What is El Chavo del Ocho about?
The mishaps of Chavo, an 8-year-old Mestizo-Latino American orphan boy who lives in a village. Together with Quico, Chilindrina, Ñoño and La Popis, Chavo experiences a series of humorous entanglements.
El Chavo del Ocho (1973)
An orphaned boy and his friends navigate whimsical, wholesome mishaps in their heartwarming village.
Wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 28, 2026.
El Chavo del Ocho parents guide
It stays inside its TV-G, with no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine for any age. Rated TV-G.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- None noted
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Cast and crew
Created byRoberto Gómez Bolaños
StarringRoberto Gómez Bolaños, Ramón Valdés, Carlos Villagrán, María Antonieta de las Nieves, Florinda Meza García, Rubén Aguirre
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El Chavo del Ocho is on our Gentle, Cozy, Kids under 10, Background and Spanish-language lists.
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