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Chico and the Man Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1974 - 1975
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Sep 13, 197430 mins
Chico Rodriguez is a young man who grew up in the neighborhood where Mr. Ed Brown owns a garage/gas station. Chico comes in one morning after Ed opens the garage, looking to not only get a job but be Ed's partner as well. Ed is not a nice guy; he's cranky, he drinks on the job--and he's a bigot. He tells Chico,"Get out of here and take your flies with you!" Chico doesn't give up so easily, though. By the end of the show he has gotten a job and takes up residence in Ed's old van, which is parked inside the garage, decked out in full Latino decor.
Episode 2
Second Thoughts
Fri, Sep 20, 1974
Ed tries to break Chico's ironclad contract to be partners in the garage.
Episode 3
Old Dog
Fri, Sep 27, 1974
His unfamiliarity with foreign cars leads Ed to believe that the old dog is all washed up.
Episode 4
New Suit
Fri, Oct 4, 1974
Ed needs a new suit to attend a reunion of his old Army battalion.
Episode 5
Borrowed Trouble
Fri, Oct 11, 197430 mins
Chico convinces Ed that they need a loan for spare parts to build up the business.
Episode 6
E Pluribus Used Car
Fri, Oct 25, 1974
Louie asks Ed to sell his battered Studebaker, with disastrous results.
Episode 7
Lifestyle
Fri, Nov 1, 197430 mins
Ed gets the wrong impression about what Chico and his girlfriend were doing in the van.
Episode 8
The Veterans
Fri, Nov 8, 197430 mins
Chico convinces Ed that a government loan can ease their credit problem at the garage.
Episode 9
No Room in the Garage
Fri, Nov 15, 1974
A very pregnant woman unexpectedly shows up, allowing Ed Brown's daughter to deliver a newborn Chicano right there in Ed Brown's garage.
Episode 10
The Letter
Fri, Dec 6, 1974
Chico tries to tell Ed that he must work for his cousin in New York.
Episode 11
Natural Causes
Fri, Dec 20, 197430 mins
Ed believes his time is short after reading about the demise of his former best friend from natural causes.
Episode 12
The Manuel Who Came to Dinner
Fri, Dec 27, 1974
Chico's latest customer turns out to be a Chicano Army buddy of Ed's.
Episode 13
Garage Sale
Fri, Jan 3, 1975
Ed must hold a garage sale to dispense with all of his old mementos, or risk a hefty fine.
Episode 14
Out of Sight
Fri, Jan 17, 1975
Blind-as-a-bat Ed wants to testify that his old friend was responsible for a collision on his street corner.
Episode 15
The Beard
Fri, Jan 24, 1975
Ed is forced to cover for an old Army buddy who has been cheating on his wife.
Episode 16
If I Were a Rich Man
Fri, Jan 31, 1975
Chico wants to marry his girlfriend Marilyn.
Episode 17
Ed Steps Out
Fri, Feb 7, 1975
A new woman is in the neighborhood boasting about her glazed buns.
Episode 18
Sammy Stops In
Fri, Feb 14, 1975
Sammy Davis Jr. drops by and recognizes Ed as an old dancing partner from vaudeville.
Episode 19
The Doctor Story
Fri, Feb 21, 1975
When Ed has a sore shoulder, Chico gets the pain.
Episode 20
The Giveaway
Fri, Feb 28, 197530 mins
A sleepy Chico has Ed wondering how he's been spending his nights, before learning about a series of robberies plaguing the neighborhood.
Episode 21
Louie's Retirement
Fri, Mar 7, 197530 mins
Ed didn't think that Louie's retirement would mean a third hand at the garage.
Episode 22
Long Live the Man
Fri, Mar 14, 1975
Ed reads his own obituary and learns just how many mourners he would have if he died.
