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Chico and the Man Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 1977 - 1978
Episode 1
Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?
Fri, Sep 16, 1977 30 mins
Ed returns from Mexico with some contraband cargo: a spirited 12-year-old boy (Gabriel Melgar). Louie: Scatman Crothers. Della: Della Reese. Driver: Bill McLean. Policeman: Peter Leeds.
Episode 2
Su Casa, Mi Casa
Fri, Sep 23, 1977 30 mins
Raul is as determined to stay in California as Ed (Jack Albertson) is to return him to Mexico. Della: Della Reese.
Episode 3
Take Me, I'm Yours
Fri, Sep 30, 1977 30 mins
A social worker informs Ed that to keep Raul he'll have to adopt him. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Della: Della Reese.
Episode 4
The Third Letter
Fri, Oct 14, 1977 30 mins
Ed can't come up with all the recommendations he needs to adopt Raul (Gabriel Melgar). Ramirez: Rodolfo Hoyos. Amanda: Barbara Sharma. Della: Della Reese. Louie: Scatman Crothers.
Episode 5
The Bed
Fri, Oct 21, 1977 30 mins
Raul accidentally trades in Ed's old money-stuffed mattress. Jack Albertson. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Della: Della Reese. Alberto: Hector Elias.
Episode 6
A Matter of Privacy
Fri, Nov 4, 1977 30 mins
Prying into a package for Raul, Ed sees only the wrappings: pornographic magazines. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Della: Della Reese. Postal Inspector: Jim Connell.
Episode 7
The Proposal
Fri, Nov 11, 1977 30 mins
Ed proposes to Della so that Raul will have a mother. Jack Albertson. Louie: Scatman Crothers.
Episode 8
Aunt Charo
Fri, Nov 18, 1977 30 mins
Raul's visiting aunt insists the boy return to Spain with her. Jack Albertson, Della Reese, Scatman Crothers.
Episode 9
Aunt Charo Takes Over
Fri, Dec 2, 1977 30 mins
Raul's aunt converts Ed's garage into a car boutique. Jack Albertson, Gabriel Melgar. Della: Della Reese. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Pat: Pat Morita.
Episode 10
Ed the Hero
Fri, Dec 9, 1977 30 mins
In a school composition, Raul reports that Ed fixes cars for free. Della: Della Reese. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Floyd: Art Lewis. Gomez: Ralph Manza. Rosa: Margarita Cordova. Theresa: Kenia Borell.
Episode 11
Ed's Team
Fri, Dec 30, 1977 30 mins
After Ed sponsors a basketball league, Raul discovers he hates the game. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Della: Della Reese. Rivera: Rene Enriquez.
Episode 12
The Americanization of Charo
Fri, Jan 6, 1978 30 mins
Raul and Ed drill citizenship-seeking Aunt Charo in U.S. history. Gabriel Melgar, Jack Albertson. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Pianist: Gil Leib.
Episode 13
Raul Runs Away
Fri, Jan 20, 1978 30 mins
Conclusion of a two-part program that finds Raul so upset by Ed's reminiscences about Chico that he decides to return to Mexico. Flashbacks show scenes from earlier episodes with Freddie Prinze. Jack Albertson. Aunt Charo: Charo. Zoltan: Robert Hegyes. Louie: Scatman Crothers.
Episode 14
Raul Runs Away
Fri, Jan 20, 1978 30 mins
First of two parts. Upset by Ed's reminiscences about Chico, Raul decides to return to Mexico. Flashbacks show scenes from earlier episodes with Freddie Prinze. Jack Albertson. Aunt Charo: Charo. Zoltan: Robert Hegyes.
Episode 15
Charo and the Matador
Fri, Jan 27, 1978 30 mins
Raul objects to the roughhousing of Charo's visiting fiancé, a matador (Gene Conforti). Jack Albertson. Aunt Charo: Charo. Customer: Don Diamond. Florist's Driver: Tim Herbert.
Episode 16
New Girl in Town
Fri, Jun 2, 1978 30 mins
Ed faces the prospect of another permanent boarder---an aspiring actress. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Monica: Julie Hill. Flynn: Jay Gerber. Cuneff: Milt Kogan.
Episode 17
Ed Brown's Car Wash
Fri, Jun 9, 1978 30 mins
Aspiring actress Monica and four friends decide to earn extra cash by operating a carwash---in Ed's garage. Ed: Jack Albertson. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Margie: Teri Payne. Lynn: Hilary Thompson. Barbara: Danuta. Susie: Patch Mackenzie. Keefer: Ray Ballard.
Episode 18
Buenos Dias, Mr. President
Fri, Jun 16, 1978 30 mins
President Carter's plan to visit Ed's garage excites everyone except the Man (Jack Albertson), who fears that the Secret Service security check will reveal that he deserted the Army 30 years ago. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Monica: Julie Hill. Phillips: Trent Dolan. Ballard: Morgan Paull.
Episode 19
Della and Son
Fri, Jun 30, 1978 30 mins
Della's son arrives from Hawaii with news of his marriage's failure, yet another fly-by-night business scheme and an infant son. Della: Della Reese. Tony: Franklyn Ajaye. Ed: Jack Albertson. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Raul: Gabriel Melgar.
Episode 20
Help Wanted
Fri, Jul 7, 1978 30 mins
Ed objects when his friend Monica, an aspiring actress, becomes a waitress at a rough bar and grill. Collucci: Louis Guss. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Louie: Scatman Crothers.
Episode 21
The Peeping Tom
Fri, Jul 14, 1978 30 mins
Accused of voyeurism, Ed deems the charge preposterous---until a heart-to-heart talk with a shrink leads the Man to wonder if he is a peeping Tom after all. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Dr. Gibson: Ken Sansom. Harriet: Alice Ghostley. Ira: Bill McLean. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Monica: Julie Hill.
Episode 22
The Hot Rock
Fri, Jul 21, 1978 30 mins
Ed schemes to raise money by checking himself into an exclusive hospital for surgery---then collecting on both of his medical-insurance plans. Raul: Gabriel Melgar. Louie: Scatman Crothers. Della: Della Reese. Dr. Feldman: Herb Edelman. Berkowitz: Ned Glass.
Episode 23
Waiting for Chongo
30 mins
Ed's garage is taken over by three bikers who are awaiting the arrival of the leader of the pack. Ed: Jack Albertson. Digger: Douglas Hume. Claw: Don Cummings. Hog: Brian James. Chongo: Jeanetta Arnette.