Chico and the Man (1974)

Name: Chico and the Man
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Freddie Prinze, Della Reese, Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Charo

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (1,433 votes)
Seasons: 4
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1974)

7.40 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.0	73
2	Second Thoughts	7.7	47
3	Old Dog	7.1	36
4	New Suit	7.1	38
5	Borrowed Trouble	7.9	33
6	E Pluribus Used Car	6.9	31
7	Lifestyle	7.3	32
8	The Veterans	7.0	32
9	No Room in the Garage	7.6	34
10	The Letter	7.7	33
11	Natural Causes	7.0	30
12	The Manuel Who Came to Dinner	7.2	27
13	Garage Sale	8.0	31
14	Out of Sight	7.2	27
15	The Beard	7.1	29
16	If I Were a Rich Man	7.1	27
17	Ed Steps Out	7.4	28
18	Sammy Stops In	7.6	30
19	The Doctor Story	7.8	28
20	The Giveaway	7.0	24
21	Louie's Retirement	7.2	25
22	Long Live the Man	8.0	27

Season 2 (1975)

6.88 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 6.3 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Paint Job	7.0	21
2	This Hallowed Garage	6.7	22
3	Aunt Connie	7.5	23
4	Play Gypsy	5.8	24
5	The Disappearance	7.9	28
6	Chico and the Van	7.2	29
7	Ms. Liz	7.3	23
8	Mister Butterfly	6.5	23
9	The Misfortune Teller	6.0	23
10	Bird in a Gilded Cage	7.0	24
11	The Strike	6.8	20
12	The Invention	6.4	22
13	The Juror	6.9	22
14	The Dream	6.4	19
15	The Hypnotist	6.7	20
16	Reverend Bemis's Altar Ego	6.5	21
17	The Big Brush-Off	8.0	20
18	The Accident	7.0	18
19	Chico's Cousin Pepe	7.9	33
20	The Return of Aunt Connie	6.7	20
21	Too Many Crooks	6.9	21
22	The Face Job	6.3	18

Season 3 (1976)

6.30 avg 21 episodes 7.1 → 5.4 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Della Moves In	7.1	21
2	Second Coming of Della	6.2	17
3	Chico Packs His Bags	8.0	22
4	Chico's Problem	6.9	18
5	In Your Hat	6.9	16
6	Ed's Recuperation	6.1	19
7	Ed Brown vs. the IRS	6.9	15
8	Morgan and the Man	6.2	18
9	Mucho Macho Ed	7.0	15
10	Old Is Gold	6.9	18
11	Ready When You Are, CB	6.0	17
12	The Dress	5.7	15
13	A Minority of One	6.6	16
14	Champs Ain't Chumps	5.3	16
15	Chico's Padre	7.5	26
16	Matchmaker, Matchmaker	5.8	18
17	Black Tie Blues	5.2	18
18	Ed Talks to God	6.8	34
19	Gregory Peck Is a Rooster	4.4	20
20	Louie's Can-Can	5.5	18
21	Uncle Sonny	5.4	19

Season 4 (1977)

5.43 avg 23 episodes 5.6 → 4.6 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?	5.6	22
2	Su Casa, Mi Casa?	5.6	16
3	Take Me, I'm Yours	5.9	13
4	The Third Letter	5.4	11
5	The Bed	5.4	14
6	A Matter of Privacy	5.3	14
7	The Proposal	5.4	15
8	Aunt Charo	4.3	14
9	Charo Takes Over	4.6	13
10	Ed the Hero	5.9	14
11	Ed's Team	5.1	13
12	The Americanization of Charo	5.1	14
13	Raul Runs Away: Part 1	6.8	14
14	Raul Runs Away: Part 2	5.8	13
15	Charo and the Matador	4.4	14
16	A New Girl in Town	5.9	14
17	Ed Brown's Car Wash	6.8	18
18	Della and Son	5.9	15
19	Help Wanted	6.3	15
20	The Peeping Tom	6.9	17
21	The Hot Rock	4.3	15
22	Waiting for Chongo	3.5	18
23	Buenas Dias, Mr. President	4.6	14

Chico and the Man (1974)

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