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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION EAN: 0826663976694 Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Shout Factory Theatr Manufacturer: Shout Factory Theatr Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Shout Factory Theatr Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 31, 2006 Running Time: 450 minutes Studio: Shout Factory Theatr Theatrical Release Date: September 14, 1994 Sales Rank: 31865 MPN: 97669 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: All-American Girl - The Complete Series All-American Girl, the groundbreaking comedy series inspired by the life of stand-up star Margaret Cho, brought an Asian-American family to a television series for the first time. Originally broadcast in 1994-1995, the show featured Cho as one very Westernized Margaret Kim, a San Francisco hipster delightfully at odds with her traditional-but-screwy Korean family, and allowed viewers a comic glimpse of the culture clashes that constantly ensued. Cast (in alphabetical order): Margaret Cho ..... Margaret Kim Maddie Corman ..... Ruthie Judy Gold ..... Gloria Amy Hill ..... Grandma Ashley Johnson ..... Casey Emmerson Clyde Kusatsu ..... Benny Kim Jodi Long ..... Katherine Kim J.B. Quon ..... Eric Sam Seder..... Phil B.D. Wong ..... Stuart Disc 1 Mom, Dad, This Is Kyle Commentary with Margaret Cho Submission: Impossible Who’s The Boss? Yung At Heart Disc 2 Redesigning Women Booktopus Submission: Impossible Take My Family, Please Commentary with Margaret Cho and Amy Hill Exile On Market Street Disc 3 Ratting On Ruthie Educating Margaret Loveless In San Francisco Malpractice Makes Perfect The Apartment Commentary with Margaret Cho and Amy Hill Disc 4 Notes From The Underground Venus de Margaret A Night At The Oprah Pulp Sitcom Commentary with Margaret Cho Young Americans Special Features: Commentaries by Margaret Cho and Amy Hill on selected episodes All-American Girl: A Look Back With Margaret Cho And Amy Hill featuring new interviews Discount Shopping: A dimly remembered 1994 series that lasted a scant 19 episodes may not seem like a good candidate for DVD release, but All-American Girl deserves a second look. For Margaret Cho fans, this was the series that helped the diva of the disenfranchised find her comedic voice. For sitcom buffs, this series' tumultuous history is a textbook cautionary tale. And for actual fans of the show, it will be fun to be reunited with the wisecracking, TV-addicted Grandma (Amy Hill), the series' breakout character. All-American Girl was created as a showcase for stand-up comedian Cho, and was the first primetime series to feature a Korean family. But network interference took its toll on Cho's health (she recalls in one of the episode commentaries that she was compelled to crash-diet after being informed by execs that "I was too fat to play myself") and the show's creative direction, dulling Cho's cutting edge. Set in San Francisco, All-American Girl is a culture clash/generation gap comedy. Cho's free-spirited Valley Girlish Margaret works at a department store and lives with her tradition-bound bookseller parents (Clyde Kusatsu, Jodi Long); her Grandma; brother Stuart (B.D. Wong), a successful doctor; and her younger, assimilated brother, Eric (J.B. Quon). Margaret's relationship with her imperious mother is particularly adversarial. The show seemed to be finding its footing when it was canceled, and some episodes offer a tantalizing glimpse of what might have been had the show's creators been left alone. "Pulp Sitcom" is a clever homage to Pulp Fiction, complete with a guest-star appearance by Quentin Tarantino as a purveyor of bootleg videos. "The Apartment" spoofs MTV's The Real World as Margaret shares an apartment with her two co-workers, one of whom (comedian Judy Gold) has a penchant for walking around nude. The show took a fleeting Seinfeld-ian turn with "Take My Family, Please," in which Margaret performs a stand-up routine about her family, who are in the audience and are not amused. In solo episode commentaries and in an on-camera conversation with Amy Hill, Cho thoughtfully reflects on where All-American Girl succeeded and why it ultimately failed. But her through-the-Hollywood-looking-glass experience inspired her breakout performance piece, the highly recommended I'm the One That I Want, in which she chronicles the series' demise much more candidly and graphically. This is the unexpurgated Margaret we know and love. --Donald Liebenson Average Rating:
 Rating: - Good Show, but not because of Margaret ChoI have always been a big fan of Margaret Cho. This DVD set is difficult to find. When I found out, I bought it sight unseen. Unfortunately, Margaret Cho was not funny at all in this show. But then again it is difficult to imagine Margaret Cho's brand of comedy in a G rated television show. But Richard Pryor managed to do it with his show. I gave this DVD set a four star rating because of Grandma. Grandma does indeed steal the show. I found myself looking forward to ... Read More Rating:  - what was I thinking?I dont know,,, I remember loving this show when it was on TV. Margaret Cho is one of my favorite comedians. I was so excited when I found the complete series. Well, man oh man what a disappointment.BORING!!!!!! poor story lines, silly jokes,,,bad acting, except for amy hill who is brilliant (compared to the rest of the cast) I mean Its got its moments but honestly its pretty bad. Maybe in the 80s it was funnier, but now........no. Rating:  - my kids love it.....and they don't even understand all the jokes!My kids are asian and I'm not, so I'm always trying to find things to help bolster their identities. I never even knew about this show when it came out, since I rarely watch tv, and accidentally found out about it. It is a big hit at our house. The kids LOVE the grandma and think that Margaret is really funny. I think that some of the appeal is universal, because I'm laughing, too! Rating: - fun...fun...fun!I've seen this series for years and still have lots of fun memory with it (especially GRANMA!). Once I've heard that it's available in DVD format....there is no need to think twice! If you are her fan...you shouldn't miss it! Rating: - I got into Margaret Cho because of this...When All American Girl first came on TV, I was so excited because - FINALLY - a TV show about how insane Asian families can be! While many Asian Americans protested this show, due to the cast not being completely Korean, and that the show played up certain Asian stereotypes, it also showed how tough it is, growing up between two cultures. While Margaret Cho's comedy routine is vastly superior to this show (her impressions of her mom are hysterical! She sounds just like my ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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