NaN/100 votes#1 - (pilot)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1993
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
- NaN/100 votes
#2 - Le Confidence Game
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1993
Chaos erupts at the cafe after Holly is left in charge when Margaret is called away.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Peter Noah
- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Weekend at Holly's
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1993
Holly helps Fabiana hide from her boyfriend, but the Italian supermodel soon outstays her welcome.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - The Language of Really Good Friends
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1993
Holly asks Marcel for help with her French, but he soon declares she's hopeless.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Bruce Rasmussen
- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Happy Birthday to Moi
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1993
Holly tries to hide her birthday from her new friends so they won't feel obligated to celebrate.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: Eric Cohen
- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't It?
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1993
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
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Home Alone
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1993
Holly's interest in Marcel is thwarted when Fabiana consoles a depressed Marcel over their respective failed romances.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Bruce Rasmussen
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - There's No Business Like Show Business
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1993
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
- NaN/100 votes
#9 - ... And Giblets for All
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1993
Holly struggles to throw a genuine American Thanksgiving dinner for her Parisian friends.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Toast of the Town
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1993
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
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Mommy Dearest
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1993
When an immigration inspector arrrives at the cafe, an illegal Holly claims to be Margaret's daughter.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1993
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
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Dating Game
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1994
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
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Le Date
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1994
When Holly and Marcel finally go out on a date, Holly's too sick to enjoy herself.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Peter Noah
- NaN/100 votes
#15 - All about Kelly
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1994
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
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Love the One You're With
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1994
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
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Oh, Brother
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/28/1994
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
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - The Fashion Show
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/28/1994
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
The Best Episodes of Cafe Americain Season 1
Every episode of Cafe Americain Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cafe Americain Season 1!
Café Americain is an American sitcom starring Valerie Bertinelli which aired on NBC during the 1993–1994 television season from September 18, 1993 to February 8,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"(pilot)" is the best rated episode of "Cafe Americain" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Peter Noah, it aired on 9/18/1993. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Le Confidence Game".