About
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.
Cast
Freddie Prinze
as Chico Rodriguez
Della Reese
as Della Rogers
Jack Albertson
as Ed Brown
Scatman Crothers
as Louie
Charo
as Aunt Charo
Episodes
Season 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.
Second Thoughts
Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.
Old Dog
Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.
New Suit
Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.
Borrowed Trouble
Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.
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.
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?
Veterans
Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.
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