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Season 5 – Miami Vice

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88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 93% 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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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Dec 30
4/5
Some of the plots are more frameworks for the visuals... But enough time has passed that the overt production design now has a baroque charm, while seemingly every second episode has a notable guest star. Go to Full Review Phil Dyess-Nugent AV Club 01/08/2021
There's probably no way to appreciate how special the show seemed when it first aired unless you were there at the time, and had been watching TV long enough to accept that even the smartest, best-written shows were going to look like mud. Go to Full Review Jim Holt Slate 01/08/2021
From its inauspicious beginnings when one television executive handed another a slip of paper that said simply MTV COPS, Miami Vice became the most aesthetically interesting show of the 1980s. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 22 22 successful episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Originally aired on Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Tupac S 08/12/2023 what way to finish the show excelllent might be better than the first season 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 Nov 4, 1988 Hostile Takeover Still thinking he is Sonny Burnett, Crockett starts a war between the crime family he joined and a rival clan. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 11, 1988 Redemption in Blood As drug-lord Crockett's memory gradually returns, Tubbs feels his partner has gone bad and must be destroyed. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 18, 1988 Heart of Night Castillo grapples with his emotions, protecting his ex-wife from a drug kingpin trying to kill her and her husband. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 2, 1988 Bad Timing Ordered to take time off, Crockett's vacation is cut short when he is abducted by three homicidal prison escapees. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 9, 1988 Borrasca Tubbs and Castillo attempt to intervene in a drug deal in which government agents want no police interference. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 16, 1988 Line of Fire Tubbs and Crockett reluctantly comply with an FBI request to guard a witness in a drug overlord's murder trial. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 13, 1989 Asian Cut Trudy (Olivia Brown) becomes a decoy to trap a killer who is committing ritualistic murders of prostitutes. With Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 20, 1989 Hard Knocks Switek sinks into gambling and drunkenness when thugs force him to talk his quarterback buddy into throwing a game. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 3, 1989 Fruit of the Poison Tree Tubbs and Crockett investigate an attorney who defends large-scale drug dealers, then steals and resells their merchandise. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 10, 1989 To Have and to Hold Undercover Tubbs falls for the widow of the drug kingpin he is investigating, unaware of her vengeful intentions. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 17, 1989 Miami Squeeze Crockett defends wounded Castillo when a mobster coerces a congresswoman into implicating the lieutenant in a drug deal. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 3, 1989 Jack of All Trades Crockett's (Don Johnson) scheming cousin (David Andrews) shows up in Miami with a daring new racket. Guest stars: John Santucci and Jesse Borrego. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 10, 1989 The Cell Within An author Tubbs once sent to prison invites the detective to a party, takes him prisoner and demonstrates his views on justice. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 17, 1989 The Lost Madonna Tubbs and Crockett pose as art fences to search for the main section of a 15th-century painting worth millions. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 28, 1989 Over the Line Tubbs and Crockett infiltrate a vigilante police group that risks innocent lives to dispense justice. Details Episode 16 Aired May 5, 1989 Victim of Circumstance Crockett and Tubbs discover a link between a series of gangland killings and a former Nazi now living in Miami. Details Episode 17 Aired May 21, 1989 Freefall Crockett and Tubbs are betrayed when they attempt to bring a Latin American dictator back to testify in a drug case. Details Episode 18 Aired May 21, 1989 Freefall Crockett and Tubbs are betrayed when they attempt to bring a Latin American dictator back to testify in a drug case. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 14, 1989 World of Trouble A mob boss (Dennis Farina), believed dead, reappears and must avoid a drug kingpin who vows to kill him. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 21, 1989 Miracle Man A loon in superhero garb unwittingly ruins Tubbs and Switek's drug busts and makes himself the target of hustlers, TV reporters and hit men. Details Episode 21 Aired Jun 28, 1989 Leap of Faith Crockett, his protege and a friend (Kiel Martin) investigate a professor for a series of drug-related student deaths. Details Episode 22 Aired Jan 25, 1990 Too Much, Too Late Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) considers marriage to a former love (Pam Grier) who has returned to help a drug-addicted friend. With Don Johnson and Edward James Olmos. Details

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Miami Vice — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Vern Gillum, Richard Compton, Alan Myerson, Russ Mayberry, Michelle Manning, James A. Contner, Michael B. Hoggan, Paul Krasny
Creator
Anthony Yerkovich
Executive Producer
Michael Mann
Screenwriter
Scott Shepherd, Ken Solarz, William Conway, Rob Bragin, Jack Richardson, Raymond Hartung, Peter McCabe, Richard Lourie
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG (V)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 4, 1988