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The best thing about DVDs is that the right one, carefully chosen to fit your mood, can take you on a journey to another place, time, and/or frame of mind. When Julie Barnes (Peggy Lipton) asks, "What's your trip, man?" the question speaks volumes to underscore a way of thinking that defines the late 1960s in America. Last night, my son - absolutely a child of the new millennium - crinkled his nose at me when I suggested he put his Wii wand down and settle next to me to watch The Mod Squad Inside, I was smiling a little to consider his observation. The three police officers on the cover were an unlikely bunch. Pete Cochran (Michael Cole), Julie Barnes, and Lincoln "Linc" Hayes (Clarence Williams III) were an awfully pretty squad, but I remember, too, an emotive quality behind each of those pretty faces that revealed a truly dramatic soul. "They're actors," I replied as I clicked the magic button that allows escape from our much-loved, over-exercised Wiii. "It's a police show." Now David' s curiosity was piqued. At nine, he is allowed few police shows. The extent of his knowledge of the mysterious lot of them is taken more from commercials and an extremely active imagination of his own than from personal experience. Convinced that he should participate in this viewing, he made the popcorn and I mixed the drinks (Crystal Light with Cranberry Juice). The first disc was the clincher for David; now he's a hooked fan of the show like I was when it was in syndication in my childhood or like my mother was when my sister was a baby and the rest of us were twinkles in my mother's eyes. And I am pleased to have a chance to share with David those things that contributed to my childhood. Watching The Mod Squad Whether you settle onto your sofa to relive memories of your own or to seek insight into a bygone era, you will not be disappointed with this set. To delve straight into the '60s background, just consider the episode titles: Disc One: |
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