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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Creator/PeggyLipton as Julie Barnes, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.

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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Creator/PeggyLipton as Julie Barnes, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.
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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.

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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton Creator/PeggyLipton as Julie Barnes, Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.
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** In the episode "Long Road Home" two crooks attempt to hijack a truckload of furs from a truck bearing the name 'Zacha Furs Inc.' This is a shout-out to W.T. Zacha, who was the show's costumer at the time.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the credits for the episode "Cricket", Harlan Warde's name is misspelled as Harlan Wade.
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* TeenSuperspy: Or rather, Teen Supercop, the protagonists being teenagers recruited as undercover cops to infiltrate the counterculture.
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** Richard Newton, who was the show's Associate Producer and occasional director, has a small role in the episode "Cry Uncle".
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* CreatorCameo: Gene Nelson, who directed the episode "Find Tara Chapman!", has a small role in the episode as Burt Koverly.
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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.

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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III Creator/ClarenceWilliamsIII as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.
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* BadassPreacher: Father John Banks (Sammy Davis, Jr.), who takes down an armed thug twice his size in "Keep the Faith, Baby."

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* BadassPreacher: Father John Banks (Sammy Davis, Jr.), (Creator/SammyDavisJr), who takes down an armed thug twice his size in "Keep the Faith, Baby."
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* PapaWolf: After Julie is kidnapped in "The Price of Terror" and her abductor calls to set his terms, Captain Greer tells him that he will kill him if Julie is harmed in any way whatsoever.

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* PapaWolf: After Julie is kidnapped in "The Price of Terror" and her abductor calls to set his terms, Captain Greer tells him in no uncertain terms that he will kill him if Julie is harmed in any way whatsoever.
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* PapaWolf: After Julie is kidnapped in "The Price of Terror" and her abductor calls to set his terms, Captain Greer tells him that he will kill him if Julie is harmed in any way whatsoever.
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* DisabilityAlibi: One of the people Pete suspects tried to kill him in "Death of a Nobody" is Johnny Pell (Creator/BrockPeters), but Pell is pretty much incapacitated due to a brain injury he suffered in prison.
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** Sgt. Harry MacGeorge (Creator/NehemiahPersoff) in "Is That Justice? No, It's Law!", who plants evidence to nail a drug pusher.

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** Sgt. Harry MacGeorge [=MacGeorge=] (Creator/NehemiahPersoff) in "Is That Justice? No, It's Law!", who plants evidence to nail a drug pusher.
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* TheFilmOfTheSeries: In 1999 (starring Claire Danes, Omar Epps and Giovanni Ribisi as Julie, Linc and Pete).

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* TheFilmOfTheSeries: In 1999 (starring Claire Danes, Omar Epps and Giovanni Ribisi as Julie, Linc and Pete).Pete, and Dennis Farina as Captain Greer).
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* AsHimself: Danny Thomas, one of the series' Executive Producers, plays himself in the episode "Kicks, Incorporated". Perry Lemko (Jack Cassidy) meets up with him on the golf course and introduces him to his fellow players as 'My good friend, Danny Thomas!', while Danny is perplexed as he has no idea who Lemko is. In the end credits, it reads 'Danny Thomas as the Good Friend'.
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* DirtyCop:
** Officers Cates and Stevens in "Shell Game", who run a burglary ring on the side. They're also responsible for the murder of a detective investigating the burglaries.
** Sgt. Harry MacGeorge (Creator/NehemiahPersoff) in "Is That Justice? No, It's Law!", who plants evidence to nail a drug pusher.
** Lt. Price in "Good Times Are Just Memories", who's involved with a burglary ring and also the killer of an informant.
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* TheBoxingEpisode: "The Comeback," featuring "Sugar" Ray Robinson.

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* TheBoxingEpisode: "The Comeback," featuring "Sugar" Ray Robinson.Robinson, Rocky Graziano and Indian Red Lopez, as well as boxing announcer Jimmy Lennon.
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** "Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?" is a downplayed case. Clips from "Big Man on Campus," "An Eye for an Eye," and "Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?" are prominently featured as fragments of Linc's memories, but the episode has a substantive plot apart from them.

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** "Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?" is a downplayed case. Clips from "Big "Bad Man on Campus," "An Eye for an Eye," and "Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?" are prominently featured as fragments of Linc's memories, but the episode has a substantive plot apart from them.
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* FakePregnancy: Julie twice goes undercover as a woman in the early stages of pregnancy--once to infiltrate an adoption ring and again to expose an abortion ring.
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* CelebrationMiscalculation: The opening scene of "Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?" has Pete, Linc, and Captain Greer throwing Julie a surprise birthday party...only for her to tell them her birthday isn't until the next month.

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* ClipShow: "A Time For Remembering" has the other characters reminiscing after Linc [[spoiler: is shot by one of the people the squad put away in the pilot.]]

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"A Time For Remembering" has the other characters reminiscing after Linc [[spoiler: is shot by one of the people the squad put away in the pilot.]]]]
** "Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?" is a downplayed case. Clips from "Big Man on Campus," "An Eye for an Eye," and "Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?" are prominently featured as fragments of Linc's memories, but the episode has a substantive plot apart from them.


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* IdentityAmnesia: In "Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?" Linc is mugged and wakes up not knowing who he is. He eventually becomes convinced he is an escapee from a mental asylum.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Pete and Linc are ''fiercely'' protective of Julie:
-->'''Gandy''' (''after Julie turns up missing''): Please, they'll kill me!
-->'''Pete:''' What do you think ''we're'' going to do?!


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* StayInTheKitchen: Pete often tells Julie to not argue with him or to stay in the car away from the action. Linc occasionally gets in the on the act as well.
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* ClipShow: "A Time For Remembering" has the other characters reminiscing after Linc [[spoiler: is shot by one of the people the squad put away in the pilot.]]

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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Peter Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.

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''The Mod Squad'' is a television series that ran on Creator/{{ABC}} from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. This series starred Michael Cole as Peter Pete Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes, and Tige Andrews as Captain Adam Greer.


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* BenevolentBoss: Captain Greer is concerned for the squad both as cops and as people. At the end of the day, he considers them family and is willing to go to the wall for them.


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* IHaveYourWife: In "An Eye for an Eye," the villains of the week kidnap Captain Greer's girlfriend to pressure him into meeting their demands.


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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In "The Uptight Town," Chief Metcalf says he knows something happened to Captain Greer because he didn't show up for the police academy's graduation ceremony.
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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: At the beginning of "An Eye For an Eye," Captain Greer tastes some white powder to confirm that it's heroin.
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* TeamDad: Captain Greer is the Mod Squad's boss and mentor. He sees them as family.
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''The Mod Squad'' was a police drama that featured three young, hip crime fighters. "One White, One Black, One Blonde," was the promotional hype-line. The basic premise was that three young people in trouble with the law (wealthy Pete stole a car; Linc was arrested during the Watts riots; Julie ran away from her UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco prostitute mother) can avoid jail by infiltrating the counterculture and exposing criminals who prey on other kids. The show's premise centered on the three young officers using their youthful, hippie personas as a guise to get close to the criminals they investigated.

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''The Mod Squad'' was a police drama that featured three young, hip crime fighters. "One White, One Black, One Blonde," was the promotional hype-line. The basic premise was that three young people in trouble with the law (wealthy Pete stole a car; Linc was arrested during the Watts riots; Julie ran became a vagrant after running away from her UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco prostitute mother) can avoid jail by infiltrating the counterculture and exposing criminals who prey on other kids. The show's premise centered on the three young officers using their youthful, hippie personas as a guise to get close to the criminals they investigated.

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