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The Best Episodes of The Mod Squad Season 3

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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
    The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 20 - A Double for Danger
    8.6/10(53 votes)

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

    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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  3. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 24 - The Price of Love
    8.5/10(48 votes)

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

    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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  5. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 14 - A Short Course in War
    8.2/10(59 votes)

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

    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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  7. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 9 - A Far Away Place So Near
    8.1/10(54 votes)

    S3:E9

    A friend of Linc's is reported killed in Vietnam under suspicious circumstances. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Dawson: Mike Margotta. Pete: Michael Cole. Mike Sierra: Tom Nardini. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

    Director:Terry Becker
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 15 - Kicks Incorporated
    8.0/10(56 votes)

    S3:E15

    Jack Cassidy as the mastermind of an unusual business: his clients pay him to harass people and he employs a gang of youths to do the dirty work. Pete: Michael Cole. Mrs. Hamilton: Barbara Rush. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Johnny: Richard Kim Milford. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 17 - The Hot, Hot Car
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    S3:E17

    A businessman reports the theft of his partner's car---and admits that he wired it with dynamite, set to go off in eight hours. Unfortunately, the search for the car is complicated, as the thieves change the plates, and the car changes drivers more than once.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 23 - We Spy
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    S3:E23

    While working undercover as safe crackers, Pete and Linc meet a timid, clumsy young man who asks them to teach him about their trade. They learn that the young man has a twin brother who is a successful businessman. What they don't know is that the businessman is actually the leader of the industrial spying ring they are trying to investigate. And that's only the start of the surprises to come.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 3 - Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates?
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    S3:E3

    Linc receives a desperate call from an old friend, now an inmate at a mental institution. Shortly afterward, the friend is dead of "heart failure", only the latest of a number of strange deaths at the place.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 4 - 'A' Is for Annie
    7.9/10(67 votes)

    S3:E4

    Julie comes to the assistance of her old teacher, who is being targeted by others in her community for teaching sex education in school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 12 - Fever
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    S3:E12

    Terrifying journey for Julie: a man who kidnapped his son forces her to drive them to Los Angeles, knowing both he and the child were exposed to a deadly disease. Cliff Hansen: Robert Viharo. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Morrison: Frank Maxwell. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 5 - The Song of Willie
    7.8/10(55 votes)

    S3:E5

    Sammy Davis Jr. plays brash film star Willie Rush, who's feigning indifference to threats on his life. Pete: Michael Cole. Marci Weaver: Lola Falana. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Cal Rush: Lawrence Cook.

    Director:Gene Nelson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 18 - Suffer, Little Children
    7.8/10(48 votes)

    S3:E18

    Kaz Garas as a minister playing hippie to find the men who murdered his brother and incriminated him in a theft. Angie: Jenny Sullivan. Pete: Michael Cole. Joe Foster: Sheldon Allman. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 19 - Is That Justice? No, It's Law
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    S3:E19

    Greer and another veteran cop have both been frustrated by a drug pusher they've been trying to nail, who has twice had his case dismissed on legal technicalities. Finally, the third time appears to be the clincher, as the man is caught at an airport with a case full of heroin.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 1 - Long Road Home
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    S3:E1

    Anjanette Comer plays the romantic interest in a drama that has Pete falling for a suspect. Case: Lou Antonio. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 7 - Just Ring the Bell Once
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    S3:E7

    The squad aids an 8-year-old boy who calls an orphanage home. The reason: his mother won't free him for adoption. Lukie: Brian Dewey. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Velma Patch: Linda Meiklejohn. Pete: Michael Cole. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 8 - Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    S3:E8

    Pete is knocked out and jailed in a small town when he tries to assist Levi Frazee, an Indian who is believed to be withholding the whereabouts of his cousin, who is suspected of murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 16 - A Bummer for R.J.
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    S3:E16

    Carl Betz plays a disillusioned solid citizen who becomes involved in the death of a hippie girl. He's seeking the girl's killer while his heartsick daughter searches desperately for him. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Lorrie: Annette O'Toole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Johnny: Dan Travanty.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 6 - Search And Destroy
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    S3:E6

    A narcotics-linked murder pits the squad against an ex-cop---the dead man's brother. Tom Blake: Steve Ihnat. Pete: Michael Cole. Vinnie: Michael Baseleon. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 2 - See the Eagles Dying
    7.5/10(51 votes)

    S3:E2

    Pete poses as a hoodlum to get close to a teenage girl and her thrill-seeking crowd mixed up with sky diving---and murder. Pete: Michael Cole. Cindy: Lane Bradbury. Greer: Tige Andrews. Joe: Paul Carr.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 22 - The Comeback
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    S3:E22

    A middle-aged legendary prizefighter tries for a comeback match, mainly to please his troubled son, whom he thinks wants him to prove he's not a has-been. But the son may have other reasons: he is in debt to gamblers who want him to give them inside information on his dad's odds.

    Director:William Crain
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Mod Squad Season 3 Episode 13 - Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?
    7.0/10(44 votes)

    S3:E13

    Fernando Lamas as a cop with a reputation for helping the Mexican-American community. Now he's putting his job on the line by aiding a man sought by immigration authorities. Pete: Michael Cole. Paco Montoya: Ricardo Romanos. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Anita: Amparo Pilar.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"A Double for Danger" is the best rated episode of "The Mod Squad" season 3. It scored 8.6/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Gene Nelson and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/23/1971. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Time of Hyacinths".