Peace, love, and cluelessness...

from the Kansas City Star.

“The Mod Squad” just came out on DVD, and Michael Cole told Newsday he still thinks the show about a youth-culture undercover team was remarkable for its time.

“We did an episode on abortion,” Cole says. “Another on anti-Semitism. And, of course, we also addressed the Vietnam War and racism. It was pop culture-ish, but we were dealing with very serious situations. And Aaron (Spelling) had to fight to get some of those shows on.”

He also recalled the actors took an anti-gun stance that he started.

“On the second or third day (of production), I went to Aaron’s office. I told him we’re about peace and love, so let’s not have the Mod Squad ever carry a gun. And we didn’t. We made a point of, when the bad guy dropped his gun, to take that weapon and throw it away. It was symbolic, a way of saying, ‘We don’t need that.’ ”