BARETTA - THE COLLECTION (ABC 1975-78) RARE!!! Robert Blake, Tom Ewell, Dana Elcar, Edward Glover

Tony Baretta (Robert Blake), badge number 609, was a tough and unconventional streetwise cop with the 53rd Precinct. He drove a car called ‘the Blue Ghost’, was a master of disguise and because of his Italian heritage and tough appearance, he was able to infiltrate criminal groups, motorcycle gangs and even the mafia. He always worked alone, refusing to have a partner assigned to him. Tony lived in Apartment 2C of the King Edward Hotel, an old establishment managed by his elderly friends and ex-cop Billy Truman (Tom Ewell). Tony usually wore a T-shirt, jeans, and a cap. His original boss was Inspector Schiller (Dana Elcar) – later replaced by Lieutenant Brubaker (Edward Glover). The humorous interludes in the show were provided by Tony’s extravagant informant/friend Rooster (Michael D. Roberts) and by his talented pet cockatoo named Fred who liked a little liquor now and then and thought he was a chicken. Baretta actually started out as the series Toma in 1973, a show starring Tony Mus