El Chavo del Ocho: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

El Chavo del 8 is the history of a Mexican boy (el Chavo) who lives in a vicinity of the City of Mexico within a barrel located in the patio of the vicinity. The program explores, of humorous way, the tangles that the childrens get into, especially el chavo with their friends and neighbors like kiko, chilindrina, Don Ramon, among others.

Series details

• Title: El Chavo del Ocho
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Spanish
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1973-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-01-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Telesistema Mexicano
• Network country: Mexico
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24307
• IMDb ID: tt0229889
• TVDB ID: 82516

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-04-09; final listed air date 1973-05-28.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-02-26; final listed air date 1973-12-31.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-01-07; final listed air date 1974-12-23.
• Season 4: premiered 1974-07-14; final listed air date 1975-11-10.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-01-05; final listed air date 1976-12-27.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-01-31; final listed air date 1977-12-05.
• Season 7: premiered 1976-11-06; final listed air date 1978-12-11.
• Season 8: premiered 1979-01-29; final listed air date 1980-01-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from El Chavo del Ocho on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.