The Mod Squad

(1968)•

6.2

"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.

Seasons

124

Episodes

Ended

Status

September 24, 1968

First Aired

Season Ratings

6.0→6.0

IMDb

Networks: ABC

Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama

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Season 1

26 episodes • 1968

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Teeth of the Barracuda	Sep 24, 1968
2	Bad Man on Campus	Oct 1, 1968
3	My, What a Pretty Bus	Oct 8, 1968
4	When Smitty Comes Marching Home	Oct 22, 1968
5	You Can't Tell the Players Without a Programmer	Oct 29, 1968
6	A Time to Love -- A Time to Cry	Nov 12, 1968
7	Find Tara Chapman!	Nov 19, 1968
8	The Price of Terror	Nov 26, 1968
9	A Quiet Weekend in the Country	Dec 3, 1968
10	Love	Dec 10, 1968
11	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starlet	Dec 17, 1968
12	The Guru	Dec 31, 1968
13	The Sunday Drivers	Jan 7, 1969
14	Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie	Jan 14, 1969
15	Flight Five Doesn't Answer	Jan 21, 1969
16	Shell Game	Jan 29, 1969
17	Fear Is the Bucking Horse	Feb 4, 1969
18	A Hint of Darkness, A Hint of Light	Feb 11, 1969
19	The Uptight Town	Feb 18, 1969
20	A Reign of Guns	Feb 25, 1969
21	A Run for the Money	Mar 11, 1969
22	Child of Sorrow, Child of Light	Mar 18, 1969
23	Keep the Faith, Baby	Mar 25, 1969
24	Captain Greer, Call Surgery	Apr 1, 1969
25	Peace Now -- Arly Blau	Apr 8, 1969
26	A Seat by the Window	Apr 15, 1969

Season 2

26 episodes • 1969Avg: 6.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	The Girl in Chair Nine	Sep 23, 1969	0.0
2	My Name Is Manolette	Sep 30, 1969	0.0
3	An Eye for an Eye	Oct 7, 1969	0.0
4	Ride the Man Down	Oct 14, 1969	0.0
5	To Linc -- with Love	Oct 21, 1969	0.0
6	Lisa	Nov 4, 1969	0.0
7	Confrontation!	Nov 11, 1969	0.0
8	Willie Poor Boy	Nov 18, 1969	0.0
9	The Death of Bill Hannachek	Nov 25, 1969	0.0
10	A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In	Dec 2, 1969	0.0
11	The Healer	Dec 9, 1969	0.0
12	In This Corner -- Sol Albert	Dec 16, 1969	0.0
13	Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break	Dec 23, 1969	0.0
14	The Debt	Dec 30, 1969	0.0
15	Sweet Child of Terror	Jan 6, 1970	0.0
16	The King of Empty Cups	Jan 20, 1970	0.0
17	A Town Called Sincere	Jan 27, 1970	0.0
18	The Exile	Feb 3, 1970	6.0
19	Survival House	Feb 10, 1970	0.0
20	Mother of Sorrow	Feb 17, 1970	0.0
21	The Deadly Sin	Feb 24, 1970	0.0
22	A Time for Remembering	Mar 3, 1970	0.0
23	Return to Darkness, Return to Light	Mar 17, 1970	0.0
24	Call Back Yesterday	Mar 24, 1970	0.0
25	Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot!	Mar 31, 1970	0.0
26	The Loser	Apr 7, 1970	0.0

Season 3

24 episodes • 1970Avg: 6.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Long Road Home	Sep 22, 1970	0.0
2	See the Eagles Dying	Sep 29, 1970	0.0
3	Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?	Oct 6, 1970	0.0
4	'A' Is for Annie	Oct 13, 1970	0.0
5	The Song of Willie	Oct 20, 1970	0.0
6	Search And Destroy	Oct 27, 1970	0.0
7	Just Ring the Bell Once	Nov 3, 1970	0.0
8	Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!	Nov 10, 1970	0.0
9	A Far Away Place So Near	Nov 17, 1970	0.0
10	A Time of Hyacinths	Dec 1, 1970	0.0
11	The Judas Trap	Dec 8, 1970	0.0
12	Fever	Dec 15, 1970	6.0
13	Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?	Dec 29, 1970	0.0
14	A Short Course in War	Jan 5, 1971	0.0
15	Kicks Incorporated	Jan 12, 1971	0.0
16	A Bummer for R.J.	Jan 19, 1971	0.0
17	The Hot, Hot Car	Jan 26, 1971	0.0
18	Suffer, Little Children	Feb 9, 1971	0.0
19	Is That Justice? No, It's Law	Feb 16, 1971	0.0
20	A Double for Danger	Feb 23, 1971	0.0
21	Welcome to Our City	Mar 2, 1971	0.0
22	The Comeback	Mar 9, 1971	0.0
23	We Spy	Mar 16, 1971	0.0
24	The Price of Love	Mar 23, 1971	0.0

Season 4

24 episodes • 1971

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Sentinels	Sep 14, 1971
2	Cricket	Sep 21, 1971
3	Home Is the Streets	Sep 28, 1971
4	Survival	Oct 5, 1971
5	Color of Laughter, Color of Tears	Oct 12, 1971
6	The Medicine Men	Oct 19, 1971
7	The Sands of Anger	Oct 26, 1971
8	The Poisoned Mind	Nov 2, 1971
9	Exit the Closer	Nov 9, 1971
10	Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?	Nov 16, 1971
11	And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them	Nov 23, 1971
12	The Loser	Nov 30, 1971
13	Death of a Nobody	Dec 7, 1971
14	Feet of Clay	Dec 14, 1971
15	I Am My Brother's Keeper	Jan 4, 1972
16	Deal with the Devil	Jan 11, 1972
17	Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie	Jan 18, 1972
18	Shockwave	Jan 25, 1972
19	No More Oak Leaves for Ernie Holland	Feb 1, 1972
20	The Cave	Feb 8, 1972
21	The Wild Weekend	Feb 15, 1972
22	The Tangled Web	Feb 22, 1972
23	Outside Position	Feb 29, 1972
24	Big George	Mar 7, 1972

Season 5

24 episodes • 1972

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Connection (1)	Sep 14, 1972
2	The Connection (2)	Sep 14, 1972
3	The Thunder Makers	Sep 21, 1972
4	Yesterday's Ashes	Sep 28, 1972
5	A Gift for Jenny	Oct 5, 1972
6	Taps, Play It Louder	Oct 12, 1972
7	Eyes of the Beholder	Oct 19, 1972
8	Good Times Are Just Memories	Oct 26, 1972
9	Corbey	Nov 2, 1972
10	Can You Hear Me Out There?	Nov 9, 1972
11	Another Final Game	Nov 16, 1972
12	Crime Club	Nov 23, 1972
13	The Twain	Nov 30, 1972
14	Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum	Dec 7, 1972
15	Kristie	Dec 14, 1972
16	Sanctuary	Dec 21, 1973
17	Run, Lincoln, Run	Jan 4, 1973
18	Don't Kill My Child	Jan 18, 1973
19	Death in High Places	Jan 25, 1973
20	Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death	Feb 1, 1973
21	Scion of Death	Feb 8, 1973
22	The Night Holds Terror	Feb 15, 1973
23	Cry Uncle	Feb 22, 1973
24	And Once for My Baby	Mar 1, 1973

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