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All-American Girl

  • TV Series
  • 1994–1995
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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All-American Girl (1994)
SitcomComedy

Follows the culture clashes that occurred between a traditional Korean mother and her fully-Americanized daughter.Follows the culture clashes that occurred between a traditional Korean mother and her fully-Americanized daughter.Follows the culture clashes that occurred between a traditional Korean mother and her fully-Americanized daughter.

  • Creator
    • Gary Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Margaret Cho
    • Amy Hill
    • Jodi Long
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    561
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    • Creator
      • Gary Jacobs
    • Stars
      • Margaret Cho
      • Amy Hill
      • Jodi Long
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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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
    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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    • 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 Siskel & Ebert: Pulp Faction: The Tarantino Generation (1995)

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    Flawed, but recommended.

    I want to see this again! I'm still sad today that it was so short. There were a lot of problems at the studio, which only aggravated Margaret Cho's personal problems. I know the studio told her it was "not Asian enough" and also "too Asian." Not having seen it in a decade, I can't say how culturally accurate it was -- I've read some complaints about Cho's character (shallow, and unlike herself), and about how appropriate it is to cast Chinese and Japanese actors as Koreans -- but I know enjoyed it very much. I really like Margaret's stand-up, I have a crush on B.D. Wong, and know Amy Hill is hilarious -- so it should have been good, and I blame the studio if it wasn't. If you can find it anywhere, I highly recommend it, despite it's flaws. I'm very sad to have so little access to Asian culture (including Asians raised western) in the media.
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    • Apr 29, 2005
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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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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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