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'''''Chico and The Man''''' was an [[NBC]] [[Sitcom]] that ran from 1974 to 1978, starring [[Freddie Prinze]] as Chico Rodriguez and [[Jack Albertson]] as Ed Brown (the Man). Their chemistry made the show very popular at the time, debuting in the top ten and staying there for the first two seasons. It was the first US TV series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.

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* [[Character Outlives Actor]]: When Freddie Prinze [[Author Existence Failure|shot himself]] in 1977, the producers decided to [[Hand Wave|make the other characters say]] that Chico had [[Long Bus Trip|gone to visit his father in Mexico.]] 
* [[Cousin Oliver]]: Twelve-year-old Raul appeared early in the fourth season and was adopted by Ed. 
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: The later half of season three focused on the supporting characters.
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Monica, Ed's 18-year-old adopted niece who was introduced at the end of the fourth season.
* [[Self-Plagiarism]]:  Early in the series, a lot of Chico's part incorporated bits recycled from Prinze's stand-up act.
* [[Very Special Episode]]: In a [[Multi-Part Episode|Two-Part Episode]] in the final fourth season, Chico's death is explained.

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