Taylor Brown is a night-school teacher and after meeting his new U.S. citizenship class for the first time tonight, has second thoughts about being an instructor.
Russian immigrant Nikolai Rostopovich attempts to give a somewhat reluctant Robert Muboto a few instructions on how to be "cool."
Immigrant Victor Ortega convinces fellow immigrant Maria Conchita Lopez to go out with him on a date, but the date doesn't turn out to be all he'd hoped for.
Russian immigrant Nikolai Rostopovich has a new joy in his life...credit cards, and sets out to use them to their fullest potential. But soon, he also experiences the sorrow of being completely over his head in debt.
Student Yung Hi is extremely shy and reluctant to take part in class. So teacher Taylor Brown suggests for Yung to take private lessons to help overcome her shyness.
When one is good, more must be better. At least in Nikolai's mind when he tries to fight off a toothache with painkillers. Only what results is his getting arrested for being drunk in public.
As part of the immigration class's curriculum for exposing students to American culture, a trip to Disneyland is planned, only to fall apart after the responsibility of the sojourn's finances are left to Nikolai.
he classroom air conditioning doesn't work in the middle of a heatwave, prompting Mr. Brown to visit the tough new principle, F.J. "Bud" McPherson, played by Don Knotts in his very first episode on "What a Country!"
New student and Moroccan superstar Rajeeb St. Germain quickly finds himself at odds with his new classmates, but his sudden risk of deportation leads the class to band together to help him out.
Russian immigrant Nikolai Rostopovich gets a crash course in public speaking in the New World when he must go to court as a witness after his taxi is involved in a hit-and-run accident.
In order to supplement her monthly income, immigration student Maria Conchita Lopez decides to become a part-time taxi dancer, a dance partner for hire by whomever has the cash.
Things get personal for instructor Taylor Brown when he discovers that his own mother was once romantically involved with the school's principal.
Russian immigrant Nikolai Rostopovich becomes more and more paranoid, convinced that he is being watched and followed by KGB agents.
The group of students experiences a major disruption as Nikolai and Bob become totally of one mind when a new female student from Sweden suddenly joins the citizenship class.
After meeting a wealthy American, Maria Conchita Lopez is sure she's finally found her knight in shining armor, that is until her knight insults classmate Victor Ortega with his demeaning words.
Suspecting something isn't right, the class gets canceled by Bud McPherson after every student gets an A on one of the tests.
Nikolai has caught the eye of a beautiful Russian woman who is also an immigrant but he has vowed not to date anyone except American ladies.
Citizenship student Robert Muboto gets the news that he is now lined up to receive his family's wealth, that is if he takes as his wife the woman his parents choose for him.
Maria is all set to audition for a television commercial when she comes down with a cold. To help her out, Yung Hi devises a far out fix.
Maria Conchia Lopez volunteers to help out with the campaign of a local city council candidate, only to learn lessons concerning politics and love.
When class instructor Taylor Brown discovers that student Ali Nadeem has been refused an apartment when there is still a vacancy, he takes it upon himself to find out why.
Courtney needs an escort badly, so she breaks down and asks Laszlo to go with her to an awards banquet.