Chico and the Man

- Season 2

(1975)

A nude mural on the wall near Ed's garage has the neighborhood up in arms.

Ed refuses to yield to pressure when his garage is set to be demolished.

When Ed meets Chico's rich Aunt Connie, he quickly becomes enamored of her.

The son of Ed's life saving gypsy friend wants Ed to hire him as a mechanic.

Chico sees Ed sneaking out of the garage one night all dressed up in a nice suit and Ed is very secretive about where he is going. It seems he is going to a bar that he and his wife used to spend their anniversary at. Ed still keeps the date. While there he plays the piano and the manager offers him a job. Chico is worried that Ed is spending too much time dwelling on the past and he and Louie set out to bring him back to the present.

Chico wants to install a bathtub of his own but before he can make any additions the building must be inspected. The violations and the fines start to pile up and Chico is told he can no longer live in his van. Chico moves upstairs with Ed but the closeness may actually drive them apart.

Ed's honest admission that Chico's new girlfriend is a terrible singer doesn't sit well with his mechanic.

Ed's war exploit stories take a dramatic turn when a a man of Japanese heritage arrives at the garage. Yoshi claims to be the offspring of a relationship Ed had with Mariko years ago.

To pay off a hefty bank loan, Chico suggests a system to barter services in place of cash.

A former silent movie actress whom Ed idolized pulls her car into the garage for repairs. Ed still idolizes her and cannot accept her current position.

Chico joins the garage mechanics union, before learning how much it will hurt Ed Brown's pocketbook.

Ed gets scammed by a con artist on his creation of training wheels for motorcycles.

Chico is on jury duty, Ed is the guilty one.

Chico dream about Ed's retirement is more like a nightmare.

When Louie has to go to the dentist but is too afraid to, he asks Chico to hypnotize him. Ed who doesn't believe in it, is the one who gets hypnotized. Chico then implants a post hypnotic suggestion wherein Ed will do whatever he's asked if he hears the words "Will you". But when his girlfriend asks him to marry her, he does.

Chico's humorous take on Noah's ark makes him more popular among the parishioners than Reverend Bemis.

Chico is attracted to a girl who rebuffs him due to his resemblance to her former fiancée.

After a fallen car puts both Chico and The Man in the hospital, both see their lives flash before their eyes.

Pepe, Chico's blind cousin, is a famous Latino singer. Pepe shows up in a limo and his driver has to quit the same day. He offers the job to Chico but Ed,while Chico is out,unwittingly talks Pepe into considering Chico's girlfriend! She doesn't know, however, Pepe is "all hands", when it comes to women. Feliciano briefly sings his classic version of "Light My Fire" and actually sings the show's theme song to Ed and Chico when they start arguing.

Chico's Aunt Connie returns with a new companion from Barcelona, whom Ed believes is nothing but a fraudulent fortune hunter.

Ed earns a reputation as a good Samaritan by refusing to press charges against an inept holdup man, bringing every derelict in the neighborhood around for a handout.

A free face lift transforms Ed into a young jewelry flashing portrait of youth.