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Season 1 – Miami Vice

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85% Tomatometer 33 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
This series is largely remembered for the stylish clothes Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs wore, the soundtrack, and its distinct visuals. But beneath the veneer is a surprisingly dark cop show. The cocaine boom of the 1980s framed many stories about drugs and murder, with Crockett and Tubbs often resorting to violence in the course of their work.

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Miami Vice — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Miami Vice doesn't reinvent the cop show formula, but by incorporating the rhythmic style of MTV and the neon fashion from its namesake city, it proves a pastel-hued pleasure.

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Eric Mink St. Louis Post-Dispatch 06/25/2021
The production team boasts credits from Hill Street Blues and the movie Thief, and they've come up with a knockout pilot film. They've also hired a pair of lead actors who radiate a cool kind of intensity that is exceptionally appealing on screen. Go to Full Review Noel Holston Orlando Sentinel 01/08/2021
It's probably the most visually arresting series since Hawaii Five-O, maybe even since Mission: Impossible, but its real strength may be nothing more innovative than two strong, handsome leading men. Go to Full Review Kay Gardella New York Daily News 01/08/2021
There's a different feel to Miami Vice. It's not as slick and homogenized as some; it reflects the cultural melting pot Miami has become, and it deals with the city's genuine problems. Go to Full Review Karl Vick Tampa Bay Times 06/25/2021
It's not without promise, but the first show often works at odds with itself. Realism juiced out of location shooting and savvy dialogue doesn't jibe with comic gimmickry. Go to Full Review Bruce R. Miller Sioux City Journal 06/23/2021
A sharply photographed, edited and scored cop series set in (shock of shocks) Miami. If the production team can keep up the suspense, avoid the swamps and write like an alligator's at its feet, this will make it into "Hill Street's" neighborhood. Go to Full Review Cathleen Schine Vogue 01/08/2021
It's witty and I suppose you could call it innovative, too, although the innovations are the kind that could quickly become TV clichés. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/18/2020 Classic 1980's Vice Police Drama, Very influenced by the music and fashion of the time. See more 06/06/2019 The first season of Miami Vice is a fantastic piece of television history, showing the glamour and grit of Miami in the 1980s we follow the Vice team as they go through the drug underworld. Great characters, amazing soundtrack and its still appealing to the eyes. Would definitely recommend it. See more Read all reviews
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Anthony Yerkovich

Creator

Don Johnson

Det. James"Sonny" Crockett

Philip Michael Thomas

Det. Ricardo Tubbs

Edward James Olmos

Lt. Martin Castillo

Saundra Santiago

Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese

Olivia Brown

Det. Trudy Joplin

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 16, 1984 Brother's Keeper Miami police detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York-bred newcomer Ricardo Tubbs. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 16, 1984 Brother's Keeper Vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs join forces to capture a Colombian drug kingpin in the pilot episode of the series. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 1984 Heart of Darkness Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors the undercover FBI agent (Ed O'Neill) has betrayed their operation. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 5, 1984 Cool Runnin' Crockett and Tubbs must enlist an unreliable petty thief (Charlie Barnett) to help bust a Jamaican drug operation. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 19, 1984 Calderone's Return: The Hit List Tubbs works to save Crockett and family from falling victim to an Argentine assassin hired by drug boss Calderone. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 1984 Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise While on the trail of Calderone in Bimini, Tubbs falls in love with a woman who forces him to consider his loyalties. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 1984 One-Eyed Jack Crockett attempts to help an old flame free herself from a racketeer (Dennis Farina), then is framed for taking bribes. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 1984 No Exit Federal agents join Tubbs and Crockett to stop a dealer (Bruce Willis) from selling Stinger ground-to-air missiles. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 1984 The Great McCarthy Crockett's renovated "cigarette" boat is used to stop a speedboat hobbyist who also smuggles drugs. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 30, 1984 Glades The detectives enter the Florida marshes to find a drug dealer who decides against testifying when his daughter is abducted. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 7, 1984 Give A Little, Take a Little While Crockett goes to jail for refusing to name an informer tied to a crime boss (Burt Young), Gina risks all to nab the mobster. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 14, 1984 Little Prince The detectives arrest a drug dealer's addicted son in hopes the young man will reveal something about his father. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 4, 1985 The Milk Run Two students get in trouble smuggling cocaine-filled statues into the country for a gangster (Alexis Arguello). Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 11, 1985 Golden Triangle The detectives use a prostitute (Robin Johnson) to trap a safecracker, unaware she is allied with the crook. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 18, 1985 Golden Triangle Castillo asks Crockett and Tubbs to find the drug smuggler (Keye Luke) who kidnaped his wife. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 1, 1985 Smuggler's Blues A bush pilot (Glenn Frey) agrees to fly Crockett and Tubbs to Colombia where they search for someone robbing drug smugglers. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 8, 1985 Rites of Passage A former girlfriend (Pam Grier) and Tubbs try to convince her drug-addicted sister (Tery Ferman) to leave prostitution. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 22, 1985 The Maze Gangs trap Tubbs during his undercover assignment in their heavily guarded, besieged apartment house; guest Joe Morton. Details Episode 19 Aired Mar 8, 1985 Made for Each Other After Zito moves in with Switek and his girlfriend, personal conflicts endanger their plan to trap an ambitious fence. Details Episode 20 Aired Mar 15, 1985 Home Invaders Crockett resents Castillo's attack on his mentor (Jack Kehoe) investigating thefts in wealthy neighborhoods; guest Esai Morales. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 29, 1985 Nobody Lives Forever Crockett's new romance distracts him from the investigation of three doped-up teenagers wreaking havoc in downtown Miami. Details Episode 22 Aired May 3, 1985 Evan Crockett asks to be taken off a case after learning the name of the agent (William Russ) trying to nab an arms supplier. Details Episode 23 Aired May 10, 1985 Lombard Crockett and Tubbs protect a crime kingpin (Dennis Farina) whose testimony could convict a mob chieftain; guest Jon Bauman. Details

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Miami Vice — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Georg Stanford Brown, John Nicolella, Rob Cohen, David Anspaugh, Bobby Roth, John Llewellyn Moxey, Lee H. Katzin, Paul Michael Glaser, Thomas Carter
Creator
Anthony Yerkovich
Executive Producer
Anthony Yerkovich, Michael Mann
Screenwriter
Maurice Hurley, Daniel Pyne, Chuck Adamson, Joel Surnow, Anthony Yerkovich, Alfonse Ruggiero
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 16, 1984