It's culture shock for an immigrant Taiwanese family in this comedy about living the American Dream.
Cast
Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, Ray Wise, Chelsey CrispIt's 1995 and 11-year-old hip-hop loving Eddie's family have moved from Chinatown in Washington D.C. to suburban Orlando. They quickly discover that Orlando doesn't even have a Chinatown, unless you count the Huang house.
Louis and Jessica clash over how to raise the kids and how to run the restaurant. When the boys get straight A's in school, Jessica thinks their school must be too easy and gives them more homework and tutoring after class.
Louis encourages the family to make new friends - and promote the restaurant - during a block party celebrating NASCAR. Eddie tries to win the neighbourhood kids' respect.
Family rivalry spirals out of control when Jessica's sister and her rich husband come to visit. Meanwhile, Eddie is excited to reunite with his cousin Justin, who originally introduced him to hip-hop, but is now into grunge.
Eddie is so desperate for a new video game, he goes to work at the restaurant, but is in for a surprise when Louis is determined to make him work hard for the money. Meanwhile, Jessica decides to look for a job of her own.
Things are looking up for the Huangs when Louis gets the restaurant a billboard in a prime spot in Orlando, but repeated vandalism causes issues. Meanwhile, Eddie works hard to get the attention of the girl he's crushing on.
Eddie tries to befriend the only other Asian kid in school, but he's in for a letdown after he finds out that they have nothing in common. Meantime, Louis feels betrayed when Mitch accepts a job at the rival Golden Saddle.
Jessica worries she can't compete with Orlando's top realtor and puts off taking her real estate license exam. Eddie looks to Louis for advice on how to win over an older girl.
While Eddie goes to great lengths to get out of the school science fair, Jessica has a blind spot and is annoyed that Louis isn't jealous when her old college boyfriend visits.
Jessica's superstitions get the best of her when she sells a house with the address 44 West 44th Street - the number 4 being bad luck in Taiwanese culture. A new school counsellor encourages Eddie to run for school president.
Louis and Jessica get pressured into volunteering at the kids' schools. Eddie sees a whole other side of his dad when Louis coaches the school basketball team, while Emery and Evan see a side of Jessica they wish they hadn't.
Jessica fears her family has assimilated so much to life in Orlando that they've lost their Taiwanese identity, so she drives everyone nuts making them reconnect with their culture. (Final)
