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The Worst Episodes of Chico and the Man

Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Every episode of Chico and the Man ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Episodes
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  • The Hot Rock
    4.0/10(15)
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    #1 - The Hot Rock

    Season 4 Episode 22

    Aired 7/21/1978

    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 insurance company and tries to get money to launch the idea.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Gregory Peck Is a Rooster
    4.2/10(18)
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    #2 - Gregory Peck Is a Rooster

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 3/18/1977

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Peeping Tom
    4.2/10(15)
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    #3 - The Peeping Tom

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 7/14/1978

    Ed is falsley accused by a woman who swears that he is a peeping Tom and is watching her on a daily basis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sam Locke, Al Schwartz

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  • Charo Takes Over
    4.4/10(13)
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    #4 - Charo Takes Over

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 12/2/1977

    Charo tries to drum up Ed's business by taking matters into her own hands.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Aunt Charo
    4.5/10(14)
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    #5 - Aunt Charo

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/18/1977

    Raul's Aunt Charo comes to the Garage to take Raul back to Spain, but he would rather stay with Ed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Charo and the Matador
    4.5/10(14)
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    #6 - Charo and the Matador

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 1/27/1978

    Charo's Matador fiancee Antonio, comes to sweep her off her feet to get married.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Black Tie Blues
    4.9/10(16)
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    #7 - Black Tie Blues

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 2/25/1977

    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 ways to get out of it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ed's Team
    5.0/10(13)
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    #8 - Ed's Team

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 12/30/1977

    Raul wants to join a basketball team and he can if Ed sponsors it, so that is what he does.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Burt Styler

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  • The Americanization of Charo
    5.1/10(14)
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    #9 - The Americanization of Charo

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 1/6/1978

    Aunt Charo takes her citizenship test and becomes an American Citizen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Dress
    5.2/10(14)
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    #10 - The Dress

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 1/7/1977

    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-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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?
    5.3/10(21)
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    #11 - Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/16/1977

    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 in the USA.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Proposal
    5.3/10(15)
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    #12 - The Proposal

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/11/1977

    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 proposes marriage to Della and Della accepts. But when they become sober, they realize what they have done and try not to go back on their work no matter what. Will this wedding go ahead?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Champs Ain't Chumps
    5.4/10(14)
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    #13 - Champs Ain't Chumps

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 1/28/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Uncle Sunny
    5.4/10(17)
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    #14 - Uncle Sunny

    Season 3 Episode 21

    Aired 4/8/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Third Letter
    5.4/10(11)
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    #15 - The Third Letter

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/14/1977

    Ed needs a third reference letter to officially adopt Raul.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Bed
    5.4/10(14)
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    #16 - The Bed

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 10/21/1977

    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 one. Anyway, they have to go and try to get all the money back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Matter of Privacy
    5.4/10(14)
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    #17 - The Matter of Privacy

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 11/4/1977

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ed's Recuperation
    5.5/10(18)
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    #18 - Ed's Recuperation

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 11/19/1976

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ready When You Are, CB
    5.5/10(16)
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    #19 - Ready When You Are, CB

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 12/24/1976

    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 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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Louie's Can-Can
    5.5/10(17)
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    #20 - Louie's Can-Can

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 4/1/1977

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Play Gypsy
    5.6/10(22)
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    #21 - Play Gypsy

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/3/1975

    Ed meets a Gypsy who wants Ed to train him on how to be a good mechanic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Second Coming of Della
    5.7/10(16)
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    #22 - Second Coming of Della

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/8/1976

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Su Casa, Mi Casa?
    5.7/10(15)
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    #23 - Su Casa, Mi Casa?

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/23/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jerry Ross

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  • A New Girl in Town
    5.7/10(14)
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    #24 - A New Girl in Town

    Season 4 Episode 16

    Aired 6/2/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Buenas Dias, Mr. President
    5.7/10(15)
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    #25 - Buenas Dias, Mr. President

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 6/16/1978

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tom Sawyer

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Hot Rock" is the worst rated episode of "Chico and the Man". It scored 4/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/21/1978. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Gregory Peck Is a Rooster".