The BEST episodes of Chico and the Man season 2

Every episode of Chico and the Man season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Chico and the Man season 2!

Ed Brown, a hard-drinking, curmudgeonly mechanic and bigot in a Los Angeles barrio, hires Chico Rodriguez, a young Chicano from the neighborhood. Over time, Ed warms to the young man and a father-son type of relationship develops.

Last Updated: 2/16/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Too Many Crooks
star
9.00
2 votes

#1 - Too Many Crooks

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/1976

Ed, not knowing that he gave a handout to a crook, eventually Ed has all kinds of crooks from the neigborhood coming to him for a handout as well. Of course it is money they are after.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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Paint Job
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8.33
6 votes

#2 - Paint Job

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1975

Ed and Chico clash over the wall of their alley for an art competition.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Ron Friedman
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Ms. Liz
star
8.33
3 votes

#3 - Ms. Liz

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1975

Chico falls head over heels for a woman named Liz, in fact he likes her so much that he decides to marry her.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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The Strike
star
8.33
3 votes

#4 - The Strike

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1975

Chico joins a union for mechanics, but is forced to picket Ed's Garage.

Writer: Milt Rosen
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Chico and the Van
star
8.25
4 votes

#5 - Chico and the Van

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1975

A city ""Truent Officer"" let's say tells Chico that his van is illegal in the states, so Chico moves in with Ed.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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Bird in a Gilded Cage
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8.25
4 votes

#6 - Bird in a Gilded Cage

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1975

Ed has stirred emotions when he sees his favorite silent film actress waiting tables at a local cafe.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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The Invention
star
8.25
4 votes

#7 - The Invention

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1975

Ed creates a new invention. He decides to design training wheels for motorcycles. While trying to get the idea patented, they get swindled out of five hundred bucks for the patent process.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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Return of Aunt Connie
star
8.00
1 votes

#8 - Return of Aunt Connie

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1976

Chico's Aunt Connie visits and when she does, Chico and Ed realize that she is a con artist.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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The Face Job
star
8.00
1 votes

#9 - The Face Job

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1976

Ed's public life is almost destroyed when he is offered a free face lift.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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The Juror
star
8.00
2 votes

#10 - The Juror

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1975

Chico is assigned Jury duty, and he finds out that the defendant on his jury is actually a good friend of Ed's.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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Misfortune Teller
star
8.00
3 votes

#11 - Misfortune Teller

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1975

Ed tries to prevent the bank from foreclosing the mortgage on his garage by visiting a fortune teller.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Mister Butterfly
star
8.00
3 votes

#12 - Mister Butterfly

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1975

A Japenese man visits the garage claiming to be Ed's long lost son.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Ron Friedman
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Auntie Connie
star
8.00
5 votes

#13 - Auntie Connie

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1975

Ed develops the hots for Chico's visiting Aunt Connie.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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The Disappearance
star
7.80
5 votes

#14 - The Disappearance

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1975

Chico thinks that Ed is spending too much time living in the past and not getting on with life.

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This Hallowed Garage
star
7.71
7 votes

#15 - This Hallowed Garage

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1975

The City plans to demolish Ed's garage to open a newer, more enhanced power gas station.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Ron Friedman
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The Dream
star
7.67
3 votes

#16 - The Dream

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1976

Chico tries to persuade Ed to retire and move into a retirement home, but Ed will not go for it naturally.... I don't blame him (lol)

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Ron Friedman
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The Hypnotist
star
7.67
3 votes

#17 - The Hypnotist

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1976

Chico, not realizing his own strength, hypnotizes Ed and leads him to marrying Flora.

Directors: Jack Donohue
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Chico's Cousin Pepe
star
7.50
2 votes

#18 - Chico's Cousin Pepe

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1976

Chico's blind, skirt chasing, singer of a cousin visits Chico and meets Ed.

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Play Gypsy
star
7.40
5 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Ron Friedman
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Reverend Bemis's Altar Ego
star
7.33
3 votes

#20 - Reverend Bemis's Altar Ego

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1976

After Chico guest preaches a good sermon at Bemis' church. The people find out that they would rather have Chico preach instead of the Reverend Bemis.

Directors: Jack Donohue
The Big Brush-Off
star
7.00
2 votes

#21 - The Big Brush-Off

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1976

Chico is having some women problems. A girl that he likes will not go out with Chico because he looks too much like her ex-fiance.

Directors: Jack Donohue
Writer: Larry Siegel
The Accident
star
7.00
1 votes

#22 - The Accident

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1976

After Chico gets into an accident, Ed burrows from his own insurance money to send Chico to school.

Writer: Ron Friedman
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