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Chico and the Man

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About Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man is a comedy TV series that premiered on NBC on September 13, 1974. It has 4 seasons and 88 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 22 "The Hot Rock", aired on July 21, 1978.

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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Episodes

88 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

1974 · 22 episodes · Last episode: 51 years ago

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  1. E22

    22. Long Live the Man

    Finale

    Everyone 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.

  2. E21

    21. Louie's Retirement

    Louie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.

  3. E20

    20. The Giveaway

    Chico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.

  4. E19

    19. The Doctor Story

    Ed would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.

  5. E18

    18. Sammy Steps In

    When 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.

  6. E17

    17. Ed Steps Out

    A widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.

  7. E16

    16. If I Were a Rich Man

    Ed tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.

  8. E15

    15. The Beard

    Harold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.

  9. E14

    14. Out of Sight

    Ed is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.

  10. E13

    13. Garage Sale

    An 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.

  11. E12

    12. The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

    A 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.

  12. E11

    11. Natural Causes

    When Ed hears about a death of an friend, he begins to think that he may be the next one to meet his maker.

  13. E10

    10. The Letter

    Chico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.

  14. E9

    9. No Room in the Garage

    A 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.

  15. E8

    8. Veterans

    Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

  16. E7

    7. Lifestyle

    Ed 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?

  17. E6

    6. E Pluribus Used Car

    Louis 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.

  18. E5

    5. Borrowed Trouble

    Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.

  19. E4

    4. New Suit

    Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

  20. E3

    3. Old Dog

    Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

  21. E2

    2. Second Thoughts

    Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.

  22. E1

    1. Pilot

    Conservative 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.

Season 2

1975 · 22 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago

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  1. E22

    22. The Face Job

    Finale

    Ed's public life is almost destroyed when he is offered a free face lift.

  2. E21

    21. Too Many Crooks

    Ed, not knowing that he gave a handout to a crook, eventually Ed has all kinds of crooks from the neigborhood coming to him for a handout as well. Of course it is money they are after.

  3. E20

    20. Return of Aunt Connie

    Chico's Aunt Connie visits and when she does, Chico and Ed realize that she is a con artist.

  4. E19

    19. Chico's Cousin Pepe

    Chico's blind, skirt chasing, singer of a cousin visits Chico and meets Ed.

  5. E18

    18. The Accident

    After Chico gets into an accident, Ed burrows from his own insurance money to send Chico to school.

  6. E17

    17. The Big Brush-Off

    Chico is having some women problems. A girl that he likes will not go out with Chico because he looks too much like her ex-fiance.

  7. E16

    16. Reverand Bemis' Altar Ego

    After Chico guest preaches a good sermon at Bemis' church. The people find out that they would rather have Chico preach instead of the Reverend Bemis.

  8. E15

    15. The Hypnotist

    Chico, not realizing his own strength, hypnotizes Ed and leads him to marrying Flora.

  9. E14

    14. The Dream

    Chico tries to persuade Ed to retire and move into a retirement home, but Ed will not go for it naturally.... I don't blame him (lol)

  10. E13

    13. The Juror

    Chico is assigned Jury duty, and he finds out that the defendant on his jury is actually a good friend of Ed's.

  11. E12

    12. The Invention

    Ed creates a new invention. He decides to design training wheels for motorcycles. While trying to get the idea patented, they get swindled out of five hundred bucks for the patent process.

  12. E11

    11. The Strike

    Chico joins a union for mechanics, but is forced to picket Ed's Garage.

  13. E10

    10. Bird in a Gilded Cage

    Ed has stirred emotions when he sees his favorite silent film actress waiting tables at a local cafe.

  14. E9

    9. Misfortune Teller

    Ed tries to prevent the bank from foreclosing the mortgage on his garage by visiting a fortune teller.

  15. E8

    8. Mister Butterfly

    A Japenese man visits the garage claiming to be Ed's long lost son.

  16. E7

    7. Ms. Liz

    Chico falls head over heels for a woman named Liz, in fact he likes her so much that he decides to marry her.

  17. E6

    6. Chico and the Van

    A city ""Truent Officer"" let's say tells Chico that his van is illegal in the states, so Chico moves in with Ed.

  18. E5

    5. The Disappearance

    Chico thinks that Ed is spending too much time living in the past and not getting on with life.

  19. E4

    4. Play Gypsy

    Ed meets a Gypsy who wants Ed to train him on how to be a good mechanic.

  20. E3

    3. Auntie Connie

    Ed develops the hots for Chico's visiting Aunt Connie.

  21. E2

    2. This Hallowed Garage

    The City plans to demolish Ed's garage to open a newer, more enhanced power gas station.

  22. E1

    1. Paint Job

    Ed and Chico clash over the wall of their alley for an art competition.

Season 3

1976 · 21 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

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  1. E21

    21. Uncle Sunny

    Finale

    While Ed is away, his daring uncle comes to visit and throws an all-night girl party.

  2. E20

    20. Louie's Can-Can

    Louie hires Ed to be a garbage truck driver, after he is forced to retire his job and decides to open his own garbage collecting business.

  3. E19

    19. Gregory Peck Is a Rooster

    Ed sells a rooster that belongs to him, but when he finds out that the rooster's purpose is to cockfight, he tries to get the bird back.

  4. E18

    18. Ed Talks to God

    Ed does not feel like appearing at his own birthday party. Chico however tries to find a way for Ed to go, so he gets ahold of a good old friend of Ed's and has him impersonate the voice of God by hooking sound equipment and a microphone all over the garage.

  5. E17

    17. Black Tie Blues

    Della wants to attend a formal dance and needs a host to go with her. Nobody wants to go, (Chico, Louie, and Ed) so they all try and find ways to get out of it.

  6. E16

    16. Matchmaker, Matchmaker

    Della plays matchmaker at trying to set Ed up with a woman. However when Ed gets word that Della did the matchmaking, he immediately wants to call the whole thing off.

  7. E15

    15. Chico's Padre

    Gilberto, Chico's father who he hasn't seen in many years, returns to Chico to try and give him a chance to better his life by living with him. Chico's father is rich.

  8. E14

    14. Champs Ain't Chumps

    Ed displays worry about Chico when Chico decides to want to fight as a professional.

  9. E13

    13. Minority of One

    Ed is elected President of a Mexican Better Business bureau.

  10. E12

    12. The Dress

    Ed donates his deceased wife's dress to raise money for a charity auction. He regrets doing the good deed when he finds out that a cross-dresser decides to buy the dress. Ed feels that he should not sell it to a man who will soil his wife's good name, so he fights to try to persuade the man into changing his mind.

  11. E11

    11. Ready When You Are, CB

    Everyone has plans to attend to and people to see except Ed for New years. He then uses a CB radio that is in the garage. He comes across a woman who also doesn't have anyone to spend New Years with and she is on the road. Ed invites her to the garage and she shows up. Later, Della, Chico, and the rest of Ed's friends decide to surprise Ed by joining him for New years. When the element of surprise hits, that is when the gang meets Ed's new friend ""Kissy Face"".

  12. E10

    10. Old is Old

    Ed gets the idea of hiring a senior citizen for the garage when Della persuades him through a debate that seniors don't have the same rights that younger people have.

  13. E9

    9. Mucho Macho Ed

    A woman visits the garage claiming that Ed is the father to her unborn kid. When he hears of this, he wonders how. He then decides to ask for her hand in marriage.

  14. E8

    8. Morgan and the Man

    Air date TBA

    Chico is reunited with his old high school girlfriend. Thinking the magic is still there, he proposes to her, but she ends up not wanting to marry him.

  15. E7

    7. Ed Brown vs. the IRS

    Chico and Louie decide that the only way to get Ed's taxes in is to forge his name to the document. This happens after Ed refuses to pay them.

  16. E6

    6. Ed's Recuperation

    After finding out that the nurse that Ed hired wants to get married to him, Chico and Della try to talk her out of it.

  17. E5

    5. In Your Hat

    Ed's lucky hat is stolen and while he needs to have an operation, he won't go under the knife until he gets his lucky hat back.

  18. E4

    4. Chico's Problem

    Chico's girlfriend decides on calling it quits to being a nurse. She then changes her mind after saving Ed's life.

  19. E3

    3. Chico Packs His Bags

    Chico decides that he would rather move out on his own, away from Ed than give into Ed's rules.

  20. E2

    2. Second Coming of Della

    When Ed lays off the fighting with his new landlady, Della decides to renew Ed's lease.

  21. E1

    1. Della Moves In

    Ed gets a new neigbor, but to his dismay it is a loud mouth liberal woman who now owns his garage and threatens eviction.

Season 4

1977 · 23 episodes · Last episode: 48 years ago

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  1. E23

    23. Waiting for Chongo

    Finale Air date TBA

    A motorcycle gang that know Monica comes and pretty much ransacks the garage and Ed doesn't know how to get rid of them.

  2. E22

    22. The 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.

  3. E21

    21. The 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.

  4. E20

    20. Help Wanted

    Monica upsets Ed by getting a job at a sleazy restaraunt.

  5. E19

    19. Della and Son

    Della tries to convince her son Tony to help her and her catering business.

  6. E18

    18. Buenas Dias, Mr. President

    Ed becomes agitated when the President decides to visit his garage when he comes to town.

  7. E17

    17. Ed 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.

  8. E16

    16. A 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.

  9. E15

    15. Charo and the Matador

    Mid-season finale

    Charo's Matador fiancee Antonio, comes to sweep her off her feet to get married.

  10. E14

    14. Raul 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.

  11. E13

    13. Raul 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.

  12. E12

    12. The Americanization of Charo

    Aunt Charo takes her citizenship test and becomes an American Citizen.

  13. E11

    11. Ed's Team

    Raul wants to join a basketball team and he can if Ed sponsors it, so that is what he does.

  14. E10

    10. Ed, 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.

  15. E9

    9. Charo Takes Over

    Charo tries to drum up Ed's business by taking matters into her own hands.

  16. E8

    8. Aunt Charo

    Raul's Aunt Charo comes to the Garage to take Raul back to Spain, but he would rather stay with Ed.

  17. E7

    7. The 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?

  18. E6

    6. The 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.

  19. E5

    5. The 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.

  20. E4

    4. The Third Letter

    Ed needs a third reference letter to officially adopt Raul.

  21. E3

    3. Take Me, I'm Yours

    When a social worker comes to take Raul away, Ed decides to adopt him as his own.

  22. E2

    2. Su Casa, Mi Casa?

    Ed waits for word from Raul's parents. Later, Ed finds out that Raul is an orphan and needs a parent.

  23. E1

    1. Who'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.

Cast & crew

Created by James Komack

  • Diana Canova

    Diana Canova

  • Paul Lichtman

  • Avery Schreiber

    Avery Schreiber

  • Ronny Graham

    Ronny Graham

  • Carl Gottlieb

    Carl Gottlieb

  • Bernie Kopell

    Bernie Kopell

  • René Enríquez

    René Enríquez

  • King Moody

  • Charles Lane

    Charles Lane

  • Herb Vigran

    Herb Vigran

  • Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

  • Tom McFadden

    Tom McFadden

  • Larry Hovis

    Larry Hovis

  • Tony Orlando

    Tony Orlando

    Tomas Garcia

  • Danny Goldman

    Danny Goldman

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Sammy Davis Jr.

Chico and the Man FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Chico and the Man?

Chico and the Man has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 21, 1978.

When did the latest episode of Chico and the Man come out?

The most recent episode of Chico and the Man, Season 4 Episode 22 "The Hot Rock", aired on July 21, 1978.

How many seasons of Chico and the Man are there?

Chico and the Man has 4 seasons with 88 episodes in total.

When did Chico and the Man first air?

Chico and the Man first aired on NBC on September 13, 1974.

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