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The Best Episodes of Chico and the Man

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The Best Episodes of Chico and the Man

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...

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  1. Background image for Chico Packs His Bags
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Chico Packs His Bags

    S3:E3

    Chico decides that he would rather move out on his own, away from Ed than give into Ed's rules.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Chico's Padre
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #2 - Chico's Padre

    S3:E15

    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.

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  3. Background image for Della Moves In
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Della Moves In

    S3:E1

    Ed gets a new neigbor, but to his dismay it is a loud mouth liberal woman who now owns his garage and threatens eviction.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Ed Talks to God
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Ed Talks to God

    S3:E18

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Raul Runs Away (1)
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Raul Runs Away (1)

    S4:E13

    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's old guitar. When Ed hears the music an eerie feeling comes over him. He checks the van hoping that somehow Chico came back. When he finds Raul in the van, he gets mad. He bashes the guitar over the van and screams at Raul. Raul runs upstairs and prepares to run away thinking that he cannot replace the first Chico and that Ed doesn't love him anymore.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Help Wanted
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    #6 - Help Wanted

    S4:E20

    Monica upsets Ed by getting a job at a sleazy restaraunt.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Chico's Problem
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Chico's Problem

    S3:E4

    Chico's girlfriend decides on calling it quits to being a nurse. She then changes her mind after saving Ed's life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for In Your Hat
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #8 - In Your Hat

    S3:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Old is Old
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Old is Old

    S3:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Ed Brown's Car Wash
    6.5/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Ed Brown's Car Wash

    S4:E17

    For her Uncle Ed, Monica decides to drum up business by having an all-girl in tight shirts and shorts car wash.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Ed Brown vs. the IRS
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Ed Brown vs. the IRS

    S3:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Mucho Macho Ed
    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Mucho Macho Ed

    S3:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Minority of One
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Minority of One

    S3:E13

    Ed is elected President of a Mexican Better Business bureau.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Take Me, I'm Yours
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Take Me, I'm Yours

    S4:E3

    When a social worker comes to take Raul away, Ed decides to adopt him as his own.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Della and Son
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Della and Son

    S4:E19

    Della tries to convince her son Tony to help her and her catering business.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Ross
  17. Background image for Matchmaker, Matchmaker
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Matchmaker, Matchmaker

    S3:E16

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Ed, the Hero
    5.9/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Ed, the Hero

    S4:E10

    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 neigborhood swamp Ed with trying to get thier cars fixed.

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    Director:Unknown
  19. Background image for Raul Runs Away (2)
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Raul Runs Away (2)

    S4:E14

    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 he is afraid that he'll get too attached and that Raul will leave him the same way Chico left him. This is a very touching episode and the only episode that was filmed. They filmed it because they went on location to Mexico. They taped all the others in Burbank CA.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Second Coming of Della
    5.7/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Second Coming of Della

    S3:E2

    When Ed lays off the fighting with his new landlady, Della decides to renew Ed's lease.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Su Casa, Mi Casa?
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Su Casa, Mi Casa?

    S4:E2

    Ed waits for word from Raul's parents. Later, Ed finds out that Raul is an orphan and needs a parent.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jerry Ross
  22. Background image for A New Girl in Town
    5.7/10(14 votes)

    #21 - A New Girl in Town

    S4:E16

    In an attempt to add more characters to the show, Monica, Ed Brown's niece, tells her tragic story and moves in with Ed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Buenas Dias, Mr. President
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Buenas Dias, Mr. President

    S4:E18

    Ed becomes agitated when the President decides to visit his garage when he comes to town.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Sawyer
  24. Background image for Ed's Recuperation
    5.5/10(18 votes)

    #23 - Ed's Recuperation

    S3:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Ready When You Are, CB
    5.5/10(16 votes)

    #24 - Ready When You Are, CB

    S3:E11

    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"".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Louie's Can-Can
    5.5/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Louie's Can-Can

    S3:E20

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Chico Packs His Bags" is the best rated episode of "Chico and the Man". It scored 7.7/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/22/1976. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chico's Padre".