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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.
All-American Girl: Season 1 - 19 Episode s
1x1 - Mom, Dad, This is Kyle
September 14, 1994
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.
1x2 - Submission: Impossible
September 21, 1994
Margaret dates a Korean who wants her to be a traditional Korean woman.
1x3 - Who's the Boss?
September 28, 1994
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.
1x4 - Yung At Heart
October 5, 1994
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.
1x5 - Redesigning Women
October 12, 1994
Stuart's demure fiancée breaks the engagement after Margaret throws her a bachelorette party.
1x6 - Booktopus
October 19, 1994
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.
1x7 - Mommie Nearest
October 26, 1994
When Margaret needs a reliable temp to work with her at the cosmetics counter, Ruthie and Gloria recruit her mother.
1x8 - Take My Family, Please
November 2, 1994
Margaret does a standup routine about her family in a karaoke bar -- unaware that her parents are in the audience.
1x9 - Exile On Market Street
November 16, 1994
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.
1x10 - Ratting On Ruthie
November 23, 1994
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.
1x11 - Educating Margaret
November 30, 1994
Margaret dates a British film professor who, despite his passionate work, turns out to be a real bore.
1x12 - Loveless in San Francisco
December 7, 1994
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.
1x13 - Malpractice Makes Perfect
December 14, 1994
Her brother's misfortune pleases Margaret -- until he decides to quit medicine and she must help him regain his perspective.
1x14 - The Apartment
January 11, 1995
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.
1x15 - Notes from the Underground
January 18, 1995
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.
1x16 - Venus de Margaret
January 25, 1995
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.
1x17 - A Night at the Oprah
February 14, 1995
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.
1x18 - Pulp Sitcom
February 22, 1995
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.
1x19 - Young Americans
March 15, 1995
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.