Chico and the Man

Overview

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 run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 13, 1974

Last aired

July 21, 1978

Episodes

88

Network

NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Wolper Productions,The Komack Company Inc.

Creator

James Komack