Chico and the Man Season 1, Episode 12: The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

1

Pilot

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.

30 min

2

Second Thoughts

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

30 min

3

Old Dog

Ed thinks that he lost his mechanic skills.

30 min

4

New Suit

Ed does not want to attend his former Army reunion.

30 min

5

Borrowed Trouble

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

30 min

6

E Pluribus Used Car

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.

30 min

7

Lifestyle

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?

30 min

8

Veterans

Chico and Ed try getting Veterans financing from the Government.

30 min

9

No Room in the Garage

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.

30 min

10

The Letter

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

30 min

11

Natural Causes

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

30 min

12

The Manuel Who Came to Dinner

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.

30 min

13

Garage Sale

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.

30 min

14

Out of Sight

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

30 min

15

The Beard

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

30 min

16

If I Were a Rich Man

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

30 min

17

Ed Steps Out

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

30 min

18

Sammy Steps In

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.

30 min

19

The Doctor Story

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

30 min

20

The Giveaway

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

30 min

21

Louie's Retirement

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

30 min

22

Long Live the Man

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.

30 min