Summary:
A 90-minute pilot film launches this hour series about a trio of youthful crime fighters. Tonight,
the squad probes a murder involving a girl whose father is a candidate for high political office.

Guest Stars:
Brooke Bundy as Tina
Lonny Chapman as Wheeler
Fred Beir as Frank Durant
Addison Powell as Sutton
Noam Pitlik as Wiley
Simon Scott as Chief Metcalf
Other Guest: Gary Vinson

Director: Lee Katzin
Producer: Aaron Spelling
Writer: Tony Barrett

Comments: The original pilot is about 30 minutes longer than the edited version of the first episode that gets shown in syndication. It has not been re-broadcast since its original airing. Original scenes not shown in the syndicated version include the history behind the formation of the Mod Squad and Greer convincing Chief Metcalf (who doesn't appear at all in the syndicated version) to let him put his squad on their first assignment.

The music in the go-go club scene is by a real band called The Other Half, which included Randy Holden who later played in Blue Cheer. The songs played are Oz Lee Eaves Drops and Bad Day. The LP is a rare and in-demand piece, especially to collectors of 60s psychedelic music. See album cover picture below.