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Miami Vice Season 1

Miami Vice

Season 1

September 16, 1984 22 episodes

The cops. The cars. The clothes. The explosive, groundbreaking detective show that redefined the word "cool". Set against the seamy and steamy Miami underworld, ride shotgun with suave Vice cops Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs as they battle a never-ending gallery of criminals. Set to an electrifying soundtrack, every episode crackles with excitement and stylish flair.

All Episodes

Brother's Keeper
E1
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E1. Brother's Keeper

97m Sep 16, 1984

Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their partners.

Heart of Darkness
E2
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E2. Heart of Darkness

49m Sep 28, 1984

Investigating a porn baron, Crockett and Tubbs become involved with an undercover FBI agent who may have gone native and become a criminal, and may have murdered an underage porn starlet. Meanwhile, Zito and Switek pose as fences, and Elvis the crocodile feels unloved!

Cool Runnin'
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E3. Cool Runnin'

49m Oct 5, 1984

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

Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1)
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E4. Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1)

49m Oct 19, 1984

The team moves to protect Crockett and his family from an assassin, hired by Calderone to re-empty the void he left behind.

Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise (2)
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E5. Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise (2)

48m Oct 26, 1984

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

One Eyed Jack
E6
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E6. One Eyed Jack

49m Nov 2, 1984

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.

No Exit
E7
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E7. No Exit

49m Nov 9, 1984

Crockett and Tubbs reluctantly help government agents in their pursuit of a dangerous arms dealer.

The Great McCarthy
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E8. The Great McCarthy

49m Nov 16, 1984

Crockett and Tubbs get involved in the world of offshore power boat racing and drug smuggling.

Glades
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E9. Glades

48m Nov 30, 1984

Crockett & Tubbs have to recover a witness in a major drug dealer's trial, who has ran off to the Everglades and must testify in 48 hours.

Give a Little, Take a Little
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E10. Give a Little, Take a Little

49m Dec 7, 1984

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.

Little Prince
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E11. Little Prince

48m Dec 14, 1984

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

Milk Run
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E12. Milk Run

49m Jan 4, 1985

Crockett and Tubbs encounter two naive young men smuggling cocaine-filled statues for a murderous criminal.

Golden Triangle (1)
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E13. Golden Triangle (1)

48m Jan 11, 1985

Crockett and Tubbs work undercover in a hotel. They uncover criminals that are an old enemies of Lt. Castillo and have also kidnapped Castillo's long-lost wife.

Golden Triangle (2)
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E14. Golden Triangle (2)

48m Jan 18, 1985

Lt. Castillo must bring down his old enemy, who has passed his organization to his grandsons. They have kidnapped Castillo's long-lost wife to ensure their escape from prosecution.

Smuggler's Blues
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E15. Smuggler's Blues

49m Feb 1, 1985

Someone in law enforcement is murdering drug dealers and their families in cold blood. To find the culprit, Crockett and Tubbs go undercover and travel to Colombia with a laid-back pilot to pose as dealers.

Rites of Passage
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E16. Rites of Passage

49m Feb 8, 1985

Sparks fly between Tubbs and an old flame who has come to Miami to rescue her sister from a life of prostitution.

The Maze
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E17. The Maze

49m Feb 22, 1985

A group of young punks kill a cop and then take hostages - including an undercover Tubbs - while negotiators try to end the situation without more bloodshed and a SWAT team closes in.

Made for Each Other
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E18. Made for Each Other

49m Mar 8, 1985

Switek and Zito use two of their favorite informants to set up a transaction with a stolen goods dealer.

The Home Invaders
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E19. The Home Invaders

49m Mar 15, 1985

The squad is assigned to assist Robbery with a string of brutal home invasions. Castillo is concerned the officer in charge - who was Crockett's mentor - is mishandling the investigation and the two clash, leaving Crockett torn between loyalty and a resolved case.

Nobody Lives Forever
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E20. Nobody Lives Forever

49m Mar 29, 1985

A passionate romance distracts Crockett to the point that it nearly derails the pursuit of three thugs on a rampage.

Evan
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E21. Evan

49m May 3, 1985

Crockett and Tubbs join forces with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ... including Crockett's old partner Evan Freed. Tubbs tries to understand their troubled relationship.

Lombard
E22
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E22. Lombard

49m May 10, 1985

Crockett and Tubbs must protect a reluctant witness from his prior employers -- the Mafia family that wants to silence him.

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