
The Mod Squad
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The Mod Squad is a police drama that features three young, hip crime fighters. One White, One Black, One Blonde, was the promotional hype line. The casting was intended to appeal to a youthful, counterculture audience. The basic premise was that the youthful investigators were offered work fighting crime as an alternative to being incarcerated themselves. The show's primary premise centered on the three cops using their youthful, hippie personas as a guise to get close to the criminals they investigated. The show was moderately popular during its initial run of five seasons. The show portrayed a multicultural society and dealt with issues of racial politics, drug culture, and counterculture.
The series earned six Emmy Award nominations, four Golden Globe nominations plus one win for Peggy Lipton, one Directors Guild of America Award, and four Logies.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarletWhen several young, blonde actresses are murdered by a serial strangler, Julie goes undercover as an aspiring actress, hoping to catch the killer. - 02
Bad Man on CampusFollowing the death of a high school teacher, the Squad work undercover at her school to investigate a juvenile car theft ring, and the circumstances that led to the teacher's death. - 03
My, What a Pretty BusThe Squad go undercover in a prison to investigate one case but accidentally stumble onto another one involving counterfeiters.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Teeth of the BarracudaSeptember 24, 1968After one of Greer's undercover associates was murdered at a psychedelic nightclub, he puts his newly formed undercover squad of young adult - S01E02
Bad Man on CampusOctober 1, 1968Following the death of a high school teacher, the Squad work undercover at her school to investigate a juvenile car theft ring, and the circ - S01E03
My, What a Pretty BusOctober 8, 1968The Squad go undercover in a prison to investigate one case but accidentally stumble onto another one involving counterfeiters. - S01E04
When Smitty Comes Marching HomeOctober 22, 1968Linc tries to help an old friend, a returning Vietnam War soldier, after he is framed for the murder of a policemen. - S01E05
You Can't Tell the Players Without a ProgrammerOctober 29, 1968Julie serves as a decoy as the Mod Squad attempts to sting a computer dating service operating in blackmail. - S01E06
A Time to Love - A Time to CryNovember 12, 1968A photographer wakes up in his studio and discovers his model is dead. The Squad works to clear him of her murder. - S01E07
Find Tara Chapman!November 19, 1968A young woman arrives in L.A. not knowing she has meningitis. The Squad desperately tries to find her, but she thinks they're really looking - S01E08
The Price of TerrorNovember 26, 1968The squad searches for the assailant behind the attempts on Greer's life, leading to the kidnapping of Julie in exchange for Greer. - S01E09
A Quiet Weekend in the CountryDecember 3, 1968Pete, Linc and Julie go undercover as vacationers in a rural trailer camp to investigate the death of a narcotics informant. - S01E10
LoveDecember 10, 1968Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby. - S01E11
Season's bestTwinkle, Twinkle, Little StarletDecember 17, 1968When several young, blonde actresses are murdered by a serial strangler, Julie goes undercover as an aspiring actress, hoping to catch the k - S01E12
The GuruDecember 31, 1968—Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder. - S01E13
The Sunday DriversJanuary 7, 1969—Linc is convinced that the death of his stunt driver friend was not accidental. The trio investigates and uncover a drug smuggling operation - S01E14
Hello Mother, My Name Is JulieJanuary 14, 1969—Julie's mother, a former prostitute, arrives in Los Angeles to introduce Julie to the man she plans to marry: a bank robber under investigat - S01E15
Flight Five Doesn't AnswerJanuary 21, 1969—While transporting a prisoner by commercial airline, Pete, Linc and Greer face death in a forced plane crash, brought on by the prisoner's f - S01E16
Shell GameJanuary 29, 1969—Pete and Linc successfully infiltrate a gang of thieves only to discover they are protected by crooked cops and that Julie has become an unw - S01E17
Fear Is the Bucking HorseFebruary 4, 1969—Pete and Linc go undercover in a rodeo after a movie stuntman is nearly killed by an unknown shooter. - S01E18
A Hint of Darkness, A Hint of LightFebruary 11, 1969—Blind author Jenny Wills is viciously attacked on the beach by an unknown assailant, who makes repeated attempts on her life. Unbeknownst to - S01E19
The Uptight TownFebruary 18, 1969—The Squad searches for Captain Greer, who has disappeared while vacationing in a little desert town, only to find the townspeople not partic - S01E20
A Reign of GunsFebruary 25, 1969—The Squad tangles with a wealthy arch-conservative who is forming a private militia armed with stolen guns. - S01E21
A Run for the MoneyMarch 11, 1969—Pete's girlfriend gets him tangled up in a mess involving her convict father and stolen money. - S01E22
Child of Sorrow, Child of LightMarch 18, 1969—Julie poses as an unwed mother to infiltrate an extortion racket that blackmails parents of adopted babies. - S01E23
Keep the Faith, BabyMarch 25, 1969—The Squad is assigned to protect the life of a black priest who was defrocked for his liberal views on society, before being threatened by a - S01E24
Captain Greer, Call SurgeryApril 1, 1969—Someone is stealing narcotics from area hospitals and Greer has the team go undercover in what he thinks will be the next target. - S01E25
Peace Now - Arly BlauApril 8, 1969—Linc and Pete go undercover as prison inmates to protect the life of a convicted draft dodger (and old friend of Julie's), whose father is a - S01E26
A Seat by the WindowApril 15, 1969—After someone is killed at a bus station, the killer is believed to have escaped in one of three outgoing buses. Linc, Pete, and Julie each
Season02
- S02E01
The Girl in Chair NineSeptember 23, 1969—Capt. Greer reluctantly enlists the aid of a psychic to help find a kidnapped coed. - S02E02
My Name Is ManoleteSeptember 30, 1969—Julie takes in a young, apparently destitute, Mexican boy, not realizing that he is connected to a couple of thieves who don't want him talk - S02E03
An Eye for an EyeOctober 7, 1969—Greer falls in love with an attractive widow, unwittingly making her the kidnapping target of a narcotics gang. - S02E04
Ride the Man DownOctober 14, 1969—While on vacation Pete befriends a woman who tells him her brother is missing. When she is found dead he's charged with her murder. - S02E05
To Linc - With LoveOctober 21, 1969—Linc is initially bummed about having to get his driver's license renewed until he meets the examiner. They start dating but a man from her - S02E06
LisaNovember 4, 1969—The squad is unaware that the writer they are assigned to protect has a split personality. - S02E07
Confrontation!November 11, 1969—As dissident students prepare to demand changes in a school policy, a black student is found murdered on campus and the Squad is called in t - S02E08
Willie Poor BoyNovember 18, 1969—An illiterate small time crook gets caught when he can't read the sign warning of danger. The squad rallies to help him if he cooperates wit - S02E09
The Death of Bill HannachekNovember 25, 1969—Julie goes undercover as a country singer at a wayside inn while Pete and Linc investigate the suspicious death of a faded country western s - S02E10
A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide InDecember 2, 1969—Pete, Linc and Julie go undercover at Sims College to investigate a frat boy's mysterious death. Pete plays a running back, Linc an African - S02E11
The HealerDecember 9, 1969—The Mod Squad sets to work busting an extortion racket run by a self styled healer responsible for the death of Linc's friend. Julie befrien - S02E12
In This Corner - Sol AlpertDecember 16, 1969—When Pete and Linc's friend Sol Alpert finds his business vandalized, he then learns it was done in protest over living conditions in ghetto - S02E13
Never Give the Fuzz an Even BreakDecember 23, 1969—Pete, Linc, and Julie go undercover to trap a suave, charming veteran con man. His latest targets are three gullible elderly widows. - S02E14
The DebtDecember 30, 1969—After a young man helps Pete when he is attacked by hoodlums, Pete learns the man's father may be plotting a serious crime. - S02E15
Sweet Child of TerrorJanuary 6, 1970—An embittered handyman kidnaps Julie, mistaking her for the daughter of the woman who fired him. - S02E16
The King of Empty CupsJanuary 20, 1970—Chief Metcalf asks the squad to find his daughter, who has left home despondent after the death of her fiancé in Vietnam. They find her, add - S02E17
A Town Called SincereJanuary 27, 1970—While on a motorcycle trip to Mexico, Pete and Linc are detoured by a biker gang into a border town and held hostage along with all of the t - S02E18
The ExileFebruary 3, 1970—Julie's romance with a charming foreign exchange student turns dangerous when it's revealed that he's really a Middle Eastern Prince who's t - S02E19
Survival HouseFebruary 10, 1970—A founder of a halfway house for drug addicts is wrongfully accused of statutory rape of a minor. Pete and Linc work undercover as tenants t - S02E20
Mother of SorrowFebruary 17, 1970—Pete's fraternity brother Curtis Bell casually tells him that he's going to kill a girl. When that very girl is found murdered, the trio inv - S02E21
The Deadly SinFebruary 24, 1970—A set of rosary beads found on a corpse are traced to a young novice, who witnessed her father, a Syndicate figure, commit the murder. The S - S02E22
A Time for RememberingMarch 3, 1970—As the trio reminisces over two years together, and Pete considers quitting the group to work with his father, an old nemesis arrives: Beau - S02E23
Return to Darkness, Return to LightMarch 17, 1970—Janny Wills, first introduced in the first season episode "A Hint Of Darkness, A Hint Of Light", invites Linc, Pete, and Julie to meet her n - S02E24
Call Back YesterdayMarch 24, 1970—Pete visits his Beverly Hills home to try to help his old girlfriend, who believes her father is being kept in a mental ward against his wil - S02E25
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot!March 31, 1970—The Squad goes undercover on a movie set to aid a director whose film is being sabotaged. The film is based on a real life murder case from - S02E26
The LoserApril 7, 1970—After he tries to stop a runaway car, the son of a former cop and friend of Captain Greer is charged with stealing the vehicle. Then it is l
Season03
- S03E01
Long Road HomeSeptember 22, 1970—Pete falls in love with a young woman he has injured in an auto chase involving a robbery suspect, only to learn she is the sister of the su - S03E02
See the Eagles DyingSeptember 29, 1970—A friend of Captain Greer asks the trio to help find out what's bothering his daughter, who has been acting strangely since she's been assoc - S03E03
Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?October 6, 1970—Linc receives a desperate call from an old friend, now an inmate at a mental institution. Shortly afterward, the friend is dead of "heart fa - S03E04
'A' Is for AnnieOctober 13, 1970—Julie comes to the assistance of her old teacher, who is being targeted by others in her community for teaching sex education in school. - S03E05
The Song of WillieOctober 20, 1970—Linc works undercover as an assistant to his childhood friend, movie star Willie Rush, after an attempt on his life with an ill timed car bo - S03E06
Search and DestroyOctober 27, 1970—A hard nosed ex-cop returns from Vietnam to investigate the death of his brother, who was killed in a car accident just after he called him - S03E07
Just Ring the Bell OnceNovember 3, 1970—The trio becomes involved in the case of a young boy who's being raised in an orphanage. His mother is not taking care of him, but she does - S03E08
Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!November 10, 1970—Pete and the Squad try to clear a young Apache falsely accused of murdering a man in a small desert town. - S03E09
A Far Away Place So NearNovember 17, 1970—Linc comes to the airport to meet a friend who is returning from Vietnam, only to learn that he was killed by a sniper on the day he was sup - S03E10
A Time of HyacinthsDecember 1, 1970—Julie becomes involved with a mysterious stranger, a movie actor believed to have died twenty years earlier. - S03E11
The Judas TrapDecember 8, 1970—The head of a local campus ROTC is murdered, and the main suspect is the man's mentally disabled teenage son, whom he had frequently beaten. - S03E12
FeverDecember 15, 1970—A man on the run, with the son he doesn't have legal custody of, kidnaps Julie. However, as both have Rocky Mountain spotted fever, she is m - S03E13
Is There Anyone Left In Santa Paula?December 29, 1970—Following a death of an immigration agent at a car wash where an undocumented immigrant (and a friend of Pete's) work, the Squad finds a cop - S03E14
A Short Course in WarJanuary 5, 1971—An attention starved misfit gunman hell bent on starting a "war" with the establishment, infiltrates a student protest with Julie trapped as - S03E15
Kicks IncorporatedJanuary 12, 1971—The Squad investigates a unique nuisance racket headed by a man who turns out to be a close friend of Greer's. - S03E16
A Bummer for R.J.January 19, 1971—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 h - S03E17
The Hot, Hot CarJanuary 26, 1971—A car belonging to a businessman's associate has been stolen. However, the investigation becomes dire after Greer learns that that car was r - S03E18
Suffer, Little ChildrenFebruary 9, 1971—The Squad helps a minister find out who murdered his brother, a psychologist who ran a clinic for troubled youngsters. Besides differing ide - S03E19
Is That Justice? No, It's the LawFebruary 16, 1971—Greer and another veteran cop have both been frustrated by a drug pusher they've been trying to nail, who has twice had his case dismissed o - S03E20
A Double for DangerFebruary 23, 1971—A girl working undercover for a cop trying to bring down a drug lord is accidentally killed. Because of her resemblance to the dead girl, Ju - S03E21
Welcome to Our CityMarch 2, 1971—The trio tries to help a boy in his search for his father, who came to L.A. from West Virginia hoping to find work. It soon becomes apparent - S03E22
The ComebackMarch 9, 1971—The Squad helps the son of an aging ex-boxing champ who is being harassed by gamblers for inside information on his dad's return to the ring - S03E23
We SpyMarch 16, 1971—While working undercover as safe crackers, Pete and Linc meet a timid, clumsy young man who asks them to teach him about their trade. They l - S03E24
The Price of LoveMarch 23, 1971—When his motorcycle breaks down on a trip, Linc stops in an abandoned town, only to discover that a kidnapped boy is being held there for ra
Season04
- S04E01
The SentinelsSeptember 14, 1971—While searching for a pair of murderers, the trio uncovers a link between murder, a stolen car and a threatened epidemic. - S04E02
CricketSeptember 21, 1971—Julie and a young boy named Cricket go to the park where Cricket finds a gun dropped by a man he runs into. Cricket then accidentally shoots - S04E03
Home Is the StreetsSeptember 28, 1971—The Squad pursues a dope pusher on the run for shooting two policemen. - S04E04
SurvivalOctober 5, 1971—After Julie picks up a blind hitchhiker, they have a flat tire and flag down a passing car for help. Unfortunately, the people in the car tr - S04E05
Color of Laughter, Color of TearsOctober 12, 1971—The Squad investigates a circus carnival that is being sabotaged before its opening day. The circus' owner vows the show will go on, despite - S04E06
The Medicine MenOctober 19, 1971—Julie falls in love with a young doctor who is being blackmailed by one of his fellow students from medical school. - S04E07
The Sands of AngerOctober 26, 1971—Julie, Linc and Pete attend a dune buggy race where a pickup truck blows up, killing a young man Julie had just met. The trio then investiga - S04E08
The Poisoned MindNovember 2, 1971—Depressed after having shot a young man during a burglary, Greer takes time off to recover. However, while on vacation, he found himself poi - S04E09
Exit the CloserNovember 9, 1971—The trio helps a used car salesman who's made a deal with the devil. - S04E10
Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?November 16, 1971—Suffering from amnesia after getting mugged, Linc wanders Skid Row, unsure as to whether or not he is the escaped mental patient he reads ab - S04E11
And a Little Child Shall Bleed ThemNovember 23, 1971—The Squad tries to protect a TV clown whose life is in danger. - S04E12
The LoserNovember 30, 1971—The Squad defends a drug dealer, whose daughter is a sick child in need of medical care; his associate has marked him for murder. - S04E13
Death of a NobodyDecember 7, 1971—A woman is killed by a hit and run driver, but Pete is sure he was the intended victim. - S04E14
Feet of ClayDecember 14, 1971—A young deaf-mute is credited as a hero after he saves a guard from a warehouse fire just as Pete, Linc, and Julie come upon the scene. But - S04E15
I Am My Brother's KeeperJanuary 4, 1972—Linc, Julie, and Greer race against time to find Pete, who has left the hospital prematurely after being run down by a car. He is determined - S04E16
Deal with the DevilJanuary 11, 1972—Pete is contacted by his old friend Rusty Bryson, a war correspondent whom he knew and idolized as a boy. But the Treasury department is loo - S04E17
Kill Gently, Sweet JessieJanuary 18, 1972—A convicted murderer out on parole goes on a mission to kill Pete, who he mistakenly believes was responsible for a savage beating he suffer - S04E18
ShockwaveJanuary 25, 1972—Julie becomes emotionally attached to an abandoned baby whose parents are terrorizing the area with armed robberies. - S04E19
No More Oak Leaves for Ernie HollandFebruary 1, 1972—A Vietnam veteran returns to the police force with questionable ideas of dealing with dissident ghetto residents. - S04E20
The CaveFebruary 8, 1972—Julie, Linc and Pete break down in the desert during a sandstorm and seek shelter in an abandoned mine. An old man embittered by the death o - S04E21
The Wild WeekendFebruary 15, 1972—Pete is kidnapped and almost killed by the jealous boyfriend of his former fiancée. - S04E22
The Tangled WebFebruary 22, 1972—Pete and Linc come close to breaking the law as they attempt to help a parolee, an old friend of Julie's, return stolen jewelry. - S04E23
Outside PositionFebruary 29, 1972—A stable boy's employer frames him for possessing drugs and continues conspiring against him after his parole, all in order to stop the youn - S04E24
Big GeorgeMarch 7, 1972—A man happens to witness the murder of a sales clerk and agrees to testify at the trial. As a result he and his family are relentlessly terr
Season05
- S05E01
The Connection (1)September 14, 1972—When Greer is seriously hurt by phony cops (one of these a drug dealer whom Greer had previously apprehended), and four suitcases of heroin - S05E02
The Connection (2)September 14, 1972—Pete and Julie risk their lives gathering evidence of the syndicate's plan of distributing the heroin while attending an upscale party of on - S05E03
The Thunder MakersSeptember 21, 1972—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 - S05E04
Yesterday's AshesSeptember 28, 1972—The Squad witnesses a shoplifting by a badly scarred woman and arranges plastic surgery, believing it would prevent her from a life of crime - S05E05
A Gift for JennyOctober 5, 1972—A fur coat is the only lead the trio has in a case involving kidnapping and murder that has them baffled. - S05E06
Taps, Play It LouderOctober 12, 1972—The trio searches for Julie's cousin, a Vietnam veteran who missed his stop when he took the bus home. - S05E07
Eyes of the BeholderOctober 19, 1972—The brother of a fur thief attempts to kill Pete, holding him responsible for his brother's death. Meanwhile, a blind childhood friend of Pe - S05E08
Good Times Are Just MemoriesOctober 26, 1972—A police lieutenant involved in a jewel theft ring murders an informer and plants evidence implicating Pete as the killer. - S05E09
CorbeyNovember 2, 1972—When Greer is framed as being on the take, the Squad begins an investigation to clear his name. Complicating things is a boy who became hand - S05E10
Can You Hear Me Out There?November 9, 1972—A rash of car thefts appear to be connected to a particular radio station and a puzzling code. Pete becomes friends with the car thief while - S05E11
Another Final GameNovember 16, 1972—When a con man takes a little old lady friend of Linc's for $600, Pete and Julie assume the roles of a wealthy young couple to lure the bad - S05E12
Crime ClubNovember 23, 1972—The Squad matches wits with a group of students with genius IQs responsible for bizarre headline making robberies. - S05E13
The TwainNovember 30, 1972—A Korean girl finds trouble in her search for her American father. Pete accidentally hits her with his car after she runs from the scene of - S05E14
Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble GumDecember 7, 1972—The squad must determine if a former child star is a klutz or a target for murder.Note: Songs "Bitter Weeds" and "Take Me Along", words and - S05E15
KristieDecember 14, 1972—A little girl's father gets in trouble with jewel thieves just before Christmas. He leaves his daughter with Pete, an old friend, but then d - S05E16
SanctuaryDecember 21, 1973—Julie is hit by a truck after collecting evidence against a mobster. Though her injuries are not serious, she is kept in the hospital for he - S05E17
Run, Lincoln, RunJanuary 4, 1973—A friend of Linc's is caught in the clutches of loan sharks and forced to set Linc up for elimination. - S05E18
Don't Kill My ChildJanuary 18, 1973—Although a stepfather confesses to child beating, the Squad believes the mother is guilty. - S05E19
Death in High PlacesJanuary 25, 1973—Linc takes an undercover job as a high steel construction worker to find his friend's murderer. - S05E20
Put Out the Welcome Mat for DeathFebruary 1, 1973—The trio investigates a euthanasia that may turn out to be murder. The accused man, who killed his terminally ill wife, claims she was in in - S05E21
Scion of DeathFebruary 8, 1973—Pete and Linc witness a kidnapping of a son of a newspaper publisher, but his father refuses to report the abduction to the police. After Gr - S05E22
The Night Holds TerrorFebruary 15, 1973—Convalescing in the home of a doctor and his wife, Julie is terrorized by a man who vows to kill everyone in the house. - S05E23
Cry UncleFebruary 22, 1973—The visit of Captain Greer's eccentric Uncle Max, a Greek painter, coincides with a series of art thefts. The robberies are baffling police - S05E24
And Once for My BabyMarch 1, 1973—The Squad helps prevent a $1 million heist masterminded by an ex-con whose pregnant wife is an unknowing victim of cervical cancer.
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