A ditzy American finds refuge at the Café Americain when the disappointments of her new life in Paris threaten to overwhelm her.
Chaos erupts at the cafe after Holly is left in charge when Margaret is called away.
Holly helps Fabiana hide from her boyfriend, but the Italian supermodel soon outstays her welcome.
Holly asks Marcel for help with her French, but he soon declares she's hopeless.
Holly tries to hide her birthday from her new friends so they won't feel obligated to celebrate.
Holly sets out to prove that Margaret is telling the truth about being the woman in a famous old photograph.
Holly's interest in Marcel is thwarted when Fabiana consoles a depressed Marcel over their respective failed romances.
Helping struggling actress Fabiana rehearse a love scene for her first film role, Marcel and Holly get caught up in the moment.
Holly struggles to throw a genuine American Thanksgiving dinner for her Parisian friends.
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.
When an immigration inspector arrrives at the cafe, an illegal Holly claims to be Margaret's daughter.
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.
Marcel's hurt when Holly refuses to date him but goes out on a date with a handsome photographer.
When Holly and Marcel finally go out on a date, Holly's too sick to enjoy herself.
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.
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.
Marcel's perfect brother pays a visit, driving Marcel wild with worry that his impressive sibling will steal Holly.
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.