Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Popi' from 1970-1982:
- Anthony Perez as Junior Rodriguez (1976)
- Dennis Vasquez as Luis Rodriguez (1976)
- Edith Diaz as Lupe (1976)
- Hector Elizondo as Abraham Rodriguez (1976)
- Lou Criscuolo as Maggio (1976)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Popi':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
May 2, 1975: The Ragamuffin Army
Season 0, episode 1
With Liz Torres (Lupe), Herbert Jefferson Jr. (Jackson).
Series preview. A widowed Puerto Rican father raises two sons and searches for romance. In this episode, Popi puts his sons into the Boy Scouts, not realizing how much it will complicate his own existence.
January 20, 1976: Man's Best Amigo
Season 1, episode 1
W: Dick Bensfield, Perry Grant D: Hy Averback
With Joseph Bova (Loan Shark), Pippa Scott (Mrs. James).
Debut of a comedy series about a Puerto Rican father who works three part-time jobs to help support his two sons. Tonight, the boys bring home a lost great dane.
Season 1, episode 2
With Alex Colon (Raul), Tony Brande (Esposito).
Abraham thinks his lifelong dream of owning a car is about to come true when a friend gives him his second-hand car to pay off a debt.
Season 1, episode 3
With Burke Byrnes (Father Cassity).
Telling people the money is for their father's funeral, Junior and Luis launch a collection drive with the intention of impressing the neighborhood bullies.
Season 1, episode 4
With Eddie Barth (Cop), Yvonne Wilder (Mrs. Garcia).
Junior and Luis overhear some older boys talking about the fickleness of women, so they decide to help their father's courtship along.
Season 1, episode 5
With Tony Brande (Esposito), David Fresco (Man in Cigar Store).
Abraham is in line for a better job in the hospital laundry but two other contenders have given the boss expensive gifts to better their own chances.
Season 1, episode 6
W: Lester Pine, Tina Pine
With Stanley Brock (Harris), Jane Hoffman (Mrs. Wentworth).
Abraham and the boys apartment-sit while the owner is on vacation, but trouble occurs when their own apartment is left empty.
Season 1, episode 7
With Burke Byrnes (Father Cassity), Santos Morales (Rolando), Maria Elena Cordero (Esmerelda).
Abraham has mixed emotions when he knocks a mugger unconscious.
Season 1, episode 8
With Eric Laneuville (Bat Masterson), Robbie Rist (Raymond), Jack Somack (Mr. Goldman).
Abraham becomes a part-time masseur to pay for his kids' camp expenses.
Season 1, episode 9
With Burke Byrnes (Father Cassity), Susan Peretz.
A wealthy woman Abraham knew in Puerto Rico comes out of his past with a marriage proposal.
Season 1, episode 10
W: Earl Barret
With Arny Freeman (Mr. Penuelas), Dominique Pinassi (Anita Penuelas), Irene DeBari (Edith Penuelas).
Junior, all of nine years old, wants to marry his sweetheart. (Last show of the series.)