Baretta

Baretta
Premiere	January 17, 1975
Finale	May 18, 1978
Creator	Stephen J. Cannell
Network/Provider	ABC
Style	60-minute crime drama
Company	Public Arts, Universal Television
Seasons	4
Episodes	82 (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

Baretta is a crime drama that aired on ABC.

Detective Anthony Vincenzo "Tony" Baretta is an unorthodox plainclothes cop (badge #609) with the 53rd precinct, who lives with Fred, his Triton Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, in apartment 2C at the run-down King Edward Hotel in an unnamed Eastern city (presumably Newark, New Jersey). Like his model David Toma, Tony Baretta wore many disguises on the job. When not in disguise, Baretta wore a T-shirt, jeans and a soft cap. He often carried an unlit cigarette in his lips or behind his ear. His catchphrases included "You can take dat to da bank" and "And dat‘s the name of dat tune." When exasperated he would occasionally speak in asides to his late father, Louie Baretta.

Tony drove a rusted-out 1966 Chevy Impala four-door sedan nicknamed "The Blue Ghost" (license plate 532 BEN). He hung out at Ross’s Billiard Academy and referred to his numerous girlfriends as his "cousins".

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4
Robert Blake	Det. Tony Baretta	*	*	*	*
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4
Dana Elcar	Lt. Shiller	*
Tom Ewell	Billy Truman		*	*	*
Ed Grover	Lt. Hal Brubaker		*	*	*
Michael D. Roberts	Rooster	*	*	*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
ABC
Season One	January 17, 1975	April 30, 1975				12
Season Two	September 10, 1975	April 28, 1976				22
Season Three	September 22, 1976	May 4, 1977				24
Season Four	September 28, 1977	May 18, 1978				24

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
Season 1			October 29, 2002	purchase		3

External Links

• opening credits for season 2-onon YouTube