Chico and the Man: Season 02 (1975)

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Freddie Prinze (Chico Rodriguez) and Jack Albertson (Ed Brown) are still on hand as the title characters in the warm-hearted ethnic sitcom Chico and the Man as the series enters its second season. Likewise, Scatman Crothers is back in the supporting role of ebullient neighborhood garbage collector Louie Wilson. Missing from the scene this season are such first-series semiregulars as Bonnie Boland, Rodolfo Hoyos and Isaac Ruiz). The one newcomer to the cast is Ronnie Graham (an accomplished farceur and director, then best known as "Mr. Dirt" in a series of popular commercials), as Reverend Bemis, the new curate in the Mexican-American neighborhood where curmudgeonly Ed Brown owns a garage, with Chico as his best (and only) employee. Appearing in guest roles during the season's 24 episodes are impressionist Rich Little in the opener "Paint Job", comedian and future informercial personality Avery Schreiber in "Play Gypsy" and "Misfortune Teller", a post-Star Trek George Takei in "Mister Butterfly" and a pre-Laverne and Shirley Penny Marshall in "Chico and the Van", singer Tony Orlando in "The Big Brush-Off" and the ubiquitous Joey Bishop in "Too Many Crooks". The most unexpected of the guest performers is former silent screen star Carmel Myers in "Bird in a Gilded Cage"; the most prescient is Della Reese, soon to be a series regular in the role of landlady Della Rogers, but for the time being cast as an acerbic judge in "The Juror". Although Chico and the Man still had millions of faithful fans, the series suffered a considerable ratings drop-off during its second season, descending from 3rd to 25th place. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Michael Morris, Ed Scharlach

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