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Baretta
"If you can't do the time don't do the crime"
Overview
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
Status
Ended
Created By
Stephen J. Cannell
Network
ABC
Seasons & Episodes
Season 4
Episodes
New Girl in Town
A mobster orders a ""hit"" on Baretta's new partner, a drug-sniffing police dog.
Somebody Killed Cock Robin
Insufficient evidence allows a man to be released from jail and resume his efforts to hurt a nightclub dancer.
Lyman P. Doffer, Fed
An FBI computer expert poses as a field agent to join Baretta on a case regarding stolen emeralds that led to murder.
The Sky Is Falling
Baretta tries to save a teen-age male prostitute who is being pursued by a killer after witnessing a friend's murder.
It's Hard But It's Fair
Baretta poses as the trainer of a former champion boxer to trap a drug-smuggling murderer.
Buddy
Baretta puts his career at risk by sheltering a retarded teenager who he thinks has been falsely accused of killing his mother.
Por Nada
An attack on the leader of a street gang, and the murder of his girlfriend, threatens to ignite a war in the barrio.
Who Can Make the Sun Shine?
His concern for an elderly amnesiac interferes with Baretta's investigation of a schoolyard drug pusher who is responsible for several overdose deaths.
All That Shatters
War veterans are being blamed for a series of bombings that are actually the work of a wheelchair-bound bomber who is attacking buildings and transportation systems without handicap access.
It Goes with the Job
Baretta does a lot of soul-searching after wounding a boy while trying to stop a holdup. Then he himself is targeted for revenge by one of the robbers who escaped.
Hot Horse
Two elderly neighbors of Baretta's steal a million-dollar racehorse back from the thief who originally took it, then hide it in their apartment until they can claim the reward.
Why Me?
A woman who was attacked is so traumatized that she clings to Baretta and hampers his investigation of the robbery and murder she witnessed.
I'll Take You to Lunch
When his friend Billy is one of the hostages taken by robbers trapped at a roadside tavern, Baretta tries to negotiate a deal between them and a sheriff who is unwilling to concede anything because of his political situation.
It's a Boy
When a former girlfriend shows up with a baby named after him, Baretta plans to marry her until it turns out that she is a pawn in a power struggle between two mobs, with an assassin on her trail.
Just for Laughs
Baretta comes to the aid of a has-been comic trying to make a comeback, who has recently suffered several attempts on his life.
The Marker
Family loyalty compels a friend of Baretta's to agree to kill the man who assaulted an aging mobster's daughter.
The Stone Conspiracy
On temporary duty with the vice squad, Baretta learns that his partner is taking bribes, and is ordered by his boss to investigate the other officers on the squad as well.
The Appointment
Baretta tries to find out why a laundry owner, who happens to be engaged to his cousin, refuses to identify the two men who held up his store and killed a cop.
Woman Trouble
Baretta tries to help a 12-year-old girl who has run away from the orphanage find her recently paroled father before he takes part in a jewel robbery.
The Gadjo
Baretta's young partner is ostracised by his Gypsy family for refusing to perform an atonement ceremony after accidentally killing his younger brother during a robbery.
Barney
Baretta goes undercover as a trucker to help the daughter of a murdered newspaperman pursue the hijackers who killed her father when he got too close.
The Dream
Faced with a difficult kidnapping case, Baretta accepts help from a girl who appears to have psychic knowledge of the crime.
The Snake Chaser
A mobster who was badly scarred as the result of a shoot-out seeks revenge on Baretta.
The Bundle
Two actresses, one of whom is Rooster's cousin, are in fear for their lives after a murder allows them to make off with $50,000 in stolen money.
Top Cast
Robert Blake
Det. Tony Baretta
Dana Elcar
Inspector Shiller
Sharon Cintron
