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All American Girl (film)
All American Girl may refer to: * All-American Girl (TV series), an American sitcom * ''All American Girl'' (novel), a young-adult novel by Meg Cabot * "All-American Girl" (song), a song by Carrie Underwood * "All American Girl", a song by Melissa Etheridge from '' Yes I Am'' * "All American Girl", a song by Train from '' My Private Nation'' * '' All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story'', a 2000 TV film See also * American Girl (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-American Girl (TV Series)
''All-American Girl'' is a 1994 American sitcom starring Margaret Cho. The series aired on ABC from September 14, 1994, to March 15, 1995. Cho starred as Margaret Kim, the rebellious daughter of Korean American bookstore owners in San Francisco, whose American attitude often comes into conflict with her more traditional parents (Jodi Long and Clyde Kusatsu). Among her co-stars were BD Wong as Cho's brother, and Amy Hill as her eccentric grandmother. The series is notable for being both groundbreaking and infamous. The series was the first prime time sitcom to feature an Asian American family as its focus; however, it received criticism for its stereotypical characters. ABC's attempts to reform the show resulted in the show having a lack of direction and led viewers away from the series. After the first season, ABC wished to revamp ''All-American Girl'' into an ensemble series, but these plans were unrealized. Creation and summary ''All-American Girl'' was created by ABC to capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All American Girl (novel)
''All American Girl'' is a young adult novel written by Meg Cabot. It reached number one in ''The New York Times Bestseller List'' for children's books in 2002. A sequel titled, '' Ready or Not'' was released in 2005. Meg Cabot also wrote a short story, "Another All-American Girl" included in ''Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out''. Plot summary Samantha Madison lives in Washington, D.C and is a sophomore at John Adams Preparatory School. An outcast, she has only one friend, Catherine. Sam is a huge fan of Gwen Stefani and often laments that she is not more like Gwen, though she is against most other aspects of popular culture and dyes her entire wardrobe black because she is "mourning for her generation." A middle child, Sam often feels inferior because her older sister, Lucy, is a cheerleader, and therefore one of the most popular girls in school, and her younger sister, Rebecca, is so intelligent that she takes college-level classes at a school for gifted kids. Sam is ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-American Girl (song)
"All-American Girl" is a song composed by American country pop singer Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace. It is the second single from Underwood's second studio album, ''Carnival Ride'', released in the United States on December 17, 2007. (See 2007 in country music). Background "All-American Girl" is the second single for which Underwood shares a writing credit, the first being "So Small", which preceded it. The song is a mid-tempo country-pop song, with a soaring chorus. Underwood stated in an issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' that the high note during the bridge in the song is the highest note she has ever hit (E5, or the E an octave above middle E). Content The song centers around a "beautiful, wonderful, perfect all-American girl." The first verse tells the story of a father hoping for a baby boy to continue his legacy, but "when the nurse came in with a little pink blanket, all those big dreams changed". The baby girl has her father "wrapped around her fing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes I Am (Melissa Etheridge Album)
''Yes I Am'' is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records on September 21, 1993. The title is generally thought to refer to Etheridge's recent coming out as a lesbian, confirming long-standing rumors about her personal life. However, in 2018, Etheridge clarified that in fact the title for the track and album were not statements regarding her sexual identity. ''Yes I Am'' is the pivotal album that gave Etheridge national and international recognition. The rock ballad "Come to My Window" was the first single released from the album, which peaked at No. 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and its video featured the actress Juliette Lewis having a nervous breakdown. This single was quickly followed by "I'm the Only One", which became a major hit in the US and reached No. 8 on the Hot 100, and "If I Wanted To", which reached No. 16. By 2010, the album had sold over 4,348,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Private Nation
''My Private Nation'' is the third studio album by American pop rock band Train. It was released June 3, 2003. The album was reissued February 8, 2005, as a CD+DVD dual disc set. The album is certified Platinum in the US. Singles Four singles were released from this album. The first, "Calling All Angels", was a top 20 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #19, and was a huge success on the Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts. Second single "When I Look to the Sky" also hit the Top 100 and was successful in Adult Top 40 and the Adult Contemporary chart as well. Third single " Get to Me" was also a successful song on the Adult Top 40 chart, and the album as a whole has been certified platinum by the RIAA. "I'm About to Come Alive" was covered in 2008 by country music artist David Nail, who released it as a single from his debut album of the same name. Reception ''My Private Nation'' received mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
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