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The Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 1

Every episode of Miami Vice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Miami Vice Season 1!

The 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...

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  1. 8.6/10(788 votes)

    #1 - Evan

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    S1:E21

    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.

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  2. 8.5/10(999 votes)

    #2 - Calderone's Return: The Hit List - Part 1

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    S1:E4

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

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  3. 8.4/10(841 votes)

    #3 - Smuggler's Blues

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    S1:E15

    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.

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  4. 8.3/10(2.5k votes)

    #4 - Brother's Keeper

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    S1:E1

    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.

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  5. 8.2/10(952 votes)

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

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    S1:E5

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

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  6. 8.1/10(909 votes)

    #6 - No Exit

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    S1:E7

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

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    Director:David Soul
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.1/10(734 votes)

    #7 - Golden Triangle - Part 1

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    S1:E13

    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.

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  9. 8.1/10(727 votes)

    #8 - The Home Invaders

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    S1:E19

    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.

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  10. 8.1/10(672 votes)

    #9 - Lombard

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    S1:E22

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

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.0/10(715 votes)

    #10 - Golden Triangle - Part 2

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    S1:E14

    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.

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  12. 8.0/10(709 votes)

    #11 - Rites of Passage

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    S1:E16

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

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  13. 7.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #12 - Heart of Darkness

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    S1:E2

    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!

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  14. 7.9/10(725 votes)

    #13 - Milk Run

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    S1:E12

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

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  15. 7.8/10(735 votes)

    #14 - Give a Little, Take a Little

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    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Bobby Roth
  16. 7.7/10(792 votes)

    #15 - One Eyed Jack

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  17. 7.4/10(779 votes)

    #16 - The Great McCarthy

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    S1:E8

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

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  18. 7.4/10(645 votes)

    #17 - Nobody Lives Forever

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    S1:E20

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

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  19. 7.3/10(873 votes)

    #18 - Cool Runnin'

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    S1:E3

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

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  20. 7.3/10(755 votes)

    #19 - Glades

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    S1:E9

    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.

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  21. 7.3/10(656 votes)

    #20 - The Maze

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    S1:E17

    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.

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  22. 7.1/10(704 votes)

    #21 - Little Prince

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    S1:E11

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

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    Director:Bobby Roth
  23. 7.0/10(676 votes)

    #22 - Made for Each Other

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    S1:E18

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Evan" is the best rated episode of "Miami Vice" season 1. It scored 8.6/10 based on 788 votes. Directed by Rob Cohen, Jim Johnston and written by Edward di Lorenzo, it aired on 5/3/1985. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Calderone's Return: The Hit List - Part 1".