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Chico and the Man Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1975 - 1976
Episode 1
The Paint Job
Fri, Sep 12, 197530 mins
A nude mural on the wall near Ed's garage has the neighborhood up in arms.
Episode 2
This Hallowed Garage
Fri, Sep 19, 1975
Ed refuses to yield to pressure when his garage is set to be demolished.
Episode 3
Aunt Connie
Fri, Sep 26, 1975
When Ed meets Chico's rich Aunt Connie, he quickly becomes enamored of her.
Episode 4
Play Gypsy
Fri, Oct 3, 1975
The son of Ed's life-saving Gypsy friend wants Ed to hire him as a mechanic.
Episode 5
The Disappearance
Fri, Oct 10, 1975
Chico sees Ed sneaking out of the garage one night all dressed up in a nice suit, and Ed is very secretive about where he is going. It seems he is going to the bar where he and his wife used to spend their anniversaries. Ed still keeps the date. While there he plays the piano and the manager offers him a job. Chico is worried that Ed is spending too much time dwelling on the past, and he and Louie set out to bring him back to the present.
Episode 6
Chico and the Van
Fri, Oct 17, 1975
Chico wants to install his own bathtub, but before he can make any additions the building must be inspected. The violations and the fines start to pile up, and Chico is told he can no longer live in his van. Chico moves upstairs with Ed, but the closeness might actually drive them apart.
Episode 7
Ms. Liz
Fri, Oct 31, 1975
Ed's honest admission that Chico's new girlfriend is a terrible singer doesn't sit well with his mechanic.
Episode 8
Mister Butterfly
Fri, Nov 7, 1975
Ed's war exploit stories take a dramatic turn when a a man of Japanese heritage arrives at the garage. Yoshi claims to be the offspring of a relationship Ed had with Mariko years ago.
Episode 9
The Misfortune Teller
Fri, Nov 14, 1975
To pay off a hefty bank loan, Chico suggests a system to barter services in place of cash.
Episode 10
Bird in a Gilded Cage
Fri, Nov 21, 1975
A former silent-movie actress whom Ed idolized pulls her car into the garage for repairs. Ed still idolizes her and cannot accept her current position.
Episode 11
The Strike
Fri, Nov 28, 1975
Chico joins the garage mechanics' union before learning how much it will hurt Ed's pocketbook.
Episode 12
The Invention
Fri, Dec 5, 1975
Ed gets scammed by a con artist on his creation of training wheels for motorcycles.
Episode 13
The Juror
Fri, Dec 19, 1975
Chico is on jury duty, Ed is the guilty one.
Episode 14
The Dream
Fri, Jan 9, 1976
Chico's dream about Ed's retirement is more like a nightmare.
Episode 15
The Hypnotist
Fri, Jan 16, 1976
When Louie must go to the dentist but is too afraid to, he asks Chico to hypnotize him. Ed, who doesn't believe in it, is the one who gets hypnotized. Chico then implants a post-hypnotic suggestion wherein Ed will do whatever he's asked if he hears the words "Will you". But when his girlfriend asks him to marry her, he does.
Episode 16
Reverend Bemis's Altar Ego
Fri, Jan 23, 1976
Chico's humorous take on Noah's ark makes him more popular among the parishioners than Reverend Bemis.
Episode 17
The Big Brush-Off
Wed, Jan 28, 1976
Chico is attracted to a girl who rebuffs him because of his resemblance to her former fiancé.
Episode 18
The Accident
Wed, Feb 4, 1976
After a fallen car puts both Chico and Ed in the hospital, both see their lives flash before their eyes.
Episode 19
Chico's Cousin Pepe
Wed, Feb 11, 1976
Chico's blind cousin Pepe, a famous Latino singer, shows up in a limo and his driver quits the same day. He offers Chico the job, but while Chico is out, Ed unwittingly talks Pepe into considering Chico's girlfriend. She doesn't know, however, that Pepe is "all hands" when it comes to women. Feliciano briefly sings his classic version of "Light My Fire" and actually sings the show's theme song to Ed and Chico when they start arguing.
Episode 20
The Return of Aunt Connie
Wed, Feb 18, 1976
Chico's Aunt Connie returns with a new companion from Barcelona, whom Ed believes is nothing but a fraudulent fortune hunter.
Episode 21
Too Many Crooks
Wed, Feb 25, 197630 mins
Ed earns a reputation as a good Samaritan by refusing to press charges against an inept holdup man, which brings every derelict in the neighborhood around for a handout.
Episode 22
The Face Job
Wed, Mar 3, 1976
A free facelift transforms Ed into a jewelry-flashing portrait of youth.