All-American Girl

Season 1

1994 · 19 episodes · 8h 10m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Mom, Dad, This is Kyle

   14 Sept 1994 · 22 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. Submission: Impossible

   21 Sept 1994 · 22 min

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

3. 3

   3. Who's the Boss?

   28 Sept 1994 · 22 min

   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.

4. 4

   4. Yung at Heart

   5 Oct 1994 · 22 min

   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.

5. 5

   5. Redesigning Women

   12 Oct 1994 · 22 min

   Stuart's demure fiancée breaks the engagement after Margaret throws her a bachelorette party.

6. 6

   6. Booktopus

   19 Oct 1994 · 22 min

   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.

7. 7

   7. Mommie Nearest

   26 Oct 1994 · 22 min

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

8. 8

   8. Take My Family, Please

   2 Nov 1994 · 22 min

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

9. 9

   9. Exile on Market Street

   16 Nov 1994 · 22 min

   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.

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    10. Ratting on Ruthie

    23 Nov 1994 · 22 min

    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.

11. 11

    11. Educating Margaret

    30 Nov 1994 · 30 min

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

12. 12

    12. Loveless in San Francisco

    7 Dec 1994 · 30 min

    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.

13. 13

    13. Malpractice Makes Perfect

    14 Dec 1994 · 30 min

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

14. 14

    14. The Apartment

    11 Jan 1995 · 30 min

    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.

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    15. Notes from the Underground

    18 Jan 1995 · 30 min

    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.

16. 16

    16. Venus de Margaret

    25 Jan 1995 · 30 min

    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.

17. 17

    17. A Night at the Oprah

    14 Feb 1995 · 30 min

    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.

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    18. Pulp Sitcom

    22 Feb 1995 · 30 min

    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.

19. 19

    19. Young Americans

    15 Mar 1995 · 30 min

    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.