Series
Chico and the Man
“Lookin' good!”
Comedy
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.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 22 epS2 · 22 epS3 · 21 epS4 · 23 ep
- 1Pilot13 Sept 1974 · 30mConservative 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.
- 2Second Thoughts20 Sept 1974 · 30mEd has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.
- 3Old Dog27 Sept 1974 · 30mEd thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.
- 4New Suit4 Oct 1974 · 30mEd does not want to attend his former Army reunion.
- 5Borrowed Trouble11 Oct 1974 · 30mChico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.
- 6E Pluribus Used Car25 Oct 1974 · 30mLouis 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.
- 7Lifestyle1 Nov 1974 · 30mEd 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?
- 8Veterans8 Nov 1974 · 30mChico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.
- 9No Room in the Garage15 Nov 1974 · 30mA 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.
- 10The Letter6 Dec 1974 · 30mChico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.
- 11Natural Causes20 Dec 1974 · 30mWhen Ed hears about a death of an friend, he begins to think that he may be the next one to meet his maker.
- 12The Manuel Who Came to Dinner27 Dec 1974 · 30mA 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.
- 13Garage Sale3 Jan 1975 · 30mAn 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.
- 14Out of Sight17 Jan 1975 · 30mEd is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.
- 15The Beard24 Jan 1975 · 30mHarold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.
- 16If I Were a Rich Man31 Jan 1975 · 30mEd tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.
- 17Ed Steps Out7 Feb 1975 · 30mA widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.
- 18Sammy Steps In14 Feb 1975 · 30mWhen 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.
- 19The Doctor Story21 Feb 1975 · 30mEd would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.
- 20The Giveaway28 Feb 1975 · 30mChico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.
- 21Louie's Retirement7 Mar 1975 · 30mLouie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.
- 22Long Live the Man14 Mar 1975 · 30mEveryone 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.
Details
- Created by
- James Komack
- First aired
- 13 Sept 1974
- Last aired
- 21 Jul 1978
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 88
- Votes
- 14 on TMDB
Cast
Freddie PrinzeChico Rodriguez
Della ReeseDella Rogers
Jack AlbertsonEd Brown
Scatman CrothersLouie
CharoAunt Charo
