Chico and the Man

1974
Chico and the Man

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Who's Been Sleeping in My Car? Sep 16, 1977

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.

EP2 Su Casa, Mi Casa? Sep 23, 1977

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

EP3 Take Me, I'm Yours Sep 30, 1977

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

EP4 The Third Letter Oct 14, 1977

Ed needs a third reference letter to officially adopt Raul.

EP5 The Bed Oct 21, 1977

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.

EP6 The Matter of Privacy Nov 04, 1977

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.

EP7 The Proposal Nov 11, 1977

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?

EP8 Aunt Charo Nov 18, 1977

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

EP9 Charo Takes Over Dec 02, 1977

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

EP10 Ed, the Hero Dec 09, 1977

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.

EP11 Ed's Team Dec 30, 1977

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

EP12 The Americanization of Charo Jan 06, 1978

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

EP13 Raul Runs Away (1) Jan 20, 1978

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.

EP14 Raul Runs Away (2) Jan 20, 1978

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.

EP15 Charo and the Matador Jan 27, 1978

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

EP16 A New Girl in Town Jun 02, 1978

In an attempt to add more characters to the show, Monica, Ed Brown's niece, tells her tragic story and moves in with Ed.

EP17 Ed Brown's Car Wash Jun 09, 1978

For her Uncle Ed, Monica decides to drum up business by having an all-girl in tight shirts and shorts car wash.

EP18 Della and Son Jun 30, 1978

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

EP19 Help Wanted Jul 07, 1978

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

EP20 The Peeping Tom Jul 14, 1978

Ed is falsley accused by a woman who swears that he is a peeping Tom and is watching her on a daily basis.

EP21 The Hot Rock Jul 21, 1978

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.

EP22 Waiting for Chongo Jan 01, 0001

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

EP23 Buenas Dias, Mr. President Jun 16, 1978

Ed becomes agitated when the President decides to visit his garage when he comes to town.
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Released: 13 September 1974 Ended
Producted By: Wolper Productions
Country: United States of America
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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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hfan77 In 1974, NBC capitalized on the success of its Friday night sitcom Sanford and Son with the debut of Chico and the Man. Veteran actor Jack Albertson portrayed Ed Brown, the grouchy garage owner who drank heavily and constantly insulted people. Then along came Chico, played by then newcomer Freddie Prinze and he came in to try to turn around The Man's failing business and move into a van in the parking lot. The show became a huge success due to the chemistry between Albertson and Prinze and featured a classic exchange that went like this: Chico: I want my day in the sun. Ed: Then go to the beach. Unfortunately, Prinze couldn't handle his new found fame and at 22, he shot himself. I felt the show should have ended right there because the rising star was a definitive key to the show's success. Instead, producer James Komack and NBC let the show continue and replaced Prinze with you Gabriel Melgar as Raul. He wasn't as good as Prinze but the show survived on the shoulder of Albertson and the supporting cast, including Scatman Crothers as Louis the Garbage man. His memorable line was "I'm the man who empties your can!" There was also Della Reese as Ed's landlady. I remember episodes with guest stars such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Jose Feliciano, who wrote and sang the show's theme song. I really enjoyed Chico and the Man. It was a very funny show but it took a sudden shark jump after Prinze took his life.
PeruvianJew02 This is one of the only shows that you will literally laugh out loud watching. I began watching it a while ago when I was on vacation and there was a station devoted to old television shows. Though a lot of them don't hold up, this is most definitely does! The pairing of these two talented actors is incredible, it makes the show such a joy to watch. I only wish that it could have been on television longer and that Prinze was still with us today making us laugh and blessing us with his talent. It is very sad to know the tragic end of Prinze's life after watching the show because he really was a unique and wonderful talent and it is clear that he would have gone on to do much bigger things with his career.This show needs to be put back on pronto!
las_walteras I began to watch "chico and the man" on TV Land. I fell in love with this show. Freddy Prinze had to glow to him and it was beautiful. Watching the episodes of "chico and the man" after Prinze's death is haunting. You sit there watching and thinking who the hell are all these other people? Like everyone else I wished it had a different ending.
Mister-6 "Chico and the Man" broke major ground in two areas: it created a successful series with an ethnic lead and made an overnight star out of Freddie Prinze, the "Chico" of the title.Every week, Chico would take strides in making the garage he worked and lived in more successful and bringing his boss, "The Man" (Albertson) out from the walls he had built up against the rest of humanity.There were plenty of laughs every episode; I mean, with a cast like this, how could you miss? Not only were Prinze and Albertson on hand, but so were Scatman Crothers ("Put out your can, here comes the GARBAGE MAN!"), Della Reese, Ronny Graham, and even Isaac Ruiz as Chico's buddy Mando - all making big with laughs, both ethnic and otherwise.But this was a show that appealed to every demographic; Back in the mid-'70s, you couldn't avoid a teen magazine that didn't have Prinze's face plastered all over it, and there were constant reminders of the show's success on talk shows, specials and variety shows that the stars would appear on.It was a sad day when Prinze took his life; it left a great void in entertainment as well as the lives of those he left behind. But at least with this series, we can all see the genius of Prinze and witness the effect he's had in the comedy world since.Ten stars for "Chico and the Man", a classic in every sense of the word.