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) parted and heavy seas prevented further attempts to salvage the "LCVP". At 1022 on 4 October, "Baretta" was lying off Angaur Island when "LCT-579" struck a mine 300 yards off shore. "Baretta's" motor launch sped to the scene with a rescue party and removed 11 injured men before the damaged craft sank. Through the rest of 1944, "Baretta" repaired and supplied landing craft and helped to retrieve them when they broached or became stranded. After transferring gear on 3 January 1945, "Baretta" sailed to Kossol Passage and, following operations in that vicinity, got underway with "Spangler" (DE 696) on the