22-Feb-1995 Pulp Sitcom
19. 1-19 M419 15-Mar-1995 Young Americans

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All-American Girl - Cast Guide
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Stars
Amy Hill
Ashley Johnson
B.D. Wong
Clyde Kusatsu
J.B. Quon
Jodi Long
Judy Gold
Maddie Corman
Margaret Cho


Guest Stars
Alastair Duncan
Alvin Y.F. Ing
Andre Marquis
Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
Bejamin Lum
Billy Burke
Brian Reddy
Bruce French
Cal Evans
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Christine Estabrook
Christopher Burgard
Christopher C. Fuller
Christopher James Williams
Clifton Well
Dan Sachoff
Dana Lee
Daniel Kim
Dean Tarrolly
Deborah May
Elaine Kao
Elise Ogden
Eric Lutes
Gabe Dell Jr.
Garrett Wang
Jack Black
Jana Marie Hupp
John Terlesky
Joseph Romanov
Joseph Rye
Joyce Van Patten
Junaita Jennings
Kennedy Kabasares
Lance Guest
Lisa Lu
Lisa Stahl
Marcy Kaplan
Mariska Hargitay
Michael Lowry
Michael Palance
Michelle Watkins
Miguel Perez
Ming-Na
Oprah Winfrey
Patricia Place
Patrick Cranshaw
Quentin Tarantino
Ralph Ahn
Richard Fancy
Richard Herkert
Robert Clohessy
Robert Firth
Robert Noble
Robertson Dean
Sam Sako
Shab Shimono
Sharon Sharth
Steve Fitzpatrick
Susan Leslie
Tim Kelleher
Tim Lounibos
Tom Kapache
Tsai Chin
Vicki Lawrence
William Medin
William Newman


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All-American Girl - Crew Guide
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Writer
Aline Brosh
Arnie Kogen
Charleen Easton
Clay Graham
Dawn Dekeyser
Douglas Tuber
Elizabeth Wong
Gary Jacobs
J.J. Paulsen
Jeff Kahn
Jon Sherman
Jurt Schindler
Kell Cahoon
Pat Dougherty
Pat Doughtery
Tim Maile
Tim Meile
Tom Saunders

Director
Andrew D. Weyman
Arlene Sanford
Terry Hughes

Producer
Bruce Johnson

Executive Producer
Gail Berman
Gary Jacobs
Sandy Gallin
Stuart Sheslow

Creator
Gary Jacobs

Supervising Producer
Clay Graham

Associate Producer
Brian J. Cowan

Executive Story Editor
J.J. Paulsen
Stacey Hur

First Assistant Director
Mark Cendrowski

Co-Producer
Douglas Tuber
Tim Maile

Staff Writer
Dawn Dekeyser



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All-American Girl
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USA, ABC (Sandollar Television/Heartfelt Productions/Touchstone
Television), Sitcom, Colour, 1994
Starring: Margaret Cho, Jodi Long, Clyde Kusatsu
Asian-American standup star Margaret Cho made her mark with an act
that comedically detailed the conflict of being both Korean and
American. The young comedian proved particularly popular with
college audiences and with other Asian-Americans who could identify
with her frustrations and 'foot-in-each-camp' dilemmas. She often
sniped about the lack of Asians on US TV, quipping that there
were 'more extra-terrestrials than Asians' on the box. So it was
fitting justice that she should be given her own show, All-American
Girl, based on the standup act and featuring more Asians than
Caucasians in its cast.

Cho was cast as Margaret Kim, a westernised Korean constantly at
odds with a traditionalist mother, Katherine, who is determined that
her daughter should respect the ways and customs of the old country.
Margaret is equally determined to live her own life and seems to
prefer being around her American friends. The bitterest bone of
contention is Margaret's attraction to white American boys, which
drives Katherine to distraction. Desperately, she tries to matchmake
Margaret with suitable Korean boys, but to no avail. At least her
brother Stuart has grown up to be a model son, a reverent young man
studying to be a cardiologist. Margaret's father refuses to be drawn
either way on the argument, although the matriarch of the family,
Grandma, comes down firmly on her grand-daughter's side, encouraging
her to follow her instincts. This sanctioning of Margaret's
activities is diminished somewhat, however, by the fact that Grandma
is barking mad.

All-American Girl was quietly groundbreaking in its theme but oddly
relied on hackneyed Asian stereotypes for most of its jokes.
Although patently not as funny as Cho's standup act, it was at least
a commendable attempt to say something pertinent within the genre.
Cho handled the acting chores well enough and other cast members
provided decent support, but they could not rescue the show from its
central weaknesses: it was trying too hard to be liked and so
suffered from a lack of edge; the aforementioned stereotyping for
easy laughs; and the trouble it had in spinning enough entertaining
variations from its main theme to warrant a second season. One
episode was a real talking point, however: 'Pulp Sitcom', which
featured a guest appearance by Quentin Tarantino.


Note. The final episode of All-American Girl, shot on film rather
than tape, was a pilot for a proposed but unrealised follow-up
series, The Young Americans. In this story Margaret moved away from
home and into an apartment shared with three men (Phil, Jimmy and
Spencer).

Cast
Margaret Cho - Margaret Kim
Jodi Long - Katherine Kim
Clyde Kusatsu - Benny Kim
Amy Hill - Grandma
Maddie Corman - Ruthie
Judy Gold - Gloria
J B Quon - Eric Kim
B D Wong - Stuart Kim


Crew
Gary Jacobs - Creator / Main Writer
Gary Jacobs - Executive Producer
Sandy Gallin - Executive Producer
Gail Berman - Executive Producer
Stuart Sheslow - Executive Producer
Bruce Johnson - Producer

Transmission Details
Number of episodes: 19 Length: 30 mins
US dates: 14 Sep 1994-15 Mar 1995
UK dates: 22 Feb-28 June 1995 (19 episodes) C4 Wed 6pm