How 'Baretta' made Robert Blake a household name: 20/20 Jan 11 Part 3 

Rest in Peace Robert Blake. Thank you for all your hard work 🙏🏾♥️🕊️

Rest in Peace, Robert Blake...another piece of my childhood gone

A true Artist and a no nonsense guy. Robert is real.

Baretta one of the best TV shows of 70s. It should be air again as Starsky and Hutch, 6 Million man, and so on Why not Baretta!!!!

the program Baretta is the reason i fell in love with cockatoos. i now have 3 and love them like family. Thank you Mr Robert Blake for all the great memories. Much respect❤

Rest in paradise Robert Blake ❣️

Mr. Blake is the funniest, most upfront guy in Hollywood or anywhere else. Love listening to his life stories.

I am deeply saddened by Robert’s death. He was absolutely the hottest thing that walked. I just loved this guy do much. He was my youth. I am Robert Blake crazy. I have cried many tears since his death and have been watching anything and everything with his name on it. He was beautiful to me. Wish I knew him in person.

My favorite when I was a little girl. RIP Robert ♥

This guy was better on the old school talk shows than just about anyone. And just telling stories. He didn’t sing or dance that I knew of. I was a teen when Baretta was in its’ prime, and had a chip on my shoulder, but wanted to be one of the good guys. I really identified with his Baretta character, and wore the same hat for years, and tried unsuccessfully not to light my smokes. It sent chills up my spine when he said “I’m sorry” on the gallows of In Cold Blood. I wish he had made a few more movies. Seen most of em, but he didnt get as much work, cause he “had issues” as people say now. As an adult, I can now say that was an understatement.

I love this show, I remember watching this when I was a little girl.

Put Baretta reruns back on! I watched that show when I was in high school.

Wish they would put this back on love this show and Robert is fantastic🌷

I did a Google search, Fred the bird is still alive! He's 105 years old☺️

What a talented character he was. I hope he is at peace now, imagine the contrast!

Loved this show. RIP Robert Blake.

I STILL LOVE ROBERT BLAKE ❤️

Robert Blake a true legend great actor👍

Couldn't wait for barrrta every week

I grew up in the 70s and I remember watching Beretta Beretta was cool he had that old Chevy four door he also had that white bird I even had the Beretta board game stay cool Robert Blake✌😎

What a great artist

I loved Barretta...i was a teen..but what a good show

Baretta was one of the Little Rascals in the 1930s.

Rest in Peace Robert Blake

Monday Night Football,All In The Family & Baretta were the only 3 shows all us in the family sat down and watched together (it was Golden Times)

My childhood memories Thank you very much.

My favorite part was when Fred would answer the phone, clutching the receiver and say Hello Hello

He was the most popular star in my middle school in '75 Even beat out Eastwood, McQueen et al

You'd never know he was 5'4" tall. Great camera work!

Blake was amazing in " In Cold Blood" as well

God damn, Robert Blake was hot when he was a young man.

He was one of a kind,r I p Mr blake

I was so in love with Baretta & Kojak!! Both were sexy as HELL!! 💘

Baretta Had Made Actor Robert Blake A Household Name.And He Did.

Blake was the coolest guy ever

Blake is a movie 🎥 legend! Beautiful brutal Film Legend reallty!

I miss all these shows. They just don't make 'em like they used to 🥰👍

Hard to believe Baretta got that old in a blink of an eye.😵

R.I.P. Robert Blake.

My favorite back in the day RIP Robert

This is very cool 👍👍 Love Beretta!!!

Rip Robert Blake to millions that seen you on the silver screen and television to our gang as The Little rascals farewell.....

It's too bad he's never been able to get one more big role. He's great.

It was one of my favorite TV shows to watch when I was a kid

He truly had it all -- and lost it all.

Great show!

This was pretty interesting!! Thanks ABC!!

I like the way Cher said 'Robert Brake in Balletta' 😂

I was about 9 years when I saw this show.

Adoravo Baretta e il pappagallo

Loved Baretta!

150x on the Tonight Show!!!!. That must be some sort of record.

Where's parts one and two?

Robert Blake was a household name ever since Little Rascals.

I watched some of the videos on here of Blake as Baretta. 1. Wouldn't hurt to have a tv cop like that again, updated to 21stC values and 2. he could still be cast, but would be better off on film at this point, imnsho, if he isn't already. I've researched his trial. He got bent over but not all the way. One cop dragged a writer around with him and let him handle evidence. No bueno. 2. The chief of police publically declared Blake guilty before he'd even been tried, then retired. WTF!? THAT is called "poisoning the well" of public opinion, from which a jury had to be selected! That's beyond unprofessional, it violated Blake's civil rights. Finally, wether one thinks Bonnie "deserved" to be murdered is irrelevant. No doubt she was playing with fire all her life and labored under serious delusions about fame and wealth. But what happened to her wasn't justice, it was murder. And whatever anyone thinks about him, Blake was found NOT GUILTY. People would do will to remember that. And the civil trial? Puh-leeze! By those standards, 70% of Americans would be on the hook. So it's all cleared up and it's been cleared up as far as Blake goes. Which is why he's fully employable again if not in the states, certainly in overseas markets. Him being broke won't rewrite the Past by one jot. The price both he and Bonnie have paid should be enough by now to satisfy even the most sadistic psychopath.

I remember all those 'cop shows' like it was yesterday they were on the teewee. Being a Vietnam Vet it always made me laugh because every cop show had at least one episode about a crazy Vietnam Veteran. LOL!!

Blake was also famous for being in The Little Rascals films.

Blake?fExcept Baretta?What has he done famous?Nuts!He is still living on it!

Blake is still innocent

There's a great clip of Don Rickles taking the piss out of him on the Tonight Show. Dude looks like a mashup of Charles Bronson and Peter Falk.

Robert Blake had his personal demons no doubt and who knows for sure if he had something to do with his ex's death. But one thing is for sure, he was a really good actor, and Baretta brought a lot of joy to millions of people who grew up in that era of television. RIP Robert

for all of you who dont see the real picture here...this poor fellow now lives in poverty..im not trying to knock him,,i respect his work..its just sad,,he lost his fortune

Wow they ended that with quite the cliffhanger.

Love the bird!

That was Sammy Davis Jr singing that song.

Mannix was not a cop, he was a PI.

RIP Robert Blake - 1933-2023

Mi favorito me encantabavolver atras el tiempo

Loved Baretta please some channel air that show,how about it Me tv orH&i

They replaced the Cowboy shows of the 50's & 60's

The bird was named Fred. RIP Robert Blake

This man used to *shake my candy* 😁

What was the cockatoos name?

He is still innocent

i have always loved robert blake.. but his perfectionist personality gave him many troubles.. he was a genious!!

Electraglide in Blue

How come it’s not on cable?

02:55- if only Robert Blake had heeded James Garner's advice. After all, Stephen J. Cannell employed them at Universal. Garner had the best working relationship with Cannell, Blake, not so much- he was overly consumed with attempting to perfect his acting craft. I didn't realize that Blake ended Baretta, because of his personal frustrations- by the same token, The Rockford Files ended in 1980, due to Garner's health problems. Enough to make you think of what would've became of Baretta if it had continued!!!

Rest In Peace

RIP

I had his beret.Tony

0:55 Cher says & the winner is....Robert BRAKE,......BALETTA......LOL

write a book "Did He Kill His Wife?---The Unauthorized Biography of Robert Blake" . . . it would sell a million copies

Beretta! 🐓 a too

He acted his way out of prison.

Estas eran mis series favoritas yotras mas ahora dan puras cosas pencas y fome en canales porque no las repiten si tienen archivos??

Robert Blake was supposed to take over the role of Detective David Toma originally portrayed by Tony Musante from that same titled show Toma (1973) which was based on a real life NYC cop that lasted only one season due to Musante not wanting to get type casted: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wUGt0h9E7qk.html (aan entire episode of the show here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IgyztIs5n78.html ). Here's the real life former Detective David Toma speaking on it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ny7umkHhLtA.html However, Blake didn't like the idea of stepping into an already established role so Toma became Baretta.

It would have been a good night to stay at home. Wow

does anybody know what happened to robert blakes youtube channel? it looks gone

SPEAK THE TRUTH, BUFFALO EAGLE, TRUE STORY, THANKS 🐃

I dont know why, but I like em.😊

At 2:48!U know you won't see that on ABC now! Or about anywhere else, remember controversy over TV violence, Baretta was cited,even now edgy.

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Toma

6:13 ufo

HELLTOWN was Baretta in priests clothes...

Anyone can tell me his tv name? Was it Tony Baretta or something else? I know his real name is robert blake but what was his tv name?

Mannix wasn't a cop.

Rob Blake is a classic, but George Stuffinenvelopes is a fraud

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