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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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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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Episode 1
The daughter of a California governorial candidate is caught with drugs and is blackmailed.
Directed by Lee H. KatzinGuest stars Robert DoQui, Brooke Bundy, Gary Vinson, Larry Thor, Addison Powell, Tom Anfinsen
Episode 2
Pete, Linc and Julie work undercover in a high school to break up a juvenile car theft ring.
Directed by Earl BellamyGuest stars Booker Bradshaw, Judy Pace, J. Pat O'Malley, Norman Alden, J. Pat O'Malley
Episode 3
Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Val Avery, Byron Morrow, Henry Jones, Paul Sorensen, Troy Melton
Episode 4
A Vietnam veteran awakens on the beach beside the body of his Army nemesis. Linc helps his old friend figure things out.
Directed by George McCowanWritten by Harve BennettGuest stars Woody Allen, Bill Walker, Valerie Allen, Edward Faulkner, Louis Gossett Jr.
Episode 5
A computer dating agency sets up to find very wealthy women and send out a young stud to rip them off.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by Stephen Kandel, Gwen Bagni, Paul DubovGuest stars Linda Marsh, Mark Goddard, Harry Basch, Byron Foulger, Art Metrano, Julie Adams
Episode 6
After an LSD trip, photographer Robbie Larson wakes up beside the dead body of one of his models.
Guest stars Robert Lansing, Harry Townes, Jerry Ayres
Episode 7
Unaware she has contagious meningitis, a singer who witnessed a mob murder flees the hospital.
Directed by Gene NelsonWritten by Harve BennettGuest stars John van Dreelen, Sid Melton, Phillip Terry, Gene Nelson, Peter Leeds, Yvonne Craig, Mills Watson, Della Reese
Episode 8
The squad searches for the assailant behind the attempts on Greer's life, leading to the kidnapping of Julie in exchange for Greer.
Directed by Earl BellamyGuest stars Harry Basch, Herb Vigran, Joel Fluellen, William Phipps, James Best, Richard Bakalyan, Murray Pollack, Cosmo Sardo
Episode 9
An ex-convict tells Greer that drug pushers will be meeting at a rural trailer camp.
Directed by Jack ArnoldGuest stars Ahna Capri, Bruce Glover, Irene Hervey, Dub Taylor, James Gregory, Joe Higgins, Hal Baylor
Episode 10
Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby.
Directed by Lee H. KatzinWritten by Tige AndrewsGuest stars Isabel Sanford, Nina Foch, Corey Fischer, Dee Pollock, Diana Ewing, Robert Yuro, Tom Steele, Arthur Franz
Episode 11
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.
Directed by George McCowanWritten by Jerome RossGuest stars Ben Wright, Joan Van Ark, William Smithers, Richard Evans, Alan Oppenheimer, Virginia Gregg
Episode 12
Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder.
Written by Leigh ChapmanGuest stars Barry Williams, Adam Roarke, Jane Elliot, Dabney Coleman
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Gene NelsonWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Paul Carr, Woodrow Parfrey, Carlos Romero, Chick Chandler, Lewis Charles
Episode 14
Julie's estranged mother suddenly shows up and tells her she is getting married. Unfortunately Pete and Linc know something about her future step-father.
Directed by Jack ArnoldGuest stars Leonard Stone, Nan Martin, Joseph Mell, William Windom, Michael Harris
Episode 15
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.
Directed by George McCowanGuest stars Whit Bissell, Marvin Kaplan, Russ Conway, Andy Romano, Murray MacLeod
Episode 16
Pete and Linc successfully infiltrate a gang of thieves only to discover they are protected by crooked cops and that Julie has become an unwitting hostage.
Directed by Gene NelsonWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Buck Young, Peggy Stewart, Jeff Pomerantz, John Carter, John Bryant, Troy Melton, Mark Tapscott
Episode 17
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.
Directed by George McCowanGuest stars Monte Markham, Ross Elliott, Ed Begley
Episode 18
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.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Gloria Foster, John Milford, Hank Patterson, Virginia Gregg, Beverlee McKinsey, Lou Krugman
Episode 19
A racist town tries to pin a murder on a black man who had nothing to do with it.
Directed by Earl BellamyGuest stars Barry Brown, Cliff Osmond, Jason Evers, Louis Gossett Jr.
Episode 20
Pete and Linc infiltrate the operation of a shipping magnate who is stockpiling weapons to equip his private army.
Directed by Gene NelsonWritten by Daniel B. UllmanGuest stars Ron Randell, J.D. Cannon, John Harmon, Glenn R. Wilder, Kevin O'Neal
Episode 21
Pete falls for Ginny, who believes her jailed father is innocent of robbery.
Directed by Harvey HartWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Lesley Ann Warren, Chuck Roberson, Sam Edwards, Tom Bosley, Ed McNamara
Episode 22
Julie poses as an unwed mother to infiltrate an extortion racket that blackmails parents of adopted babies.
Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Ida Lupino, Alan Baxter, Virginia Eiler, Fred Holliday, Daniel J. Travanti, Foster Brooks, Bill Zuckert
Episode 23
A murderer stalks the suspended priest who heard his confession.
Directed by Gene NelsonWritten by Harve BennettGuest stars Ron Hayes, Robert Duvall, Sammy Davis Jr., William Schallert
Episode 24
Greer thinks a series of hospital drug robberies are inside jobs. The trio poses as hospital staff to solve this case.
Directed by Earl BellamyWritten by Anthony LawrenceGuest stars David Opatoshu, Willis Bouchey, Edward Andrews, Kim Hamilton, Army Archerd, Jonathan Hole, Sig Frohlich, Charles Horvath
Episode 25
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.
Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Kyle Johnson, Ross Elliott, Noah Keen, Christopher Connelly, Henry Wills, Kevin Hagen, Ron Nyman
Episode 26
The trio splits up onto three tour buses to find the killer of a man found at a bus station.
Written by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars John Beck, Julie Gregg, Bo Hopkins, John Orchard, Bill Quinn, Nora Marlowe, Frank Farmer
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