Two very different vice detectives go after a Colombian drug kingpin in the pilot episode of the explosive, groundbreaking TV series, 'Miami Vice'. The following weapons were used in Season 2 of the television series Miami Vice: Miami Vice - Season 2 (1985 - 1986) Contents. 1.1 Dornaus & Dixon Bren Ten. Tubbs and Castillo both use Detonics Scoremasters in 'The Prodigal Son' episode. Castillo also uses one in 'Whatever Works'. Miami Vice stars Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as undercover detectives. Watch Seasons 1-4 of the classic 80s crime series free on NBC.com. Check out episodes of Miami Vice by season. Don't miss any episodes, set your DVR to record Miami Vice This series is largely remembered for the stylish clothes Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs wore, the soundtrack, and its distinct visuals.

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• NetworkNBC
• Premiered1984-09-16T04:00:00Z
• Runtime45 mins
• Total Runtime3 days, 17 hours, 51 mins (113 episodes)
• CountryUnited States
• LanguageEnglish
• GenresDrama, Crime

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Special 1The Vibe of Vice

• 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

Miami Vice and its ascetic properties.

Special 2Building the Perfect Vice

• 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

Miami Vice Production at various stages of its creation/production.

Special 3The Style of Vice

• 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

A special feature focuses on the clothing characters on the show wore.

Special 4The Music of Vice

• 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

A special feature covering the music of Miami Vice, includes an interview with Jan Hammer speaking about the scoring of episodes.

Special 5Miami after Vice

• 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

A short montage showcasing modern Miami.

1x01Pilot (Brother's Keeper Part 1)

• Series Premiere

  — 1984-09-16T04:00:00Z — 96 mins

Sonny Crockett is an undercover Miami vice detective. As part of his cover as Sonny Burnett, he lives on a sailboat called St. Vitus' Dance, guarded by his pet alligator, Elvis and drives a black Ferrari. Ricardo Tubbs is a New York street cop who comes to Miami looking for the drug smuggler responsible for his brother's death. He poses as a Jamaican looking for cocaine. Tubbs and Crockett unwillingly become partners in their efforts to catch the same man, a Colombian smuggler named Calderone. When Calderone gets away after a judge releases him on bail, Tubbs decides to stay on in Miami as Crockett's new partner.Episode SoundtrackIn The Air Tonight - Phil CollinsGirls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi LauperSomebody's Watching Me - RockwellMiss You - Rolling StonesAll Night Long - Lionel RichieBody Talk - DeeleMi Rumbon - Los VirtuososOnly In Miami - Bette MidlerSalsa Caliente - Los VirtuososInland Sea - Brian Eno

1x02Pilot (Brother's Keeper Part 2)

• 1984-09-16T04:00:00Z — 45 mins

Sonny Crockett is an undercover Miami vice detective. As part of his cover as Sonny Burnett, he lives on a sailboat called St. Vitus' Dance, guarded by his pet alligator, Elvis and drives a black Ferrari. Ricardo Tubbs is a New York street cop who comes to Miami looking for the drug smuggler responsible for his brother's death. He poses as a Jamaican looking for cocaine. Tubbs and Crockett unwillingly become partners in their efforts to catch the same man, a Colombian smuggler named Calderone. When Calderone gets away after a judge releases him on bail, Tubbs decides to stay on in Miami as Crockett's new partner.Episode SoundtrackIn The Air Tonight - Phil CollinsGirls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi LauperSomebody's Watching Me - RockwellMiss You - Rolling StonesAll Night Long - Lionel RichieBody Talk - DeeleMi Rumbon - Los VirtuososOnly In Miami - Bette MidlerSalsa Caliente - Los VirtuososInland Sea - Brian Eno

1x03Heart of Darkness

• 1984-09-28T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors that an undercover FBI agent has betrayed an operation. Switek and Zito setup a burglary sting operation.

1x04Cool Runnin'

• 1984-10-05T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett and Tubbs must enlist the help of an unreliable petty thief to bust a drug operation run by a trio of homicidal Jamaicans.

1x05The Hit List (1)

• 1984-10-19T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs works to save Crockett and his family from falling victim to an Argentinean assassin hired by Calderon.

1x06Calderone's Demise (2)

• 1984-10-26T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

While on the trail of Calderone in Bimini, Tubbs falls in love with a woman who forces him to consider his loyalties.

1x07One-Eyed Jack

• 1984-11-02T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett attempts to help an old flame free herself from a racketeer, then is framed for taking bribes. Martin Castillo becomes the squad's new Lieutenant.

1x08No Exit (a.k.a. Three-Eyed Turtle)

• 1984-11-09T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Federal agents join Crockett and Tubbs to stop an arms dealer from selling stolen Stingers.

1x09The Great McCarthy

• 1984-11-16T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett's renovated cigarette boat is used in an operation to stop a man who smuggles drugs using his speedboat racing hobby.

1x10Glades

• 1984-11-30T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett and Tubbs wade through the Everglades after a witness who bolted from custody and must testify in 48 hours.

1x11Give a Little, Take a Little

• 1984-12-07T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

In court, Crockett refuses to identify an informant and spends more time in jail than the drug dealer he is trying to bust. Gina and Trudy infiltrate a prostitution ring. Gina is placed in a compromising position when they are suspicious that she is not a hooker.

1x12Little Prince

• 1984-12-14T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett thinks that a wealthy industrialist's son nailed in a heroin bust could lead them to bigger connections in the supply network.

1x13The Milk Run

• 1985-01-04T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Two naive New Yorkers hope for one big score running coke from Colombia to Miami.

1x14Golden Triangle (1) (a.k.a. Score)

• 1985-01-11T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

When Crockett & Tubbs masquerade as hotel security acting as pimps, they uncover an operation to rip-off the hotel vault.

1x15Golden Triangle (2)

• 1985-01-18T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Castillo asks Crockett & Tubbs to help him find an old adversary, a drug smuggler who has kidnapped his former wife.

1x16Smuggler's Blues

• 1985-02-01T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett & Tubbs are recruited by DEA to pose as drug smugglers in an effort to expose someone in law enforcement who is murdering drug dealers and their families.

1x17Rites of Passage

• 1985-02-08T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs is reunited with an old flame, an NYPD detective, looking for her missing sister. While he and Crockett are searching for a call girl's killer.

1x18The Maze

• 1985-02-22T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs is taken hostage by a gang in an abandoned hotel, thanks to the would-be heroics of a cop trying to avenge his partner's murder.

1x19Made for Each Other

• 1985-03-08T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

By day, Switek and Zito supervise a pair of jive-talking master informants; by night, they're sharing quarters with Switek's girlfriend --- who's also Zito's ex.

1x20The Home Invaders

• 1985-03-15T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett resents Castillo's attack on his mentor during an investigation of a string of brutal burglaries in wealthy neighborhoods.

1x21Nobody Lives Forever

• 1985-03-29T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

While three joyriding teenage boys embark on a murderous, drug induced rampage, Sonny is distracted by a new romance.

1x22Evan

• 1985-05-03T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

A former Vice member, Evan Freed, is now working undercover with ATF to bring down an arms dealer. Sonny and Evan have a mysterious past that Tubbs is determined to learn. They must reconcile long enough to calibrate efforts in the weapons sting.

1x23Lombard

• 1985-05-10T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

After crime boss Al Lombard is subpeonaed to testify against the Family, Crockett & Tubbs are assigned to provide his protective custody.

2x01The Prodigal Son (Part 1)

• Season Premiere

  — 1985-09-27T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett & Tubbs go to Manhattan to find a group of Colombian drug dealers who are killing federal agents.

2x02The Prodigal Son (Part 2)

• 1985-09-27T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

Crockett & Tubbs go to Manhattan to find a group of Colombian drug dealers who are killing federal agents.

2x03Whatever Works

• 1985-10-04T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett, Tubbs & Castillo contact a Santerian priestess to help find the link between ritualistic killings of officers and a group of drug traffickers. Crockett and Izzy try to get the Ferrari back after a city accountant re-possesses it.

2x04Out Where The Buses Don't Run

• 1985-10-18T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer thought to be dead.

2x05The Dutch Oven

• 1985-10-25T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Trudy is torn between love and duty when she learns that her lover's friend is connected to a big-time cocaine dealer.

2x06Buddies

• 1985-11-01T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett is forced to realize that an old Army buddy may be involved with a contract on a young mother's life.

2x07Junk Love

• 1985-11-08T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett and Tubbs' connection to a major smuggler is a young woman who acts like his girl though she claims to hate him, and whose drug habit may blow the bust.

2x08Tale of the Goat

• 1985-11-15T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs infiltrates a criminal voodoo cult whose leader has returned from Haiti --- and apparently the grave --- to collect an old debt.

2x09Bushido

• 1985-11-22T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Castillo is contacted by a former associate who's on the run from both the CIA and the KGB.

2x10Bought and Paid For

• 1985-11-29T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Gina is out to nail the man who raped her friend but is frustrated by the suspect's wealth and connections --- and by the victim's sudden recantation.

2x11Back in the World

• 1985-12-06T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A journalist that Crockett knew in Vietnam is ready to break a story about 'The Sergeant'--a shadowy legend thought to have shipped heroin stateside in body bags.

2x12Phil the Shill

• 1985-12-13T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Switek has to cool his vendetta against a shady game-show host who could lead the vice cops to an elusive coke dealer.

2x13Definitely Miami

• 1986-01-10T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett falls for the wife of a murderous drug dealer and the Feds want the vice cops to give up a protected witness to help bust a major distributor.

2x14Yankee Dollar

• 1986-01-17T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett and Tubbs engage a drug dealer in a game of wits and double-crosses to snare bigger game.

2x15One Way Ticket

• 1986-01-24T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Efforts to convict a drug dealer who murdered a deputy DA are hampered by a lack of evidence and by a defense attorney disliked by Crockett.

2x16Little Miss Dangerous

• 1986-01-31T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A psychotic is dubbed the 'Crayon Killer' for leaving behind childlike drawings at murder scenes. Tubbs tries to help a young woman get off the streets.

2x17Florence Italy

• 1986-02-14T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A Grand Prix driver has a lot on his mind: first-time fatherhood, a race against his legendary dad --- and the fact that he is suspected of killing a teenage prostitute.

2x18French Twist

• 1986-02-21T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

An interpol agent arouses Crockett's interest --- and Tubbs' suspicion as they search for an international drug dealing assassin.

2x19The Fix

• 1986-03-07T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A judge with heavy gambling debts tries to persuade his college all-star son to throw a game. Crockett suspects the judge let a drug dealer go free because of his money troubles.

2x20Payback

• 1986-03-14T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A reclusive drug supplier thinks Crockett has the $3 million stolen by the dealer's former employee.

2x21Free Verse

• 1986-04-04T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett and Tubbs have trouble keeping a rein on their charge, a recently freed Central American political prisoner who likes to party.

2x22Trust Fund Pirates

• 1986-05-02T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett and Tubbs prevail upon a pilot to stall his retirement from the contraband business long enough to connect them with a band of murderous 20th-century pirates.

2x23Son and Lovers

• 1986-05-09T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

The Calderones are back: Angelina reveals that Tubbs fathered her son; and her half-brother has put up a $1 million bounty to revenge her father's death.

3x01When Irish Eyes Are Crying

• Season Premiere

  — 1986-09-26T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Gina falls for an Irish pacifist who believes there is no point fighting fire with fire anymore - or so she thinks.

3x02Stone's War

• 1986-10-03T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett's Vietnam journalist buddy, Ira Stone, is back--claiming to have footage of a secret U.S war in Nicaragua; the trail leads Stone, Crockett & Tubbs to Maynard a.k.a. the elusive Captain Real Estate.

3x03Killshot

• 1986-10-10T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett and Tubbs are fingered as cops by a Customs agent who's being blackmailed by the drug kingpin the detectives are trying to nail.

3x04Walk Alone

• 1986-10-17T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.

3x05The Good Collar

• 1986-10-24T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

A star high school athlete, arrested for delivering heroin, agrees to help Crockett trap a 15-year-old drug lord; it turns ugly.

3x06Shadow in the Dark

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• 1986-10-31T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett tries to nail a psychotic murderer by thinking like his quarry, despite the fact that another cop using that tactic wound up in a psych ward.

3x07El Viejo

• 1986-11-07T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett & Tubbs keep tabs on a crusty old stranger who plans to cut a deal with a murderous Bolivian drug dealer.

3x08Better Living Through Chemistry

• 1986-11-14T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Tubbs' former partner frames him when he abducts a chemist for some drug dealers.

3x09Baby Blues

• 1986-11-21T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Unexpected contraband--babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her--puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.

3x10Street Wise

• 1986-12-05T05:00:00Z — 49 mins

An undercover cop and his hooker lover help the detectives find the source of some pharmaceutical grade cocaine.

3x11Forgive Us Our Debts

• 1986-12-12T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.

3x12Down for the Count (1)

• 1987-01-09T05:00:00Z — 49 mins

Zito reluctantly uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking; it ends in tragedy and the loss of a comrade for the vice cops.

3x13Down for the Count (2)

• 1987-01-16T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to Guzman.

3x14Cuba Libre

• 1987-01-23T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett & Tubbs stumble onto a plot by fanatical Cuban commandos to assassinate an important Cuban diplomat.

3x15Duty and Honor (a.k.a. The Savage)

• 1987-02-06T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam in the early 70s; the cops get help on the case from a man claiming to be a Vietnamese inspector.

3x16Theresa

• 1987-02-13T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett's romantic entanglement with a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.

3x17The Afternoon Plane

• 1987-02-20T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs finds out that his 'raffle prize' --- a week in the Caribbean --- is set up by a vengeful con and the Calderones to lure him out of his jurisdiction.

3x18Lend Me an Ear

• 1987-02-27T05:00:00Z — 49 mins

The electronics whiz providing Crockett & Tubbs with surveillance devices also outfits their drug-dealing quarry.

3x19Red Tape

• 1987-03-13T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs searches desperately for the source of information leaks about future busts.

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3x20By Hooker By Crook

• 1987-03-20T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett & Tubbs seek a murder witness, unaware that she works for a madame who is Sonny's lover.

3x21Knock, Knock, Who's There?

• 1987-03-27T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Crockett & Tubbs probe drug busts ruined by phony federal agents who disappear with the evidence.

3x22Viking Bikers from Hell

• 1987-04-03T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

A motorcycle gang seeks to avenge a drug-dealing comrade's death by killing off his former customers.

3x23Everybody's in Showbiz...

• 1987-05-01T04:00:00Z — 49 mins

An actor/writer is in danger when he steals a drug dealer's briefcase and the vital information it contains.

3x24Heroes of the Revolution

• 1987-05-08T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

An East German spy seeks to avenge the murder of Gina's mother in Cuba 26 years earlier, and uses her to lure the killer out.

4x01Contempt of Court

• Season Premiere

  — 1987-09-25T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

By scaring the jury into a mistrial, a mobster hopes to buy time to find and silence the witness Crockett is protecting.

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4x02Amen... Send Money

• 1987-10-02T04:00:00Z — 45 mins

The fury of feuding TV evangelists hits Tubbs when he is accused raping a parishoner.

4x03Death and the Lady

• 1987-10-16T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

An actress' on-screen murder propels Crockett & Tubbs to investigate the film's flaky director.

4x04The Big Thaw

• 1987-10-23T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

Two factions fight for possession of a dead reggae legend's body.

4x05Child's Play

• 1987-10-30T05:00:00Z — 49 mins

Crockett agonizes about shooting a child during a weapons investigation.

4x06God's Work

• 1987-11-06T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

The return of a kingpin's financial wizard son sets off speculations in the Miami underworld.

4x07Missing Hours

• 1987-11-13T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A man's body disappears from the morgue. Trudy has an encounter with UFOs.

4x08Like a Hurricane

• 1987-11-20T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett is assigned to guard a recording star who is a witness in a payola scandal, and ends up falling in love.

4x09Rising Sun of Death

• 1987-12-04T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

An executive's murder alerts Castillo to Yakuza presence in Miami, but the arrival of a Japanese investigator is no help.

4x10Love at First Sight

• 1988-01-15T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Newlywed Caitlin fears Crockett's latest undercover assignment as bait for a killer at a dating service will make her a widow.

4x11A Rock and a Hard Place

• 1988-01-22T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Two music executives try to ruin Caitlin's comeback by exposing Crockett as drug kingpin Burnett.

4x12The Cows of October

• 1988-02-05T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

A cowboy's larcenous attempt to improve his cattle attracts attention from the US government, Cuban Communists, and Izzy.

4x13Vote of Confidence

• 1988-02-12T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

A prominent senatorial candidate is arrested during a raid of a mobile whorehouse.

4x14Baseballs of Death

• 1988-02-19T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett & Tubbs suspect a Chilean police chief in a double murder.

4x15Indian Wars

• 1988-02-26T05:00:00Z — 48 mins

Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

4x16Honor Among Thieves?

• 1988-03-04T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett & Tubbs want to bring in a serial killer, but fear that it may blow their covers to break too soon.

4x17Hell Hath No Fury...

• 1988-03-11T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

The highly publicized release of a convicted rapist makes Trudy fear that the man's victim may have revenge on her mind.

4x18Badge of Dishonor

• 1988-03-18T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

When a string of murders is linked to another unit, Crockett & Tubbs believe an undercover officer may be the killer.

4x19Blood and Roses

• 1988-04-01T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

The mobster who killed Crockett's friend is released from prison.

4x20A Bullet for Crockett

• 1988-04-15T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

Sonny and Rico work undercover with a big dealer, Ricque 'Loco' Mendez. During the police intervention, Sonny shot Loco, and the girlfriend of Loco shot Sonny. Members of the vice squad reminisce while Crockett lies close to death from the gunshot wound. We see why the other policemen love Sonny. At the end, we understand why Sonny is a cop.

4x21Deliver Us from Evil (1)

• 1988-04-29T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

A murder case that hits close to home reunites Crockett with the man who used him to trick his way off Death Row.

4x22Mirror Image (2)

• 1988-05-06T04:00:00Z — 48 mins

A concussion leaves Crockett thinking he is his drug dealer alter-ego Burnett and goes to work for a Colombian crime boss.

5x01Hostile Takeover (3)

• Season Premiere

  — 1988-11-04T05:00:00Z — 44 mins

Still thinking he is really Sonny Burnett, Crockett starts a war between the crime family he has joined and a rival clan.

5x02Redemption in Blood (4)

• 1988-11-11T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

As now drug-lord Crockett's memory returns, Tubbs feels his partner has gone bad and must be destroyed.

5x03Heart of Night

• 1988-11-18T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

Castillo grapples with emotions while protecting his ex-wife from a drug kingpin trying to kill her current husband.

5x04Bad Timing

• 1988-12-02T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

Ordered to take time off, Crockett's vacation is cut short when he is kidnapped by 3 homicidal prison escapees.

5x05Borrasca

• 1988-12-09T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Tubbs & Castillo attempt to intervene in a drug deal in which government agents want no police interference.

5x06Line of Fire

• 1988-12-16T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

Crockett & Tubbs reluctantly comply with an FBI request to guard their key witness in a drug overlord's trial.

5x07Asian Cut

• 1989-01-13T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

Crockett & Tubbs use Trudy as a decoy to lure a sadistic serial killer who preys on call girls.

5x08Hard Knocks

• 1989-01-20T05:00:00Z — 44 mins

Switek sinks into drinking and gambling when thugs convince him to talk a friend's son, a major college quarterback, into throwing a game.

5x09Fruit of the Poison Tree

• 1989-02-03T05:00:00Z — 45 mins

Crockett & Tubbs investigate an attorney who defends drug dealers, then steals and resells their drugs.

5x10To Have and to Hold (a.k.a. Second Chance)

• 1989-02-10T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

While undercover, Tubbs falls for the widow of a slain drug kingpin. Crockett must leave to help his son deal with the pregnancy of his remarried mother.

5x11Miami Squeeze

• 1989-02-17T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

The irresponsible son of a fierce, anti-drug-minded Congresswoman jeopardizes his mother's political career when he incurs the wrath of a British drug lord by stealing his shipment of drugs.

5x12Jack of All Trades

• 1989-03-03T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

Crockett's cousin Jack, the black sheep of the family, gets him mixed up in a scheme. Jack must repay a $50,000 debt.

5x13The Cell Within

• 1989-03-10T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

A dark, chilling episode in which Tubbs is held prisoner - along with a drug dealer, a young prostitute and a prison psychologist - in the personal dungeon (complete with electric chair) of a supposedly reformed, freed killer who he once put behind bars. One of the highlights of Season 5.

5x14The Lost Madonna

• 1989-03-17T05:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett & Tubbs help an NYPD detective retrieve a stolen 15th century Madonna statue in the possession of a mob family.

5x15Over the Line

• 1989-04-28T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

In the midst of working an undercover assignment, Crockett and Tubbs come across a clandestine vigilante group of frustrated law enforcement officers working within the department. Aware of Sonny and Rico's own frustration with how easily the bad guys seem to circumvent the law, the vigilante organization offers them an opportunity to join in. Lieutenant Castillo encourages them to accept the offer and work undercover in ferreting out the identities of everyone involved and to make sure that no one gets hurt. Unfortunately, that is too tall an order for his detectives to accomplish successfully.

5x16Victim of Circumstance

• 1989-05-05T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

Holocaust survivors are being murdered in Miami. Crockett and Switek infiltrate a White-supremacist group that might be responsible.

5x17Freefall

• 1989-05-21T04:00:00Z — 47 mins

Crockett & Tubbs embark on what they see as a suicide mission. They are recruited by a Special Drug Taskforce to escort the corrupt dictator of Costa Morada, a fictional Revolution ravaged Latin American country. Gen. Manuel Borbon has promised to reveal the members of the most powerful South American drug cartel. Crockett & Tubbs are faced with what might be their final showdown.

5x18World of Trouble

• 1989-06-14T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

5x19Miracle Man

• 1989-06-21T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

A vigilante believes he is a superhero, Miracle Man. His efforts to rid Miami of 'drug dealing slim' intefers with Tubbs & Switek's operations.

5x20Leap of Faith

• 1989-06-28T04:00:00Z — 46 mins

Agent Joey Harden returns to assist Crockett as part of a new division, Youth Crime Unit, that was formed by a previous partner. The YCU investigates a college professor that has created a new designer drug, Bliss.

5x21Too Much, Too Late

• 1990-01-25T05:00:00Z — 46 mins

Tubbs' old flame Valerie returns to Miami to assist an old friend and her goddaughter. Tubbs wants to renew his relationship with Valerie, but she is intent on rescuing her friend from the threats of a drug dealer.

The following is an episode list for the 1980s' undercover cop television series Miami Vice. In the United States, the show was aired on NBC. The first episode of the series premiered on September 16, 1984 with the series concluding on May 21, 1989 after five seasons. Though the series concluded on May 21, 1989, NBC aired three more episodes after the series finale, and USA Network aired a fourth post-series finale episode, thus concluding the series on January 25, 1990. There are a total of 112 episodes, spanning five years (1984–1989) of the show's run. The individual seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4.

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Season 1 (1984–85) [edit]

Season one of Miami Vice premiered on September 16, 1984 with the two-hour pilot premiere on NBC and concluded on May 10, 1985, after 22 episodes. Regular cast members included Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Gregory Sierra, Michael Talbott, John Diehl, Olivia Brown, and Edward James Olmos.

The first season was filmed on location in Miami, Florida.^[1] The show's crew took up semipermanent residence in the Alexander Hotel.^[1] They later worked out of Greenwich Studios.^[2]

The film crew on the show, was 95% local to the Miami area.^[2] Various filming locations on the show included: Downtown Miami, Old Miamarina (Bayside Market Place), Opa Locka Airport, Biscayne Boulevard, Key Biscayne, Florida, Venetian Causeway, Coconut Grove, South Beach, North Miami Beach, St. Croix, McArthur Causeway, Ocean Drive, and Tamiami Trail.^[2]

Episodes were produced at an average cost of $1.3 million, much higher than the typical cop-show episode of $1 million.^[1] The show went to unusual lengths to get the right settings and props for each episode.

Music was an integral part of the show. Unlike other television shows at the time, Miami Vice would buy the rights to original versions rather than covers. The show would spend up to $10,000 per episode for original recordings by artists like Todd Rundgren, U2, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.^[1]Jan Hammer, the show's musical composer, would create the rest of the show's musical score. Hammer used the Fairlight CMI IIx, a computer based music workstation consisting of an 8-bit sampler, digital synthesizer, MIDI controller and sequencer. The Fairlight enabled Hammer to score and perform the entire show's music single-handedly. Jan would work out of his state-of-the-art studio in his home in Brewster, New York composing the score for each episode.^[1]

Season 2 (1985–86) [edit]

Season two of Miami Vice premiered on September 27, 1985, with the two hour episode 'Prodigal Son'. The second season concluded on May 9, 1986, after 22 episodes. Season two regular cast members included Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott, John Diehl, Olivia Brown and Edward James Olmos.

Season 3 (1986–87) [edit]

Season three of Miami Vice premiered on September 26, 1986, with the episode 'When Irish Eyes Are Crying'. The third season concluded on May 8, 1987, after 24 episodes. Season three regular cast members included Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott, John Diehl, Olivia Brown and Edward James Olmos. Changes in season three included Dick Wolf joining the crew as executive producer working with Michael Mann, different style and fashion looks, the introduction of the Ferrari Testarossa, Sonny Crockett's new car and the death of Larry Zito (Diehl).

Season 4 (1987–88)[edit]

Season four of Miami Vice premiered on September 25, 1987, with the episode Contempt of Court'. The fourth season concluded on May 6, 1988, after 22 episodes. Season four regular cast members included Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott, Olivia Brown and Edward James Olmos.

Season 5 (1988–90) [edit]

Season five of Miami Vice is the final season of the series. The season premiered on November 4, 1988, with the episode 'Hostile Takeover (Part 2)'. The series concluded on May 21, 1989, with 'Freefall', after 17 episodes, but later NBC aired three new episodes after the series finale. They were 'World of Trouble' (June 14, 1989), 'Miracle Man' (June 21, 1989), and 'Leap of Faith' (June 28, 1989). Additionally, USA Network aired 'Too Much, Too Late' on January 25, 1990, since NBC would not show that episode due to its strong topic of child molestation (NBC and USA are now owned by the same company). Season five regular cast members included Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott, Olivia Brown, and Edward James Olmos.

• ^ † These 'lost episodes' aired after the series finale aired on May 21, 1989. The first three episodes aired on NBC in June 1989, while the fourth one aired on USA Network in January 1990.
• ^ †2 The episode 'Leap of Faith' was a backdoor pilot for a potential series that did not come to fruition.
• ^ ‡ The episode 'Too Much, Too Late' was not shown on NBC due to its graphic content and a plot vividly involving child molestation, which at the time was considered unsuitable even for nighttime television.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdeZoglin, Richard (1985-09-16). 'Cool Cops, Hot Show'. Time Magazine. Time Inc. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
2. ^ ^abc'Miami Vice: Seasons 1 & 2'. Bravo Production. www.rbravo.com. 2000. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
3. ^In 1996, TV Guide included this episode as part of its '100 Most Memorable Moments in TV History', ranking it #99.
4. ^'Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time'. TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.
5. ^In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode number 90 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list.TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 2007. p. 187. ISBN0-7624-3007-9.

External links[edit]

• List of Miami Vice episodes at TV.com
• List of Miami Vice episodes at Internet Movie Database