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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Writer: James Komack, Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. (Second Customer), King Moody (First Customer), Jerry Fogel (Second Policeman), Sidney Clute (police officer #1)
Ed Brown, a hard drinking widower, has gradually become an island in his East Los Angeles automobile repair shop. His cantankerous nature and pessimism have alienated most of his neighbors, so he's very surprised when a young barrio resident named Chico walks in looking for work. Ed distrusts Chicanos, so he sends the young man packing, but Chico sneaks back in later. He cleans the garage and finds himself a place to sleep; when Ed sees this he concedes that Chico just might have some redeeming qualities, after all, and grudgingly agrees to hire him.
2 :01x02 - Second Thoughts
Ed decides he made a mistake hiring Chico, and looks for ways to fire him.
3 :01x03 - Old Dog
Writer: James Komack
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Bonnie Boland (Mabel), Bo Kaprall (First Customer), Robert Gibbons (Second Customer)
Circumstances lead Ed to wonder if he has lost his mechanical aptitude, leaving Chico to convince him otherwise.
4 :01x04 - New Suit
Writer: James Komack
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Herb Vigran (Charlie), Carmen Zapata (Customer)
Ed receives an invitation to a reunion with his old Army buddies, but he refuses to go. That just means Chico will have to find a way to get him there...
5 :01x05 - Borrowed Trouble
Writer: Carroll Moore, Norman Barasch
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Julio Medina (Delgado), Alma Beltran ((unknown)), Larry Hovis (First Customer), Raymond Vago (Second Customer), Isaac Ruiz (Mando)
Chico decides the garage needs to offer better customer service, so he tries to get Ed to take out a loan and make improvements. Ed, naturally, refuses.
6 :01x06 - E Pluribus Used Car
Writer: Larry Markes, Norm Liebmann
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: René Enríquez (Raoul Gomez)
Louis has Ed and Chico sell his car for him. Chico then gets the idea that used car sales might be a good adjunct to Ed's business.
7 :01x07 - Lifestyle
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Robert Carricart (Percival Beltran), Diana Canova (Patty)
Ed discovers Chico and his girlfriend in the back of his van together, and jumps to a wrong conclusion.
8 :01x08 - Veterans
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Paul Lichtman (Cab Driver), Jonathan Daly (Mr. Sheldon)
Ed and Chico, both veterans, hit upon the idea of applying for government financial assistance.
9 :01x09 - No Room in the Garage
Writer: Bill Dana
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Marie Gahva (Dolores), Jill Choder (Sharon)
A pregnant, Spanish speaking woman appears at the garage and Bang! There goes Ed, jumping to a wrong conclusion again. He thinks she has come looking for Chico because he is the father of her child.
10 :01x10 - The Letter
Writer: James Komack
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Bonnie Boland (Mabel), Richard Yniguez (Carlos), Tom McFadden (First Customer), Howard Storm (Second Customer)
Chico receives a letter reminding him of a childhood promise that he would go into business with his cousin in New York. He prepares to leave, forcing Ed to realize how much he has come to like the young man.
11 :01x11 - Natural Causes
Writer: Steve Gordon
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Bill McLean (Alfred), Luis de Córdova (Doctor), Shirley O'Hara (Betty)
Ed faces his own mortality when he learns that an old friend has passed away. Chico tries to figure out how to cheer up a man who believes he's in the Grim Reaper's crosshairs.
12 :01x12 - The Manuel Who Came to Dinner
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Danny Nunez (Manuel Carrera), Carlos Cervantes ((unknown))
A tow truck brings in a car, and Ed later discovers it belongs to Manuel Carrera, a former friend. Chico wonders how a bigot like Ed could have a Chicano friend...
13 :01x13 - Garage Sale
Writer: Ed Jurist
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Paul Lichtman ((unknown)), Louis Quinn (Rudy), Richard X. Slattery (Inspector Flynn), Carl Gottlieb ((unknown)), Hope Summers (Lucille Nelson), Florida Friebus (Althea Nelson)
Ed's packrat habits bring him misery, when Inspector Flynn finds an emergency exit blocked by a large pile of debris and spare parts. Flynn gives Ed a little time to correct the problem, warning him he'll face a big fine if he doesn't. Ed decides to get rid of the junk the profitable way: sell it.
14 :01x14 - Out of Sight
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr. (Rudy), Alma Beltran (Customer), Bruce Kirby (Officer Kirby)
Ed witnesses a traffic accident and wants to testify. But his vision isn't so good any more - did he really see what he thinks he saw?
15 :01x15 - The Beard
Writer: Robert Hilliard, Michael Morris
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Jim Backus (Harold Ericson), Audra Lindley (Doris Ericson)
Ed's friend Harry Ericson has a woman on the side. He asks Ed to tell his wife Doris that they're playing cards on nights when he wants to step out, forcing Ed into the uncomfortable position of deciding whether to stand by a friend, or lie to one.
16 :01x16 - If I Were a Rich Man
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Bill Foster
Guest star: Isaac Ruiz (Mando), Perry Cook (Customer), Louise Williams (Marilyn Simmons (as Liberty Williams))
Chico is crazy in love with his new girlfriend Marilyn - and spending every dollar he has on her. Ed thinks she's in it for the money and tries to talk some sense into his young employee.
17 :01x17 - Ed Steps Out
Writer: Jerry Ross
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Shelley Winters (Shirley Schrift)
A widowed baker purchases a bakery down the street from Ed''s garage, and then sets her sights on Ed.
18 :01x18 - Sammy Steps In
Writer: Robert Hilliard, Michael Morris, Martin Donovan
Director: James Komack
Guest star: Bonnie Boland (Mabel), Sammy Davis, Jr. (Himself)
When his car needs repairs, Sammy Davis Jr. pulls into the first garage he finds - Ed's - to get it looked at. Ed's not impressed but a lot of other folks are, and pretty soon Sammy can't take a step without bumping a fan.
19 :01x19 - The Doctor Story
Writer: Ed Jurist
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Bill McLean (Alfred), John J. Fox (Older Doctor), Leslie Paxton (Nurse), Danny Goldman (Dr. Crowley)
Ed uses a homemade remedy on his aching shoulder, instead of going to the doctor as Chico wants him to.
20 :01x20 - The Giveaway
Writer: Robert Hilliard, Eric Cohen
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Tony Cacciotti (Customer), Diana Canova (Patty), Tim Herbert (), Roger C. Carmel (Father O' Malley)
Chico begins keeping strange hours and carrying a lot of cash. Needless to say, Ed jumps to a conclusion...
21 :01x21 - Louie's Retirement
Writer: Art Baer, Ben Joelson
Director: James Komack
Guest star: Herbie Faye (Bernie), Damian London (Garage Man)
Louie has retired. It soon becomes clear that he intends to spend his retirement hanging around the garage. Trouble is, Ed and Chico are still working for a living...
22 :01x22 - Long Live the Man
Writer: Michael Morris
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Isaac Ruiz (Mando), Bonnie Boland (Mabel), Roger C. Carmel (Father O'Malley)
A rumor goes around that Ed has died! Of course, Ed's still alive and kicking - but he becomes convinced no one mourned him during his alleged death, and that makes him mad.
23 :02x01 - Paint Job
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Rich Little (Dwayne Devine), William Tregoe (Emmett Waldo)
Ed enters the wall of their alley, on which Chico has painted a mural, into an art contest. Trouble is, Chico never asked Ed to do that, and now he's upset about it.
24 :02x02 - This Hallowed Garage
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Jonathan Daly (Daniel Hanreddy), Barbara Cason (Vickers)
City officials plan to demolish Ed's old gas station to make way for a new power station. Ed and Chico vow to fight.
25 :02x03 - Auntie Connie
Writer: Howard Albrecht, Sol Weinstein
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Angelina Estrada (Aunt Connie)
Chico's Aunt Connie comes to visit him, and Ed falls for her.
26 :02x04 - Play Gypsy
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Avery Schreiber (Miklos), Bill McLean (District Attorney Bernstein)
A gypsy named Miklos asks Ed to train him how to be a mechanic. But is he on the level, or does he really want something else?
27 :02x05 - The Disappearance
Writer: Michael Morris
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Frank Campanella (Chuck Martin), Carole Cook (Flora)
Chico notices Ed sneaking out one night wearing a nice suit. When he figures out where Ed is going, he becomes concerned that Ed is living too much in the past.
28 :02x06 - Chico and the Van
Writer: Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Ralph Manza (Mr. Gomez), Penny Marshall (Anita)
A city inspector claims the van Chico lives in is illegal, so Chico moves in with Ed.
29 :02x07 - Ms. Liz
Writer: Jack Mendelsohn, Lynn Roth
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Jeannie Linero (Liz Garcia), Ronny Graham (Reverend Bemis), Bill McLean (Customer)
Chico's in love again. This time it's a nurse named Liz Garcia, and Chico plans to marry her and leave the garage.
30 :02x08 - Mister Butterfly
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Beulah Quo (Mariko Nakamura), George Takei (Yoshi Nakamura)
Yoshi Nakamura appears at the garage, claiming to be a son Ed fathered while in the Army, years ago.
31 :02x09 - Misfortune Teller
Writer: Sandy Krinski
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Julio Medina (Banker), Tina Menard (Mrs. Rosada), Avery Schreiber (Miklos), Ronny Graham (Rev. Bemis)
Ed's behind on his rent and faces foreclosure. His solution? A fortune-teller.
32 :02x10 - Bird in a Gilded Cage
Writer: Bernie Kahn
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Carlos Romero (Diner owner), Bill McLean (Customer (smelly car)), Carmel Myers (Violette Baines)
Violette Baines brings her car into Ed's garage for repair. Ed idolized her when she was a silent film star, but her star faded and now she is a waitress, a fact that dismays and disillusions Ed.
33 :02x11 - The Strike
Writer: Milt Rosen
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Bill McLean (Tire Customer), Tina Menard (), Carl Gottlieb (Mr. Conaghey), Isaac Ruiz (Mando)
Chico thinks it's a fine idea to join a union for mechanics - until they ask him to picket Ed's garage.
34 :02x12 - The Invention
Writer: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Ronny Graham (Rev. Bemis), Joe Silver (Mr. Barlow)
Ed devises a kind of training wheel for motorcycles. When he tries to patent it, a clever swindler steals $500 meant to pay for the patent.
35 :02x13 - The Juror
Writer: Sandy Krinski
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Jack Bernardi (Defendant), Ronny Graham (Rev. Bemis), Della Reese (The Judge)
Chico finds himself empaneled on a jury that will decide a case whose defendant is a friend of Ed's. Naturally, Ed and Chico have a difference of opinion about what Chico should do.
36 :02x14 - The Dream
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: E. J. Andre (Doctor), Noella Velasco (Maria), Shirley Kirkes (Lola), Queenie Smith (Tammy)
Chico comes to believe Ed would be happier if he retired and moved to a retirement home. Ed, naturally, holds a different view.
37 :02x15 - The Hypnotist
Writer: Douglas Tibbles, Barbara Tibbles
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Carole Cook (Flora), Ronny Graham (Rev. Bemis)
Chico inadvertently hypnotizes Ed, convincing him to marry Flora. Now he has to figure out how to undo it.
38 :02x16 - Reverand Bemis' Altar Ego
Writer: Arthur Phillips, John L. Greene
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Minnie Summers Lindsey (), Ronny Graham (Reverend Bemis), Portia Nelson ()
Chico delivers a "guest" sermon for Reverend Bemis. Then the congregation decides they liked Chico's sermon so much, they want him to give all the sermons...
39 :02x17 - The Big Brush-Off
Writer: Larry Siegel
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Tony Orlando (Tomas Garcia), Irene de Bari (Maria Estaban)
Chico's in love yet again, this time with Maria. But she won't go out with him because she looks too much like the man she almost married.
40 :02x18 - The Accident
Writer: Ron Friedman
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Arnold Soboloff (Angus), Jeannie Linero (Liz Garcia), Joan Crosby (Nurse McInerney)
After Chico has an accident, Ed decides he needs to go to school, so he borrows money against his life insurance to pay the tuition.
41 :02x19 - Chico's Cousin Pepe
Writer: Fred S. Fox, Seaman Jacobs
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: José Feliciano (Pepe), Ted Pejovich (), Jeannie Linero (Liz Garcia), Lynne Guthrie (The Butler)
Chico's cousin Pepe, a blind singer, visits - and immediately starts to chase women, causing problems for Chico and Ed.
42 :02x20 - Return of Aunt Connie
Writer: Mort Scharfman, Iris Rainer
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Carmen Calderon (), Angelina Estrada (Aunt Connie), Edna Helton ((unknown)), Cesare Danova (Count Emilio)
Chico's rich Aunt Connie, with whom Ed once fell in love, returns for another visit. As the visit progresses, Ed and Chico realize her new boyfriend is a confidence operator. They have to figure out how to persuade her this is true, or at least unhook her before the scoundrel cleans her out.
43 :02x21 - Too Many Crooks
Writer: Arthur Phillips, John L. Greene
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Jacquelyn Hyde (Hooker), Tim Herbert (Nerdy Robber), Joey Bishop (Charlie), Harvey Lembeck (Officer Harroway), Art Evans (Bubba), Billy Barty (Little hold-up man)
An act of kindness backfires. Ed gives a man an handout, not realizing he's a small time grifter. That earns Ed a reputation as a soft touch among the community of petty crooks and lowlifes in the neighborhood, most of whom descend on the garage with their own sad tales, looking for handouts of their own.
44 :02x22 - The Face Job
Writer: Sol Weinstein, Howard Albrecht
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Bernie Kopell (Harry Stern), Carole Cook (Flora), Jeannie Linero (Liz Garcia)
Ed gets offered a free face lift. But the consequences make him realize that nothing is really free; some things you simply don't pay for with money.
45 :03x01 - Della Moves In
The new owner of the building is Della, a liberal woman with very loud opinions, and just may evict Ed.
46 :03x02 - Second Coming of Della
Della decides to give Ed a new lease for the garage after he eases off on his arguing.
47 :03x03 - Chico Packs His Bags
Ed's rules has Chico seeing red and decides he would rather move out instead of obeying.
48 :03x04 - Chico's Problem
Chico's girlfriend changes her mind about leaving the nursing profession after saving Ed's life.
49 :03x05 - In Your Hat
Ed needs an operation, but refuses to until he finds his lucky hat.
50 :03x06 - Ed's Recuperation
Chico and Della attempt to convince Ed's nurse that he is not the marrying kind.
51 :03x07 - Ed Brown vs. the IRS
After Ed refuses to pay his income taxes, Chico and Louie decide to forge his signature to keep him from getting in trouble with the IRS.
52 :03x08 - Morgan and the Man
Having been reunited with his high school sweetheart, Chico feels they can continue on where they left off and asks for her hand in marriage.
53 :03x09 - Mucho Macho Ed
Ed is shocked when a woman enters the garage claiming that he is the father of her son. Wanting to do the right thing, Ed asks for her to marry him.
54 :03x10 - Old is Gold
To prove Della wrong, Ed hires a senior citizen as a worker in his garage.
55 :03x11 - Ready When You Are, CB
Ed, alone one New Years Eve, contacts a lonely female trucker who agrees to stop by the garage for a little get together.
56 :03x12 - The Dress
Ed regrets donating his late wifes evening gown to a charity fund drive after he finds out the dress was purchased by a cross dresser.
57 :03x13 - Minority of One
Ed finds himself put in charge of the Mexican Better Business Bureau.
58 :03x14 - Champs Ain't Chumps
Chico decides he wants to be a professional boxer, which has Ed worried that he will be seriously injured.
59 :03x15 - Chico's Padre
Chico's wealthy father Gilberto, pays the garage a visit and offers Chico a chance to start a new and better life.
60 :03x16 - Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Ed is excited to know that he has a date arranged for him, but changes his attitude when he discovers that it was set up by Della.
61 :03x17 - Black Tie Blues
Della is in need for a date to accompany her to a formal dance, causing each of the fellows to make an excuse of why they cannot attend.
62 :03x18 - Ed Talks to God
Chico tries to trick Ed into attending his own birthday party by having a friend imitate the voice of God over a loudspeaker.
63 :03x19 - Gregory Peck Is a Rooster
Ed is desperate to get back a rooster he has sold when he discovers the buyer plans on using him in a cockfight.
64 :03x20 - Louie's Can-Can
Louie hires Ed as a garbage truck driver when he decides to open his own business after being forced to retire from his job at the sanitation department.
65 :03x21 - Uncle Sonny
Writer: Henry Irving
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Lisa Mordente (Sugar Britches)
Ed's uncle arrives for a visit and uses his garage to host an all night girl party while Ed is away.
66 :04x01 - Who's Been Sleeping in My Car?
Ed is shocked to find a young boy had stowed away in his trunk while he returned home from Mexico.
67 :04x02 - Su Casa, Mi Casa?
Ed is searching for Raul's parents only to find out that he is really an orphan.
68 :04x03 - Take Me, I'm Yours
Ed decides to adopt Raul as a social worker comes to return him back to Mexico.
69 :04x04 - The Third Letter
Ed needs to find a third person to vouch for his character, in order to adopt Raul.
70 :04x05 - The Bed
Raul believes he is doing Ed a favor when he trades his old mattress for a new one, unaware that he had $700 stuffed inside it.
71 :04x06 - The Matter of Privacy
Ed tries to teach Raul what the right of privacy means, only to forget the lesson when he opens a package that is addressed to Raul.
72 :04x07 - The Proposal
Ed and Della become drunk while celebrating Christmas together, causing him to propose marriage to her.
73 :04x08 - Aunt Charo
Writer: Norm Liebmann, Peter Gallay, Gene Farmer, Bill Daley
Director: Jack Donohue
Raul gets a visit from his Aunt Charo, who has come to take him back to Spain with her, a plan that saddens the boy.
74 :04x09 - Charo Takes Over
Writer: Norm Liebmann, Peter Gallay, Gene Farmer, Bill Daley
Director: Jack Donohue
Ed competes for Raul's attention after he spends time with his Aunt Charo at the nightclub.
75 :04x10 - Ed, the Hero
A school composition about Ed increases business when Raul writes that he fixes cars for the poor people at no cost.
76 :04x11 - Ed's Team
Ed becomes a sponsor for a youth basketball team in order to assure a spot for Raul on the team.
77 :04x12 - The Americanization of Charo
Writer: Gene Farmer, Peter Gallay, Norm Liebmann, Bill Daley
Director: Jack Donohue
Raul's Aunt Charo takes her citizenship test to become a legalized American.
78 :04x13 - Raul Runs Away (1)
When Ed punishes Raul, he feels that he is being compared to Chico, and decides to head back to Mexico.
79 :04x14 - Raul Runs Away (2)
Ed heads to Mexico to find Raul. After finding him in a church, Ed explains that he is afraid that someday he will leave him just as Chico had.
80 :04x15 - Charo and the Matador
Antonio, a matador and Charo's fiancé, comes to America in hopes of marrying her.
81 :04x16 - A New Girl in Town
Ed's niece Monica comes to live with him in the garage.
82 :04x17 - Ed Brown's Car Wash
Writer: Bill Daley, Norm Liebmann
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Tom Williams (Unknown)
Monica hopes to boost the business at the garage by adding a sexy, all girl car wash.
83 :04x18 - Buenas Dias, Mr. President
Ed is feeling like a nervous wreck after discovering the President is stopping by his garage when he comes to town.
84 :04x19 - Della and Son
Della needs help in convincing her son Tony, to join her in working at her catering business.
85 :04x20 - Help Wanted
Ed is enraged when Monica takes a job at a low class restaurant.
86 :04x21 - The Peeping Tom
Writer: Al Schwartz, Sam Locke
Director: Jack Donohue
Guest star: Alice Ghostley (Harriett)
Ed is accused by a female neighbor as being the peeping Tom who has been watching her.
87 :04x22 - The Hot Rock
Ed tries to collect money from his insurance company in order to invest in Louie's new invention, a solar powered barbecue.
88 :04x23 - Waiting for Chongo
A motorcycle gang in which Monica was familiar with comes for a visit at the garage, and in turn damages the place.