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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.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
He'll Never See Daylight AgainBaretta vows revenge on the hoodlum whose thugs murdered his girlfriend. - 02
The Five and a Half Pound JunkieWhen 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. - 03
Woman in the HarborA parole officer is murdered after telling Baretta that a model who supposedy killed herself months earlier is alive in Mexico.
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Episodes by season
Season01Best season
- S01E01
Season's bestHe'll Never See Daylight AgainJanuary 17, 1975Baretta vows revenge on the hoodlum whose thugs murdered his girlfriend. - S01E02
The Five and a Half Pound JunkieJanuary 24, 1975When his childhood friend is murdered, Baretta tries to protect the pregnant widow and her unborn child from the killers, and from her own d - S01E03
Woman in the HarborJanuary 31, 1975A parole officer is murdered after telling Baretta that a model who supposedy killed herself months earlier is alive in Mexico. - S01E04
If You Can't Pay the PriceFebruary 7, 1975—Baretta tries to nail a seemingly untouchable crime czar by placing the aging man under painfully overt 24-hour-a-day surveillance. - S01E05
Half a Million Dollar BabyFebruary 14, 1975Baretta's career and reputation are almost ruined by a beautiful photographer who tricks him into helping her steal a half million dollars o - S01E06
Ragtime Billy PeachesFebruary 28, 1975When the dead body of a prominent attorney's wife is found, Baretta becomes interested when he finds that there is no record of her existenc - S01E07
The Coppelli OathMarch 7, 1975After Baretta kills a drug pusher in a shootout, the man's teenage brother vows revenge. - S01E08
Walk Like You TalkMarch 14, 1975A committee on police corruption investigates Baretta after his partner takes a bribe in order to support his girlfriend's expensive tastes. - S01E09
The MansionApril 2, 1975After an undercover policewoman is killed, Baretta poses as a fugitive gangster in order to infiltrate a mansion that the syndicate runs as - S01E10
Keep Your Eye on the SparrowApril 9, 1975Baretta begins to suspect that a rash of petty burglaries is actually the result of his retarded friend's efforts to emulate Robin Hood. - S01E11
The Secret of Terry LakeApril 16, 1975Baretta 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 al - S01E12
This Ain't My BagApril 30, 1975—Baretta feels out of his element as he investigates the affluent friends of a heiress who has gone missing.
Season02
- S02E01
The Good-Bye Orphan Annie BluesSeptember 10, 1975Baretta 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 - S02E02
The Glory GameSeptember 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 weapo - S02E03
On the RoadSeptember 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 o - S02E04
Nobody in a Nothing PlaceOctober 1, 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 - S02E05
The Fire ManOctober 8, 1975—To find an arsonist, Baretta seeks the help of a former investigator who retired after suffering both physical and psychological damage in a - S02E06
Double ImageOctober 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 t - S02E07
Photography by John DoeOctober 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. - S02E08
Set Up CityOctober 29, 1975—To infiltrate a gang of jewel robbers, Baretta seeks the help of a former expert safecracker he once sent to prison. - S02E09
A Bite of the AppleNovember 5, 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 h - S02E10
When Dues Come DownNovember 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 t - S02E11
The Big Hand's on TroubleNovember 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 - S02E12
Count the Days I'm GoneNovember 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. - S02E13
Sharper Than a Serpent's ToothDecember 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 - S02E14
The Left Hand of the DevilJanuary 7, 1976—When a plea bargain falls through, Baretta must infiltrate a murderous motorcycle gang to save his informant. - S02E15
Murder for MeJanuary 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 - S02E16
Pay or DieJanuary 28, 1976—After a crime lord is arrested, Baretta must jeopardize an undercover policewoman to stop an escalating war of succession between gangland f - S02E17
The Blood BondFebruary 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 o - S02E18
The DippersFebruary 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. - S02E19
Dead Man OutMarch 3, 1976—Baretta risks his life going undercover as a prison inmate to discover why two suspects in a jewelry heist were killed. - S02E20
Death on the RunMarch 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 i - S02E21AggieMarch 24, 1976—A retarded waitress who sees a narcotics cop commit murder allows herself to be persuaded that another man committed the crime.
- S02E22And Down Will Come BabyApril 28, 1976—When a mother has second thoughts after selling her baby, she helps Baretta infiltrate a group trafficking in black market babies.
Season03
- S03E01Season's bestThe NinjaSeptember 22, 1976Baretta tries to stop a Japanese martial arts expert from taking personal revenge on the mobsters who murdered his daughter.
- S03E02Soldier in the JungleSeptember 29, 1976Baretta finds out that that hit man he is trying to stop from killing a local mobster may be one of his childhood friends.
- S03E03Runaway CowboyOctober 6, 1976
- S03E04Street EditionOctober 13, 1976
- S03E05They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used ToOctober 20, 1976
- S03E06ShoesOctober 27, 1976
- S03E07Under the CityNovember 3, 1976
- S03E08Dear TonyNovember 10, 1976
- S03E09Crazy AnnieNovember 24, 1976
- S03E10Nothin' for Nothin'December 1, 1976
- S03E11Can't Win for Losin'December 15, 1976
- S03E12Look Back in TerrorDecember 22, 1976
- S03E13The Big Hand's on TroubleDecember 29, 1976—
- S03E14Don't Kill the SparrowsJanuary 12, 1977
- S03E15That Sister Ain't No CousinJanuary 19, 1977
- S03E16Open SeasonJanuary 26, 1977
- S03E17The ReunionFebruary 2, 1977
- S03E18Not on Our BlockFebruary 9, 1977—
- S03E19The RunawaysFebruary 16, 1977—
- S03E20Everybody Pays the FareFebruary 23, 1977
- S03E21Think MinkMarch 9, 1977
- S03E22CarlaMarch 16, 1977
- S03E23Big Bad CharlieMarch 30, 1977—
- S03E24Guns and BrothersApril 6, 1977
- S03E25Playin' PoliceMay 4, 1976—
Season04
- S04E01New Girl in TownSeptember 28, 1977A mobster orders a ""hit"" on Baretta's new partner, a drug-sniffing police dog.
- S04E02Somebody Killed Cock RobinOctober 5, 1977—Insufficient evidence allows a man to be released from jail and resume his efforts to hurt a nightclub dancer.
- S04E03Lyman P. Doffer, FedOctober 19, 1977—An FBI computer expert poses as a field agent to join Baretta on a case regarding stolen emeralds that led to murder.
- S04E04The Sky Is FallingOctober 26, 1977—Baretta tries to save a teen-age male prostitute who is being pursued by a killer after witnessing a friend's murder.
- S04E05It's Hard But It's FairNovember 2, 1977—Baretta poses as the trainer of a former champion boxer to trap a drug-smuggling murderer.
- S04E06BuddyNovember 16, 1977—Baretta puts his career at risk by sheltering a retarded teenager who he thinks has been falsely accused of killing his mother.
- S04E07Por NadaNovember 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.
- S04E08Who Can Make the Sun Shine?November 30, 1977—His concern for an elderly amnesiac interferes with Baretta's investigation of a schoolyard drug pusher who is responsible for several overd
- S04E09All That ShattersDecember 7, 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 an
- S04E10It Goes with the JobDecember 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
- S04E11Hot HorseJanuary 4, 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 apartm
- S04E12Why Me?January 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.
- S04E13I'll Take You to LunchJanuary 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 a
- S04E14It's a BoyFebruary 2, 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 s
- S04E15Just for LaughsFebruary 9, 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.
- S04E16The MarkerFebruary 16, 1978—Family loyalty compels a friend of Baretta's to agree to kill the man who assaulted an aging mobster's daughter.
- S04E17The Stone ConspiracyFebruary 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
- S04E18The AppointmentMarch 9, 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 stor
- S04E19Woman TroubleMarch 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 jewe
- S04E20The GadjoMarch 30, 1978—Baretta's young partner is ostracised by his Gypsy family for refusing to perform an atonement ceremony after accidentally killing his young
- S04E21BarneyApril 6, 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
- S04E22The DreamMay 4, 1978—Faced with a difficult kidnapping case, Baretta accepts help from a girl who appears to have psychic knowledge of the crime.
- S04E23The Snake ChaserMay 11, 1978—A mobster who was badly scarred as the result of a shoot-out seeks revenge on Baretta.
- S04E24The BundleMay 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 mo
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