E01
Heart of Darkness
Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors that an undercover FBI agent has betrayed an operation. Switek and Zito setup a burglary sting operation.
TV SERIES / EPISODE GUIDE
Miami Vice
EndedFirst aired 1984-09-16NBC
Drama · Action · Crime
The cops. The cars. The clothes. Miami Vice is 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 of rock legends, including Glenn Frey, Phil Collins, U2 and Peter Gabriel, every episode crackles with excitement and stylish flair.
FROM THE SHOW GUIDE
Season by season.
110 listed episodes across 5 seasons. Air dates are provided by TVmaze and can change.
Season 1 21 episodes
E02
Cool Runnin'
Crockett and Tubbs must rely on a big-talking small-time hustler to help them solve a series of drug-related murders.
E03
The Hit List
A hired killer's hastily abandoned briefcase contains an eight-name list: the first six are dead drug dealers; the eighth is Sonny Crockett.
E04
Calderone's Demise
The detectives trace drug kingpin Calderone to a Caribbean island, where the vengeful Tubbs gets caught up in a dangerous romance.
E05
One-Eyed Jack
Crockett gets set up to receive a "payoff" from a racketeer while trying to settle the gambling debt of an old friend.
E06
No Exit
Crockett and Tubbs form an uneasy alliance with Federal agents in the pursuit of an arms dealer looking to move ground-to-air missiles.
E07
The Great McCarthy
Crockett's entry fee---$25,000 provided by the department---is on the line in a speedboat competition that may be a cover for a drug pickup.
E08
Glades
Crockett and Tubbs wade through the Everglades after a witness who bolted from custody and must testify in 48 hours.
E09
Give a Little, Take a Little
In court, Crockett refuses to identify an informant and spends more time in jail than the drug dealer he's trying to bust. Meanwhile, Gina tries to nail a ruthless crime kingpin.
E10
Little Prince
Crockett thinks that a wealthy industrialist's son nailed in a heroin bust could lead them to bigger connections in the supply network.
E11
The Milk Run
Two naive New Yorkers hope for one big score running coke from Colombia to Miami.
E12
The Golden Triangle (1)
A series of busts leads Crockett and Tubbs to a drug-related hit that reveals a side of Castillo they've never seen before.
E13
The Golden Triangle (2)
A drug kingpin brings Castillo's wife---who was thought to be dead---to Miami as insurance against police interference.
E14
Smuggler's Blues
Crockett and Tubbs pose as drug smugglers to smoke out whoever has been killing drug dealers and their families.
E15
Rites of Passage
Tubbs is reunited with an old flame, an NYPD detective looking for her missing sister, while he and Crockett search for a call girl's killer.
E16
The Maze
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.
E17
Made for Each Other
By day, Switek and Zito supervise a pair of jive-talking master informants; by night, they're sharing quarters with Switek's girl friend---who's also Zito's ex.
E18
The Home Invaders
Castillo clashes with Crockett's former mentor, who's heading an investigation into a series of burglaries.
E19
Nobody Lives Forever
When three drug-crazed teens go on a murderous rampage, Tubbs feels as if he's working alone---Crockett's mind is on his new love.
E20
Evan
An undercover Fed poses complications for a weapon sting and for Crockett, who bears a grudge for the man.
E21
Lombard
Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a crime boss subpoenaed to testify against a rival.
Season 2 22 episodes
E01
The Prodigal Son
Crockett and Tubbs pose as big dealers in the Big Apple to smoke out Colombian drug lords responsible for the deaths of Federal agents.
E02
Whatever Works
The ritual killings of two cops on the take lead to the priestess of a cult that deals in drugs.
E03
Out Where the Buses Don't Run
Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer long thought dead.
E04
The Dutch Oven
Trudy is torn between love and duty when she learns that her lover's friend is connected to a big-time cocaine dealer.
E05
Buddies
Crockett learns that an old friend is connected to organized crime---a tie that may block the cops' attempt to prevent the murder of a young mother and her baby.
E06
Junk Love
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.
E07
Tale of the Goat
Tubbs infiltrates a criminal voodoo cult whose leader has returned from Haiti---and apparently the grave---to collect an old debt.
E08
Bushido
Castillo is contacted by a former associate who's on the run from both the CIA and the KGB.
E09
Bought and Paid For
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.
E10
Back in the World
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.
E11
Phil the Shill
Switek has to cool his vendetta against a shady game-show host who could lead the vice cops to an elusive coke dealer.
E12
Definitely Miami
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.
E13
Yankee Dollar
Crockett and Tubbs engage a drug dealer in a game of wits, double-crosses and "let's make a deal" to snare bigger game.
E14
One Way Ticket
Efforts to convict a drug dealer who murdered a deputy DA are hampered by a lack of evidence and by a defense attorney Crockett doesn't get along with.
E15
Little Miss Dangerous
A psychotic earns the sobriquet "crayon killer" for leaving behind childlike drawings at murder scenes.
E16
Florence, Italy
A Grand Prix driver has a lot on his mind: first-time fatherhood, a race against his legendary dad---and the fact that he's suspected of killing a teen prostitute.
E17
French Twist
An Interpol agent arouses Crockett's interest---and Tubbs' suspicion.
E18
The Fix
A judge with heavy gambling debts tries to persuade his college all-star son (Bernard King) to throw a game.
E19
Payback
A reclusive drug supplier thinks Crockett has the $3 million stolen by the dealer's former employee.
E20
Free Verse
Crockett and Tubbs have trouble keeping a rein on their charge, a recently freed Central American political prisoner who likes to party.
E21
Trust Fund Pirates
Crockett and Tubbs prevail upon a pilot to stall his retirement from the contraband business long enough to connect them with a band of 20th-century pirates.
E22
Sons and Lovers
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.
Season 3 24 episodes
E01
When Irish Eyes Are Crying
Gina's smitten with an Irish revolutionary she thinks has renounced violence, but the authorities believe he's an IRA gunrunner.
E02
Stone's War
Crockett's journalist buddy Stone claims to have film of U.S. mercenaries fighting in Nicaragua---and leading them is Stone's nemesis Maynard.
E03
Killshot
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.
E04
Walk Alone
Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.
E05
The Good Collar
Crockett tries to preserve the career of a high-school athlete who stumbled into a heroin ring, but the prosecution needs the kid to help nail a 15-year-old kingpin.
E06
Shadow in the Dark
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.
E07
El Viejo
Willie Nelson plays a former lawman who has a coke-filled briefcase that's crucial to Crockett and Tubbs' pursuit of a major Bolivian dealer.
E08
Better Living Through Chemistry
Tubbs' former partner---who has a grudge against Tubbs over his dismissal from the force---is involved with bikers dealing crack.
E09
Baby Blues
Unexpected contraband---babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her---puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.
E10
Street Wise
A pharmaceutical grade of coke makes its way to a hooker involved with a married undercover cop.
E11
Forgive Us Our Debts
New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.
E12
Down for the Count (1)
An uncomfortable Zito uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking.
E13
Down for the Count (2)
Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to Guzman.
E14
Cuba Libre
When a drug dealer and cop are killed by men dressed as commandos, Crockett and Tubbs are stymied by an agent claiming they may imperil an international operation.
E15
Duty and Honor
Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam years ago.
E16
Theresa
Crockett's case on a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.
E17
The Afternoon Plane
Tubbs finds out that his "raffle prize"---a week in the Caribbean---is a setup by a vengeful con and the Calderones to lure him out of his jurisdiction.
E18
Lend Me an Ear
Crockett and Tubbs suspect that their difficulty in nailing a suspected smuggler is connected to an electronic-surveillance wizard they hired.
E19
Red Tape
A series of booby-trap cop killings drives Tubbs over the edge, and he quits the department in fear for his life.
E20
By Hooker By Crook
Crockett finds his personal life mixing with his professional life when his socialite girl friend figures into two drug-related murders.
E21
Knock, Knock, Who's There?
A covert DEA operation brings Crockett and Tubbs under Internal Affairs scrutiny after the Feds' intrusion on a bust results in the loss of $250,000.
E22
Viking Bikers from Hell
A biker returns from prison to revenge the death of a drug-dealer friend by targeting the last eight persons to do business with him, including Crockett.
E23
Everybody's in Show Biz
Crockett and Tubbs try to retrieve a crack dealer's attache case from a thief---a celebrated playwright turned petty criminal.
E24
Heroes of the Revolution
The cops aren't the only ones following a Cuban drug dealer, and Gina finds that he has ties to her mother, who was killed when Gina was a baby.
Season 4 22 episodes
E01
Contempt of Court
The vice cops and the Feds prepare for a mob boss's attempts to orchestrate a mistrial, and Crockett goes to jail for refusing to name the informant whose revelations are the basis for the prosecution's case.
E02
Amen... Send Money
After the squad traps a TV-evangelist's wife in a drug sting, Tubbs is set up for rape, pulling the vice cops into a rivalry between TV ministries.
E03
Death and the Lady
Crockett becomes obsessed with determining whether a famous director actually "snuffed" an actress in a film.
E04
The Big Thaw
Crockett and Tubbs stumble onto a cryogenically frozen Rastafarian and have to uncover who's entitled to the body---a mad scientist's assistant, his estranged wife, or Izzy.
E05
Child's Play
Crockett is devastated when he shoots a young boy during an investigation, and it spurs him to reconcile with his own son, whom he hasn't seen for years.
E06
God's Work
Castillo wants to bring down a crime family, but complicating the probe is a mobster's son, a Wall Street whiz who's back in town.
E07
Missing Hours
Trudy has a weird encounter with an R&B singer (James Brown), and has Vice checking out mysterious happenings, missing bodies and UFOs.
E08
Like a Hurricane
A fading rock star begins to make beautiful music with Crockett, who's protecting her in a music-payola case.
E09
The Rising Sun of Death
Castillo and the squad investigate a Japanese mob now in Miami, and the enigmatic private eye who followed the gang there.
E10
Love at First Sight
Crockett becomes bait for a killer who mutilates victims picked from a video-dating service.
E11
A Rock and a Hard Place
Caitlin and Crockett find that rock and roll on the road spins discord in a marriage as record execs plot to sic the media on Crockett's undercover drug-dealing.
E12
The Cows of October
Izzy horns in on negotiations between an incensed Cuban, an off-the-farm agriculture agent and an enterprising rancher who are haggling over bull semen.
E13
Vote of Confidence
Crockett and Tubbs catch a gubernatorial candidate with his pants down, exposing them to political dirty-dealing, blackmail and murder.
E14
Baseballs of Death
A double murder has Crockett and Tubbs breathing down the neck of a Chilean police chief, who's in town to complete a weapons deal.
E15
Indian Wars
Tubbs comes to admire a dedicated but violent Indian out to stop the corruption of his tribe by a coke dealer, who's being sought by an undercover Castillo.
E16
Honor Among Thieves?
Drug kingpins go after the Doll Killer, a psychopath who injects his victims with cocaine before killing them.
E17
Hell Hath No Fury...
Trudy protects a frightened rape victim whose allegedly rehabilitated attacker wants to apologize to her in front of a media circus.
E18
Badge of Dishonor
Tubbs uncovers a cop with a big heart and bad judgment when the Vice squad tracks a group of renegade cops on a killing spree.
E19
Blood and Roses
Mosca is back and Gina's got him in her sights---and her heart---on an undercover assignment.
E20
A Bullet for Crockett
Felled by a bullet, Crockett clings to life, triggering memories for his colleagues as they frantically track the shooter.
E21
Deliver Us from Evil (1)
Crockett dogs his former partner's killer, who's on a robbery-and-murder spree, while Caitlin's waiting to spring some important news.
E22
Mirror Image (2)
A blow to the head turns an emotionally wasted Crockett into his drug-dealing, murderous alter ego "Burnett," who hurtles toward a deadly showdown with Tubbs.
Season 5 21 episodes
E01
Hostile Takeover (3)
An amnesiac Crockett, believing he's the felonious Burnett, delights in playing the contentious members of a crime family against one another.
E02
Redemption in Blood (4)
As Crockett begins to remember fragments of his past, Burnett continues to build his drug-dealing empire.
E03
Heart of Night
Castillo's former wife comes back looking for help and rekindles old passions as she and her husband are hunted down by killers.
E04
Bad Timing
A vacationing Crockett, getting over his Burnett ordeal, runs afoul of escaped convicts on a rampage.
E05
Borrasca
Castillo and Tubbs battle a Latin counterrevolutionary group out to sell a shipload of drugs, but an agent with questionable government ties interferes with the setup.
E06
Line of Fire
Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a heavy-metal rocker who's set to testify against a drug kingpin.
E07
Asian Cut
Trudy is used as bait for a killer who mutilates his victims, all prostitutes.
E08
Hard Knocks
As his gambling debts mount, Switek is "encouraged" by thugs to persuade a star quarterback to throw a big game.
E09
Fruit of the Poison Tree
Crockett and Tubbs, out to nail a drug kingpin, find a case against his slick down-home lawyer, who looks to be as dirty as his client.
E10
To Have and to Hold
Tubbs romances a drug lord's widow, while Crockett is away helping his son adjust to his mother's pregnancy.
E11
Miami Squeeze
Crockett recruits a young cop to aid in the investigation of a British drug dealer and his mule---the son of an antidrug legislator.
E12
Jack of All Trades
Crockett's cousin Jack, up to his neck in debt and knee-deep in trouble, involves Crockett in his shady dealings.
E13
The Cell Within
Tubbs accepts a dinner invitation from a purportedly recovered sociopath and winds up as a prisoner in the man's private version of hell.
E14
The Lost Madonna
Crockett and Tubbs team with a New York cop to nail a mob family dabbling in the highly profitable illegal art trade.
E15
Over the Line
Crockett and Tubbs walk a tightrope when they infiltrate a band of rogue cops who've fallen into vigilantism.
E16
Victims of Circumstance
Crockett and Switek infiltrate a white-supremacist group that may be linked to murders of concentration-camp survivors set to testify against a Nazi fugitive.
E17
Freefall
Crockett and Tubbs embark on what could be a suicide mission: escorting a corrupt Latin American dictator out of his country.
E18
World of Trouble
Pegged for dead by Vice, a retired gangster returns from the netherworld to find his son involved in the theft of a high-tech weapon.
E19
Miracle Man
Miracle Man, a self-proclaimed superhero, trips over Switek and Tubbs on his way to rescuing Miami from the clutches of its evil drug dealers.
E20
Leap of Faith
Crockett persuades his protégé, Joey Hardin, to join a unit of hotshot cops formed to bring down a professor suspected of killing his students.
E21
Too Much, Too Late
Tubbs considers marrying a former love who is in Miami to help a drug-addicted friend, but then learns that she may be covering up a murder.
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