The Mod Squad
They were three hipper-than-hip undercover cops with a touch of menace and plenty of attitude. They walked the walk and talked the talk--and an entire generation stepped into line. Julie, Linc and Pete--Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III and Michael Cole, respectively--changed the television landscape. Now, take a journey back to the turbulent '60s and relive the phenomenon known as The Mod Squad, a bold TV series that redefined fashion, from hairstyles to language. "Solid." One Black, One White, One Blonde.................. The early cop show format, as defined by shows like Dragnet, was certainly entertaining, but let's face it¦sometimes those flatfoots could be a bit square. The cops doled out justice, but they didn't have a lot of fun doing it. It seemed that the description of TV cops might never include the word "cool," until (whew!) The Mod Squad showed up to save the day. This influential action drama brought the cop show into the era of flower power by making its
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.
The trio goes undercover at a local high school to break up a car theft ring run by students.
The Squad go undercover in a prison to investigate one case but accidentally stumble onto another one involving counterfeiters.
Linc tries to help an old friend, a returning Vietnam War soldier, after he is framed for the murder of a policemen.
Pete saves a former school friend from drowning and discovers she's being blackmailed.
A photographer wakes up in his studio and discovers his model is dead. The Squad works to clear him of her murder.
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.
Somebody is out to kill Capt. Greer.
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.
Pete's cousin, a young woman desperate for attention, kidnaps a child.
When several young, blonde actresses are murdered by a serial strangler, Julie goes undercover as an aspiring actress, hoping to catch the killer.
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.
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.
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.
A former syndicate boss is being transported by plane to meet with the Governor with the Squad undercover as the flight crew.
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.
Pete and Linc go undercover in a rodeo after a movie stuntman is nearly killed by an unknown shooter.
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.
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?
Pete and Linc infiltrate the operation of a shipping magnate who is stockpiling weapons to equip his private army.
Pete's girlfriend gets him tangled up in a mess involving her convict father and stolen money.
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.
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.
Someone is stealing narcotics from area hospitals and Greer has the team go undercover in what he thinks will be the next target.
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.
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.
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Clarence Williams III | Linc Hayes |
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Peggy Lipton | Julie Barnes |
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Michael Cole | Pete Cochran |
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Tige Andrews | Capt. Adam Greer |
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Mike Morelli | Convict |
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David Armstrong | Detective |
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Murray Pollack | Crew Member |
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Simon Scott | Chief Barney Metcalf |
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Benjie Bancroft | Guard |
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Charles Cirillo | Waiter |
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Bill Catching | Cowboy |
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Tom McDonough | Guard |
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J. Pat O'Malley | Mr. Oswald |
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Louis Gossett Jr. | Lloyd |
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Norman Alden | Parker |
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Lesley Ann Warren | Virginia 'Ginny' Wells |
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Willis Bouchey | Dr. Samuels |
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John Van Dreelen | Karl |
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Virginia Gregg | Helen Kane |
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Ross Elliott | Charlie Tyson |
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Watchman |
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Robert Buckingham | Rodeo Spectator |
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Jeffrey Sayre | Priest |
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Troy Melton | Guard |
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Bud Cokes | Spectator |
| Packaging | Slip Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Stereo |
| Distributor | Visual Entertainment Incorporated |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Regions | 1 |