Chico and the Man — Season 2
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About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. Paint Job
Aired 12 September 1975 • 30 min
Ed and Chico clash over the wall of their alley for an art competition.
2. This Hallowed Garage
Aired 19 September 1975 • 30 min
The City plans to demolish Ed's garage to open a newer, more enhanced power gas station.
3. Auntie Connie
Aired 26 September 1975 • 30 min
Ed develops the hots for Chico's visiting Aunt Connie.
4. Play Gypsy
Aired 3 October 1975 • 30 min
Ed meets a Gypsy who wants Ed to train him on how to be a good mechanic.
5. The Disappearance
Aired 10 October 1975 • 30 min
Chico thinks that Ed is spending too much time living in the past and not getting on with life.
6. Chico and the Van
Aired 17 October 1975 • 30 min
A city ""Truent Officer"" let's say tells Chico that his van is illegal in the states, so Chico moves in with Ed.
7. Ms. Liz
Aired 31 October 1975 • 30 min
Chico falls head over heels for a woman named Liz, in fact he likes her so much that he decides to marry her.
8. Mister Butterfly
Aired 7 November 1975 • 30 min
A Japenese man visits the garage claiming to be Ed's long lost son.
9. Misfortune Teller
Aired 14 November 1975 • 30 min
Ed tries to prevent the bank from foreclosing the mortgage on his garage by visiting a fortune teller.
10. Bird in a Gilded Cage
Aired 21 November 1975 • 30 min
Ed has stirred emotions when he sees his favorite silent film actress waiting tables at a local cafe.
11. The Strike
Aired 28 November 1975 • 30 min
Chico joins a union for mechanics, but is forced to picket Ed's Garage.
12. The Invention
Aired 5 December 1975 • 30 min
Ed creates a new invention. He decides to design training wheels for motorcycles. While trying to get the idea patented, they get swindled out of five hundred bucks for the patent process.
13. The Juror
Aired 19 December 1975 • 30 min
Chico is assigned Jury duty, and he finds out that the defendant on his jury is actually a good friend of Ed's.
14. The Dream
Aired 9 January 1976 • 30 min
Chico tries to persuade Ed to retire and move into a retirement home, but Ed will not go for it naturally.... I don't blame him (lol)
15. The Hypnotist
Aired 16 January 1976 • 30 min
Chico, not realizing his own strength, hypnotizes Ed and leads him to marrying Flora.
16. Reverand Bemis' Altar Ego
Aired 23 January 1976 • 30 min
After Chico guest preaches a good sermon at Bemis' church. The people find out that they would rather have Chico preach instead of the Reverend Bemis.
17. The Big Brush-Off
Aired 28 January 1976 • 30 min
Chico is having some women problems. A girl that he likes will not go out with Chico because he looks too much like her ex-fiance.
18. The Accident
Aired 4 February 1976 • 30 min
After Chico gets into an accident, Ed burrows from his own insurance money to send Chico to school.
19. Chico's Cousin Pepe
Aired 11 February 1976 • 30 min
Chico's blind, skirt chasing, singer of a cousin visits Chico and meets Ed.
20. Return of Aunt Connie
Aired 18 February 1976 • 30 min
Chico's Aunt Connie visits and when she does, Chico and Ed realize that she is a con artist.
21. Too Many Crooks
Aired 25 February 1976 • 30 min
Ed, not knowing that he gave a handout to a crook, eventually Ed has all kinds of crooks from the neigborhood coming to him for a handout as well. Of course it is money they are after.
22. The Face Job
Aired 3 March 1976 • 30 min
Ed's public life is almost destroyed when he is offered a free face lift.