Chico and the Man (1974–1978)

1. S01E01PilotSeptember 13, 1974—Conservative elderly man Ed Brown meets a Chicano man who rides in Ed's garage on a bike, looking for a job. After a day of persuasion, Ed a
2. S01E02Second ThoughtsSeptember 20, 1974—Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.
3. S01E03Old DogSeptember 27, 1974—Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.
4. S01E04New SuitOctober 4, 1974—Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.
5. S01E05Borrowed TroubleOctober 11, 1974—Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.
6. S01E06E Pluribus Used CarOctober 25, 1974—Louis gives Ed and Chico his used car to sell which gives Chico the idea of selling used cars as a part of Ed's business.
7. S01E07LifestyleNovember 1, 1974—Ed thinks that something kinky was going on between Chico and his girlfriend when he caught them in the back seat of Chico's van.....but was
8. S01E08VeteransNovember 8, 1974—Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.
9. S01E09No Room in the GarageNovember 15, 1974—A pregnant Spanish woman comes in the garage and Ed thinks that she is looking for him because he thinks that Chico may be the father of the
10. S01E10The LetterDecember 6, 1974—Chico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.
11. S01E11Natural CausesDecember 20, 1974—When Ed hears about a death of an friend, he begins to think that he may be the next one to meet his maker.
12. S01E12The Manuel Who Came to DinnerDecember 27, 1974—A car is towed into Ed's garage and when this man comes to the garage, it turns out that this man was a Chicano friend of Ed's from the past
13. S01E13Garage SaleJanuary 3, 1975—An inspecor inspects Ed's garage and when he find a pile of junk in front of an emergency exit, he issues an ultimatum...Either he gets rid
14. S01E14Out of SightJanuary 17, 1975—Ed is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.
15. S01E15The BeardJanuary 24, 1975—Harold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.
16. S01E16If I Were a Rich ManJanuary 31, 1975—Ed tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.
17. S01E17Ed Steps OutFebruary 7, 1975—A widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.
18. S01E18Sammy Steps InFebruary 14, 1975—When his car acts up, Sammy Davis, Jr. pulls into the garage to get it fixed. However, he quickly learns that this is just no ordinary gara
19. S01E19The Doctor StoryFebruary 21, 1975—Ed would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.
20. S01E20The GiveawayFebruary 28, 1975—Chico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.
21. S01E21Louie's RetirementMarch 7, 1975—Louie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.
22. S01E22Long Live the ManMarch 14, 1975—Everyone thinks that Ed had died, and when Ed finds out about it, he gets upset because nobody had cried for him when they heard the mislead

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Paint JobSeptember 12, 1975—Ed and Chico clash over the wall of their alley for an art competition.
2. S02E02This Hallowed GarageSeptember 19, 1975—The City plans to demolish Ed's garage to open a newer, more enhanced power gas station.
3. S02E03Auntie ConnieSeptember 26, 1975—Ed develops the hots for Chico's visiting Aunt Connie.
4. S02E04Play GypsyOctober 3, 1975—Ed meets a Gypsy who wants Ed to train him on how to be a good mechanic.
5. S02E05The DisappearanceOctober 10, 1975—Chico thinks that Ed is spending too much time living in the past and not getting on with life.
6. S02E06Chico and the VanOctober 17, 1975—A city ""Truent Officer"" let's say tells Chico that his van is illegal in the states, so Chico moves in with Ed.
7. S02E07Ms. LizOctober 31, 1975—Chico falls head over heels for a woman named Liz, in fact he likes her so much that he decides to marry her.
8. S02E08Mister ButterflyNovember 7, 1975—A Japenese man visits the garage claiming to be Ed's long lost son.
9. S02E09Misfortune TellerNovember 14, 1975—Ed tries to prevent the bank from foreclosing the mortgage on his garage by visiting a fortune teller.
10. S02E10Bird in a Gilded CageNovember 21, 1975—Ed has stirred emotions when he sees his favorite silent film actress waiting tables at a local cafe.
11. S02E11The StrikeNovember 28, 1975—Chico joins a union for mechanics, but is forced to picket Ed's Garage.
12. S02E12The InventionDecember 5, 1975—Ed creates a new invention. He decides to design training wheels for motorcycles. While trying to get the idea patented, they get swindled o
13. S02E13The JurorDecember 19, 1975—Chico is assigned Jury duty, and he finds out that the defendant on his jury is actually a good friend of Ed's.
14. S02E14The DreamJanuary 9, 1976—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. S02E15The HypnotistJanuary 16, 1976—Chico, not realizing his own strength, hypnotizes Ed and leads him to marrying Flora.
16. S02E16Reverand Bemis' Altar EgoJanuary 23, 1976—After Chico guest preaches a good sermon at Bemis' church. The people find out that they would rather have Chico preach instead of the Rever
17. S02E17The Big Brush-OffJanuary 28, 1976—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. S02E18The AccidentFebruary 4, 1976—After Chico gets into an accident, Ed burrows from his own insurance money to send Chico to school.
19. S02E19Chico's Cousin PepeFebruary 11, 1976—Chico's blind, skirt chasing, singer of a cousin visits Chico and meets Ed.
20. S02E20Return of Aunt ConnieFebruary 18, 1976—Chico's Aunt Connie visits and when she does, Chico and Ed realize that she is a con artist.
21. S02E21Too Many CrooksFebruary 25, 1976—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
22. S02E22The Face JobMarch 3, 1976—Ed's public life is almost destroyed when he is offered a free face lift.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Della Moves InOctober 1, 1976—Ed gets a new neigbor, but to his dismay it is a loud mouth liberal woman who now owns his garage and threatens eviction.
2. S03E02Second Coming of DellaOctober 8, 1976—When Ed lays off the fighting with his new landlady, Della decides to renew Ed's lease.
3. S03E03Chico Packs His BagsOctober 22, 1976—Chico decides that he would rather move out on his own, away from Ed than give into Ed's rules.
4. S03E04Chico's ProblemNovember 5, 1976—Chico's girlfriend decides on calling it quits to being a nurse. She then changes her mind after saving Ed's life.
5. S03E05In Your HatNovember 12, 1976—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.
6. S03E06Ed's RecuperationNovember 19, 1976—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.
7. S03E07Ed Brown vs. the IRSNovember 26, 1976—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 the
8. S03E08Morgan 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
9. S03E09Mucho Macho EdDecember 10, 1976—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 fo
10. S03E10Old is OldDecember 17, 1976—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
11. S03E11Ready When You Are, CBDecember 24, 1976—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
12. S03E12The DressJanuary 7, 1977—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-dre
13. S03E13Minority of OneJanuary 14, 1977—Ed is elected President of a Mexican Better Business bureau.
14. S03E14Champs Ain't ChumpsJanuary 28, 1977—Ed displays worry about Chico when Chico decides to want to fight as a professional.
15. S03E15Chico's PadreFebruary 4, 1977—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 h
16. S03E16Matchmaker, MatchmakerFebruary 18, 1977—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 t
17. S03E17Black Tie BluesFebruary 25, 1977—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 wa
18. S03E18Ed Talks to GodMarch 4, 1977—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 fr
19. S03E19Gregory Peck Is a RoosterMarch 18, 1977—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.
20. S03E20Louie's Can-CanApril 1, 1977—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.
21. S03E21Uncle SunnyApril 8, 1977—While Ed is away, his daring uncle comes to visit and throws an all-night girl party.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?September 16, 1977—Ed who returns from Mexico, learns that he has an 11 year old stowaway in the back of his car. This little kid is determined to stay with Ed
2. S04E02Su Casa, Mi Casa?September 23, 1977—Ed waits for word from Raul's parents. Later, Ed finds out that Raul is an orphan and needs a parent.
3. S04E03Take Me, I'm YoursSeptember 30, 1977—When a social worker comes to take Raul away, Ed decides to adopt him as his own.
4. S04E04The Third LetterOctober 14, 1977—Ed needs a third reference letter to officially adopt Raul.
5. S04E05The BedOctober 21, 1977—Ed had stuffed 700 dollars in his own mattress. I say had because Raul, knowing that Ed needed a new one, traded the old one in for a newer
6. S04E06The Matter of PrivacyNovember 4, 1977—Ed tries to teach Raul how important it is to respect one's privacy. The moral blows up when Ed opens a package that is for Raul.
7. S04E07The ProposalNovember 11, 1977—Ed and Della decide to have Christmas dinner together. As they are eating and drinking wine, they both get drunk and before you know it, Ed
8. S04E08Aunt CharoNovember 18, 1977—Raul's Aunt Charo comes to the Garage to take Raul back to Spain, but he would rather stay with Ed.
9. S04E09Charo Takes OverDecember 2, 1977—Charo tries to drum up Ed's business by taking matters into her own hands.
10. S04E10Ed, the HeroDecember 9, 1977—On a class report, Ed writes about Ed. He writes that Ed fixes poor people's cars for free. When word gets out, Poor folks from all over the
11. S04E11Ed's TeamDecember 30, 1977—Raul wants to join a basketball team and he can if Ed sponsors it, so that is what he does.
12. S04E12The Americanization of CharoJanuary 6, 1978—Aunt Charo takes her citizenship test and becomes an American Citizen.
13. S04E13Raul Runs Away (1)January 20, 1978—Raul finds out about the first Chico who died (Freddie Prinze). He finds the van hidden in the garage. He goes into the van and plays Chico'
14. S04E14Raul Runs Away (2)January 20, 1978—Ed goes to Mexico to try and track Raul down. In an old church they meet and Ed explains that he misses the first Chico, but tells Raul that
15. S04E15Charo and the MatadorJanuary 27, 1978—Charo's Matador fiancee Antonio, comes to sweep her off her feet to get married.
16. S04E16A New Girl in TownJune 2, 1978—In an attempt to add more characters to the show, Monica, Ed Brown's niece, tells her tragic story and moves in with Ed.
17. S04E17Ed Brown's Car WashJune 9, 1978—For her Uncle Ed, Monica decides to drum up business by having an all-girl in tight shirts and shorts car wash.
18. S04E18Buenas Dias, Mr. PresidentJune 16, 1978—Ed becomes agitated when the President decides to visit his garage when he comes to town.
19. S04E19Della and SonJune 30, 1978—Della tries to convince her son Tony to help her and her catering business.
20. S04E20Help WantedJuly 7, 1978—Monica upsets Ed by getting a job at a sleazy restaraunt.
21. S04E21The Peeping TomJuly 14, 1978—Ed is falsley accused by a woman who swears that he is a peeping Tom and is watching her on a daily basis.
22. S04E22The Hot RockJuly 21, 1978—Louie comes up with an invention. He wants to make a barbecue that relies on solar energy. Enthusiascic about the idea, Ed runs to his insur
23. S04E23Waiting for Chongo—A motorcycle gang that know Monica comes and pretty much ransacks the garage and Ed doesn't know how to get rid of them.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed