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The Best Episodes of The Mod Squad

Every episode of The Mod Squad ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Mod Squad!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 14 - Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum
    9.1/10(54 votes)

    #1 - Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum

    S5:E14

    The squad must determine if a former child star is a klutz or a target for murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Mod Squad Season 2 Episode 22 - A Time for Remembering
    8.7/10(55 votes)

    #2 - A Time for Remembering

    S2:E22

    Beau Graves is released from prison after the trio put him there two years ago. Pete is trying to decide whether or not to quit the trio and work for his dad. Flashbacks to previous episodes after Linc is shot make it clear to everyone the importance of their ""family"".

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Harve Bennett

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  3. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 20 - A Double for Danger
    8.6/10(52 votes)

    #3 - A Double for Danger

    S3:E20

    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.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Mod Squad Season 1 Episode 9 - A Quiet Weekend in the Country
    8.5/10(74 votes)

    #4 - A Quiet Weekend in the Country

    S1:E9

    An ex-convict tells Greer that drug pushers will be meeting at a rural trailer camp.

    Director:Jack Arnold
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 10 - A Time of Hyacinths
    8.5/10(85 votes)

    #5 - A Time of Hyacinths

    S3:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 24 - The Price of Love
    8.5/10(47 votes)

    #6 - The Price of Love

    S3:E24

    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.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Mod Squad Season 4 Episode 4 - Survival
    8.5/10(50 votes)

    #7 - Survival

    S4:E4

    After Julie picks up a blind hitchhiker, they have a flat tire and flag down a passing car for help. Unfortunately, the people in the car trick them into switching cars and abandon them in the desert.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Mod Squad Season 4 Episode 8 - The Poisoned Mind
    8.5/10(47 votes)

    #8 - The Poisoned Mind

    S4:E8

    After Captain Greer shoots and kills a young man in self defense during a bust, he suffers from feelings of guilt and remorse. Julie suggests he take a vacation at a secluded resort to sort things out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 9 - Corbey
    8.5/10(51 votes)

    #9 - Corbey

    S5:E9

    A policeman attempts to nab a pusher who's able to get off on technicalities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 19 - Death in High Places
    8.5/10(43 votes)

    #10 - Death in High Places

    S5:E19

    The trio's investigation of a cover-up in a construction-site murder leads them to a pair of bad heavies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Mod Squad Season 1 Episode 19 - The Uptight Town
    8.4/10(65 votes)

    #11 - The Uptight Town

    S1:E19

    A racist town tries to pin a murder on a black man who had nothing to do with it.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 11 - The Judas Trap
    8.4/10(61 votes)

    #12 - The Judas Trap

    S3:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Mod Squad Season 4 Episode 16 - Deal with the Devil
    8.4/10(51 votes)

    #13 - Deal with the Devil

    S4:E16

    Pete is contacted by his old friend Rusty Bryson, a war correspondent whom he knew and idolized as a boy. But the Treasury department is looking for Bryson, who it suspects of smuggling drugs from Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Mod Squad Season 4 Episode 10 - Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?
    8.3/10(44 votes)

    #14 - Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?

    S4:E10

    On his way to the liquor store, Linc is mugged and hit over the head. When he comes to, he wanders around in a daze, unable to remember who he is or what he was doing.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Mod Squad Season 4 Episode 15 - I Am My Brother's Keeper
    8.3/10(45 votes)

    #15 - I Am My Brother's Keeper

    S4:E15

    Pete is targeted by the very gunman he's tracking down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 7 - Eyes of the Beholder
    8.3/10(52 votes)

    #16 - Eyes of the Beholder

    S5:E7

    A killer stalks Pete as he helps a formerly blind girl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Mod Squad Season 1 Episode 23 - Keep the Faith, Baby
    8.2/10(63 votes)

    #17 - Keep the Faith, Baby

    S1:E23

    A murderer stalks the suspended priest who heard his confession.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Harve Bennett

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  18. The Mod Squad Season 2 Episode 15 - Sweet Child of Terror
    8.2/10(50 votes)

    #18 - Sweet Child of Terror

    S2:E15

    Disturbed handyman kidnaps the daughter of his employer, believes that Julie is the daughter. Ends in a showdown.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Edward J. Lakso

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  19. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 14 - A Short Course in War
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    #19 - A Short Course in War

    S3:E14

    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.

    Director:Harve Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 21 - Welcome to Our City
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #20 - Welcome to Our City

    S3:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 5 - A Gift for Jenny
    8.2/10(47 votes)

    #21 - A Gift for Jenny

    S5:E5

    A fur coat is the only lead the trio has in a case involving kidnapping and murder that has them baffled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 16 - Sanctuary
    8.2/10(42 votes)

    #22 - Sanctuary

    S5:E16

    Julie is put in the hospital when she's targeted by syndicate undercover agents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Mod Squad Season 5 Episode 17 - Run, Lincoln, Run
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    #23 - Run, Lincoln, Run

    S5:E17

    Linc tries to save his cabby friend from loan sharks.

    Director:Leonard Horn
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Mod Squad Season 1 Episode 6 - A Time to Love -- A Time to Cry
    8.1/10(73 votes)

    #24 - A Time to Love -- A Time to Cry

    S1:E6

    After an LSD trip, photographer Robbie Larson wakes up beside the dead body of one of his models.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Mod Squad Season 1 Episode 7 - Find Tara Chapman!
    8.1/10(75 votes)

    #25 - Find Tara Chapman!

    S1:E7

    Unaware she has contagious meningitis, a singer who witnessed a mob murder flees the hospital.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Harve Bennett

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Best Episodes Summary

"Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum" is the best rated episode of "The Mod Squad". It scored 9.1/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/7/1972. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Time for Remembering".