We were addicted to the season of Toma that ran before the actor Tony Musante bailed after one season. The show was retooled and toned down and became Barreta... back then Robert Blake was thought to be a lighter touch though in the end he was REAL!.. You can take that to the bank!
November 4 2024... wonder what was on my tv dinner tray November 4 1974! Bet if I tracked everything down on the schedule I'd remember something... Partridge Family...Chico The Man...HOT'L BALTIMORE...The Odd Couple etc
I know what horizon means. I am 60 and loved most of these 70’s shows, but the experience is bittersweet now. My folks have been gone for 10 and 12 years although my siblings are still alive. Funny how you remember stuff, both the good and bad. I wish more shows were good these days.
@@Nikki76377, I don’t understand why this, being one of the most popular shows of the 70s, isn’t available on BluRay. Amazon does carry season-1 on DVD.
I've been going through Theme songs from when I was a kid. I don't know why I torture myself this way. Parents and Sister, Passed away, all who'd I watch these shows with in our Living Room gone. Robert Blake Passed...My Mother Loved Robert Blake...smile.
Hi. I'm not just saying this..., I understand you. Listening to these tunes... Baretta, Taxi, Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, Banacek, Hill Street Blues, and for the UK.., Tales Of The Unexpected, The Two Ronnie's, Rising Damp, Butterfly's, and too many more to remember. I think it brings us the comfort and stability of our childhood when all was good and easy. Family was all present, alive and in one warm full house. I too listen to these tunes once in a while and the emotions flow. You're not the only one.
Take me back to my childhood memories 😊..... the 70's... and other TV shows from that era.... with the passing of Bob Newhart, listened to opening theme song from his show.. Phil Donahue, married to Marlo Thomas.. That Girl, TV show and Room 222.... brought back a lot of childhood memories 🥲. Just turned 62 , last week. Didn't know that was song 🎶 by Sammy Davis Jr. Thanks for the knowledge..👍
Barretta was the most realistic and coolest. The song was all over 1970s. I started watching reruns of Mannix and Canon on Amazon and it brought back so many memories
@@littlebritain64 yeah, cannon was so funny. you got this big fat guy running after and chasing young black guys and would you believe it catching them.
RIP Robert Blake We'll never know the truth of what happened to Bonny, but that's between you & your maker. I still enjoyed the gift you gave with this show of my childhood.
@@Mister_Listener Robert Blake was acquitted in his criminal trial. There wasn't enough evidence. So I'm not going to blatantly say he did the crime based on his civil trial, because those cases require little evidence for a conviction. That's why I left the question open, but you're free to believe what you want
@@Mister_Listener Sure OJ lost his civil case, but Casey Anthony won two civil cases--one against a witness that defamed her.--and the second brought against her by the nanny. So does that make public perception of Anthony's guilt any less valid? That's why civil cases are a poor measurement of a person's guilt. Decades often pass before the real perp in a case gets caught. Just because they haven't been found is not reason for claiming the accused did the crime, especially when they've been found not guilty in a court of law like Robert Blake. If I didn't have questions about him, I wouldn't have brought Bonnie up in my original post. But I'm also not going to state a claim of guilt based on lack of evidence that jurors felt was needed to convict him.
THIS THEME (along with a few others ) .... is stuck in my head FOREVERMORE!!!! And i'm glad and happy to have been born where and when i was. I miss 1970's/80's TV.
I never knew Sammy Davis Junior sang the theme of Barretta until today..😊. I used to watch this TV show at home with my mom during some wonderful times. ❤ What a blessing to hear it all over again.
I grew up in Studio City, ate clam linguine at Vitello’s, and watched Baretta long before what happened happened. Nostalgia. It’s all only an inch away from my fingertips. I swear.
This was one of several versions of the theme song that was covered. Sammy recorded this in 1976. The rendition by Rhythm Heritage in 1975 was the rendition that appeared during the show’s opening credits.
My dad went to night school back then, and I remember he got home just in time for us to watch what he called, “The Dummy and the Bird.” Loved those nights watching TV with Dad. At 10:00, on Monday’s we had SWAT and Wednesday’s Baretta, we rounded out the week checking out The Six Million Dollar Man…. Good times…
Tv theme songs of the 70's and 80's were the best. Beretta was a very good cop show. My older brother especially liked this show. Gawd i miss 70's tv.😢
Baretta was my childhood hero. I wanted to be like him. I ended up as a Special Agent of the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Often working undercover in various places in the world. I'm retired now. What a life it was!
I was just a baby back in the 70's when this was running on ABC. but I do remember my parents watching this. and having me and my brother's sitting on the floor in front on the T.v. days when the whole family watched T.v together, in ONE room. these days, families DON'T gather in ONE room to watch T.v anymore.
Thank you for your service, it’s a really tough job. I hope you are enjoying your retirement! My brother was a cop for 30 years and he saw some really horrible stuff, I don’t think he ever got over it. He passed away last year.
As a small child in the mid 70s, every time I heard this song coming from the living room I knew where I could find my dad...on the recliner in front of the TV.😉
A, I have no idea how this popped up in my feed. B, I had no idea Dave Grusin wrote this! Back in the day I didn't like it when they went from the instrumental theme to the version with Sammy Davis, Jr.. Now, I can't get enough of it, and I really appreciate the power of the man's voice. 👍👍
One of my favorite shows. Robert Blake was in his element. Loved the song and the vibes. 70s detective shows were the best. This brought back a lot of good memories. Thank you for posting.
What an Opening Song! When I was a Little kid, This intro got me every time I watched this Series on my Black and White TV here in my country LONG TIME ago. Greetings from Argentina
I don't remember if I ever sat through an episode, I remember bits of it. I was very young. But who can forget that song! Every now and again I'll randomly sing a line so finding this was a treat! Don't do the crime...!
I'm at it again! Sammy dave grusin and the band did this one to death! I love these 70s tv themes. I grew up on these shows and never get tired of the creativity
In the 70ies when we could still receive netherland TV in Germany this was my favourite show. Loved the theme. Like Isaac Hayes theme from Shaft ❤. Got me hooked in my teens for Soul, R&B and Funk.
Weird to think - Robert Blake started his film career as one of the Little Rascals. He was also the kid who sold Bogie the winning lottery ticket in ‘Treasure of the Sierra Madre’
Hearing this song brings back good childhood memories. As a kid growing up in the 1970s Baretta was one of my favorite tv shows. I really believed what this show stood for. Just in the opening theme song alone life lessons were being taught - 1.) "Don't go to bed with no price on your head." 2.) "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." 3.) "Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price." 4.) "Don't run your feet down no dead-end street." 5.) "Don't do me dirt or you're gonna get hurt." 6.) "Don't run away until you hear what I say."
As a young kid in the 60’s Jonny Quest was always watched by me and my brother. I’ve seen every episode of Jonny Quest in black and white. We didn’t have color TV until 1970
Johnny Quest ... I recently pulled that up, on UA-cam, and do remember The planet of the Apes, cartoon, the opening theme/intro was scary/frightening. And Star Trek, the animated series....🥲 Huckle Berry Thin 🤔
Robert was a mad man, heard him tell a story that they use to lock him on the Universal lot at nights because he was such a bad drunk and wouldn’t show for work in the morning. He said one night he was locked in so he got drunk and drove the tour bus into the Red Sea set from the Ten Commandments movie .
I watched Barretta, Adam 12, Hawaii 5 "O" and also Kojak (Telly Savalas) as a child but probably forgot Sammy Davis Jnr sang this number which I always liked. It's so 1970s with that disco feel and lush orchestration. Great stuff.
I remember watching re-run episodes of Beretta before having to go to work in the "grave yard" shift at UPS back in the 70's. I always wanted to own a cockatiel bird because of this show but never ever got one.
As a kid, I loved watching Baretta...I thought he was not only cool but also very funny. The theme song was the icing on the cake... with the Amazing Sammy Davis Jr.
70's detective shows were awesome.
@@melroze right!
We were addicted to the season of Toma that ran before the actor Tony Musante bailed after one season. The show was retooled and toned down and became Barreta... back then Robert Blake was thought to be a lighter touch though in the end he was REAL!.. You can take that to the bank!
I loved this show and Columbo
Kojak was ace
They sure were.
Sammy Davis Jr. nailed it..!! Brings back memories...
….you took the words right out of my mouth. Sammy crushed it. Gritty and Soulful.
@@NathanielRayDavis ..Yes, indeed..!!
He was a great singer for certain.
Memories of childhood when I was happy and didn't know it...
Same.👍 we had it Good.
You telling...😊
Who is listening and watching in 2024?😍😍😎😎
Holland😀
@kleineneus cool!
Wisconsin Dutch say hi, Deyoung and Dykstra families
November 4 2024... wonder what was on my tv dinner tray November 4 1974! Bet if I tracked everything down on the schedule I'd remember something... Partridge Family...Chico The Man...HOT'L BALTIMORE...The Odd Couple etc
Soundtracks were awesome back then
Jive turkey!! Great show. Baretta and Kojak were must watch tv back in the day. Who loves ya?
Baby!
💯💯💯💯💯
I can dig it cat daddy
I'm still watching the Kojak reruns.
✌️
What about Starsky and Hutch emergency 911 I could keep going on and on and on Best ERA missed it 😢
I recently lost my mother😢and when I was a child we watched this together ❤
My condolences to you and your family during this difficult hour.
@@troypaul2379 Thank you ❤️
My condolences go out to you & your Family. May your Mom rest in R.I.P.
@@MrTtaakk ❤️
So sorry for your loss.😥❤️✝️🕊️🙏🏼
I know what horizon means. I am 60 and loved most of these 70’s shows, but the experience is bittersweet now. My folks have been gone for 10 and 12 years although my siblings are still alive. Funny how you remember stuff, both the good and bad. I wish more shows were good these days.
Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, and Get Christie Love were great shows from my childhood. ❤❤❤
Mine too...and SWAT, Charlies Angels, Kojak, Police Story, and Hawaii 5-0. So many great shows back then.
I like the Starsky and Hutch song, loved the car, too. RIP Hutch.
Yes, same here!
Why you had to mention Get Christie Love? Lol. "You're under arrest Sugar"
@@panama8009 hilarious!!
One of the best TV, ever! The entire series needs to be put on BluRay.
I've been trying to find it on Blu-Ray on Amazon.
@@Nikki76377, I don’t understand why this, being one of the most popular shows of the 70s, isn’t available on BluRay. Amazon does carry season-1 on DVD.
Universal is scared it won't sell because of Robert's past
I've been going through Theme songs from when I was a kid. I don't know why I torture myself this way. Parents and Sister, Passed away, all who'd I watch these shows with in our Living Room gone. Robert Blake Passed...My Mother Loved Robert Blake...smile.
Condolences bro🙏🏾
Hello I hear you same here I use to watch these great old shows with my family also but now Mom and Dad are gone I miss them terribly.
Hi.
I'm not just saying this..., I understand you. Listening to these tunes...
Baretta,
Taxi,
Kojak,
Starsky and Hutch,
Banacek,
Hill Street Blues,
and for the UK.., Tales Of The Unexpected,
The Two Ronnie's,
Rising Damp,
Butterfly's, and too many more to remember.
I think it brings us the comfort and stability of our childhood when all was good and easy. Family was all present, alive and in one warm full house. I too listen to these tunes once in a while and the emotions flow.
You're not the only one.
Very melancholic mind I was at boarding school so missed most of ‘em!
I know what you mean.
‘Takes me right back to when We were young’!❤
RIP Sammy Davis Jnr and Robert Blake ,he truly made this show his own!🙏🏼
Take me back to my childhood memories 😊..... the 70's... and other TV shows from that era.... with the passing of Bob Newhart, listened to opening theme song from his show.. Phil Donahue, married to Marlo Thomas.. That Girl, TV show and Room 222.... brought back a lot of childhood memories 🥲. Just turned 62 , last week. Didn't know that was song 🎶 by Sammy Davis Jr.
Thanks for the knowledge..👍
Sammy Davis Jr. Mack Daddy-ed that vocal. When he sang 'dont do the crime if you cant do the time', you sho' didn't! Wise words!
Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price.
And you can take that to the bank.
Barretta was the most realistic and coolest. The song was all over 1970s. I started watching reruns of Mannix and Canon on Amazon and it brought back so many memories
Don't forget Starsky.And Hutch with Huggy Bear 😅
Baretta, Mannix, Cannon... So popular at the time as well here in Italy!
@@littlebritain64 yeah, cannon was so funny. you got this big fat guy running after and chasing young black guys and would you believe it catching them.
I want to go back, please somebody help!🤩🥺🤩
Believe me I wish I could!
@@lashlarue59 Thank You!
I have a time traveling machine, but it's stuck in forward.😢
@@Yournamehere-jo6rw Yep, and look at the future; Wars, racial strife and a fascist global reset. Yep, the future is looking bright for you.😜
💯💯
I loved Baretta when I was a kid! ... wish they would re-show that series again!
Be careful what u wish for .if they did a reboot Baretta would probably be Transgender
Just because you and your dad are transgender doesn't mean Baretta will be.
It should be on one of the cable channels 🤔 When I was in isolation for Covid, I watched Manix, from the 60'or 70's....
One of the Best show in the 70's
I always loved those sound effects at 0:03 I believe Herb Alpert used them too in 1979 for Rotation. RIP Robert & Sammy. 😪😪
He sure did.
RIP Robert Blake
We'll never know the truth of what happened to Bonny, but that's between you & your maker. I still enjoyed the gift you gave with this show of my childhood.
@@Mister_Listener
Robert Blake was acquitted in his criminal trial. There wasn't enough evidence. So I'm not going to blatantly say he did the crime based on his civil trial, because those cases require little evidence for a conviction. That's why I left the question open, but you're free to believe what you want
@@Mister_Listener
Sure OJ lost his civil case, but Casey Anthony won two civil cases--one against a witness that defamed her.--and the second brought against her by the nanny. So does that make public perception of Anthony's guilt any less valid? That's why civil cases are a poor measurement of a person's guilt. Decades often pass before the real perp in a case gets caught. Just because they haven't been found is not reason for claiming the accused did the crime, especially when they've been found not guilty in a court of law like Robert Blake. If I didn't have questions about him, I wouldn't have brought Bonnie up in my original post. But I'm also not going to state a claim of guilt based on lack of evidence that jurors felt was needed to convict him.
Kick-Ass Intro , I loved watching this show with my mother
THIS THEME (along with a few others ) .... is stuck in my head FOREVERMORE!!!! And i'm glad and happy to have been born where and when i was. I miss 1970's/80's TV.
I never knew Sammy Davis Junior sang the theme of Barretta until today..😊. I used to watch this TV show at home with my mom during some wonderful times. ❤ What a blessing to hear it all over again.
I grew up in Studio City, ate clam linguine at Vitello’s, and watched Baretta long before what happened happened. Nostalgia. It’s all only an inch away from my fingertips. I swear.
Yup, as others have said, these 70's shows were the best because I always watched them with my dad. Simpler times indeed.
This was one of several versions of the theme song that was covered. Sammy recorded this in 1976. The rendition by Rhythm Heritage in 1975 was the rendition that appeared during the show’s opening credits.
My dad went to night school back then, and I remember he got home just in time for us to watch what he called, “The Dummy and the Bird.” Loved those nights watching TV with Dad. At 10:00, on Monday’s we had SWAT and Wednesday’s Baretta, we rounded out the week checking out The Six Million Dollar Man…. Good times…
1 of the best theme songs out.
This brings me back to my childhood.
Thanks
Tv theme songs of the 70's and 80's were the best. Beretta was a very good cop show. My older brother especially liked this show.
Gawd i miss 70's tv.😢
"And dat's da name of dat tune!"
😊😅😂@@mikefitzpatrick1213
Baretta was my childhood hero. I wanted to be like him. I ended up as a Special Agent of the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Often working undercover in various places in the world. I'm retired now. What a life it was!
Thank you for your service !! 🇺🇲
Come out of retirement, with all the crazy stuff going on !! We need you 🙏
I was just a baby back in the 70's when this was running on ABC. but I do remember my parents watching this. and having me and my brother's sitting on the floor in front on the T.v. days when the whole family watched T.v together, in ONE room. these days, families DON'T gather in ONE room to watch T.v anymore.
Yes,Truth Indeed
Because of this show, I became a Cop in 1989 with 30 years of service. But I never owned a bird! LOL
Thank you for serving your community 👍
Thank you for your service, it’s a really tough job. I hope you are enjoying your retirement! My brother was a cop for 30 years and he saw some really horrible stuff, I don’t think he ever got over it. He passed away last year.
@@noneyabizniss1765 I am very sorry for your loss. God bless him.
Oh wow
Cómo no siempre tienes tu pájaro o eres guey es broma y como mexicano no me pude aguantar mis respetos saludos 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
As a small child in the mid 70s, every time I heard this song coming from the living room I knew where I could find my dad...on the recliner in front of the TV.😉
Me and my mom watched this religiously when I was a kid and we lived in Chicago
One of the best series ever on TV. Loved this show!
This is really all I watch along with Kojak, Hill Street blues, and maybe Hawaii Five-0
Watched Beretta all the time. So cool. Sammy was one of the greatest performers of all time.
This and Hawaii five O are the funkiest tv theme songs
What about Barney Miller?
WoW Brings back Alot of Memories from When People Were Better Than Todays Crazy Crowd.
Born in 1963 and was a kid when this show came out and I remember watching it.
I have not heard or seen this in decades, but I was able to immediately remember the words to this song . Memorable indeed
Indeed!
Nostalgia 😂😅my friend enjoy it 😅❤😊
Netflix who needed you in the 70s...
Remember watching this in the early 70s in Ireland, it seemed impossibly glamorous and something we’d never have.
A, I have no idea how this popped up in my feed. B, I had no idea Dave Grusin wrote this! Back in the day I didn't like it when they went from the instrumental theme to the version with Sammy Davis, Jr.. Now, I can't get enough of it, and I really appreciate the power of the man's voice. 👍👍
Didn't know Sammy Davis jr did the vocals til i saw a previous comment..and yes he killed it!!
This was the era to be a television or movie star. 💯
This just woke up a little corner in my brain. 😊👍🏻
The lyrics hold a lot of truth.
One of my favorite shows. Robert Blake was in his element. Loved the song and the vibes. 70s detective shows were the best. This brought back a lot of good memories. Thank you for posting.
Never missed an episode back in the day
The soundtrack from Three Days of the Condor is really good too. Grusin Rosen Productions.
I too lost my dear mother to Alzheimers. May God bless you all!
"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." A classic.
Great series! Mr. Blake a brilliant actor!
Never knew Sammy Davis Jr. Sung that theme. But listening to it today with more mature ears yes I hear him.
What an Opening Song! When I was a Little kid, This intro got me every time I watched this Series on my Black and White TV here in my country LONG TIME ago. Greetings from Argentina
Robert Blake (born Michael James Gubitosi) Rest In Peace 1933-2023.
I don't remember if I ever sat through an episode, I remember bits of it. I was very young. But who can forget that song! Every now and again I'll randomly sing a line so finding this was a treat! Don't do the crime...!
One of my favorite shows growing up . Great show it was
Love the Baretta theme Keep a Eye on the Sparrow love sammy davis jr candy man song and this one
Sammy davis also sang the theme song for the tv series Chico and the man. He and Jose Feliciano there were two days versions.
I'm at it again! Sammy dave grusin and the band did this one to death! I love these 70s tv themes. I grew up on these shows and never get tired of the creativity
Irrefutably one of the coolest TV show theme songs ever, besides Starsky & Hutch's.
🦾🦾
As well as the theme to "SHAFT" !!!
When shows actually had opening songs.
One of the best tv themes ever! Love Sammy's screams in the song.
In the 70ies when we could still receive netherland TV in Germany this was my favourite show. Loved the theme. Like Isaac Hayes theme from Shaft ❤. Got me hooked in my teens for Soul, R&B and Funk.
Used to watch this when it came out back in 70's
Loved this show…..I had no idea that was Sammy singing. I also loved Starsky & Hutch, Barnaby Jones, and Mannix.
Loved this show,watched it with my dad
Cannon
Loved watching beretta
One of the best cops tv shows from my childhood! R.I.P Robert Blacke and Sammy Davis Jr.
Weird to think - Robert Blake started his film career as one of the Little Rascals.
He was also the kid who sold Bogie the winning lottery ticket in ‘Treasure of the Sierra Madre’
One hundred percent classic how can you not love this show and the song was great.🌍👍🌍💯🌍👏🌍🍰🍨🌍💃🌍🌟🌍🎼🌍😘🌍
Loved Baretta & that bird!!❤😂❤ Continue to RIHP Robert Blake!❤
Robert Blake was Mickey from The little Rascals ( Our Gang ) Series !
Hearing this song brings back good childhood memories. As a kid growing up in the 1970s Baretta was one of my favorite tv shows. I really believed what this show stood for. Just in the opening theme song alone life lessons were being taught - 1.) "Don't go to bed with no price on your head." 2.) "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." 3.) "Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price." 4.) "Don't run your feet down no dead-end street." 5.) "Don't do me dirt or you're gonna get hurt." 6.) "Don't run away until you hear what I say."
Baretta was an AMAZING TV show !!! Robert Blake was a FANTASTIC actor !!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
August 2024 and I just heard this for the first time!! Thanks for posting it.
Straight classic...❤❤❤❤. Continued Rest in Paradise 🙏🏿
I loved this show!
Baretta was broadcasted in Sweden, 1975, I was 11 yo and remember I bought the single of this song. Great show and song!
My dad loved this show. We watched it every week!
As a young kid in the 60’s Jonny Quest was always watched by me and my brother. I’ve seen every episode of Jonny Quest in black and white. We didn’t have color TV until 1970
Johnny Quest ... I recently pulled that up, on UA-cam, and do remember The planet of the Apes, cartoon, the opening theme/intro was scary/frightening.
And Star Trek, the animated series....🥲
Huckle Berry Thin 🤔
I loved Baretta when I was a kid as well as the Rockford Files. I am a lifelong fan of Dave Grusin.
I saw Fred in an animal show at Universal Studios.
Fantastic actor Robert Blake baretta 👏👏👏
Q.E.P.D.
Also a little Rascal
Thanks all. Been looking for the name of this serie for the longest time
Dad and I used to love it when I was a kid.
Makes me remember of my oldest brother who is in heavens now and loved the series .Thanks for this nice recuerdo .
His car looked so old and beat up but it was only a few years old at the time. Same with Hutch's car on Starsky and Hutch.
But Starsky had that red tomato.
Que bom rever, SDS da minha infância e adolescência, eu assistia junto c o meu pai 😊sou de São Paulo Brasil ❤
Growing up w no mentors..Baretta and Hawkeye from MASH were my 2
Awesome! Brings back sooo many memories!
Loved that ole light blue rusty chevy
Baretta called his car "The Old Gray Ghost"
Robert was a mad man, heard him tell a story that they use to lock him on the Universal lot at nights because he was such a bad drunk and wouldn’t show for work in the morning. He said one night he was locked in so he got drunk and drove the tour bus into the Red Sea set from the Ten Commandments movie .
Regardless of what one thinks of Robert Blake's personal life, he was a standout in Baretta, and this is one of the all-time great theme songs.
I watched Barretta, Adam 12, Hawaii 5 "O" and also Kojak (Telly Savalas) as a child but probably forgot Sammy Davis Jnr sang this number which I always liked.
It's so 1970s with that disco feel and lush orchestration. Great stuff.
The sweetest show on TV in those days...never missed it...great memories.
Yeah, I remember watching this growing up in the 70's. I never heard the full version.
Don't roll the dice if you can't pay the price! That's some great advice.
❤🎬👍🏻🇨🇱 Años 70 y 80... que recuerdos. Maravillosas series de T.V. y de películas. ¡Saludos a todos! (24.agosto.2024)
Just listening to that and looking at the scenery of that show takes me back to my childhood.
Great show and was my favorite at the time.I used "Baretta" as my c.b. radio handle.
I remember watching re-run episodes of Beretta before having to go to work in the "grave yard" shift at UPS back in the 70's. I always wanted to own a cockatiel bird because of this show but never ever got one.
As a kid, I loved watching Baretta...I thought he was not only cool but also very funny. The theme song was the icing on the cake... with the Amazing Sammy Davis Jr.