The Best Episodes of Chico and the Man Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(71 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E19/13/1974

   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 agrees to give Chico a job as his mechanic.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writers:Michael Ross, James Komack

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writers:Michael Ross, James Komack
2. 

   7.7/10(46 votes)

   #2 - Second Thoughts

   S1:E29/20/1974

   Ed has second thoughts about hiring Chico and tries as best as he can to get rid of him.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Burt Styler

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Burt Styler
3. 

   7.1/10(36 votes)

   #3 - Old Dog

   S1:E39/27/1974

   Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:James Komack

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:James Komack
4. 

   7.1/10(38 votes)

   #4 - New Suit

   S1:E410/4/1974

   Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:James Komack

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:James Komack
5. 

   7.9/10(33 votes)

   #5 - Borrowed Trouble

   S1:E510/11/1974

   Chico tries to persuade Ed to take a loan from the bank to improve conditions of customer service.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   6.9/10(31 votes)

   #6 - E Pluribus Used Car

   S1:E610/25/1974

   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.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Larry Markes

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Larry Markes
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7. 

   7.3/10(32 votes)

   #7 - Lifestyle

   S1:E711/1/1974

   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 Ed just jumping to conclusions?

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown
8. 

   7.0/10(32 votes)

   #8 - Veterans

   S1:E811/8/1974

   Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   7.6/10(34 votes)

   #9 - No Room in the Garage

   S1:E911/15/1974

   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 unborn child.

   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Peter Baldwin

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    7.7/10(33 votes)

    #10 - The Letter

    S1:E1012/6/1974

    Chico wants to participate with his cousin's business in New York.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:James Komack

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:James Komack
11. 

    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Natural Causes

    S1:E1112/20/1974

    When Ed hears about a death of an friend, he begins to think that he may be the next one to meet his maker.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Steve Gordon

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Steve Gordon
12. 

    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #12 - The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

    S1:E1212/27/1974

    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.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writers:Elias Davis, David Pollock
13. 

    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Garage Sale

    S1:E131/3/1975

    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 of the junk, or he gets a hefty fine. Ed then decides to profit from the ultimatum by having a garage sale.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Ed Jurist

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Ed Jurist
14. 

    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Out of Sight

    S1:E141/17/1975

    Ed is determined to go to court to testify on a car accident that he may have witnessed with his eye problem.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #15 - The Beard

    S1:E151/24/1975

    Harold, a cheating husband counts on Ed to cover for him on his wild nights out.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #16 - If I Were a Rich Man

    S1:E161/31/1975

    Ed tries to snap Chico out of falling in love with and spending too much on a woman he has fallen in love with.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Jerry Ross

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Jerry Ross
17. 

    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #17 - Ed Steps Out

    S1:E172/7/1975

    A widowed baker buys a bakery in the area and has her dibbs on Ed.

    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Jerry Ross

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    Director:Peter Baldwin

    Writer:Jerry Ross
18. 

    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #18 - Sammy Steps In

    S1:E182/14/1975

    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 garage, with Sammy Davis, Jr. fans crawling out of the woodwork.

    Director:James Komack

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:James Komack

    Writer:Unknown
19. 

    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #19 - The Doctor Story

    S1:E192/21/1975

    Ed would rather fix his aching shoulder himself than go to see a doctor.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Ed Jurist

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Ed Jurist
20. 

    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #20 - The Giveaway

    S1:E202/28/1975

    Chico is carrying large amounts of cash and working strange hours.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Eric Cohen

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Eric Cohen
21. 

    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Louie's Retirement

    S1:E213/7/1975

    Louie, who has retired, wants to spend his remaining years haning around the garage.

    Director:James Komack

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:James Komack

    Writer:Unknown
22. 

    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Long Live the Man

    S1:E223/14/1975

    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 misleading news.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Writer:Unknown