Baretta
He'll Never See Daylight
TV Flash files “He'll Never See Daylight” as a desk essential hour — Baretta (1975–1978) on ABC, season 1, episode 1, aired 1975-01-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 82 in the Baretta guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1975-01-17 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “The 5½ Pound Junkie” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “He'll Never See Daylight”. He'll Never See Daylight opens Spelling/Thomas street toughness. Blake's undercover cop already keeps a cockatoo named Fred; disguises and informants loading, later legal saga extra-textual.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Baretta busts a small time numbers racket his girlfriend is shot and killed. He looks to come up with a plan that will allow him to seek revenge while making sure he stays on the right side of the law.
Viewer FAQ
Where does He'll Never See Daylight sit in the Baretta guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 82 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Baretta S01E01 air?
He'll Never See Daylight aired 1975-01-17 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Toma first?
No. Baretta replaced Toma as a Cannell vehicle for Blake. This undercover hour stands on its own street.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Robert Blake's undercover cop keeps a cockatoo named Fred and a theme America sang in parking lots. Street-level Spelling/Thomas toughness with disguises, informants, and a catchphrase about doing the time. Intensity on camera first; the later legal saga is extra-textual weather you already know.
The first image is a cockatoo named Fred and a cop who would not play pretty: Robert Blake's Tony Baretta in street-level disguises, informants, and a theme America sang in parking lots. ABC's Baretta (1975–1978), created by Stephen J. Cannell as a vehicle for Blake after Toma, ran four seasons, 82 episodes, in the Spelling/Thomas crime wave. Tom Ewell's Billy Truman and Michael D. Roberts's Rooster filled the orbit. Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow was a charting hit for Sammy Davis Jr. Don't do the crime if you…
Filed against
- Robert Blake as Det. Tony Baretta
Robert Blake's Det. Tony Baretta kept a cockatoo named Fred and a theme America sang in parking lots — street-level Spelling/Thomas toughness, disguises, informants, a catchphrase about doing the time. Intensity on camera first. TV Flash…
- Tom Ewell as Billy Truman
Tom Ewell occupied Baretta’s street-level orbit as Billy Truman — the civilian weather around Robert Blake’s undercover cop, a 1970s Spelling/Thomas hour with a cockatoo named Fred and a theme America sang in parking lots. Intensity…
- Michael D. Roberts as Rooster
Michael D. Roberts’s Rooster walked Baretta’s street-level toughness like an informant who had already heard the theme song — 1970s Spelling/Thomas cop hour, Robert Blake, a cockatoo named Fred, disguises, a catchphrase about doing the…