Chico and the Man

Season 1

1974 · 22 episodes · 11h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Pilot

   13 Sept 1974 · 30 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.

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   2. Second Thoughts

   20 Sept 1974 · 30 min

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

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   3. Old Dog

   27 Sept 1974 · 30 min

   Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

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   4. New Suit

   4 Oct 1974 · 30 min

   Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

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   5. Borrowed Trouble

   11 Oct 1974 · 30 min

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

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   6. E Pluribus Used Car

   25 Oct 1974 · 30 min

   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.

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   7. Lifestyle

   1 Nov 1974 · 30 min

   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?

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   8. Veterans

   8 Nov 1974 · 30 min

   Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

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   9. No Room in the Garage

   15 Nov 1974 · 30 min

   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.

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    10. The Letter

    6 Dec 1974 · 30 min

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

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    11. Natural Causes

    20 Dec 1974 · 30 min

    When Ed hears about a death of an friend, he begins to think that he may be the next one to meet his maker.

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    12. The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

    27 Dec 1974 · 30 min

    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.

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    13. Garage Sale

    3 Jan 1975 · 30 min

    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.

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    14. Out of Sight

    17 Jan 1975 · 30 min

    Ed is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.

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    15. The Beard

    24 Jan 1975 · 30 min

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

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    16. If I Were a Rich Man

    31 Jan 1975 · 30 min

    Ed tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.

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    17. Ed Steps Out

    7 Feb 1975 · 30 min

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

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    18. Sammy Steps In

    14 Feb 1975 · 30 min

    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.

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    19. The Doctor Story

    21 Feb 1975 · 30 min

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

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    20. The Giveaway

    28 Feb 1975 · 30 min

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

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    21. Louie's Retirement

    7 Mar 1975 · 30 min

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

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    22. Long Live the Man

    14 Mar 1975 · 30 min

    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.