You can tell Prinze and Albertson had a natural father/son chemistry and love for each other,beyond the characters they played. It was real and what made the show a hit, we can hear it in his voice here so sad as if his real son died 💔
RIP Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 - November 25, 1981), aged 74 And RIP Freddie Prinze (June 22, 1954 - January 29, 1977), aged 22 You both will be remembered as legends.
So much sadder in hindsight that Freddie never got to see his son Freddie Prinze Jr. grow up, become an actor, marry Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and have children.
@@vanessapierce231 - Lol no, not my real name. It was suggested to me as a username decades ago when I still had a baby face. Now it’s not so baby looking anymore. 😉
After Prinze's death, the production crew noticed how disturbed Albertson was on set, becoming very irritable and difficult shooting the last season of the show. It affected him deeply.
i was one of the kids back then who was a big fan of the show, and i looked up to him. i was 12 , when he died. i heard about it, and i read about...being 12, i was confused...not knowing anything about suicide, nor cocaine abuse....but i felt very sad, cause i looked up to freddie prinze, as if he was my hollywood big brother...now going thru my own struggles, i feel i loved him , and i share in some struggles, that he may have had, and i see him as a warm person, who also made you laugh in his stand up...it is sad he died so young. but as a young guy at the time, he gave me a lot...and he gave me a treasure of his memory , and a brief and shinning light , oh so long ago.
Me and my brother were little about 5 and 7 and we use to watch the show we heard he died but again we were little we were confused to. I'm sad I'm watching CNN about comedy and the way he died was the same way my brother died suicide aftermath can be destutive but as family we had to pick up the pieces but the question that is always asked is why
In the show Ed Brown was a cold & heartless person, but you can tell without any doubt that Jack loved Freddie very much, just as many of us do. RIP Jack Albertson & Freddie Prinze.
@@jackwarren3882 "Chico and the Man" was one of my favorite shows as a kid and remains so today. I don't think that Jack Albertson's "Ed" was heartless and cold as you say, but rather out of touch with a changing world and with Chico. Or just didn't want to adapt to both of them at first. I certainly agree that Mr. Albertson had a great deal of love and respect for Mr. Prinze and they surely showed in his eulogy. And I'd like to think that they further inspired the on-screen father/son relationship between the curmudgeonly Ed Brown and the easygoing Chico Rodriguez. RIP to both of them.
I remember the day Freddie (Mr. Prinze) transitioned because the elders in the neighborhood were in tears and hugging each other over the tragedy. I lived on Dyckman St & Post Ave in early to late 70's. My Aunt (R I P) was in the same Jr High School Class as Freddy (JHS 52). My Aunt said Freddie was a funny dude back then and till this day is held in very high regard in the Neiborhood. R I P King!!
What does Jack Albertson say at the end ? I can't make it out , even with the slower speed.. "and we will be .." .. be what ? he mumbles the last word . it ( his grief😪😔😭) makes the last word indecipherable..May Mr. Freddie Prinze 💎👑🏆💘Rest In The Most Blissful , Sweetest Peace 🙏🕯️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌼🏵️🌸🌻🌼🥀💮🥀💐😔😭😭😭💔💙.. 💘🗿
@@jmason2838 Jack was extremely distraught and his heart was breaking - he really loved and cared for his young co-star (who was young enough to be his grandson) - he was so broken up he was unable to finish his eulogy - afterwards he was to have read a telegram that David Brenner sent saying he was sorry he couldn't honor Freddie in death but was glad to be among the very few who honored him in life.
@@alexisdiva9I remember watching David Brenner interviewed on an episode of the E! True Hollywood Story which focused on Freddie Prinze around 15 to 20 years ago. During his interview, David said that he still visited Freddie in spirit during his weekly visits with Freddie Jr. I've heard David remained close friends with Freddie Jr, his mother, and even became friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar. David would also visit Freddie's grave weekly.
I remember being 5 years old at that time and asking my Dad why Chico and Man was not on TV anymore and he told me that "Chico" had killed himself. At age 5 I didn't grasp it all, but I missed seeing "Chico and the Man."
Not always. Sometimes they try y crush their reputation further, y they can't defend themselves because they dead. The usual cheap shot, love American style.
I had just turned 13. I was at my hockey game when one of my teammates broke the news to the rest that Freddie Prinze had died. The rest of us said, "No, you must be mistaken. He's just a young man." It was hard for someone my age to comprehend why a healthy and successful young star would choose to end his own life.
l remember hearing the sad news of Freddie Prinze l was devasted all Hispanics poeple were crying cuz they loved this man and he was funny. l miss him everyday. He had alot going with his career. He was so young. lt was sad. wats his wife doing there she hurt him.alot for not letting him see his kid. That got him.to end his life. Thanks to her. l don't feel bad for the wife she broke his heart and he was hurt. lf she had let him see his kid none of this would not had happen. He would had been alive today. Rest in Peace Chico.
Wow!, you make a great point. Do you think he'll end up murdering the wife and kids? I don't want to think that way. Very fascinating theory. not knowing anything about suicide I looked up to Freddie Prinze as if he was my big brother from Hollywood.
@@andywinslow9638 Robin Williams knew a lot about Harvey Weinstein..and others in the entertainment industry..(Epstein and the celeb 'friends' traveling on the 'LolitaExpress' for jet visits to his torture island? 🏝️😔Maybe he knew too much?) Robin was also changing his will.. he and wife were sleeping in separate bedrooms . He was changing the will to give his children more and the wife less..and his push - button bedroom lock could be triggered to open from a locked position.. from the outside..some curious points to consider .. maybe it wasn't a suicide..his death was just arranged to appear that way.. ?🕵️..🤨.all stated here is just my humble opinion..🤔
@@EricJMontoya don't go all postal. Start at the basics. This is question one, how do you know it was a suicide. The country is racist. Racist people are pathologist too. Cover up is the name of the American game. Do your own research.
(Crying)If I had been there at Freddie's funeral..and I saw Jack Albertson..Crying..I'd embrace him and tell him..I'm sorry for the loss of your performing partner and friend..Mr.(Crying) I'm still crying over the loss of these two funnymen. (Crying).
back in chi-town here he was always being interviewed by a great radio talk show host that passed. his name was chicago eddie schwartz. could have been wind am or wgn or even wls am as eddie jumped around throughout his career. what eddie reported was that freddie had made many phone calls prior to his death and one that he did make was to eddie who was not available and the call went to his answering machine. now who really knows the timeline on all of that, however i do know that ed did get calls from and interviewed freddie. thanks for this post, cap!
The show was shot at nbc Burbank I believe and back in this era I took the nbc tour watched the tonight show band in rehearsal prior to the taping saw the chico and the man set and I believe Sanford and son and the gong show it's been many years so forgive my memory. Freddy was born two years after myself dead so soon senseless but possibly he found the peace he was seeking agree with other posters what a tremendous talent and also agree he and Jack really had incredible chemistry that came through the tv
@@billholdensaunt4086 Shana tova. I'm the last person both the mob, y federal want exposing murders again. It gets tiring being shown the trunks of cars y told to shutt up. But I only listen to Jehovah God. Revelation chapter 6 verse 4.
Lovely, moving words from Jack Albertson. Does anyone know where you can find the episode of Chico and the Man where Ed tells Raul that Chico has died?
@@icezebra77 That's a good question but I believe so. I have a ton of other stuff from this period in Utah so I'll take a peek at some of it. He was on everything at the station through the early 1980s.
@@MetallicaFanSandman You know you can send a few emails to TV stations just about anywhere but I would start with LA.. If you get the right person in archives they are really cool about shooting you digital copies of stuff if they have it already digitalized. Can't believe some of the stuff you'll find from the seventies looking for things totally different then what you intended
You can tell Prinze and Albertson had a natural father/son chemistry and love for each other,beyond the characters they played. It was real and what made the show a hit, we can hear it in his voice here so sad as if his real son died 💔
No parent wanted to witness their own child's death.
RIP Freddie & Jack
"Chico & The Man " is still a funny show to this day.😢
Yes(Crying)I'm still weeping over their loss.
A baby son whose almost 50 years old now man time flies 😢
You can say that again, umb2692. Freddie's "baby boy" is over twice his daddy's age now; old enough to be Freddie, Sr.'s daddy.Time waits for no man.
RIP Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 - November 25, 1981), aged 74
And
RIP Freddie Prinze (June 22, 1954 - January 29, 1977), aged 22
You both will be remembered as legends.
So sad both are gone also RIP Della Reese(July 6, 1931- November 19, 2017)
Basically the whole cast is gone except the Boy they brung in
amen
@@vinniemystery563Charo is still with us, too.
We also lost Scatman Crothers("Louie"),Ronny Graham(The Rev.) and Avery Schreiber(who played the phony gypsy)on the show.
So much sadder in hindsight that Freddie never got to see his son Freddie Prinze Jr. grow up, become an actor, marry Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and have children.
It’s definitely sad. But on a brighter note, how great is it that Freddie had a son who made it? And Freddie Jr is a constant reminder of his legacy?
@@finster1968 definitely finster. Is that really your name.
Maybe buff's can throw in a cape y conjure up a zombie.
@@vanessapierce231 - Lol no, not my real name. It was suggested to me as a username decades ago when I still had a baby face. Now it’s not so baby looking anymore. 😉
@@finster1968facts! His father is proud and he knows I’m sure he has hand in his sons life spiritually ❤
After Prinze's death, the production crew noticed how disturbed Albertson was on set, becoming very irritable and difficult shooting the last season of the show. It affected him deeply.
i was one of the kids back then who was a big fan of the show, and i looked up to him. i was 12 , when he died. i heard about it, and i read about...being 12, i was confused...not knowing anything about suicide, nor cocaine abuse....but i felt very sad, cause i looked up to freddie prinze, as if he was my hollywood big brother...now going thru my own struggles, i feel i loved him , and i share in some struggles, that he may have had, and i see him as a warm person, who also made you laugh in his stand up...it is sad he died so young. but as a young guy at the time, he gave me a lot...and he gave me a treasure of his memory , and a brief and shinning light , oh so long ago.
I was 12 and I couldn't have written it better myself. Here we are 44 years later.
Me and my brother were little about 5 and 7 and we use to watch the show we heard he died but again we were little we were confused to. I'm sad I'm watching CNN about comedy and the way he died was the same way my brother died suicide aftermath can be destutive but as family we had to pick up the pieces but the question that is always asked is why
"Chico....don't be discouraged...the man, he ain't so hard to understand....."
Hopefully he got to know the Man JESUS ❤ is my prayer 🙏 GOD'S WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN
De Niro's line in A Bronx Tale says it best. "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."
Very profound. I loved this show when I was a kid. My dad died young too so talented and tormented. I’m luckier than most.
LOL I just watched that movie last night. Good flick. How about that actor kid in there that acted like Frank Sinatra with that huge nose lol
Such a good movie. There are so many life lessons in that movie. From sports to lending money
Jack was heartbroken and so was I. Rest In Peace Mr. Albertson and Mr. Prinze, love you both.
In the show Ed Brown was a cold & heartless person, but you can tell without any doubt that Jack loved Freddie very much, just as many of us do. RIP Jack Albertson & Freddie Prinze.
How could anyone not be? His death was one of the most tragic
@@jackwarren3882 "Chico and the Man" was one of my favorite shows as a kid and remains so today. I don't think that Jack Albertson's "Ed" was heartless and cold as you say, but rather out of touch with a changing world and with Chico. Or just didn't want to adapt to both of them at first. I certainly agree that Mr. Albertson had a great deal of love and respect for Mr. Prinze and they surely showed in his eulogy. And I'd like to think that they further inspired the on-screen father/son relationship between the curmudgeonly Ed Brown and the easygoing Chico Rodriguez. RIP to both of them.
So very sad. You can see singer Paul Williams and Tony Orlando as pall bearers. Tony was devastated they were good friends. 😢
They were more than that..Freddie and Tony were like brothers..GaynorPatterson.
Watching this feels like my heart was being torn out again
Jack can be heard crying at 0:42-0:45
I remember the day Freddie (Mr. Prinze) transitioned because the elders in the neighborhood were in tears and hugging each other over the tragedy. I lived on Dyckman St & Post Ave in early to late 70's. My Aunt (R I P) was in the same Jr High School Class as Freddy (JHS 52). My Aunt said Freddie was a funny dude back then and till this day is held in very high regard in the Neiborhood. R I P King!!
OMG, I actually remember watching this newscast about his funeral. Very moving still today.
I remember this day, anniversary 44 years ago. Such a touching tribute from Jack Albertson!
What does Jack Albertson say at the end ? I can't make it out , even with the slower speed.. "and we will be .." .. be what ? he mumbles the last word . it ( his grief😪😔😭) makes the last word indecipherable..May Mr. Freddie Prinze 💎👑🏆💘Rest In The Most Blissful , Sweetest Peace 🙏🕯️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌼🏵️🌸🌻🌼🥀💮🥀💐😔😭😭😭💔💙.. 💘🗿
@@jmason2838 Jack was extremely distraught and his heart was breaking - he really loved and cared for his young co-star (who was young enough to be his grandson) - he was so broken up he was unable to finish his eulogy - afterwards he was to have read a telegram that David Brenner sent saying he was sorry he couldn't honor Freddie in death but was glad to be among the very few who honored him in life.
@@alexisdiva9I remember watching David Brenner interviewed on an episode of the E! True Hollywood Story which focused on Freddie Prinze around 15 to 20 years ago. During his interview, David said that he still visited Freddie in spirit during his weekly visits with Freddie Jr. I've heard David remained close friends with Freddie Jr, his mother, and even became friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar. David would also visit Freddie's grave weekly.
the show when he told Raul what happen to the first Chico was so Heart breaking it brought tears to my eyes up
Prinze and Albertson
May their soul rest in peace 😢
I remember being 5 years old at that time and asking my Dad why Chico and Man was not on TV anymore and he told me that "Chico" had killed himself. At age 5 I didn't grasp it all, but I missed seeing "Chico and the Man."
I found it on Tubi. I enjoyed it so much.
Also see the video next to his funeral, the video of his son presenting his star of fame. So very touching..
Amazing! People get more damn encouragement and nice words when they’re dead and they do when they’re alive.
Not always. Sometimes they try y crush their reputation further, y they can't defend themselves because they dead. The usual cheap shot, love American style.
Prinze Jr. was just a one-year-old infant who saw his father's burial, with his mum cradling him.
He was 10 months old
Heartbreaking
I remember this. I was 10
Im freddy prinze juniors generation and its sad that father and son did not get to know eachother
You definitely brought back some memories for me. I was so devastated when that happened. I cried and cried. 💔 That was very needless.
God is enjoying season 5 of Chico and the man up in heaven
Omg!! If that doesn't make you cry I don't what will.
Heartbreaking 💔 💔 💔
Wow I was about 5 to 6 yrs old watching the show. Truly sad RIP Chico and the man.
Loved the TV show , Chico and the man.!!
A classic case of too much too soon. Drugs and alcohol didn’t help matters. Troubled young man.
I had just turned 13. I was at my hockey game when one of my teammates broke the news to the rest that Freddie Prinze had died. The rest of us said, "No, you must be mistaken. He's just a young man." It was hard for someone my age to comprehend why a healthy and successful young star would choose to end his own life.
You have some classic material thank you
l remember hearing the sad news of Freddie Prinze l was devasted all Hispanics poeple were crying cuz they loved this man and he was funny. l miss him everyday. He had alot going with his career. He was so young. lt was sad. wats his wife doing there she hurt him.alot for not letting him see his kid. That got him.to end his life. Thanks to her. l don't feel bad for the wife she broke his heart and he was hurt. lf she had let him see his kid none of this would not had happen. He would had been alive today. Rest in Peace Chico.
I wish I had been able to meet my dearly beloved Cousin 😢❤
He was your cousin really?
Be extra kind to his son.
So ironic that the last episode of season 1 was the one in which he and Jack Albertson discussed the possibility of Freddy's death
At least Freddie Prinze's only child is married to Scooby-Doo co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar and had 2 kids together
Wow!, you make a great point. Do you think he'll end up murdering the wife and kids? I don't want to think that way. Very fascinating theory. not knowing anything about suicide I looked up to Freddie Prinze as if he was my big brother from Hollywood.
Interestingly, Freddie's wife was on a show with another beloved comedian lost to suicide: Robin Williams
@@andywinslow9638 Robin Williams knew a lot about Harvey Weinstein..and others in the entertainment industry..(Epstein and the celeb 'friends' traveling on the 'LolitaExpress' for jet visits to his torture island? 🏝️😔Maybe he knew too much?) Robin was also changing his will.. he and wife were sleeping in separate bedrooms . He was changing the will to give his children more and the wife less..and his push - button bedroom lock could be triggered to open from a locked position.. from the outside..some curious points to consider .. maybe it wasn't a suicide..his death was just arranged to appear that way.. ?🕵️..🤨.all stated here is just my humble opinion..🤔
@@EricJMontoya don't go all postal. Start at the basics. This is question one, how do you know it was a suicide. The country is racist. Racist people are pathologist too. Cover up is the name of the American game. Do your own research.
@@EricJMontoya Chris Benoit?
🙏🏻RIP 👑LEGEND
Rockyracoon3233 says it all.... Rest in peace Ed and Chico aka Jack and Freddy...
sad loss....too young!!!
Such a sad loss. A young man dying by suicide a year after his son was born
(Crying)If I had been there at Freddie's funeral..and I saw Jack Albertson..Crying..I'd embrace him and tell him..I'm sorry for the loss of your performing partner and friend..Mr.(Crying) I'm still crying over the loss of these two funnymen. (Crying).
Your kind.
That would have been nice. Sadly.
back in chi-town here he was always being interviewed by a great radio talk show host that passed. his name was chicago eddie schwartz. could have been wind am or wgn or even wls am as eddie jumped around throughout his career. what eddie reported was that freddie had made many phone calls prior to his death and one that he did make was to eddie who was not available and the call went to his answering machine. now who really knows the timeline on all of that, however i do know that ed did get calls from and interviewed freddie. thanks for this post, cap!
I'm investigating Freddie prince's death. Thank you.
@@vanessapierce231 great would be interested in your findings
The show was shot at nbc Burbank I believe and back in this era I took the nbc tour watched the tonight show band in rehearsal prior to the taping saw the chico and the man set and I believe Sanford and son and the gong show it's been many years so forgive my memory. Freddy was born two years after myself dead so soon senseless but possibly he found the peace he was seeking agree with other posters what a tremendous talent and also agree he and Jack really had incredible chemistry that came through the tv
@@billholdensaunt4086 Shana tova. I'm the last person both the mob, y federal want exposing murders again. It gets tiring being shown the trunks of cars y told to shutt up. But I only listen to Jehovah God. Revelation chapter 6 verse 4.
There was something in his life that he was very depressed about,and he thought of it a long time,he made the decision and unfortunately he succeeded.
Man u get some rare stuff Captain
Was that Paul Williams as a pallbearer?
That definitely him in there
Yup. You could barely see him.
Yes it is
Yes. And Tony Orlando towards the end. The tall guy on the left
Poor guy no relationship is worth killing yourself .
Lovely, moving words from Jack Albertson. Does anyone know where you can find the episode of Chico and the Man where Ed tells Raul that Chico has died?
Season 4 episode 14
Wow Paul Williams was there
❤😢
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Which one of those episodes from chico and the man does Raul garcia run away to mexico when he finds out there was a chico before him?
What station was this from?
It was a syndicated thing from NBC but I found it on the KUTV channel
@@CaptainBorax I lived in Utah as a kid, is that news anchor Terry Wood?
@@icezebra77 That's a good question but I believe so. I have a ton of other stuff from this period in Utah so I'll take a peek at some of it. He was on everything at the station through the early 1980s.
What chico and the man episodes did raul run away to mexico?
What is Jack Albertson saying at 0:41?
" And.. we will be.. You're right that's hard to understand
@@CaptainBorax is he saying where ever he is after that?
@@MetallicaFanSandman Maybe, " Where he he will be, or is"?
I wish I knew where the full memorial service is.
@@MetallicaFanSandman You know you can send a few emails to TV stations just about anywhere but I would start with LA.. If you get the right person in archives they are really cool about shooting you digital copies of stuff if they have it already digitalized. Can't believe some of the stuff you'll find from the seventies looking for things totally different then what you intended
The Baby son married a Vampire Slayer
Did you graduate high school in 1999 like me
Grandpa Joe
Jewish all the way.
Human sacrifice
I was thinking he shot himself on the 29th and was buried by the 31st of the same month? It's sad either way. 😞
@@csmith2484shot himself on the 28th, died on the 29th, buried on the 31st! Seems like the funeral/burial was rushed or planned.
@@Ladysugarshaft oh wow!! 🫢😔