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Miami Vice S1E3 — Cool Runnin'
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Miami Vice•Season 1•Episode 3

Cool Runnin'

7.3/10 · 1,067 votesOct 5, 198446 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

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

Directed byLee H. Katzin
Written byJoel Surnow
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Cast7

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Sonny Crockett

Philip Michael Thomas

Philip Michael Thomas

Rico Tubbs

Saundra Santiago

Saundra Santiago

Gina Calabrese

Olivia Brown

Olivia Brown

Trudy Joplin

Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott

Stan Switek

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Martin Castillo

John Diehl

John Diehl

Larry Zito

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Lee H. Katzin

Lee H. Katzin

Director

Joel Surnow

Joel Surnow

Writer

D

Duke Callaghan

Director of Photography

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Ernest Robinson

Stunt Double

Marc Mercury

Marc Mercury

Stunts

David S. Lomax

David S. Lomax

Stunts

B

Buford F. Hayes

Editor

F

Frederick J. Lyle

Music Consultant

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Episode Summary

"Cool Runnin'" is episode 3 of Miami Vice season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 1,067 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Lee H. Katzin and written by Joel Surnow, it aired on October 5, 1984.

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