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Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

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IMDB:

5.8
Chico and the Man

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.

Episodes

PilotEP 1Available

Pilot

30m0.0

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.

Second ThoughtsEP 2Available

Second Thoughts

30m0.0

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

Old DogEP 3Available

Old Dog

30m0.0

Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

New SuitEP 4Available

New Suit

30m0.0

Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

Borrowed TroubleEP 5Available

Borrowed Trouble

30m0.0

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

E Pluribus Used CarEP 6Available

E Pluribus Used Car

30m0.0

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.

LifestyleEP 7Available

Lifestyle

30m0.0

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?

VeteransEP 8Available

Veterans

30m0.0

Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

No Room in the GarageEP 9Available

No Room in the Garage

30m0.0

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.

The LetterEP 10Available

The Letter

30m0.0

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

Natural CausesEP 11Available

Natural Causes

30m0.0

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

The Manuel Who Came to DinnerEP 12Available

The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

30m0.0

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.

Garage SaleEP 13Available

Garage Sale

30m0.0

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.

Out of SightEP 14Available

Out of Sight

30m0.0

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

The BeardEP 15Available

The Beard

30m0.0

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

If I Were a Rich ManEP 16Available

If I Were a Rich Man

30m0.0

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

Ed Steps OutEP 17Available

Ed Steps Out

30m0.0

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

Sammy Steps InEP 18Available

Sammy Steps In

30m0.0

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.

The Doctor StoryEP 19Available

The Doctor Story

30m0.0

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

The GiveawayEP 20Available

The Giveaway

30m0.0

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

Louie's RetirementEP 21Available

Louie's Retirement

30m0.0

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

Long Live the ManEP 22Available

Long Live the Man

30m0.0

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

Freddie Prinze

Chico Rodriguez

Freddie Prinze

Della Reese

Della Rogers

Della Reese

Jack Albertson

Ed Brown

Jack Albertson

Scatman Crothers

Louie

Scatman Crothers

Charo

Aunt Charo

Charo

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