Based on the British sitcom Mind Your Language, the series follows the theme of an American English language teacher (played by Garrett M. Brown) trying his best to teach a group of foreigners who are trying to pass the citizenship test.
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The characters include Nikolai, a Russian taxi driver (Yakov Smirnoff, whose catchphrase provided the show's title), Laslo (a retired Hungarian doctor), Ali (a Pakistani), Robert (the son of a deposed African king), Maria (the housekeeper working for a rich Beverly Hills family), Victor (a Hispanic in love with Maria) and Yung Hee (a shy Chinese woman).
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From 1986 to 1987, she played the role of Maria Conchita Lopez in the sitcom What a Country! Maris made a big splash on an episode of The Cosby Show playing the girlfriend of a community-center director played by Tony Orlando.