James Komack
Director
Chico and the Man (1974)
Season 3
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
S3E1 - Della Moves In
Ed gets a new neigbor, but to his dismay it is a loud mouth liberal woman who now owns his garage and threatens eviction.
Oct. 1, 1976, midnight
S3E2 - Second Coming of Della
When Ed lays off the fighting with his new landlady, Della decides to renew Ed's lease.
Oct. 8, 1976, midnight
S3E3 - Chico Packs His Bags
Chico decides that he would rather move out on his own, away from Ed than give into Ed's rules.
Oct. 22, 1976, midnight
S3E4 - Chico's Problem
Chico's girlfriend decides on calling it quits to being a nurse. She then changes her mind after saving Ed's life.
Nov. 5, 1976, midnight
S3E5 - In Your Hat
Ed's lucky hat is stolen and while he needs to have an operation, he won't go under the knife until he gets his lucky hat back.
Nov. 12, 1976, midnight
S3E6 - Ed's Recuperation
After finding out that the nurse that Ed hired wants to get married to him, Chico and Della try to talk her out of it.
Nov. 19, 1976, midnight
S3E7 - Ed Brown vs. the IRS
Chico and Louie decide that the only way to get Ed's taxes in is to forge his name to the document. This happens after Ed refuses to pay them.
Nov. 26, 1976, midnight
S3E8 - Morgan and the Man
Chico is reunited with his old high school girlfriend. Thinking the magic is still there, he proposes to her, but she ends up not wanting to marry him.
S3E9 - Mucho Macho Ed
A woman visits the garage claiming that Ed is the father to her unborn kid. When he hears of this, he wonders how. He then decides to ask for her hand in marriage.
Dec. 10, 1976, midnight
S3E10 - Old is Old
Ed gets the idea of hiring a senior citizen for the garage when Della persuades him through a debate that seniors don't have the same rights that younger people have.
Dec. 17, 1976, midnight
S3E11 - Ready When You Are, CB
Everyone has plans to attend to and people to see except Ed for New years. He then uses a CB radio that is in the garage. He comes across a woman who also doesn't have anyone to spend New Years with and she is on the road. Ed invites her to the garage and she shows up. Later, Della, Chico, and the rest of Ed's friends decide to surprise Ed by joining him for New years. When the element of surprise hits, that is when the gang meets Ed's new friend ""Kissy Face"".
Dec. 24, 1976, midnight
S3E12 - The Dress
Ed donates his deceased wife's dress to raise money for a charity auction. He regrets doing the good deed when he finds out that a cross-dresser decides to buy the dress. Ed feels that he should not sell it to a man who will soil his wife's good name, so he fights to try to persuade the man into changing his mind.
Jan. 7, 1977, midnight
S3E13 - Minority of One
Ed is elected President of a Mexican Better Business bureau.
Jan. 14, 1977, midnight
S3E14 - Champs Ain't Chumps
Ed displays worry about Chico when Chico decides to want to fight as a professional.
Jan. 28, 1977, midnight
S3E15 - Chico's Padre
Gilberto, Chico's father who he hasn't seen in many years, returns to Chico to try and give him a chance to better his life by living with him. Chico's father is rich.
Feb. 4, 1977, midnight
S3E16 - Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Della plays matchmaker at trying to set Ed up with a woman. However when Ed gets word that Della did the matchmaking, he immediately wants to call the whole thing off.
Feb. 18, 1977, midnight
S3E17 - Black Tie Blues
Della wants to attend a formal dance and needs a host to go with her. Nobody wants to go, (Chico, Louie, and Ed) so they all try and find ways to get out of it.
Feb. 25, 1977, midnight
S3E18 - Ed Talks to God
Ed does not feel like appearing at his own birthday party. Chico however tries to find a way for Ed to go, so he gets ahold of a good old friend of Ed's and has him impersonate the voice of God by hooking sound equipment and a microphone all over the garage.
March 4, 1977, midnight
S3E19 - Gregory Peck Is a Rooster
Ed sells a rooster that belongs to him, but when he finds out that the rooster's purpose is to cockfight, he tries to get the bird back.
March 18, 1977, midnight
S3E20 - Louie's Can-Can
Louie hires Ed to be a garbage truck driver, after he is forced to retire his job and decides to open his own garbage collecting business.
April 1, 1977, midnight
S3E21 - Uncle Sunny
While Ed is away, his daring uncle comes to visit and throws an all-night girl party.
April 8, 1977, 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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