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Chico and the Man

Season 1 · 22 episodes · Sep 13, 1974

  1. Episode 1

    Pilot

    Sep 13, 1974

    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. Episode 2

    Second Thoughts

    Sep 20, 1974

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

  3. Episode 3

    Old Dog

    Sep 27, 1974

    Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

  4. Episode 4

    New Suit

    Oct 4, 1974

    Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

  5. Episode 5

    Borrowed Trouble

    Oct 11, 1974

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

  6. Episode 6

    E Pluribus Used Car

    Oct 25, 1974

    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. Episode 7

    Lifestyle

    Nov 1, 1974

    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. Episode 8

    Veterans

    Nov 8, 1974

    Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

  9. Episode 9

    No Room in the Garage

    Nov 15, 1974

    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. Episode 10

    The Letter

    Dec 6, 1974

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

  11. Episode 11

    Natural Causes

    Dec 20, 1974

    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. Episode 12

    The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

    Dec 27, 1974

    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. Episode 13

    Garage Sale

    Jan 3, 1975

    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. Episode 14

    Out of Sight

    Jan 17, 1975

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

  15. Episode 15

    The Beard

    Jan 24, 1975

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

  16. Episode 16

    If I Were a Rich Man

    Jan 31, 1975

    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. Episode 17

    Ed Steps Out

    Feb 7, 1975

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

  18. Episode 18

    Sammy Steps In

    Feb 14, 1975

    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. Episode 19

    The Doctor Story

    Feb 21, 1975

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

  20. Episode 20

    The Giveaway

    Feb 28, 1975

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

  21. Episode 21

    Louie's Retirement

    Mar 7, 1975

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

  22. Episode 22

    Long Live the Man

    Mar 14, 1975

    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.