Baretta

Show Summary

Aired: 1975 - 1978
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

Tony Baretta was an unconventional cop. He was
streetwise, single, with a decidedly funky lifestyle:
he holed up in apartment 2-C of the run-down King
Edward Hotel with his pet cockatoo Fred. He was
usually seen in a T-shirt and jeans, with his
trademark cap pulled down over his forehead. Being
the orphaned son of poor Italian immigrants, Tony
knew the city inside out. He was a master of disguise,
and because of his rough appearance was able to
infiltrate such groups as motorcycle gangs and even
"the Mob." Needless to say, he refused to have a
partner and always worked alone. Inspector Shiller
was his original boss, later succeeded by Lt. Brubaker.
Billy Truman was a retired cop who was a
combined manager and house detective
at the hotel where Baretta lived.

Comments

musicradio77Posted: 01/18/2006

Where's Sammy Davis Jr.? He can't joined in for the song "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow". All you can hear is guitar playing.

cukoo4cocopuffsPosted: 03/27/2006

"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time,noooo-(Don't Do it!)"

peanutsPosted: 12/28/2007

Loved the bird Fred.

isis1Posted: 03/08/2008

musicradio77 is right....there are lyrics for this theme song. golden if someone could find that version of the intro...all i can ever remember is the same..."keep your eye on the sparrow...." there may be a "...don't do it!..." in there somewhere...and at the end i think it goes..."well, well, well, well, well!" so long ago but very cool tune. bring it back! i mean, someone in hollywood knows where that old tv show vault is.

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