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''All-American Girl'' is a 1994 American sitcom featuring Margaret Cho as the rebellious teenage daughter of a traditional Korean-American family. The main cast that plays the part of Cho's family includes Jodi Long, Clyde Kusatsu, B.D. Wong, J.B. Quon, and Amy Hill.〔(IMDb TV Series Information )〕 Supposedly based upon the comedy material of Cho, the show premiered on September 14, 1994 and was cancelled on March 15, 1995 after one season, following an attempt by the network to reboot the series. Cho directly states that although the ending credits say ''Based on the stand-up of Margaret Cho'', the show did not in fact incorporate her comedy. Producers used this idea more as a plug for the program, which underwent nearly constant changes in an attempt to gain better viewership ratings. With conflict regarding Cho's Asian American identity and the production goals of ABC, this translated into unoriginal plotlines, objectified character portrayals, and poor audience reception. "When you're the first person to cross over this racial barrier, you're scrutinized for all these other things that have nothing to do with race, but they have everything to do with race—its a very strange thing",〔(PBS video )〕 says Cho. Cho received heavy criticism for ''All-American Girl'' from the general public, from critics, and from Asian American viewers. Footage from the show made a brief appearance in the ABC 2015 comedy series ''Fresh Off The Boat'', which is ABC's second (and more successful) attempt at an Asian-American-focused sitcom. In the scene, an Asian-American watches ''All-American Girl'' and pokes fun at its faults. ==Plot summary== In the pilot episode of ''All-American Girl'', “Mom, Dad, This is Kyle”, Margaret’s mother, Katherine Kim, strongly disapproves of Margaret’s boyfriend Kyle, and constantly tries to set her up with successful, intelligent Korean men, a recurring conflict between Margaret and her mother. Margaret, tired of her mother’s constant matchmaking, convinces her to have Kyle over for dinner. At the dinner, Katherine makes no effort to accept Kyle, and a frustrated Margaret makes the rash decision to announce to everyone that she and Kyle are moving in together, simply to irritate her mother. Margaret realizes that she does not want to move out of the house and decides to stay in the end. The pilot episode already exhibited problems with the series that would continue with subsequent episodes. Margaret’s mother is portrayed as a stereotypical “tiger mom” who only approves of her daughter dating Korean men from prestigious universities and who is unwilling to see things from her daughter’s perspective. Even by the end of the episode, Katherine continues to be set in her own ways. Margaret’s brother Stuart appears throughout the episode as a stereotypical, nerdy, perfectly obedient, model minority. ''All-American Girl'' takes place in San Francisco, where Margaret tries to navigate life with her family, friends, and romantic partners. In the Kim family household, Margaret has many squabbles with her very traditional mother who wants nothing more than for her to settle down with a Korean boy and be successful. Her father plays more of the middle-man in these touchy debates, and prefers to spend time working in their family-owned bookstore. Also in the house are Margaret’s brothers, and her eccentric grandmother, played by Amy Hill, who garnered popular reviews from the public. Outside of home, Margaret spends a good deal of time working the cosmetics counter in a department store with her friends Ruthie and Gloria. In one of many attempts to redesign the show, the producers decided to change the setting, having Margaret move into the basement of her parent’s house in episode 15 (Notes From the Underground), and then move out altogether with only her grandmother in episode 19. The last show, “Young Americans”, was designed as somewhat of a trial version “to give ABC an additional option when it () time to decide whether to renew the series for the fall” of 1995. Ultimately, that option did not come to pass, and the show suffered from its inconsistency and lack of direction. ''All-American Girl'' was heavily criticized for portraying Asian Americans extremely stereotypically. Stereotypes including the “tiger mother”, the expectation for Korean women to be proper and demure, the overachieving nerdy Asian, and the obedient Asian child are prominent throughout the series. There was a lack of character development, allowing no chance for the characters to have depth beyond their stereotyped identities, aside from Margaret. While the show focused on a Korean American family, Cho was the only Korean American actor/actress cast (all other members being of Chinese or Japanese ancestry), which perpetuated the idea that all Asians are the same. Asian Americans did not appreciate the assumption that they should identify with the characters simply based on the fact that they were Asian.〔(Article in LA Review of Books )〕 Furthermore, critics lambasted the “butchered Korean language”.〔()〕 With the majority of the cast not being Korean American, their ability to speak Korean was limited. None of ''All-American Girl’s'' directors, writers, or producers were Korean American.〔(Article in LA Review of Books )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All-American Girl (1994 TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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