History Series / AllAmericanGirl1994

The show's promotion and production was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to radically tone down her edgy comedy act as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like Creator/BrettButler, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later led to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

Also notable for having a ton of RetroactiveRecognition: the show featured Creator/MingNaWen, Creator/DanielDaeKim, Creator/AshleyJohnson, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/MariskaHargitay, and ''[[Creator/QuentinTarantino Quentin' freaking Tarantino]]'' in one-time bit part appearances, with ''Creator/OprahWinfrey'' guest starring in one episode.

* SpitTake: On an episode, Margaret hears a piece of shocking news, but, being sans anything to spit, calmly walks from the living room into the kitchen, fills a glass of water, walks back to the living room, takes a sip, and determinately spits it out again.

The show's promotion and production was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act radically as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like Creator/BrettButler, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later led to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

* AdaptationalSexuality: Margaret Cho in real life is openly pansexual, has been a FagHag since she was a teenager, and has a ginormous LGBTFanbase as a comedian. You wouldn't learn any of this from watching the show. Even though it's loosely based on Cho's actual life, TV!Margaret and her friends are all 100% straight and the show makes no references to queer culture.

The show's promotion and production was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act radically as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like Creator/Brett Butler, Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later led to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

The show's promotion and production was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act radically as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like [[Series/GraceUnderFire Brett Butler]], Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later led to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

* AdaptationalSexuality: Margaret Cho in real life is openly-pansexual, has been a FagHag since she was a teenager, and has a ginormous LGBTFanbase as a comedian. You wouldn't learn any of this from watching the show. Even though it's loosely based on Cho's actual life, TV!Margaret and her friends are all 100% straight and the show makes no references to queer culture.

The show's promotion and production was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act radicially as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like [[Series/GraceUnderFire Brett Butler]], Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later led to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

''All-American Girl'' was an Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom starring Creator/MargaretCho that aired for only one season in 1994-95. It is notable for being the first American network sitcom to feature an Asian-American family. It featured Margaret Cho (playing Margaret Kim) as a young college student living at home with her Korean family: her father (Creator/ClydeKusatsu), mother (Jodi Long), two brothers (Creator/BDWong and Creator/JBQuon), and grandmother (Creator/AmyHill).

''All-American Girl'' was an Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom starring Creator/MargaretCho that aired for only one season in 1994-95. It is notable for being the first American network sitcom to feature an Asian-American family. It featured Margaret Cho (playing Margaret Kim) as a young college student living at home with her Korean family: her father (Creator/ClydeKusatsu), mother (Jodi Long), two brothers (Creator/BDWong and J.B. Quon), and grandmother (Amy Hill).

The show's promotion and production was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act radicially as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like [[Series/GraceUnderFire Brett Butler]], Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later lead to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The parents owning a video store was based on Cho's parents owning a bookstore in real life, and one scene references one of Cho's most famous stand-up routines where her mom is uncomfortable with some of the pornographic material they sold, such as ''[[ParallelPornTitle Free Your Willies]].''

* ButNotTooGay: Margaret Cho in real life is openly-pansexual, has been a FagHag since she was a teenager, and has a ginormous LGBTFanbase as a comedian. You wouldn't learn any of this from watching the show. Even though it's loosely based on Cho's actual life, TV!Margaret and her friends are all 100% straight and the show makes no references to queer culture.

* ButNotTooGay: Margaret Cho in real life is openly-pansexual, has been a FagHag since she was a teenager, and has a ginormous LGBTFanbase as a comedian. You wouldn't learn any of this from watching the show, where Margaret and her friends are all 100% straight and the show makes no references to queer culture. To be fair, it was 1995.

* ButNotTooGay: Margaret Cho in real life is openly-pansexual, has been a FagHag since she was a teenager, and has a ginormous LGBTFanbase as a comedian. You wouldn't know any of this from watching the show, where Margaret and her friends are all 100% straight and the show makes no references to queer culture. To be fair, it was 1995.

* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The parents owning a video store was based on Cho's parents owning a bookstore in real life, and one scene references one of Cho's stand-up routines where her mom is uncomfortable with some of the pornographic material they sold, such as ''[[ParallelPornTitle Free Your Willies]].''

* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The parents owning a video store was based on Cho's parents owning a bookstore in real life, and one scene references one of Cho's stand-up routines where her mom is uncomfortable with some of the pornographic material they sold, such as "[[ParallelPornTitle Free Your Willies]]."

* LooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The parents owning a video store was based on Cho's parents owning a bookstore in real life, and one scene references one of Cho's stand-up routines where her mom is uncomfortable with some of the pornographic material they sold, such as "[[ParallelPornTitle Free Your Willies]]."

* CreatorBacklash: There were two aspects of the show that Margaret Cho hated the most: the studio forcing her to lose weight to play herself, and the fact that her character was written to ''always'' turn down sex from her love interests, even though the real Margaret would've said yes in many of the scenes where her character said no.

''All-American Girl'' was an Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom starring Creator/MargaretCho that aired for only one season in 1994-95. It is notable for being the first American network sitcom to feature an Asian-American family. It featured Margaret Cho (playing Margaret Kim) as a young college student living at home with her Korean family: her father (Clyde Kusatsu), mother (Jodi Long), two brothers (Creator/BDWong and J.B. Quon), and grandmother (Amy Hill).

''All-American Girl'' was an Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom starring Creator/MargaretCho that aired for only one season in 1994. It is notable for being the first American network sitcom to feature an Asian-American family. It featured Margaret Cho (playing Margaret Kim) as a young college student living at home with her Korean family: her father (Clyde Kusatsu), mother (Jodi Long), two brothers (Creator/BDWong and J.B. Quon), and grandmother (Amy Hill).

Despite the initial reception of show, the attempt to even ''have'' a show that primarily focused on an Asian-American family is still respected. And then after 20 years, ABC would try again with ''Series/FreshOffTheBoat'', to considerably more success. The show itself paid homage to ''All-American Girl''.

The experience was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act radicially as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like [[Series/GraceUnderFire Brett Butler]], Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later lead to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

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The sitcom pretty much hit on [[ClicheStorm every overused sitcom trope there was]], with a dash of commonly known Asian stereotypes. The show as not well received throughout it's run critically or ratings-wise; the only positive reviews were of Cho and her relationship with her grandmother. Towards the end of the first season, the producers attempted a {{retool}} to turn the show into more of an ensemble show with Cho moving into an apartment with three male roommates (one of whom being played by Creator/DiedrichBader), but ABC lost faith in the series and it was then canceled.

The experience was not a great experience for Margaret Cho; she had to tone down her edgy comedy act as part of headlining a mainstream sitcom. She had no creative control over the series, in stark contrast to other female comics to headline ABC shows, like [[Series/GraceUnderFire Brett Butler]], Creator/EllenDeGeneres, and Creator/RoseanneBarr. She was also "encouraged" to go on a crash diet, which caused her to lose 30 pounds in two weeks which later lead to kidney failure and years-long health issues. The cancellation of the show caused her to go into a depression, compounded by drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, she got sober and would eventually have a CareerResurrection.

Also notable for having a ton of RetroactiveRecognition: the show featured Creator/MingNaWen, Creator/DanielDaeKim, Creator/AshleyJohnson, ''Creator/OprahWinfrey'', and ''[[Creator/QuentinTarantino Quentin' freaking Tarantino]]'' in one-time bit part appearances/guest star spots.