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The Worst Episodes of The Mod Squad

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The Worst Episodes of The Mod Squad

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...

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  1. Background image for And Once for My Baby
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - And Once for My Baby

    S5:E24

    An imaginative thief plots a spectacular heist. The trio hopes to stop it before it happens, but they learn of another urgency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Fear Is the Bucking Horse
    6.4/10(53 votes)

    #2 - Fear Is the Bucking Horse

    S1:E17

    Far West Acres is Western Rodeo where the squad is sent to protect former TV Cowboy star Billy Kilgore from a series of bizarre attacks against his life.

    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Lisa
    6.6/10(49 votes)

    #3 - Lisa

    S2:E6

    The squad is unaware that the writer they are assigned to protect, has a split personality.

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  4. Background image for Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #4 - Is There Anyone Left Is Santa Paula?

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Healer
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    #5 - The Healer

    S2:E11

    The Mod Squad sets to work busting an extortion racket run by a self-styled healer responsible for the death of Linc's friend. Julie befriends a wheelchair-bound man paying large sums for empty promises that his paralysis will be cured.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for To Linc -- with Love
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #6 - To Linc -- with Love

    S2:E5

    Linc's new love is evasive and secretive about her past which places a strain on their budding relationship.

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  8. Background image for The Deadly Sin
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    #7 - The Deadly Sin

    S2:E21

    Julie enters a convent to protect a young postulant who witnessed a murder. Melissa: Lynn Loring. Laker: Bert Freed. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Capp: Don Dubbins. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for A Reign of Guns
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #8 - A Reign of Guns

    S1:E20

    Pete and Linc infiltrate the operation of a shipping magnate who is stockpiling weapons to equip his private army.

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  10. Background image for The Debt
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #9 - The Debt

    S2:E14

    Pete befriends Joey Kovacs, a youth whose father escaped from a mental institution and has vowed to kill a man who cheated him years before. Kovacs: Nehemiah Persoff. Doris: Marj Dusay. Pete: Michael Cole. Sanders: Ross Elliott. Franklin: Peter Brown. Linc: Clarence Williams III.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Exile
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    #10 - The Exile

    S2:E18

    Julie falls for Ari Nassal, unaware that he's a Middle Eastern prince involved in a fierce power struggle that could take his life. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Hakim: Ben Aliza. Pete: Michael Cole. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Sarif: Lawrence Dane.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Comeback
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    #11 - The Comeback

    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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  13. Background image for The Connection (2)
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #12 - The Connection (2)

    S5:E2

    The trio go undercover to take down an international drug ring.

    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Crime Club
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Crime Club

    S5:E12

    Students with high IQs commit crimes just for kicks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for A Run for the Money
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #14 - A Run for the Money

    S1:E21

    Pete falls for Ginny, who believes her jailed father is innocent of robbery.

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  16. Background image for Willie Poor Boy
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #15 - Willie Poor Boy

    S2:E8

    An illerate small time crook gets caught when he can't read the sign warning of danger. The squad rallies to help him if he cooperates with the law and snitches on his partner, who is responsible for the death of the security guard.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #16 - A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In

    S2:E10

    Pete, Linc and Julie go undercover at Sims College to investigate a frat boy's mysterious death. Pete plays a running back, Linc an African exchange student, and Julie the object of desire for the star quarterback.

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  18. Background image for See the Eagles Dying
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    #17 - See the Eagles Dying

    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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  19. Background image for Search And Destroy
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Search And Destroy

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #19 - Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee!

    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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  21. Background image for And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #20 - And a Little Child Shall Bleed Them

    S4:E11

    The trio must protect a TV clown from an assassination attempt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Outside Position
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #21 - Outside Position

    S4:E23

    A stable boy's employer frames him for possessing drugs and continues conspiring against him after his parole, all in order to stop the young man's romance with his daughter.

    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for When Smitty Comes Marching Home
    7.6/10(64 votes)

    #22 - When Smitty Comes Marching Home

    S1:E4

    A Vietnam veteran awakens on the beach beside the body of his Army nemesis. Linc helps his old friend figure things out.

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  24. Background image for Love
    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #23 - Love

    S1:E10

    Pete's cousin Karen turns to kidnapping to gain her parents attention after they are distracted by the new baby.

    Director:Lee H. Katzin
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for The Guru
    7.6/10(64 votes)

    #24 - The Guru

    S1:E12

    Posing as hippies the trio investigate the bombing of an underground paper, resulting in murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Shell Game
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Shell Game

    S1:E16

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"And Once for My Baby" is the worst rated episode of "The Mod Squad". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/1973. This episode scored 6.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fear Is the Bucking Horse".