Every season of Miami Vice ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Miami Vice!

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.

Brother's Keeper

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!

Heart of Darkness

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

Cool Runnin'

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: The Hit List - Part 1

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

Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise - Part 2

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.

One Eyed Jack

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

No Exit

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

The Great McCarthy

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.

Glades

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.

Give a Little, Take a Little

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

Little Prince

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

Milk Run

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 - Part 1

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.

Golden Triangle - Part 2

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.

Smuggler's Blues

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

Rites of Passage

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.

The Maze

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

Made for Each Other

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.

The Home Invaders

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

Nobody Lives Forever

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.

Evan

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

Lombard

Crockett & Tubbs go to Manhattan to find a group of Colombian drug dealers who are killing federal agents.

The Prodigal Son (1)

Crockett and Tubbs go to Manhattan to find a group of Colombian drug dealers who are killing federal agents.

The Prodigal Son (2)

Crockett, Tubbs & Castillo contact a Santerian priestess to help find the link between ritualistic killings of officers and a group of drug traffickers. Crockett and Izzy try to get the Ferrari back after a city accountant re-possesses it.

Whatever Works

Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer thought to be dead.

Out Where the Buses Don't Run

Trudy is torn between love and duty when she learns that her lover's friend is connected to a big-time cocaine dealer.

The Dutch Oven

Crockett is forced to realize that an old Army buddy may be involved with a contract on a young mother's life.

Buddies

When Crockett and Tubbs bust the owner of a bordello (Miles Davis), they discover that one of his drug-addicted prostitutes is the object of a powerful drug dealer's twisted obsession.

Junk Love

Crockett and Tubbs escort a coffin containing a criminal to his final Miami resting place ... until its learned that he has risen from the dead and has a similar zombie fate scheduled for Tubbs.

Tale of the Goat

Castillo is forced to choose between friendship and duty when Jack Gretsky, his best friend from his days in Vietnam with the CIA, reemerges from the criminal underground complete with a Russian wife who is being pursued by the KGB.

Bushido

Gina's cleaning woman gets raped in Gina's home by the spoiled son of a wealthy man, who thinks he's above the law. Despite evidence being circumstantial, Gina wants to have the man arrested. Izzy steals Switek and Zito's bug van.

Bought and Paid For

Crockett flashes to his role during the Saigon evacuation as he and a war correspondent uncover heroin smuggled in body bags. Ten years later in Miami the H resurfaces and so does the reporter looking for the CIA connection.

Back in the World

A British television personality who has dealings with a major cocaine dealer is targeted by Crockett and Tubbs.

Phill the Shill

Crockett finds out first hand about Charlie Basset as a violent drug runner with an enticing wife that Sonny just can't get out of his mind.

Definitely Miami

When Crockett sees his stewardess girlfriend die from smuggling balloons of cocaine into the country, he and Tubbs go undercover to expose the ring.

Yankee Dollar

A district attorney is killed at a wedding for getting too close to a French-Canadian drug lord that's operating in Miami. Since the victim was a close friend of the criminal's lawyer, Sonny tries to make the lawyer do something about it.

One Way Ticket

Crocket and Tubbs visit Miami's kinky Sex World parlor when a sailor shows up murdered. The trail leads to a mysterious underage dancer Tubbs tries to straighten out - but is this more than social work?

Little Miss Dangerous

A Grand Prix driver has a lot on his mind: first-time fatherhood, a race against his legendary dad --- and the fact that he is suspected of killing a teenage prostitute.

Florence, Italy

An interpol agent arouses Crockett's interest --- and Tubbs' suspicion as they search for an international drug dealing assassin.

French Twist

A judge with heavy gambling debts tries to persuade his college all-star son to throw a game. Crockett suspects the judge let a drug dealer go free because of his money troubles.

The Fix

A reclusive drug supplier thinks Crockett has the $3 million stolen by the dealer's former employee.

Payback

The team is assigned to protect a renowned poet who has come to the US seeking political asylum. With sexy Carmen in the mix, things get complicated.

Free Verse

A Bolivian cruise ship is attacked by pirates leading Crockett and Tubbs to enlist the help of a renegade pilot in the contraband business to solve the case.

Trust Fund Pirates

The son of Tubbs' arch-enemy Calderone oozes to the surface with a $1 million contract on Tubbs, while Calderone's sister Angelina says Tubbs is the father of her child.

Sons and Lovers

Gina falls for an Irish pacifist who believes there is no point fighting fire with fire anymore - or so she thinks.

When Irish Eyes Are Crying

Crockett's Vietnam journalist buddy, Ira Stone, is back--claiming to have footage of a secret U.S war in Nicaragua; the trail leads Stone, Crockett & Tubbs to Maynard a.k.a. the elusive Captain Real Estate.

Stone's War

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.

Killshot

Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.

Walk Alone

A star high school athlete, arrested for delivering heroin, agrees to help Crockett trap a 15-year-old drug lord; it turns ugly.

The Good Collar

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.

Shadow in the Dark

Crockett & Tubbs keep tabs on a crusty old stranger who plans to cut a deal with a murderous Bolivian drug dealer.

El Viejo

Tubbs' former partner frames him when he abducts a chemist for some drug dealers.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Unexpected contraband--babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her--puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.

Baby Blues

An undercover cop and his hooker lover help the detectives find the source of some pharmaceutical grade cocaine.

Street Wise

New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.

Forgive Us Our Debts

Zito reluctantly uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking; it ends in tragedy and the loss of a comrade for the vice cops.

Down for the Count (1)

Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to Guzman.

Down for the Count (2)

Crockett & Tubbs stumble onto a plot by fanatical Cuban commandos to assassinate an important Cuban diplomat.

Cuba Libre

Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam in the early 70s; the cops get help on the case from a man claiming to be a Vietnamese inspector.

Duty and Honor (a.k.a. The Savage)

Crockett's romantic entanglement with a heroin-addicted doctor jeopardizes his case against a dealer.

Theresa

Tubbs finds out that his ""raffle prize"" --- a week in the Caribbean --- is set up by a vengeful con and the Calderones to lure him out of his jurisdiction.

The Afternoon Plane

The electronics whiz providing Crockett & Tubbs with surveillance devices also outfits their drug-dealing quarry.

Lend Me an Ear

Tubbs searches desperately for the source of information leaks about future busts.

Red Tape

Crockett's latest romance with a respected businesswoman (Melanie Griffith) turns sour when it is revealed that the woman is actually a high-class madam with connections to a notorious money launderer (George Takei).

By Hooker by Crook

Crockett & Tubbs probe drug busts ruined by phony federal agents who disappear with the evidence.

Knock, Knock, Who's There?

A motorcycle gang seeks to avenge a drug-dealing comrade's death by killing off his former customers.

Viking Bikers from Hell

An actor/writer is in danger when he steals a drug dealer's briefcase and the vital information it contains.

Everybody's in Show Biz

An East German spy seeks to avenge the murder of Gina's mother in Cuba 26 years earlier, and uses her to lure the killer out.

Heroes of the Revolution

By scaring the jury into a mistrial, a mobster hopes to buy time to find and silence the witness Crockett is protecting.

Contempt of Court

The fury of feuding TV evangelists hits Tubbs when he is accused raping a parishoner.

Amen... Send Money

An actress' on-screen murder propels Crockett & Tubbs to investigate the film's flaky director.

Death and the Lady

Two factions fight for possession of a dead reggae legend's body.

The Big Thaw

Crockett agonizes about shooting a child during a weapons investigation.

Child's Play

The return of a kingpin's financial wizard son sets off speculations in the Miami underworld.

God's Work

A man's body disappears from the morgue. Trudy has an encounter with UFOs.

Missing Hours

Crockett is assigned to guard a recording star who is a witness in a payola scandal, and ends up falling in love.

Like a Hurricane

An executive's murder alerts Castillo to Yakuza presence in Miami, but the arrival of a Japanese investigator is no help.

Rising Sun of Death

Newlywed Caitlin fears Crockett's latest undercover assignment as bait for a killer at a dating service will make her a widow.

Love at First Sight

Two music executives try to ruin Caitlin's comeback by exposing Crockett as drug kingpin Burnett.

A Rock and a Hard Place

A cowboy's larcenous attempt to improve his cattle attracts attention from the US government, Cuban Communists, and Izzy.

The Cows of October

A prominent senatorial candidate is arrested during a raid of a mobile whorehouse.

Vote of Confidence

Crockett & Tubbs suspect a Chilean police chief in a double murder.

Baseballs of Death

Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

Indian Wars

Crockett & Tubbs want to bring in a serial killer, but fear that it may blow their covers to break too soon.

Honor Among Thieves?

The highly publicized release of a convicted rapist makes Trudy fear that the man's victim may have revenge on her mind.

Hell Hath No Fury...

When a string of murders is linked to another unit, Crockett & Tubbs believe an undercover officer may be the killer.

Badge of Dishonor

The mobster who killed Crockett's friend is released from prison.

Blood & Roses

Sonny and Rico work undercover with a big dealer, Ricque ""Loco"" Mendez. During the police intervention, Sonny shot Loco, and the girlfriend of Loco shot Sonny.   Members of the vice squad reminisce while Crockett lies close to death from the gunshot wound. We see why the other policemen love Sonny. At the end, we understand why Sonny is a cop.

A Bullet for Crockett

A murder case that hits close to home reunites Crockett with the man who used him to trick his way off Death Row.

Deliver Us from Evil (1)

A concussion leaves Crockett thinking he is his drug dealer alter-ego Burnett and goes to work for a Colombian crime boss.

Mirror Image (2)

Still thinking he is really Sonny Burnett, Crockett starts a war between the crime family he has joined and a rival clan.

Hostile Takeover (3)

As now drug-lord Crockett's memory returns, Tubbs feels his partner has gone bad and must be destroyed.

Redemption in Blood (4)

Castillo grapples with emotions while protecting his ex-wife from a drug kingpin trying to kill her current husband.

Heart of Night

Ordered to take time off, Crockett's vacation is cut short when he is kidnapped by 3 homicidal prison escapees.

Bad Timing

Tubbs & Castillo attempt to intervene in a drug deal in which government agents want no police interference.

Borrasca

Crockett & Tubbs reluctantly comply with an FBI request to guard their key witness in a drug overlord's trial.

Line of Fire

Crockett & Tubbs use Trudy as a decoy to lure a sadistic serial killer who preys on call girls.

Asian Cut

Switek sinks into drinking and gambling when thugs convince him to talk a friend's son, a major college quarterback, into throwing a game.

Hard Knocks

Crockett & Tubbs investigate an attorney who defends drug dealers, then steals and resells their drugs.

The Best Seasons of Miami Vice

The Best Seasons of Miami Vice

Season 1

Season 3

Season 2

Season 5

Season 4