James Komack
Director
Chico and the Man (1974)
Season 2
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.
Released Sept. 13, 1974
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.car-garage, tmdb.los-angeles-california, tmdb.mexican-american, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.1970s, imdb.observational-comedy, imdb.mechanic + 11 more, imdb.lowrider, imdb.hispanic, imdb.auto-shop, imdb.sitcom, imdb.junkyard, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.laugh-track, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated, imdb.sitcom-comedy
Production Companies: Wolper Productions, The Komack Company Inc.
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Paint Job
Ed and Chico clash over the wall of their alley for an art competition.
Sept. 12, 1975, midnight
S2E2 - This Hallowed Garage
The City plans to demolish Ed's garage to open a newer, more enhanced power gas station.
Sept. 19, 1975, midnight
S2E3 - Auntie Connie
Ed develops the hots for Chico's visiting Aunt Connie.
Sept. 26, 1975, midnight
S2E4 - Play Gypsy
Ed meets a Gypsy who wants Ed to train him on how to be a good mechanic.
Oct. 3, 1975, midnight
S2E5 - The Disappearance
Chico thinks that Ed is spending too much time living in the past and not getting on with life.
Oct. 10, 1975, midnight
S2E6 - Chico and the Van
A city ""Truent Officer"" let's say tells Chico that his van is illegal in the states, so Chico moves in with Ed.
Oct. 17, 1975, midnight
S2E7 - Ms. Liz
Chico falls head over heels for a woman named Liz, in fact he likes her so much that he decides to marry her.
Oct. 31, 1975, midnight
S2E8 - Mister Butterfly
A Japenese man visits the garage claiming to be Ed's long lost son.
Nov. 7, 1975, midnight
S2E9 - Misfortune Teller
Ed tries to prevent the bank from foreclosing the mortgage on his garage by visiting a fortune teller.
Nov. 14, 1975, midnight
S2E10 - Bird in a Gilded Cage
Ed has stirred emotions when he sees his favorite silent film actress waiting tables at a local cafe.
Nov. 21, 1975, midnight
S2E11 - The Strike
Chico joins a union for mechanics, but is forced to picket Ed's Garage.
Nov. 28, 1975, midnight
S2E12 - The Invention
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.
Dec. 5, 1975, midnight
S2E13 - The Juror
Chico is assigned Jury duty, and he finds out that the defendant on his jury is actually a good friend of Ed's.
Dec. 19, 1975, midnight
S2E14 - The Dream
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)
Jan. 9, 1976, midnight
S2E15 - The Hypnotist
Chico, not realizing his own strength, hypnotizes Ed and leads him to marrying Flora.
Jan. 16, 1976, midnight
S2E16 - Reverand Bemis' Altar Ego
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.
Jan. 23, 1976, midnight
S2E17 - The Big Brush-Off
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.
Jan. 28, 1976, midnight
S2E18 - The Accident
After Chico gets into an accident, Ed burrows from his own insurance money to send Chico to school.
Feb. 4, 1976, midnight
S2E19 - Chico's Cousin Pepe
Chico's blind, skirt chasing, singer of a cousin visits Chico and meets Ed.
Feb. 11, 1976, midnight
S2E20 - Return of Aunt Connie
Chico's Aunt Connie visits and when she does, Chico and Ed realize that she is a con artist.
Feb. 18, 1976, midnight
S2E21 - Too Many Crooks
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.
Feb. 25, 1976, midnight
S2E22 - The Face Job
Ed's public life is almost destroyed when he is offered a free face lift.
March 3, 1976, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 2640 min.
Released: Sept. 13, 1974
Last Air Date: July 21, 1978, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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