Miami Vice

10 Best Episodes of Miami Vice - Season 1

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 16, 2022.

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Miami Vice - S1E9

#15 - The Great McCarthy (Season 1 - Episode 9)

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

The episode was rated 7.64 from 75 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E21

#14 - Nobody Lives Forever (Season 1 - Episode 21)

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

The episode was rated 7.70 from 46 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E17

#13 - Rites of Passage (Season 1 - Episode 17)

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.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 49 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E23

#12 - Lombard (Season 1 - Episode 23)

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

The episode was rated 7.77 from 30 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E8

#11 - No Exit (a.k.a. Three-Eyed Turtle) (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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

The episode was rated 7.80 from 85 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E14

#10 - Golden Triangle (1) (Season 1 - Episode 14)

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

The episode was rated 7.84 from 58 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E13

#9 - Milk Run (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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

The episode was rated 7.84 from 57 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E1

#8 - Brother's Keeper (1) (Season 1 - Episode 1)

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Miami Vice Squad detective James 'Sonny' Crockett has just lost his partner, Eddie Rivera, in a car bombing. Crockett was investigating Esteban Calderone, a Colombian cocaine dealer, when he meets a New York City narcotics detective, Rafael Tubbs. Since they are having difficulties approaching Calderone, Crockett and Tubbs are forced to work together. Crockett later confronts "Rafael" and discovers that he is actually Ricardo, Rafael's younger brother and a New York detective, who is seeking revenge on Calderone for killing his brother. They agree to work together and Calderone is collared, but he pays $2 million bail and escapes. In the end, Crockett persuades Tubbs to enter a career in "Southern law enforcement." NOTE: This was originally a two-hour pilot movie, but in syndication it is shown as two separate episodes.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 244 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E6

#7 - Calderone's Demise (2) (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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

The episode was rated 7.89 from 87 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E2

#6 - Brother's Keeper (2) (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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Miami Vice Squad detective James 'Sonny' Crockett has just lost his partner, Eddie Rivera, in a car bombing. Crockett was investigating Esteban Calderone, a Colombian cocaine dealer, when he meets a New York City narcotics detective, Rafael Tubbs. Since they are having difficulties approaching Calderone, Crockett and Tubbs are forced to work together. Crockett later confronts "Rafael" and discovers that he is actually Ricardo, Rafael's younger brother and a New York detective, who is seeking revenge on Calderone for killing his brother. They agree to work together and Calderone is collared, but he pays $2 million bail and escapes. In the end, Crockett persuades Tubbs to enter a career in "Southern law enforcement." NOTE: This was originally a two-hour pilot movie, but in syndication it is shown as two separate episodes.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 132 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E20

#5 - The Home Invaders (Season 1 - Episode 20)

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

The episode was rated 7.91 from 47 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E5

#4 - The Hit List (1) (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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

The episode was rated 8.00 from 104 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E15

#3 - Golden Triangle (2) (Season 1 - Episode 15)

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

The episode was rated 8.16 from 57 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E16

#2 - Smuggler's Blues (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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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.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 56 votes.

Miami Vice - S1E22

#1 - Evan (Season 1 - Episode 22)

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.

The episode was rated 8.37 from 43 votes.

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