The Mod Squad

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The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochren, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The iconic counter-culture police series earned six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America award, and four Logies. In 1997 the episode "Mother of Sorrow" was ranked #95 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

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Episodes

Season 1

26 episodes

S1 E1 · The Teeth of the Barracuda

The daughter of a California governorial candidate is caught with drugs and is blackmailed.

S1 E2 · Bad Man on Campus

Pete, Linc and Julie work undercover in a high school to break up a juvenile car theft ring.

S1 E3 · My, What a Pretty Bus

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S1 E4 · When Smitty Comes Marching Home

A Vietnam veteran awakens on the beach beside the body of his Army nemesis. Linc helps his old friend figure things out.

S1 E5 · You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer

A computer dating agency sets up to find very wealthy women and send out a young stud to rip them off.

S1 E6 · A Time to Love -- A Time to Cry

After an LSD trip, photographer Robbie Larson wakes up beside the dead body of one of his models.

S1 E7 · Find Tara Chapman!

Unaware she has contagious meningitis, a singer who witnessed a mob murder flees the hospital.

S1 E8 · The Price of Terror

The squad searches for the assailant behind the attempts on Greer's life, leading to the kidnapping of Julie in exchange for Greer.

S1 E9 · A Quiet Weekend in the Country

An ex-convict tells Greer that drug pushers will be meeting at a rural trailer camp.

S1 E10 · Love

Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby.

S1 E11 · Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet

This episode is one of the creepiest Mod Squad shows! The trio is planted in an acting community to find out who is killing the young starlet wannabes. Julie is staying at the same small apartment house where all the starlets are. Mrs. Petree who runs the place, and her very creepy son Norman (ugh very very disturbing portrayal). Norman has a habit of walking into the starlets rooms and sniffing their stockings and other unmentionables! The TV Host who is a perv and cant keep his clammy paws off of the starlets, and the abusive actor wannabe Timmy who thinks he is a Brando/Dean all are suspect, but dont count out the other characters.

S1 E12 · The Guru

Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder.

S1 E13 · The Sunday Drivers

Linc is convinced that the death of his friend, Tommy Salido, a stunt-driver was not accidental. The trio investigates and uncover a drug smuggling operation.

S1 E14 · Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie

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S1 E15 · Flight Five Doesn't Answer

Mob assassins force a plane to crash, stranding Greer, Linc, and Pete and a government witness in the desert. All in search of five million dollars of missing mob money.

S1 E16 · Shell Game

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S1 E17 · Fear Is the Bucking Horse

Far West Acres is Western Rodeo where the squad is sent to protect former TV Cowboy star Billy Kilgore from a series of bizarre attacks against his life.

S1 E18 · A Hint of Darkness, A Hint of Light

Blind author Jenny Wills is viciously attacked on the beach by an unknown assailant, who makes repeated attempts on her life. Unbeknowst to her, he thinks she saw him commit a crime.

S1 E19 · The Uptight Town

A racist town tries to pin a murder on a black man who had nothing to do with it.

S1 E20 · A Reign of Guns

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S1 E21 · A Run for the Money

Pete falls for Ginny, who believes her jailed father is innocent of robbery.

S1 E22 · Child of Sorrow, Child of Light

Julie poses as an unwed mother to infiltrate an extortion racket that blackmails parents of adopted babies.

S1 E23 · Keep the Faith, Baby

A murderer stalks the suspended priest who heard his confession.

S1 E24 · Captain Greer, Call Surgery

Greer thinks a series of hospital drug robberies are inside jobs. The trio poses as hospital staff to solve this case.

S1 E25 · Peace Now -- Arly Blau

Linc and Pete go undercover as prison inmates to protect the life of a convicted draft dodger, whose father is a General in the Vietnam War.

S1 E26 · A Seat by the Window

The trio splits up onto three tour buses to find the killer of a man found at a bus station.

Season 2

26 episodes

S2 E1 · The Girl in Chair Nine

A clairvoyant's prediction about a missing college student leads to an illegal abortion ring.

S2 E2 · My Name Is Manolette

Thieves send a little boy to do the stealing and reap the rewards. Manolette runs away and the trio help him find a new home.

S2 E3 · An Eye for an Eye

A narcotics gang kidnaps Greer's girlfriend, widow of an FBI agent. In trade they want squealer Crowley who is testifying against them.

S2 E4 · Ride the Man Down

Pete tries to help a young woman and winds up the chief suspect in a murder. The team sets out to clear Pete of an obvious frame-up.

S2 E5 · To Linc -- with Love

Linc's new love is evasive and secretive about her past which places a strain on their budding relationship.

S2 E6 · Lisa

The squad is unaware that the writer they are assigned to protect, has a split personality.

S2 E7 · Confrontation!

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S2 E8 · Willie Poor Boy

An illerate small time crook gets caught when he can't read the sign warning of danger. The squad rallies to help him if he cooperates with the law and snitches on his partner, who is responsible for the death of the security guard.

S2 E9 · The Death of Bill Hannachek

Julie poses as a singer at a Country Western bar to find out the real reason behind Wild Bill Hannachek's death.

S2 E10 · A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In

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S2 E11 · The Healer

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S2 E12 · In This Corner -- Sol Albert

Tenants revolt against a racist slum lord and threaten the wrong person. Trio confronts the slum lord to no avail, until interventions from the Rabbi Tannenbaum convince him otherwise.

S2 E13 · Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break

Con artist Admiral Nathaniel Johnson takes on the trio and teaches them the art of the con. They comply and become enamored of the Admirals ways and realize too late they are being conned themselves.

S2 E14 · The Debt

Pete befriends Joey Kovacs, a youth whose father escaped from a mental institution and has vowed to kill a man who cheated him years before. Kovacs: Nehemiah Persoff. Doris: Marj Dusay. Pete: Michael Cole. Sanders: Ross Elliott. Franklin: Peter Brown. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

S2 E15 · Sweet Child of Terror

Disturbed handyman kidnaps the daughter of his employer, believes that Julie is the daughter. Ends in a showdown.

S2 E16 · The King of Empty Cups

Secrecy and compassion are called for as the squad ministers to the runaway---and drug-addicted---daughter of the chief. Quinn: Noel Harrison. Elizabeth: Renne Jarrett. Metcalf: Simon Scott. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Greer: Tige Andrews.

S2 E17 · A Town Called Sincere

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S2 E18 · The Exile

Julie falls for Ari Nassal, unaware that he's a Middle Eastern prince involved in a fierce power struggle that could take his life. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Hakim: Ben Aliza. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Sarif: Lawrence Dane.

S2 E19 · Survival House

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S2 E20 · Mother of Sorrow

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S2 E21 · The Deadly Sin

Julie enters a convent to protect a young postulant who witnessed a murder. Melissa: Lynn Loring. Laker: Bert Freed. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Capp: Don Dubbins. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.

S2 E22 · A Time for Remembering

Beau Graves is released from prison after the trio put him there two years ago. Pete is trying to decide whether or not to quit the trio and work for his dad. Flashbacks to previous episodes after Linc is shot make it clear to everyone the importance of their ""family"".

S2 E23 · Return to Darkness, Return to Light

Linc battles conflicting emotions as he follows a hunch regarding the integrity of blind Janny Wills' fiancé. Janny: Gloria Foster. Tarver: Ivan Dixon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Edwards: Karl Swenson. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S2 E24 · Call Back Yesterday

Pete's concern for a former girlfriend's problems involves him in her family's corporate power struggle---and a reunion with his mother. Claire: Margot Kidder. Doug: Mark Goddard. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Greer: Tige Andrews.

S2 E25 · Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot!

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S2 E26 · The Loser

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Season 3

24 episodes

S3 E1 · Long Road Home

Anjanette Comer plays the romantic interest in a drama that has Pete falling for a suspect. Case: Lou Antonio. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

S3 E2 · See the Eagles Dying

Pete poses as a hoodlum to get close to a teenage girl and her thrill-seeking crowd mixed up with sky diving---and murder. Pete: Michael Cole. Cindy: Lane Bradbury. Greer: Tige Andrews. Joe: Paul Carr.

S3 E3 · Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?

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S3 E4 · 'A' Is for Annie

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S3 E5 · The Song of Willie

Sammy Davis Jr. plays brash film star Willie Rush, who's feigning indifference to threats on his life. Pete: Michael Cole. Marci Weaver: Lola Falana. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Cal Rush: Lawrence Cook.

S3 E6 · Search And Destroy

A narcotics-linked murder pits the squad against an ex-cop---the dead man's brother. Tom Blake: Steve Ihnat. Pete: Michael Cole. Vinnie: Michael Baseleon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S3 E7 · Just Ring the Bell Once

The squad aids an 8-year-old boy who calls an orphanage home. The reason: his mother won't free him for adoption. Lukie: Brian Dewey. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Velma Patch: Linda Meiklejohn. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S3 E8 · Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!

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S3 E9 · A Far Away Place So Near

A friend of Linc's is reported killed in Vietnam under suspicious circumstances. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dawson: Mike Margotta. Pete: Michael Cole. Mike Sierra: Tom Nardini. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S3 E10 · A Time of Hyacinths

Vincent Price as a seafaring stranger who enchants Julie. She's determined to find out his identity; he's just as adamant about keeping it a secret. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Castor: Charles McGraw. Pete: Michael Cole. Haines: Warren Stevens.

S3 E11 · The Judas Trap

Patricide: a strong charge against a 17-year-old boy. Pete learns the slightly mentally disabled boy had good reason to be terrified of his father---enough to kill him. Dana: Barry Brown. Pete: Michael Cole. Dean Marcus: Don Porter. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

S3 E12 · Fever

Terrifying journey for Julie: a man who kidnapped his son forces her to drive them to Los Angeles, knowing both he and the child were exposed to a deadly disease. Cliff Hansen: Robert Viharo. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Morrison: Frank Maxwell. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.

S3 E13 · Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?

Fernando Lamas as a cop with a reputation for helping the Mexican-American community. Now he's putting his job on the line by aiding a man sought by immigration authorities. Pete: Michael Cole. Paco Montoya: Ricardo Romanos. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Anita: Amparo Pilar.

S3 E14 · A Short Course in War

A campus demonstration may turn into a bloody conflict if a mentally disturbed student has his way. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Walter: Bob Balaban. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Miss Osgood: Josephine Hutchinson.

S3 E15 · Kicks Incorporated

Jack Cassidy as the mastermind of an unusual business: his clients pay him to harass people and he employs a gang of youths to do the dirty work. Pete: Michael Cole. Mrs. Hamilton: Barbara Rush. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Johnny: Richard Kim Milford. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S3 E16 · A Bummer for R.J.

Carl Betz plays a disillusioned solid citizen who becomes involved in the death of a hippie girl. He's seeking the girl's killer while his heartsick daughter searches desperately for him. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Lorrie: Annette O'Toole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Johnny: Dan Travanty.

S3 E17 · The Hot, Hot Car

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S3 E18 · Suffer, Little Children

Kaz Garas as a minister playing hippie to find the men who murdered his brother and incriminated him in a theft. Angie: Jenny Sullivan. Pete: Michael Cole. Joe Foster: Sheldon Allman. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S3 E19 · Is That Justice? No, It's Law

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S3 E20 · A Double for Danger

Julie goes under cover to probe the death of a girl trying to unmask a narcotics czar. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Ray Abruzzi: Michael Ansara. Greer: Tige Andrews. J.B.: Ray Walston. Schwartz: Ron Soble.

S3 E21 · Welcome to Our City

The squad tangles with a deadly loan shark as they try to find the father of a farm boy. Billy Clark: Billy Bowles. Pete: Michael Cole. Hattie: Virginia Gregg. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dunn: Edward Faulkner. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

S3 E22 · The Comeback

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S3 E23 · We Spy

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S3 E24 · The Price of Love

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Season 4

24 episodes

S4 E1 · The Sentinels

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S4 E2 · Cricket

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S4 E3 · Home Is the Streets

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S4 E4 · Survival

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S4 E5 · Color of Laughter, Color of Tears

Edward Asner as a circus owner determined to open despite sabotage and murder. Otto: Michael Baseleon. Jennifer: Anne Archer. Emilio: Dan Ferrone. Cates: Charles Briggs. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Greer: Tige Andrews.

S4 E6 · The Medicine Men

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S4 E7 · The Sands of Anger

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S4 E8 · The Poisoned Mind

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S4 E9 · Exit the Closer

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S4 E10 · Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?

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S4 E11 · And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them

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S4 E12 · The Loser

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S4 E13 · Death of a Nobody

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S4 E14 · Feet of Clay

Linc befriends a deaf-mite who becomes a reluctant hero after saving a guard's life in a warehouse fire.

S4 E15 · I Am My Brother's Keeper

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S4 E16 · Deal with the Devil

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S4 E17 · Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie

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S4 E18 · Shockwave

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S4 E19 · No More Oak Leaves for Ernie Holland

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S4 E20 · The Cave

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S4 E21 · The Wild Weekend

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S4 E22 · The Tangled Web

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S4 E23 · Outside Position

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S4 E24 · Big George

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Season 5

24 episodes

S5 E1 · The Connection (1)

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S5 E2 · The Connection (2)

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S5 E3 · The Thunder Makers

The Squad investigates when a youth joins a motorcycle gang, plots a fake payroll robbery of his father's company and learns the other gang members are playing it for real.

S5 E4 · Yesterday's Ashes

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S5 E5 · A Gift for Jenny

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S5 E6 · Taps, Play It Louder

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S5 E7 · Eyes of the Beholder

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S5 E8 · Good Times Are Just Memories

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S5 E9 · Corbey

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S5 E10 · Can You Hear Me Out There?

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S5 E11 · Another Final Game

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S5 E12 · Crime Club

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S5 E13 · The Twain

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S5 E14 · Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum

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S5 E15 · Kristie

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S5 E16 · Sanctuary

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S5 E17 · Run, Lincoln, Run

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S5 E18 · Don't Kill My Child

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S5 E19 · Death in High Places

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S5 E20 · Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death

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S5 E21 · Scion of Death

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S5 E22 · The Night Holds Terror

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S5 E23 · Cry Uncle

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S5 E24 · And Once for My Baby

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