Baretta
Baretta
TV Series
6.5
1975 4 Seasons

Baretta

If you can't do the time don't do the crime

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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.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

12 Episodes Aired 1975

No overview available for this season.

He'll Never See Daylight Again
60 min
E1

He'll Never See Daylight Again

Jan 17, 1975

Baretta vows revenge on the hoodlum whose thugs murdered his girlfriend.

The Five and a Half Pound Junkie
60 min
E2

The Five and a Half Pound Junkie

Jan 24, 1975

When his childhood friend is murdered, Baretta tries to protect the pregnant widow and her unborn child from the killers, and from her own drug habit.

Woman in the Harbor
60 min
E3

Woman in the Harbor

Jan 31, 1975

A parole officer is murdered after telling Baretta that a model who supposedy killed herself months earlier is alive in Mexico.

If You Can't Pay the Price
60 min
E4

If You Can't Pay the Price

Feb 07, 1975

Baretta tries to nail a seemingly untouchable crime czar by placing the aging man under painfully overt 24-hour-a-day surveillance.

Half a Million Dollar Baby
60 min
E5

Half a Million Dollar Baby

Feb 14, 1975

Baretta's career and reputation are almost ruined by a beautiful photographer who tricks him into helping her steal a half million dollars of mob money.

Ragtime Billy Peaches
60 min
E6

Ragtime Billy Peaches

Feb 28, 1975

When the dead body of a prominent attorney's wife is found, Baretta becomes interested when he finds that there is no record of her existence before age 20.

The Coppelli Oath
60 min
E7

The Coppelli Oath

Mar 07, 1975

After Baretta kills a drug pusher in a shootout, the man's teenage brother vows revenge.

Walk Like You Talk
60 min
E8

Walk Like You Talk

Mar 14, 1975

A committee on police corruption investigates Baretta after his partner takes a bribe in order to support his girlfriend's expensive tastes.

The Mansion
60 min
E9

The Mansion

Apr 02, 1975

After an undercover policewoman is killed, Baretta poses as a fugitive gangster in order to infiltrate a mansion that the syndicate runs as a house of illicit pleasures.

Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow
60 min
E10

Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow

Apr 09, 1975

Baretta begins to suspect that a rash of petty burglaries is actually the result of his retarded friend's efforts to emulate Robin Hood.

The Secret of Terry Lake
60 min
E11

The Secret of Terry Lake

Apr 16, 1975

Baretta comes to believe that a mobster is being framed for the murder of his boss when the man's girlfriend is too scared to confirm his alibi.

This Ain't My Bag
60 min
E12

This Ain't My Bag

Apr 30, 1975

Baretta feels out of his element as he investigates the affluent friends of a heiress who has gone missing.

Season 2

Season 2

22 Episodes Aired 1975

No overview available for this season.

The Good-Bye Orphan Annie Blues
60 min
E1

The Good-Bye Orphan Annie Blues

Sep 10, 1975

Baretta comes to suspect that his close friend, a music store owner, may not only be a drug dealer, but may be unknowingly selling heroin so pure that it is killing his customers.

The Glory Game
60 min
E2

The Glory Game

Sep 17, 1975

Baretta has to go on the run to clear his name after he is framed for the murder of a gun dealer he was investigating, who was selling weapons to teenagers.

On the Road
60 min
E3

On the Road

Sep 24, 1975

Baretta must use his wits to survive after he and a runaway girl he apprehended unwittingly get into a police car being driven by a couple of holdup men disguised as cops.

Nobody in a Nothing Place
60 min
E4

Nobody in a Nothing Place

Oct 01, 1975

When a conventioneer is murdered, Baretta finds that the only witness is a busboy who doesn't want to get involved, but the real murderer is after the man too.

The Fire Man
60 min
E5

The Fire Man

Oct 08, 1975

To find an arsonist, Baretta seeks the help of a former investigator who retired after suffering both physical and psychological damage in a fire.

Double Image
60 min
E6

Double Image

Oct 15, 1975

While Baretta is investigating a series of waterfront killings, his cover becomes in danger of being blown by a waitress who knows him and thinks he is responsible for the death of her boyfriend.

Photography by John Doe
60 min
E7

Photography by John Doe

Oct 22, 1975

Persuaded by his grandson to reopen the case of a retired cop supposedly killed in a fall, Baretta discovers a judge on the take.

Set Up City
60 min
E8

Set Up City

Oct 29, 1975

To infiltrate a gang of jewel robbers, Baretta seeks the help of a former expert safecracker he once sent to prison.

A Bite of the Apple
60 min
E9

A Bite of the Apple

Nov 05, 1975

When a dying hoodlum entrusts his girlfriend with a detailed record of all his underworld activities, she is sought by both the police and his former cronies seeking to protect themselves.

When Dues Come Down
60 min
E10

When Dues Come Down

Nov 12, 1975

Baretta doggedly follows a truck driver he suspects of killing the cat burglar who injured his wife, waiting for the man to make a mistake that will reveal his guilt.

The Big Hand's on Trouble
60 min
E11

The Big Hand's on Trouble

Nov 19, 1975

Baretta is investigating a mob theft of diamonds belonging to Mr. Nicholas and winds up helping a merchant who is threatened by a new group in the neighborhood called the East Side Benevolent Society, who is forcing all the shop owners to pay money for protection or suffer the consequences.

Count the Days I'm Gone
60 min
E12

Count the Days I'm Gone

Nov 26, 1975

Baretta must find a nurse's 9-year-old sister, witness to the murder of a blind hot-dog vendor, before the killers do.

Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
60 min
E13

Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

Dec 15, 1975

When his partner is charged with shooting a suspect in the back, Baretta tries to locate the only witness who can save the man's career, but the real murderers are after him too.

The Left Hand of the Devil
60 min
E14

The Left Hand of the Devil

Jan 07, 1976

When a plea bargain falls through, Baretta must infiltrate a murderous motorcycle gang to save his informant.

Murder for Me
60 min
E15

Murder for Me

Jan 14, 1976

Baretta tracks a distraught father who has killed the doctor he believes responsible for the death of his son, then has gone after the local drug dealers as well.

Pay or Die
60 min
E16

Pay or Die

Jan 28, 1976

After a crime lord is arrested, Baretta must jeopardize an undercover policewoman to stop an escalating war of succession between gangland factions.

The Blood Bond
60 min
E17

The Blood Bond

Feb 18, 1976

Believing that Baretta pocketed $500,000 in stolen bonds after stopping a robbery, a mobster takes Billy hostage until the money is turned over.

The Dippers
60 min
E18

The Dippers

Feb 25, 1976

After a young pickpocket is killed, Baretta solicits the help of an expert to infiltrate the gang that operates at an airline terminal.

Dead Man Out
60 min
E19

Dead Man Out

Mar 03, 1976

Baretta risks his life going undercover as a prison inmate to discover why two suspects in a jewelry heist were killed.

Death on the Run
60 min
E20

Death on the Run

Mar 17, 1976

Pursuing a gunrunner with spinal meningitis, Baretta becomes infected and has 48 hours to find the man and his cohorts before he has to go into quarantine.

60 min
E21

Aggie

Mar 24, 1976

A retarded waitress who sees a narcotics cop commit murder allows herself to be persuaded that another man committed the crime.

60 min
E22

And Down Will Come Baby

Apr 28, 1976

When a mother has second thoughts after selling her baby, she helps Baretta infiltrate a group trafficking in black market babies.

Season 4

Season 4

24 Episodes Aired 1977

No overview available for this season.

60 min
E1

New Girl in Town

Sep 28, 1977

A mobster orders a ""hit"" on Baretta's new partner, a drug-sniffing police dog.

60 min
E2

Somebody Killed Cock Robin

Oct 05, 1977

Insufficient evidence allows a man to be released from jail and resume his efforts to hurt a nightclub dancer.

60 min
E3

Lyman P. Doffer, Fed

Oct 19, 1977

An FBI computer expert poses as a field agent to join Baretta on a case regarding stolen emeralds that led to murder.

60 min
E4

The Sky Is Falling

Oct 26, 1977

Baretta tries to save a teen-age male prostitute who is being pursued by a killer after witnessing a friend's murder.

60 min
E5

It's Hard But It's Fair

Nov 02, 1977

Baretta poses as the trainer of a former champion boxer to trap a drug-smuggling murderer.

60 min
E6

Buddy

Nov 16, 1977

Baretta puts his career at risk by sheltering a retarded teenager who he thinks has been falsely accused of killing his mother.

60 min
E7

Por Nada

Nov 23, 1977

An attack on the leader of a street gang, and the murder of his girlfriend, threatens to ignite a war in the barrio.

60 min
E8

Who Can Make the Sun Shine?

Nov 30, 1977

His concern for an elderly amnesiac interferes with Baretta's investigation of a schoolyard drug pusher who is responsible for several overdose deaths.

60 min
E9

All That Shatters

Dec 07, 1977

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.

60 min
E10

It Goes with the Job

Dec 21, 1977

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.

60 min
E11

Hot Horse

Jan 04, 1978

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.

60 min
E12

Why Me?

Jan 11, 1978

A woman who was attacked is so traumatized that she clings to Baretta and hampers his investigation of the robbery and murder she witnessed.

60 min
E13

I'll Take You to Lunch

Jan 18, 1978

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.

60 min
E14

It's a Boy

Feb 02, 1978

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.

60 min
E15

Just for Laughs

Feb 09, 1978

Baretta comes to the aid of a has-been comic trying to make a comeback, who has recently suffered several attempts on his life.

60 min
E16

The Marker

Feb 16, 1978

Family loyalty compels a friend of Baretta's to agree to kill the man who assaulted an aging mobster's daughter.

60 min
E17

The Stone Conspiracy

Feb 23, 1978

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.

60 min
E18

The Appointment

Mar 09, 1978

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.

60 min
E19

Woman Trouble

Mar 23, 1978

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.

60 min
E20

The Gadjo

Mar 30, 1978

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.

60 min
E21

Barney

Apr 06, 1978

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.

60 min
E22

The Dream

May 04, 1978

Faced with a difficult kidnapping case, Baretta accepts help from a girl who appears to have psychic knowledge of the crime.

60 min
E23

The Snake Chaser

May 11, 1978

A mobster who was badly scarred as the result of a shoot-out seeks revenge on Baretta.

60 min
E24

The Bundle

May 18, 1978

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.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

4

Episodes

83

Language

en

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