
Chico and the Man
S1 · E1IMDB:
5.8
Released
9/13/1974
Duration
0h 30m
Genre
Comedy
Country
United States
Cast
Freddie Prinze, Della Reese, Jack Albertson
Overview
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.

Chico and the Man
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
5.8Released
9/13/1974
Genre
Comedy
Cast
Freddie Prinze, Della Reese, Jack Albertson
Duration
0h 30m
Country
United States
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailablePilot
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.

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.
EP 2AvailableSecond Thoughts
Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.

Second Thoughts
Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.
EP 3AvailableOld Dog
Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

Old Dog
Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.
EP 4AvailableNew Suit
Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

New Suit
Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.
EP 5AvailableBorrowed Trouble
Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.

Borrowed Trouble
Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.
EP 6AvailableE 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.

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.
EP 7AvailableLifestyle
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?

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?
EP 8AvailableVeterans
Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

Veterans
Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.
EP 9AvailableNo 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.

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.
EP 10AvailableThe Letter
Chico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.

The Letter
Chico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.
EP 11AvailableNatural 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.

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.
EP 12AvailableThe 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.

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.
EP 13AvailableGarage 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.

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.
EP 14AvailableOut of Sight
Ed is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.

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.
EP 15AvailableThe Beard
Harold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.

The Beard
Harold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.
EP 16AvailableIf 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.

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.
EP 17AvailableEd Steps Out
A widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.

Ed Steps Out
A widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.
EP 18AvailableSammy 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.

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.
EP 19AvailableThe Doctor Story
Ed would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.

The Doctor Story
Ed would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.
EP 20AvailableThe Giveaway
Chico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.

The Giveaway
Chico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.
EP 21AvailableLouie's Retirement
Louie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.

Louie's Retirement
Louie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.
EP 22AvailableLong Live the Man
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.

Long Live the Man
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.
Cast

Chico Rodriguez
Freddie Prinze

Della Rogers
Della Reese

Ed Brown
Jack Albertson

Louie
Scatman Crothers

Aunt Charo









