Chico and the Man
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.
Cast: Freddie Prinze, Della Reese, Jack Albertson
22 episodes
- 1. PilotConservative elderly man Ed Brown meets a Chicano man who rides in Ed's garage on a bike, looking for a job. After a day of persuasion, Ed agrees to give Chico a job as his mechanic.CC30minSep 13, 1974
- 2. Second ThoughtsEd has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.CC30minSep 20, 1974
- 3. Old DogEd thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.CC30minSep 27, 1974
- 4. New SuitEd does not want to attend his former Army reunion.CC30minOct 4, 1974
- 5. Borrowed TroubleChico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.CC30minOct 11, 1974
- 6. E Pluribus Used CarLouis gives Ed and Chico his used car to sell which gives Chico the idea of selling used cars as a part of Ed's business.CC30minOct 25, 1974
- 7. LifestyleEd thinks that something kinky was going on between Chico and his girlfriend when he caught them in the back seat of Chico's van.....but was Ed just jumping to conclusions?CC30minNov 1, 1974
- 8. VeteransChico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.CC30minNov 8, 1974
- 9. No Room in the GarageA pregnant Spanish woman comes in the garage and Ed thinks that she is looking for him because he thinks that Chico may be the father of the unborn child.CC30minNov 15, 1974
- 10. The LetterChico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.CC30minDec 6, 1974
- 11. Natural CausesWhen Ed hears about a death of an friend, he begins to think that he may be the next one to meet his maker.CC30minDec 20, 1974
- 12. The Manuel Who Came to DinnerA car is towed into Ed's garage and when this man comes to the garage, it turns out that this man was a Chicano friend of Ed's from the past.CC30minDec 27, 1974
- 13. Garage SaleAn inspecor inspects Ed's garage and when he find a pile of junk in front of an emergency exit, he issues an ultimatum...Either he gets rid of the junk, or he gets a hefty fine. Ed then decides to profit from the ultimatum by having a garage sale.CC30minJan 3, 1975
- 14. Out of SightEd is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.CC30minJan 17, 1975
- 15. The BeardHarold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.CC30minJan 24, 1975
- 16. If I Were a Rich ManEd tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.CC30minJan 31, 1975
- 17. Ed Steps OutA widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.CC30minFeb 7, 1975
- 18. Sammy Steps InWhen his car acts up, Sammy Davis, Jr. pulls into the garage to get it fixed. However, he quickly learns that this is just no ordinary garage, with Sammy Davis, Jr. fans crawling out of the woodwork.CC30minFeb 14, 1975
- 19. The Doctor StoryEd would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.CC30minFeb 21, 1975
- 20. The GiveawayChico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.CC30minFeb 28, 1975
- 21. Louie's RetirementLouie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.CC30minMar 7, 1975
- 22. Long Live the ManEveryone thinks that Ed had died, and when Ed finds out about it, he gets upset because nobody had cried for him when they heard the misleading news.CC30minMar 14, 1975
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Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- James Komack
- Studio
- Wolper Productions, The Komack Company Inc.
