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“20 minutes of that sure doesn’t help a headache.”
“I can dig it.”
Clarence Williams III sure knows how to deliver the line “I can dig it”. He says it like most people use the word “like”, or “umm.” It’s like his verbal crutch, and when he has nothing else to say, he “can dig it”. Which leads to the use of the phrase in many moments that don’t make a lot of sense. “I think I might have eaten some bad fish.” “I can dig it.” “My goiter is acting up.” “I can dig it.” “I’m thinking of switching toothpastes.” “I can dig it.” I don’t think this is entirely Williams’ fault. In fact, it probably isn’t his fault at all. I assume this is the fault of the writers of The Mod Squad, who really wanted to get as much cool-guy 60s lingo into the dialogue of the show, but only knew three cool-guy phrases and varations thereof. Can you dig it?
Season Two, Volume Two of The Mod Squad comes out May 26th on DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment, and it (as one would expect) picks up right where Season Two Volume One left off. It’s annoying to split up these series into volumes, instead of releasing the entire season all at once, but with The Mod Squad it isn’t so bad. It’s not like there’s some big season-long plot that has to be followed, and each episode stands alone. This volume starts off with an episode about a guy saving Pete Cochran from a mugging and then mysteriously disappearing. The scrumptious Peggy Lipton doesn’t show up until the second episode, when she gets mistaken for a rich guy’s daughter and is kidnapped. The Mod Squad remained a pretty good show through 1969 and 1970. I can dig it.