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Mod Squad

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 24, 1968-August 23, 1973)
    ABC
    Michael Cole as Pete Cochran
    Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes
    Clarence Williams III as Lincoln ‘Linc’ Hayes
    Tige Andrews as Capt. Adam Greer
    Produced by Aaron Spelling
    Premise: A police captain recruits three young adults to go undercover to infiltrate counter-culture criminals

Why Mod Squad might be annoying:

    There were morality concerns over young undercover cops busting adults.
    Their hippie look wasn’t just their cover; it was their essence.
    The opening credits showed them constantly on the run.
    The three members of the Mod Squad had arrest records.
    It made no bones about being stereotypical, the blonde,the urban black and the spoiled white boy.
    Bud Raskin wrote the pilot in 1960, eight years before the series became a reality.
    It featured a battered 1950 station wagon nicknamed ‘Woody’ (which didn’t last long).
    A 1999 movie based on the series, proved to be irrelevant and outdated.
    That movie lacked the personality of the TV series.

Why Mod Squad might not be annoying:

    The series is a 60's icon.
    It had a successful 123-episode run.
    The directing and writing credits appeared at the end of the epilogue instead of the beginning sequences.
    Each of its protagonists had a different legal issue. Pete stole a car after being disowned by his parents in Beverly Hills. Julie was born to a prostitute in San Francisco. Linc was charged in the Watts riots.
    The stories were loosely based on the experiences of Bud Ruskin. Bud was a young undercover officer who ran a squad of undercover narcs in the late 1950's.
    It spawned a 1979 reunion movie with the entire original cast.
    It has been hailed as the inspiration for such shows as 'Starsky & Hutch' and '21 Jump Street.'

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 70 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 85 Votes: 43.53% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 61 Votes: 57.38% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 138 Votes: 53.62% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 121 Votes: 42.98% Annoying