Baretta

Baretta
Baretta title screen
GenreDetective fiction
Police procedural
Created byStephen J. Cannell
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes82 (list of episodes)
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 17, 1975 (1975-01-17) –
May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18)
Related
Toma
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Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978.[1]

The show was a revised and milder version of a 1973–1974 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.[2][3]

"Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow," the show's theme music, was composed by Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames[4] and sung by Sammy Davis Jr.,[5] in addition to being a chart hit for two other artists.

  1. ^ "Baretta". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. ^ McMurran, Kristin (July 7, 1980). "With Stunning Intensity, David Toma, Ex-Cop, Ex-Addict and Model for TV's 'Baretta', Harangues Kids Against Drugs". People.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Lois (April 28, 1975). "A Time Bomb Named Robert Blake Re-Explodes as 'Baretta'". People.
  4. ^ "Dave Grusin & Morgan Ames: Baretta ('Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow')". Dave Tomkins: Musica Database. University of British Columbia. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via cs.ubc.ca.
  5. ^ "Sammy Davis Jr. added lyrics to so many instrumental TV theme songs". MeTV.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

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