Chico and the Man
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Comedy
Seasons | 4
Episodes | 88
avg.Runtime | 30 min
First EP | 1974-09-13
Last EP | 1978-07-21
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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.
Created by
Produced by
Wolper Productions
The Komack Company Inc.
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1974-09-13
1
Pilot
1974-09-13
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.
2
Second Thoughts
1974-09-20
Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.
3
Old Dog
1974-09-27
Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.
4
New Suit
1974-10-04
Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.
5
Borrowed Trouble
1974-10-11
Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.
6
E Pluribus Used Car
1974-10-25
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.
7
Lifestyle
1974-11-01
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?
8
Veterans
1974-11-08
Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.
9
No Room in the Garage
1974-11-15
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.
10
The Letter
1974-12-06
Chico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.
11
Natural Causes
1974-12-20
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
The Manuel Who Came to Dinner
1974-12-27
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.
13
Garage Sale
1975-01-03
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.
14
Out of Sight
1975-01-17
Ed is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.
15
The Beard
1975-01-24
Harold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.
16
If I Were a Rich Man
1975-01-31
Ed tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.
17
Ed Steps Out
1975-02-07
A widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.
18
Sammy Steps In
1975-02-14
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.
19
The Doctor Story
1975-02-21
Ed would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.
20
The Giveaway
1975-02-28
Chico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.
21
Louie's Retirement
1975-03-07
Louie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.
22
Long Live the Man
1975-03-14
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
charactor: Chico Rodriguez
Original: Freddie Prinze
Total EP: 88
charactor: Della Rogers
Original: Della Reese
Total EP: 88
charactor: Ed Brown
Original: Jack Albertson
Total EP: 88
charactor: Louie
Original: Scatman Crothers
Total EP: 88
charactor: Aunt Charo
Original: Charo
Total EP: 88
charactor:
Original: Ronny Graham
Total EP: 6
charactor:
Original: Diana Canova
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Paul Lichtman
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Avery Schreiber
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Carl Gottlieb
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Roger C. Carmel
Total EP: 2
charactor: Mr. Sheldon / Daniel Hanratty
Original: Jonathan Daly
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: Bernie Kopell
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: René Enríquez
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: King Moody
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Charles Lane
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Herb Vigran
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Shelley Winters
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Tom McFadden
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Larry Hovis
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Tony Orlando
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Danny Goldman
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Sammy Davis Jr.
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Jim Backus
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Bruce Kirby
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Herbie Faye
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Lisa Mordente
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Cesar Romero
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Rich Little
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ted Cassidy
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Alice Ghostley
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Frank Campanella
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: George Takei
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Carmel Myers
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ralph Manza
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Cesare Danova
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Queenie Smith
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Arnold Soboloff
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Art Evans
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Portia Nelson
Total EP: 1
CREW
Peter Baldwin
Director
Directing
James Komack
Director
Directing
Hal Kanter
Producer
Production
James Komack
Producer
Production
Joyce Selznick
Casting Director
Production
James Komack
Writer
Writing
Jerry Ross
Writer
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Arthur Phillips
Writer
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John L. Greene
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Burt Styler
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Ed Jurist
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Larry Markes
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Sam Locke
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Jack Mendelsohn
Writer
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David Pollock
Writer
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Elias Davis
Writer
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Carmen Finestra
Writer
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Michael Ross
Writer
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Eric Cohen
Writer
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Al Schwartz
Writer
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Tom Sawyer
Writer
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Seaman Jacobs
Writer
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George Arthur Bloom
Writer
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Steve Gordon
Writer
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