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    TV Series

    Chico and the Man

    "Lookin' good!"

    IMDb6.8/10
    1974 - 1978
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 4
    Episodes: 88

    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.

    Created by: James Komack
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    Seasons & Episodes

    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.

    9/13/197430 min

    2. Second Thoughts

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

    9/20/197430 min

    3. Old Dog

    Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

    9/27/197430 min

    4. New Suit

    Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

    10/4/197430 min

    5. Borrowed Trouble

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

    10/11/197430 min

    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.

    10/25/197430 min

    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?

    11/1/197430 min

    8. Veterans

    Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

    11/8/197430 min

    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.

    11/15/197430 min

    10. The Letter

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

    12/6/197430 min

    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.

    12/20/197430 min

    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.

    12/27/197430 min

    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.

    1/3/197530 min

    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.

    1/17/197530 min

    15. The Beard

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

    1/24/197530 min

    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.

    1/31/197530 min

    17. Ed Steps Out

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

    2/7/197530 min

    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.

    2/14/197530 min

    19. The Doctor Story

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

    2/21/197530 min

    20. The Giveaway

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

    2/28/197530 min

    21. Louie's Retirement

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

    3/7/197530 min

    22. 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.

    3/14/197530 min

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