Chico and the Man: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Chico and the Man Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Della Moves In
Oct 1, 1976
Ed gets a new neigbor, but to his dismay it is a loud mouth liberal woman who now owns his garage and threatens eviction.
Second Coming of Della
Oct 8, 1976
When Ed lays off the fighting with his new landlady, Della decides to renew Ed's lease.
Chico Packs His Bags
Oct 22, 1976
Chico decides that he would rather move out on his own, away from Ed than give into Ed's rules.
Chico's Problem
Nov 5, 1976
Chico's girlfriend decides on calling it quits to being a nurse. She then changes her mind after saving Ed's life.
In Your Hat
Nov 12, 1976
Ed's lucky hat is stolen and while he needs to have an operation, he won't go under the knife until he gets his lucky hat back.
Ed's Recuperation
Nov 19, 1976
After finding out that the nurse that Ed hired wants to get married to him, Chico and Della try to talk her out of it.
Ed Brown vs. the IRS
Nov 26, 1976
Chico and Louie decide that the only way to get Ed's taxes in is to forge his name to the document. This happens after Ed refuses to pay them.
Morgan and the Man
Chico is reunited with his old high school girlfriend. Thinking the magic is still there, he proposes to her, but she ends up not wanting to marry him.
Mucho Macho Ed
Dec 10, 1976
A woman visits the garage claiming that Ed is the father to her unborn kid. When he hears of this, he wonders how. He then decides to ask for her hand in marriage.
Old is Old
Dec 17, 1976
Ed gets the idea of hiring a senior citizen for the garage when Della persuades him through a debate that seniors don't have the same rights that younger people have.
Ready When You Are, CB
Dec 24, 1976
Everyone has plans to attend to and people to see except Ed for New years. He then uses a CB radio that is in the garage. He comes across a woman who also doesn't have anyone to sp
The Dress
Jan 7, 1977
Ed donates his deceased wife's dress to raise money for a charity auction. He regrets doing the good deed when he finds out that a cross-dresser decides to buy the dress. Ed feels
Minority of One
Jan 14, 1977
Ed is elected President of a Mexican Better Business bureau.
Champs Ain't Chumps
Jan 28, 1977
Ed displays worry about Chico when Chico decides to want to fight as a professional.
Chico's Padre
Feb 4, 1977
Gilberto, Chico's father who he hasn't seen in many years, returns to Chico to try and give him a chance to better his life by living with him. Chico's father is rich.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Feb 18, 1977
Della plays matchmaker at trying to set Ed up with a woman. However when Ed gets word that Della did the matchmaking, he immediately wants to call the whole thing off.
Black Tie Blues
Feb 25, 1977
Della wants to attend a formal dance and needs a host to go with her. Nobody wants to go, (Chico, Louie, and Ed) so they all try and find ways to get out of it.
Ed Talks to God
Mar 4, 1977
Ed does not feel like appearing at his own birthday party. Chico however tries to find a way for Ed to go, so he gets ahold of a good old friend of Ed's and has him impersonate the
Gregory Peck Is a Rooster
Mar 18, 1977
Ed sells a rooster that belongs to him, but when he finds out that the rooster's purpose is to cockfight, he tries to get the bird back.
Louie's Can-Can
Apr 1, 1977
Louie hires Ed to be a garbage truck driver, after he is forced to retire his job and decides to open his own garbage collecting business.
Uncle Sunny
Apr 8, 1977
While Ed is away, his daring uncle comes to visit and throws an all-night girl party.