Tiger32
01-23-2002, 04:41 PM
Chico And The Man
Show Type: Sitcom
First Telecast: September 13, 1974
Last Telecast: July 21, 1978
Theme Music: "Chico and the Man," written and performed by Jose Feliciano
Cast
Ed Brown (The Man)..... Jack Albertson
Chico Rodriquez (1974-1977)..... Freddie Prinze
Louie..... Scatman Crothers
Mabel (1974-1975)..... Bonnie Boland
Mando (1974-1977)..... Isaac Ruiz
Reverend Bemis (1975-1976)..... Ronny Graham
Della Rogers (1976-1978)..... Della Reese
Raul Garcia (1977-1978)..... Gabriel Melgar
Aunt Charo (1977-1978)..... Charo
SYNOPSIS
Set in the barrio of East Los Angeles, Chico and the Man was the story of two men from different cultural backgrounds who grew to respect each other. Chico, the enterprising young Chicano, was determined to go into partnership with cranky, sarcastic, cynical and lonely widower Ed Brown. Ed operated a small, run-down garage and spent most of his time complaining and pushing people far away from him. At first, Ed was not receptive to the idea of a partner, but underneath it all, he was flattered and touched to have someone show genuine interest in him. Chico cleaned the place up, moved into a beat-up old truck in the garage and brought in new business.
Other cast members included: Louis, the garbageman; Mabel, the mailwoman and Chico's friend Mando. Della Rogers was added in 1976 as the civic-minded owner of the diner across the street from Ed's garage - who also happened to be the new owner of the property on which the garage was located.
In early 1977, Freddie Prinze took his own life with a gun. Afterwards, there were serious considerations given to the cancellation of the show. That was not the case as a new "Chico" was added to the cast for the following year.
He was not an adult though, or even someone whose name was really Chico. In the opening episode of the 1977-78 season, it was determined that Chico had left Ed's garage to go into business with his successful father, a character introduced the previous year and played by Cesar Romero in a one-time episode. Later, Ed and Louis returned from a fishing trip to Tijuana to discover a 12-year-old stowaway in their car trunk. The boy, Raul, took an extreme liking to Ed and became his personal resident alien. At the end of the first episode, the two of them were preparing for bed and Ed inadvertently said "Good night, Chico" to his new friend and, when corrected, simply said "You're all Chicos to me!" Ed eventually adopted Raul and found himself contending with Raul's protective and very sexy, Aunt Charo - an entertainer who had recently arrived from Spain to work in Los Angeles.
Show Type: Sitcom
First Telecast: September 13, 1974
Last Telecast: July 21, 1978
Theme Music: "Chico and the Man," written and performed by Jose Feliciano
Cast
Ed Brown (The Man)..... Jack Albertson
Chico Rodriquez (1974-1977)..... Freddie Prinze
Louie..... Scatman Crothers
Mabel (1974-1975)..... Bonnie Boland
Mando (1974-1977)..... Isaac Ruiz
Reverend Bemis (1975-1976)..... Ronny Graham
Della Rogers (1976-1978)..... Della Reese
Raul Garcia (1977-1978)..... Gabriel Melgar
Aunt Charo (1977-1978)..... Charo
SYNOPSIS
Set in the barrio of East Los Angeles, Chico and the Man was the story of two men from different cultural backgrounds who grew to respect each other. Chico, the enterprising young Chicano, was determined to go into partnership with cranky, sarcastic, cynical and lonely widower Ed Brown. Ed operated a small, run-down garage and spent most of his time complaining and pushing people far away from him. At first, Ed was not receptive to the idea of a partner, but underneath it all, he was flattered and touched to have someone show genuine interest in him. Chico cleaned the place up, moved into a beat-up old truck in the garage and brought in new business.
Other cast members included: Louis, the garbageman; Mabel, the mailwoman and Chico's friend Mando. Della Rogers was added in 1976 as the civic-minded owner of the diner across the street from Ed's garage - who also happened to be the new owner of the property on which the garage was located.
In early 1977, Freddie Prinze took his own life with a gun. Afterwards, there were serious considerations given to the cancellation of the show. That was not the case as a new "Chico" was added to the cast for the following year.
He was not an adult though, or even someone whose name was really Chico. In the opening episode of the 1977-78 season, it was determined that Chico had left Ed's garage to go into business with his successful father, a character introduced the previous year and played by Cesar Romero in a one-time episode. Later, Ed and Louis returned from a fishing trip to Tijuana to discover a 12-year-old stowaway in their car trunk. The boy, Raul, took an extreme liking to Ed and became his personal resident alien. At the end of the first episode, the two of them were preparing for bed and Ed inadvertently said "Good night, Chico" to his new friend and, when corrected, simply said "You're all Chicos to me!" Ed eventually adopted Raul and found himself contending with Raul's protective and very sexy, Aunt Charo - an entertainer who had recently arrived from Spain to work in Los Angeles.