THE MOD SQUAD-SEASON 1 VOLUME 1 TV DVD REVIEW

Another great trip down memory lane! The Mod Squad was a very popular series for its time and was Aaron Spelling’s first prime time series when it premiered on 1968. The co-creator of the series was Danny Thomas. The basic plot for the series was 3 young people on the wrong side of the law that was given a chance by the police to work for them instead of a life in prison. The series starred Michael Cole as Pete Cochran, Clarence Williams III as Linc Hayes and Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes. The person who changed their lives was Captain Greer played by the late Tige Andrews. The show lasted 5 seasons and 123 episodes. This volume consists of the first 13 episodes in crystal clear quality. There are also 3 featurettes about the series with Michael Cole and Peggy Lipton.

VIDEO

All 13 episodes have been Digitally Remastered. Each episode runs approx 51 mins. There is also a Play All feature

Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. Audio quality is good to very good.


Disc 1- 1. “The Teeth of the Barracuda”-with Brooke Bundy
2. “Bad Man On Campus”-with J Pat O’Malley
3. “My, What a Pretty Bus”-with Henry Jones

Disc 2- 4. “When Smiley Comes Marching Home”-with Lou Gosett Jr
5. “You Can’t Tell the Players without a Programmer”-with Julie Adams
6. “A Time to Love, A Time To Cry”-with Robert Lansing and Rex Holman
7. “Find Tara Chapman”-with Yvonne Craig and Sid Melton

Disc 3- 8. “The Price of Terror”-with James Best and Herb Vigran
9. “A Quiet Weekend in the Country”-with James Gregory
10. “Love”-with Arthur Franz and Isabell Sanford

Disc 4-11. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Starlet”-with William Smithers and Joan Van Ark
12. “The Guru”-with Dabney Coleman and Adam Roarke
13. “The Sunday Drivers”-with Paul Carr and Woodrow Parfrey



Extras

Disc 1: Forming the Squad- (15:00)
Inside “The Teeth of the Barracuda”-(09:34)

Disc 2: None

Disc 3: Friends of the Mod Squad- (16:10)

Disc 4: None


Verdict

A great series and waiting on Volume 2 to come out! Go buy it!

Rating: ****!

P.S. Today is the 1st Anniversary of this blogsite! I want to thank everybody that has helped me with this site and my regular website and it hard to believe this is review 142!

David