The Mod Squad
Young people in trouble with the law (wealthy Pete stole a car; Linc arrested during Watts riots; Julie ran away from her San Francisco prostitute mother) can avoid jail by infiltrating the counter culture and exposing badguys who prey on other kids.
- 1968-1973
- 5 seasons
- ABC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-PG
Young people in trouble with the law (wealthy Pete stole a car; Linc arrested during Watts riots; Julie ran away from her San Francisco prostitute mother) can avoid jail by infiltrating the counter culture and exposing badguys who prey on other kids.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1968 - 1969
Episode 1
The Teeth of the Barracuda
Tue, Sep 24, 1968 73 mins
After a fellow police officer is murdered, the trio gets involved to find his killers. During the investigation it is discovered the daughter of a local political candidate may be involved.
Episode 2
Bad Man on Campus
Tue, Oct 1, 1968 51 mins
The trio goes undercover at a local high school to break up a car theft ring run by students.
Episode 3
My What a Pretty Bus
Tue, Oct 8, 1968
The Squad go undercover in a prison to investigate one case but accidentally stumble onto another one involving counterfeiters.
Episode 4
When Smitty Comes Marching Home
Tue, Oct 22, 1968 60 mins
Linc tries to help an old friend, a returning Vietnam War soldier, after he is framed for the murder of a policemen.
Episode 5
You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer
Tue, Oct 29, 1968 60 mins
Pete saves a former school friend from drowning and discovers she's being blackmailed.
Episode 6
A Time to Love - A Time to Cry
Tue, Nov 12, 1968 60 mins
A photographer wakes up in his studio and discovers his model is dead. The Squad works to clear him of her murder.
Episode 7
Find Tara Chapman!
Tue, Nov 19, 1968 60 mins
A 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 to kill her, as she witnessed a mob hit back East.
Episode 8
The Price of Terror
Tue, Nov 26, 1968 60 mins
Somebody is out to kill Capt. Greer.
Episode 9
A Quiet Weekend in the Country
Tue, Dec 3, 1968 60 mins
A police informant dies before he can tell Capt. Greer about a drug smuggling operation. Greer sends his team to investigate a small community not very open to outsiders.
Episode 10
Love
Tue, Dec 10, 1968 60 mins
Pete's cousin, a young woman desperate for attention, kidnaps a child.
Episode 11
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet
Tue, Dec 17, 1968 60 mins
When several young, blonde actresses are murdered by a serial strangler, Julie goes undercover as an aspiring actress, hoping to catch the killer.
Episode 12
The Guru
Tue, Dec 31, 1968
After a local hippie newspaper is bombed, Pete, Linc and Julie get hired on to work there undercover to find out the scoop. They become embroiled in the personal lives of the Editor and his employee girlfriend and chaos ensues. The newspaper office is later trashed thus thrusting them into the spotlight once again. Things get heated and a murder and attempted suicide occur. They must use their detective skills for justice to be served.
Episode 13
The Sunday Drivers
Tue, Jan 7, 1969
In Las Vegas, as they watch from the stands, a stock car racer friend of Pete, Linc, and Julie is killed when his car flips over and explodes. Though at first reticent, Greer reconsiders lets the three stay and investigate, as they suspect the crash was not an accident. Linc poses as a racer and Pete as a mechanic. When they check the car they find their hunch was correct.
Episode 14
Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie
Tue, Jan 14, 1969 60 mins
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.
Episode 15
Flight Five Doesn't Answer
Tue, Jan 21, 1969 60 mins
A former syndicate boss is being transported by plane to meet with the Governor with the Squad undercover as the flight crew.
Episode 16
Shell Game
Wed, Jan 29, 1969 50 mins
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.
Episode 17
Fear Is the Bucking Horse
Tue, Feb 4, 1969 60 mins
Pete and Linc go undercover in a rodeo after a movie stuntman is nearly killed by an unknown shooter.
Episode 18
A Hint of Darkness, a Hint of Light
Tue, Feb 11, 1969 60 mins
A woman sunning on the beach is nearly killed when someone swims ashore. The would be killer is determined to get her, not realizing she is blind.
Episode 19
The Uptight Town
Tue, Feb 18, 1969
Captain Greer disappears while on a fishing trip in a remote town. Pete, Linc and Julie go looking for him and discover the townspeople and sheriff are aloof and want them gone. What secret is everyone hiding and will they be able to save the captains life in time?
Episode 20
A Reign of Guns
Tue, Feb 25, 1969 60 mins
Pete and Linc infiltrate the operation of a shipping magnate who is stockpiling weapons to equip his private army.
Episode 21
A Run for the Money
Tue, Mar 11, 1969
Pete's girlfriend gets him tangled up in a mess involving her convict father and stolen money.
Episode 22
Child of Sorrow, Child of Light
Tue, Mar 18, 1969 60 mins
After a young woman dies in a car bombing, Julie goes undercover as an unmarried pregnant woman in order to infiltrate an adoption agency enriched by exploitation and extortion.
Episode 23
Keep the Faith, Baby
Tue, Mar 25, 1969 60 mins
A black priest, at odds with his diocese, becomes the target of a hood after he is suspended by the Church. The hood believes the priest will reveal what he was told during his confession when he though he was about to die.
Episode 24
Captain Greer, Call Surgery
Tue, Apr 1, 1969 60 mins
Someone is stealing narcotics from area hospitals and Greer has the team go undercover in what he thinks will be the next target.
Episode 25
Peace Now - Arly Blau
Tue, Apr 8, 1969 60 mins
A draft dodger (and son of an Army General) becomes the center of the media's attention and an assassin's target. Julie is an old friend from school and offers to help him.
Episode 26
A Seat by the Window
Tue, Apr 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 board one of the buses to track the possible killer.