Chico and the Man

Name: Chico and the Man
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Freddie Prinze, Della Reese, Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Charo

1974

★★★☆☆ 5.8/10

📺 4 Seasons

🎬 88 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 30 min/episode

Comedy

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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Seasons

Season 1

1974 • 22 Episodes

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.

Season 2

1975 • 22 Episodes

Ed and Chico clash over the wall of their alley for an art competition.

Season 3

1976 • 21 Episodes

Ed gets a new neigbor, but to his dismay it is a loud mouth liberal woman who now owns his garage and threatens eviction.

Season 4

1977 • 23 Episodes

Ed who returns from Mexico, learns that he has an 11 year old stowaway in the back of his car. This little kid is determined to stay with Ed in the USA.