Episode
The Mod Squad: The King of Empty Cups
Overview
Secrecy and compassion are called for as the squad ministers to the runaway---and drug-addicted---daughter of the chief. Quinn: Noel Harrison. Elizabeth: Renne Jarrett. Metcalf: Simon Scott. Julie: Peggy Lipton. Linc: Clarence Williams III. Pete: Michael Cole. Greer: Tige Andrews.
Details
- Series
- The Mod Squad
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1970-01-20
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The King of Empty Cups is Episode 16 in Season 2 of The Mod Squad. It aired on 1970-01-20. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 15: Sweet Child of Terror
Disturbed handyman kidnaps the daughter of his employer, believes that Julie is the daughter. Ends in a showdown.
Episode 17: A Town Called Sincere
While on a motorcycle trip to Mexico, Pete and Linc are detoured by a biker gang into a border town and held hostage along with all of the town's residents. The gang refuses to leave until they find out who in the town killed two of their members.
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Episode 14: The Debt
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.
Episode 18: The Exile
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.
Episode 13: Never Give the Fuzz an Even Break
Con artist Admiral Nathaniel Johnson takes on the trio and teaches them the art of the con. They comply and become enamored of the Admirals ways and realize too late they are being conned themselves.
Episode 19: Survival House
Sammy Davis Jr. plays Billy Lee Watson, a recovered drug addict who is accused of statutory rape by his alleged victim's father, who wants to close down the halfway house Billy has been appointed director of. Billy was trying to help the girl, who is herself addicted, and pregnant.
Episode 12: In This Corner -- Sol Albert
Tenants revolt against a racist slum lord and threaten the wrong person. Trio confronts the slum lord to no avail, until interventions from the Rabbi Tannenbaum convince him otherwise.
Episode 20: Mother of Sorrow
Pete's fraternity brother is framed for murder.
Episode 11: The Healer
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.
Episode 21: The Deadly Sin
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.
Episode 10: A Place to Run, A Heart to Hide In
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.
Episode 22: A Time for Remembering
Beau Graves is released from prison after the trio put him there two years ago. Pete is trying to decide whether or not to quit the trio and work for his dad. Flashbacks to previous episodes after Linc is shot make it clear to everyone the importance of their ""family"".