The Best Episodes of Cafe Americain Season 1

A ditzy American finds refuge at the Café Americain when the disappointments of her new life in Paris threaten to overwhelm her.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Peter Noah

Chaos erupts at the cafe after Holly is left in charge when Margaret is called away.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Peter Noah

Holly helps Fabiana hide from her boyfriend, but the Italian supermodel soon outstays her welcome.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: N/A

Holly asks Marcel for help with her French, but he soon declares she's hopeless.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Bruce Rasmussen

Holly tries to hide her birthday from her new friends so they won't feel obligated to celebrate.

Director: James Burrows

Writer: Eric Cohen

Holly sets out to prove that Margaret is telling the truth about being the woman in a famous old photograph.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: N/A

Holly's interest in Marcel is thwarted when Fabiana consoles a depressed Marcel over their respective failed romances.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Bruce Rasmussen

Helping struggling actress Fabiana rehearse a love scene for her first film role, Marcel and Holly get caught up in the moment.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: N/A

Holly struggles to throw a genuine American Thanksgiving dinner for her Parisian friends.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: N/A

Holly tries to help Paris-phobe Steve give his visiting boss a unique tour of the city in hopes of winning himself a ticket home.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Bruce Rasmussen

When an immigration inspector arrrives at the cafe, an illegal Holly claims to be Margaret's daughter.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: N/A

Unable to go home for the holidays, Holly accepts Marcel's invitation to accompany him home for a French Christmas at his family's estate. But a jealous former fiancé makes life hard for the American.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Eric Cohen

Marcel's hurt when Holly refuses to date him but goes out on a date with a handsome photographer.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: David Adam Silverman

When Holly and Marcel finally go out on a date, Holly's too sick to enjoy herself.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Peter Noah

Holly impulsively takes a penniless American girl under her wing, but finds Kelly's youth, writing talent and fluency in French are making her feel second-rate.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: N/A

Valentine's Day has everyone in a frenzy as Holly tries to make Marcel jealous, Margaret avoids her infatuated but misled penpal, and Madame Ybarra ends her mourning.

Director: Matthew Diamond

Writer: Bruce Rasmussen

Marcel's perfect brother pays a visit, driving Marcel wild with worry that his impressive sibling will steal Holly.

Director: Pamela Fryman

Writer: N/A

Backstage at Fabiana's fashion show, Holly's impressed by the glamour and Macel's overwhelmed by the models but the cost of both is brought home to them when Fabiana collapses from starvation.

Director: Robert Berlinger

Writer: Eric Cohen