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Chico and the Man(TV show/series, 1974-1978)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 88 episodes

Chico and the ManRating: 2.9/5 (with 6 votes)
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown (the Man), the cantankerous owner of a run-down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze (until Prinze's suicide in the third season) as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic young Mexican American 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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About 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.

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Chico and the Man Seasons and Episodes

09/16/1977Season 4 - 23 episodes
#1 | 09/16/1977Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?
Ed who returns from Mexico, learns that he has an 11 year old stowaway in the back of his car. This little kid is determined to stay with Ed in the USA.
#2 | 09/23/1977Su Casa, Mi Casa?
Ed waits for word from Raul's parents. Later, Ed finds out that Raul is an orphan and needs a parent.
#3 | 09/30/1977Take Me, I'm Yours
When a social worker comes to take Raul away, Ed decides to adopt him as his own.
#4 | 10/14/1977The Third Letter
Ed needs a third reference letter to officially adopt Raul.
#5 | 10/21/1977The Bed
Ed had stuffed 700 dollars in his own mattress. I say had because Raul, knowing that Ed needed a new one, traded the old one in for a newer one. Anyway, they have to go and try to get all the money back.
#6 | 11/04/1977The Matter of Privacy
Ed tries to teach Raul how important it is to respect one's privacy. The moral blows up when Ed opens a package that is for Raul.
#7 | 11/11/1977The Proposal
Ed and Della decide to have Christmas dinner together. As they are eating and drinking wine, they both get drunk and before you know it, Ed proposes marriage to Della and Della accepts. But when they become sober, they realize what they have done and try not to go back on their work no matter what. Will this wedding go ahead?
#8 | 11/18/1977Aunt Charo
Raul's Aunt Charo comes to the Garage to take Raul back to Spain, but he would rather stay with Ed.
#9 | 12/02/1977Charo Takes Over
Charo tries to drum up Ed's business by taking matters into her own hands.
#10 | 12/09/1977Ed, the Hero
On a class report, Ed writes about Ed. He writes that Ed fixes poor people's cars for free. When word gets out, Poor folks from all over the neigborhood swamp Ed with trying to get thier cars fixed.
#11 | 12/30/1977Ed's Team
Raul wants to join a basketball team and he can if Ed sponsors it, so that is what he does.
#12 | 01/06/1978The Americanization of Charo
Aunt Charo takes her citizenship test and becomes an American Citizen.
#13 | 01/20/1978Raul Runs Away (1)
Raul finds out about the first Chico who died (Freddie Prinze). He finds the van hidden in the garage. He goes into the van and plays Chico's old guitar. When Ed hears the music an eerie feeling comes over him. He checks the van hoping that somehow Chico came back. When he finds Raul in the van, he gets mad. He bashes the guitar over the van and screams at Raul. Raul runs upstairs and prepares to run away thinking that he cannot replace the first Chico and that Ed doesn't love him anymore.
#14 | 01/20/1978Raul Runs Away (2)
Ed goes to Mexico to try and track Raul down. In an old church they meet and Ed explains that he misses the first Chico, but tells Raul that he is afraid that he'll get too attached and that Raul will leave him the same way Chico left him. This is a very touching episode and the only episode that was filmed. They filmed it because they went on location to Mexico. They taped all the others in Burbank CA.
#15 | 01/27/1978Charo and the Matador
Charo's Matador fiancee Antonio, comes to sweep her off her feet to get married.
#16 | 06/02/1978A New Girl in Town
In an attempt to add more characters to the show, Monica, Ed Brown's niece, tells her tragic story and moves in with Ed.
#17 | 06/09/1978Ed Brown's Car Wash
For her Uncle Ed, Monica decides to drum up business by having an all-girl in tight shirts and shorts car wash.
#18 | 06/30/1978Della and Son
Della tries to convince her son Tony to help her and her catering business.
#19 | 07/07/1978Help Wanted
Monica upsets Ed by getting a job at a sleazy restaraunt.
#20 | 07/14/1978The Peeping Tom
Ed is falsley accused by a woman who swears that he is a peeping Tom and is watching her on a daily basis.
#21 | 07/21/1978The Hot Rock
Louie comes up with an invention. He wants to make a barbecue that relies on solar energy. Enthusiascic about the idea, Ed runs to his insurance company and tries to get money to launch the idea.
#22Waiting for Chongo
A motorcycle gang that know Monica comes and pretty much ransacks the garage and Ed doesn't know how to get rid of them.
#23 | 06/16/1978Buenas Dias, Mr. President
Ed becomes agitated when the President decides to visit his garage when he comes to town.
10/01/1976Season 3 - 21 episodes
09/12/1975Season 2 - 22 episodes
09/13/1974Season 1 - 22 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/13/1974
Last episode released on: 07/21/1978
Camera Setup: Single-camera setup

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1709, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/09/2024