Chico and the Man
Chico and the Man: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 13, 1974

Episodes

22 episodes

Chico and the Man

Season 1

Episodes

1. Pilot

September 13, 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.

2. Second Thoughts

September 20, 1974
30 min

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

3. Old Dog

September 27, 1974
30 min

Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

4. New Suit

October 4, 1974
30 min

Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

5. Borrowed Trouble

October 11, 1974
30 min

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

6. E Pluribus Used Car

October 25, 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.

7. Lifestyle

November 1, 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?

8. Veterans

November 8, 1974
30 min

Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

9. No Room in the Garage

November 15, 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.

10. The Letter

December 6, 1974
30 min

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

11. Natural Causes

December 20, 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.

12. The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

December 27, 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.

13. Garage Sale

January 3, 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.

14. Out of Sight

January 17, 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.

15. The Beard

January 24, 1975
30 min

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

16. If I Were a Rich Man

January 31, 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.

17. Ed Steps Out

February 7, 1975
30 min

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

18. Sammy Steps In

February 14, 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.

19. The Doctor Story

February 21, 1975
30 min

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

20. The Giveaway

February 28, 1975
30 min

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

21. Louie's Retirement

March 7, 1975
30 min

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

22. Long Live the Man

March 14, 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.