Chico and the Man
The relationship between a cranky old mechanic and a twentysomething Chicano.
Director: James Komack ,
Cast:Jack Albertson , Scatman Crothers , Freddie Prinze , Della Reese , Gabriel Melgar , Ronny Graham , Bill McLean , Isaac Ruiz Jr. , Julie Hill , Charo , Bonnie Boland , Danny Mora , Julio Medina , Jeannie Linero , Tim Herbert , Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. , Carole Cook , John J. Fox
S1.E1 ∙ Pilot
"Chico" successfully persuades cranky, bigoted garage owner Ed Brown to take him on as an employee and partner in the business and to live in the garage in Ed's old van.
S1.E2 ∙ Second Thoughts
Ed tries to break Chico's ironclad contract to be partners in the garage.
S1.E3 ∙ Old Dog
His unfamiliarity with foreign cars leads Ed to believe that the old dog is all washed up.
S1.E4 ∙ New Suit
Ed needs a new suit to attend a reunion of his old Army battalion.
S1.E5 ∙ Borrowed Trouble
Chico convinces Ed that they need a loan for spare parts to build up the business.
S1.E6 ∙ E Pluribus Used Car
Louie asks Ed to sell his battered Studebaker, with disastrous results.
S1.E7 ∙ Lifestyle
Ed gets the wrong impression about what Chico and his girlfriend were doing in the van.
S1.E8 ∙ The Veterans
Chico convinces Ed that a government loan can ease their credit problem at the garage.
S1.E9 ∙ No Room in the Garage
A very pregnant woman unexpectedly shows up, allowing Ed Brown's daughter to deliver a newborn Chicano right there in Ed Brown's garage.
S1.E10 ∙ The Letter
Chico tries to tell Ed that he must work for his cousin in New York.
S1.E11 ∙ Natural Causes
Ed believes his time is short after reading about the demise of his former best friend from natural causes.
S1.E12 ∙ The Manuel Who Came to Dinner
Chico's latest customer turns out to be a Chicano Army buddy of Ed's.
S1.E13 ∙ Garage Sale
Ed must hold a garage sale to dispense with all of his old mementos, or risk a hefty fine.
S1.E14 ∙ Out of Sight
Blind-as-a-bat Ed wants to testify that his old friend was responsible for a collision on his street corner.
S1.E15 ∙ The Beard
Ed is forced to cover for an old Army buddy who has been cheating on his wife.
S1.E17 ∙ Ed Steps Out
A new woman is in the neighborhood boasting about her glazed buns.
S1.E18 ∙ Sammy Stops In
Sammy Davis Jr. drops by and recognizes Ed as an old dancing partner from vaudeville.
S1.E20 ∙ The Giveaway
A sleepy Chico has Ed wondering how he's been spending his nights, before learning about a series of robberies plaguing the neighborhood.
S1.E21 ∙ Louie's Retirement
Ed didn't think that Louie's retirement would mean a third hand at the garage.
S1.E22 ∙ Long Live the Man
Ed reads his own obituary and learns just how many mourners he would have if he died.
