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The Best Episodes of Chico and the Man Season 3

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 1 - Della Moves In
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 2 - Second Coming of Della
    6.2/10(17 votes)

    #2 - Second Coming of Della

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 3 - Chico Packs His Bags
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 4 - Chico's Problem
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 5 - In Your Hat
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 6 - Ed's Recuperation
    6.1/10(19 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 7 - Ed Brown vs. the IRS
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 9 - Mucho Macho Ed
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 10 - Old is Old
    6.9/10(18 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 11 - Ready When You Are, CB
    6.0/10(17 votes)

    #10 - 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"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 12 - The Dress
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #11 - The Dress

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 13 - Minority of One
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Minority of One

    S3:E13

    Ed is elected President of a Mexican Better Business bureau.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 14 - Champs Ain't Chumps
    5.8/10(15 votes)

    #13 - Champs Ain't Chumps

    S3:E14

    Ed displays worry about Chico when Chico decides to want to fight as a professional.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 15 - Chico's Padre
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:George Arthur Bloom

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  15. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 16 - Matchmaker, Matchmaker
    6.3/10(17 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 17 - Black Tie Blues
    5.6/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Black Tie Blues

    S3:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 18 - Ed Talks to God
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 19 - Gregory Peck Is a Rooster
    4.4/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Gregory Peck Is a Rooster

    S3:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 20 - Louie's Can-Can
    5.6/10(18 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Chico and the Man Season 3 Episode 21 - Uncle Sunny
    5.6/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Uncle Sunny

    S3:E21

    While Ed is away, his daring uncle comes to visit and throws an all-night girl party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Della Moves In" is the best rated episode of "Chico and the Man" season 3. It scored 7.1/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/1/1976. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Second Coming of Della".