Baretta Baretta Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975–78. The show was a revised and milder version of a 1973–74 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. "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow," the show's theme music was composed by Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames and sung by Sammy Davis Jr. Anthony Vincenzo "Tony" Baretta is an unorthodox plainclothes police detective (Badge #609) with the
USS Baretta (AN-41) Fleet task group followed. The next morning, "Fraser" (DM 24) and "Stagbush" began laying channel buoys. "Baretta" later joined them, planting buoys at three mile intervals. Each of the net layers received a "well done" from "Fraser". On the evening of the 16th, weather reports warned of an approaching typhoon; and, at 0920 on the 17th, "all ships received orders to be ready to get underway on 30 minutes notice." After letting out more anchor chain, "Baretta" waited as the wind increased to force 6 by 1800. Dragging anchor, "LCI-814" fouled the net layer's bow at 1855. "Baretta" backed down