CHICO AND THE MAN - THE COMPLETE SERIES (NBC 1974-78) NEW BROADCAST QUALITY SET!!! VERY RARE!!! Freddie Prinz, Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Della Reese, Gabriel Melgar, Charo

This new broadcast quality 16-disc set contains all 88 episodes of the NBC 70s hit sitcom Chico and the Man that aired on NBC for four seasons from September 13, 1974 to July 21, 1978. The series starred Jack Albertson as Ed Brown (the Man), the cantankerous owner of a run-down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and (until his suicide late in the third season) Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic young Chicano who comes in looking for a job. The show was created by James Komack, who produced other successful TV shows such as The Courtship of Eddie's Father and Welcome Back, Kotter. Freddie Prinze was discovered by Komack after he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in December 1973. Komack thought he would be perfect for the role of Chico Rodriguez. After Prinze's death, the producers considered canceling the show, but opted instead to try replacing the character. To write Chico out of the script, they had the other characters comment that he had