Chico and the Man Lookin' good!

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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Comedy
Created By

James Komack

First Aired on

Sep 13, 1974

4 seaons till Jul 21, 1978

Popularity: 60.4445
12 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

Wolper ProductionsThe Komack Company Inc.

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: The Hot Rock

Seasons & episodes

Total 4 seasons, 88 episodes

Season 1

Aired

22 Episodes
  • Episode 1Pilot30 min

    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.

  • Episode 2Second Thoughts30 min

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

  • Episode 3Old Dog30 min

    Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

  • Episode 4New Suit30 min

    Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

  • Episode 5Borrowed Trouble30 min

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

Crew & Team

Joyce Selznick

Casting Director

Hal Kanter

Producer

James Komack

Producer