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The Mod Squad

1968TV-PG5 seasons6.1 / 10

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Season 3 episodes

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Episode 1

Long Road Home

1h

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.

Episode credits

Guest stars Lou Antonio, Anjanette Comer, S. John Launer, Garry Walberg

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Episode 2

See the Eagles Dying

1h

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.

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Guest stars Paul Carr, Ross Elliott

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Episode 3

Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?

1h

Linc receives a desperate call from an old friend, now an inmate at a mental institution. Shortly afterward, the friend is dead of "heart failure", only the latest of a number of strange deaths at the place.

Episode credits

Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Meg Foster, Richard Kiley, Harry Basch, Booth Colman

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Episode 4

'A' Is for Annie

1h

Julie comes to the assistance of her old teacher, who is being targeted by others in her community for teaching sex education in school.

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Guest stars Jo Van Fleet, Ron Hayes, Ed Gilbert, Cindy Eilbacher, Hank Jones, Peter Brocco, Joseph V. Perry

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Episode 5

The Song of Willie

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Lola Falana, Jed Allan, Norman Alden, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Walker, Marlene Clark

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Episode 6

Search And Destroy

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Bruce Glover, Steve Ihnat

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Episode 7

Just Ring the Bell Once

1h

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.

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Guest stars Lawrence Dane

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Episode 8

Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!

1h

Pete is knocked out and jailed in a small town when he tries to assist Levi Frazee, an Indian who is believed to be withholding the whereabouts of his cousin, who is suspected of murder.

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Guest stars Cal Bellini, Edgar Buchanan, Bo Svenson, Robert Foulk

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Episode 9

A Far Away Place So Near

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Terry BeckerGuest stars Margarita Cordova, Lillian Hayman, Michael Margotta, Ben Murphy, Bo Hopkins, Tom Nardini, James B. Sikking

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Episode 10

A Time of Hyacinths

1h

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.

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Guest stars Warren Stevens, Charles McGraw, Vincent Price

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Episode 11

The Judas Trap

1h

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.

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Guest stars Richard Webb, Barry Brown, Don Porter, Marj Dusay

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Episode 12

Fever

1h6.0 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Guest stars Frank Maxwell, Brooke Bundy

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Episode 13

Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Lawrence DobkinGuest stars Victor Millan, Fernando Lamas, Paul Bryar, Patrick Waltz, Julio Medina

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Episode 14

A Short Course in War

1h

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.

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Directed by Harve BennettWritten by Marvin KaplanGuest stars Josephine Hutchinson, Bob Balaban, Michael Warren, Mark Tapscott, Bob Harks, Paul Kent

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Episode 15

Kicks Incorporated

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Jack Cassidy, Kim Milford, Barbara Rush, Diane McBain, Leo Gordon, Danny Thomas

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Episode 16

A Bummer for R.J.

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Carl Betz, Joyce Jameson, Daniel J. Travanti, Barbara Rhoades, Annette O'Toole, Jesse White, Brooke Mills

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Episode 17

The Hot, Hot Car

1h

A businessman reports the theft of his partner's car---and admits that he wired it with dynamite, set to go off in eight hours. Unfortunately, the search for the car is complicated, as the thieves change the plates, and the car changes drivers more than once.

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Guest stars Ned Glass, Greg Mullavey, Robert Donner, Arthur Franz, Robert Easton, Frank Farmer

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Episode 18

Suffer, Little Children

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Lawrence DobkinGuest stars Jenny Sullivan, Sheldon Allman, Kaz Garas, Ian Sander

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Episode 19

Is That Justice? No, It's Law

1h

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 on legal technicalities. Finally, the third time appears to be the clincher, as the man is caught at an airport with a case full of heroin.

Episode credits

Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Leonard Stone, Nehemiah Persoff, Burr DeBenning, Stanley Kamel

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Episode 20

A Double for Danger

1h

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Gene NelsonGuest stars Michael Ansara, Ben Frank, Ray Walston, Rex Holman

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Episode 21

Welcome to Our City

1h

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.

Episode credits

Guest stars John Carter, Virginia Gregg, Allen Garfield, Woodrow Parfrey, Edward Faulkner, John Dennis, Don Eitner

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Episode 22

The Comeback

1h

A middle-aged legendary prizefighter tries for a comeback match, mainly to please his troubled son, whom he thinks wants him to prove he's not a has-been. But the son may have other reasons: he is in debt to gamblers who want him to give them inside information on his dad's odds.

Episode credits

Directed by William CrainGuest stars Dick Enberg, Rocky Graziano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Hilly Hicks, Bob Harks

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Episode 23

We Spy

1h

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 learn that the young man has a twin brother who is a successful businessman. What they don't know is that the businessman is actually the leader of the industrial spying ring they are trying to investigate. And that's only the start of the surprises to come.

Episode credits

Directed by Lawrence DobkinGuest stars René Auberjonois, Jay Novello, William Smith

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Episode 24

The Price of Love

1hfinale

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 ransom. The kidnappers decide to hold Linc as well until they get the money.

Episode credits

Directed by Philip LeacockGuest stars Connie Hines, Jeanne Bates, Clint Howard, Paul Richards, Dub Taylor, Gregory Walcott

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about The Mod Squad

Cast

Peggy LiptonJulie Barnes
Clarence Williams IIILinc Hayes
Tige AndrewsCapt. Adam Greer
Michael ColePete Cochran
Booker Bradshaw
Paul Carr
Ross Elliott
Harry BaschDr. Brandon, Psychologist

Credits

Created by
Buddy Ruskin
Written by
Edward J. Lakso, Harve Bennett, Carol Sobieski, Anthony Lawrence, Malvin Wald, Daniel B. Ullman, Tony Barrett, Leigh Chapman, George Bellak, Rita Lakin

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
124
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ABCUnited States
  • Thomas/Spelling Productions

Themes

hippiepolice