The Mod Squad

JUSTICE NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.

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.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama,

Actor:

Creator: Buddy Ruskin,

Country: United States of America,

Type: tv

Season: 5

Episode: N/A

Duration: 60 minutes

Release: 1968-09-24

Rating: 6.5

Season 1 - The Mod Squad
1968-09-24
The daughter of a California governorial candidate is caught with drugs and is blackmailed.
1968-10-01
Pete, Linc and Julie work undercover in a high school to break up a juvenile car theft ring.
1968-10-22
A Vietnam veteran awakens on the beach beside the body of his Army nemesis. Linc helps his old friend figure things out.
1968-10-29
A computer dating agency sets up to find very wealthy women and send out a young stud to rip them off.
1968-11-12
After an LSD trip, photographer Robbie Larson wakes up beside the dead body of one of his models.
1968-11-19
Unaware she has contagious meningitis, a singer who witnessed a mob murder flees the hospital.
1968-11-26
The squad searches for the assailant behind the attempts on Greer's life, leading to the kidnapping of Julie in exchange for Greer.
1968-12-03
An ex-convict tells Greer that drug pushers will be meeting at a rural trailer camp.
1968-12-10
Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby.
1968-12-17
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.
1968-12-31
Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder.
1969-01-07
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.
1969-01-21
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.
1969-01-29
1969-02-04
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.
1969-02-11
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.
1969-02-18
A racist town tries to pin a murder on a black man who had nothing to do with it.
1969-03-11
Pete falls for Ginny, who believes her jailed father is innocent of robbery.
1969-03-18
Julie poses as an unwed mother to infiltrate an extortion racket that blackmails parents of adopted babies.
1969-03-25
A murderer stalks the suspended priest who heard his confession.
1969-04-01
Greer thinks a series of hospital drug robberies are inside jobs. The trio poses as hospital staff to solve this case.
1969-04-08
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.
1969-04-15
The trio splits up onto three tour buses to find the killer of a man found at a bus station.

Season 2 - The Mod Squad
1969-09-23
A clairvoyant's prediction about a missing college student leads to an illegal abortion ring.
1969-09-30
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.
1969-10-07
A narcotics gang kidnaps Greer's girlfriend, widow of an FBI agent. In trade they want squealer Crowley who is testifying against them.
1969-10-14
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.
1969-10-21
Linc's new love is evasive and secretive about her past which places a strain on their budding relationship.
1969-11-04
The squad is unaware that the writer they are assigned to protect, has a split personality.
1969-11-18
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.
1969-11-25
Julie poses as a singer at a Country Western bar to find out the real reason behind Wild Bill Hannachek's death.
1969-12-09
1969-12-16
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.
1969-12-23
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.
1969-12-30
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.
1970-01-06
Disturbed handyman kidnaps the daughter of his employer, believes that Julie is the daughter. Ends in a showdown.
1970-01-20
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.
1970-02-03
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.
1970-02-24
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.
1970-03-03
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"".
1970-03-17
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.
1970-03-24
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.
1970-04-07

Season 3 - The Mod Squad
1970-09-22
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.
1970-09-29
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.
1970-10-20
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.
1970-10-27
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.
1970-11-03
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.
1970-11-17
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.
1970-12-01
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.
1970-12-08
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.
1970-12-15
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.
1970-12-29
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.
1971-01-05
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.
1971-01-12
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.
1971-01-19
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.
1971-02-09
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.
1971-02-23
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.
1971-03-02
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.
1971-03-16

Season 4 - The Mod Squad
1971-09-21
1971-10-05
1971-10-12
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.
1971-11-30
1971-12-14
Linc befriends a deaf-mite who becomes a reluctant hero after saving a guard's life in a warehouse fire.
1972-01-25
1972-02-08
1972-03-07

Season 5 - The Mod Squad
1972-09-21
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.
1972-11-02
1972-11-23
1972-11-30
1972-12-14
1973-12-21
1973-02-22