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The Worst Episodes of Miami Vice

Every episode of Miami Vice ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Miami Vice!

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...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:NBC
Episodes
111
Avg. Rating
7.5
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S4
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E3
8.3
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7.9
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7.4
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7.0
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7.6
7.8

Worst Episodes Summary

"Missing Hours" is the worst rated episode of "Miami Vice". It scored 4.6/10 based on 461 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/13/1987. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sons and Lovers".

  • Missing Hours
    4.6/10(461)
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    #1 - Missing Hours

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/13/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sons and Lovers
    5.5/10(2)
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    #2 - Sons and Lovers

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 5/9/1986

    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.

    Director: John Nicolella, Jim Johnston

    Writer: N/A

  • Leap of Faith
    5.6/10(332)
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    #3 - Leap of Faith

    Season 5 Episode 20

    Aired 6/28/1989

    Agent Joey Harden returns to assist Crockett as part of a new division, Youth Crime Unit, that was formed by a previous partner. The YCU investigates a college professor that has created a new designer drug, Bliss.

    Director: Robert Iscove

    Writer: Robert Ward

  • The Big Thaw
    6.0/10(387)
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    #4 - The Big Thaw

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/23/1987

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

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cows of October
    6.1/10(353)
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    #5 - The Cows of October

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 2/5/1988

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

    Director: Vern Gillum

    Writer: N/A

  • Payback
    6.5/10(451)
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    #6 - Payback

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 3/14/1986

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

    Director: John Nicolella

    Writer: Shel Willens

  • The Cell Within
    6.5/10(308)
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    #7 - The Cell Within

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 3/10/1989

    A dark, chilling episode in which Tubbs is held prisoner - along with a drug dealer, a young prostitute and a prison psychologist - in the personal dungeon (complete with electric chair) of a supposedly reformed, freed killer who he once put behind bars. One of the highlights of Season 5.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Miracle Man
    6.5/10(288)
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    #8 - Miracle Man

    Season 5 Episode 19

    Aired 6/21/1989

    A vigilante believes he is a superhero, Miracle Man. His efforts to rid Miami of ""drug dealing slim"" intefers with Tubbs & Switek's operations.

    Director: Alan Myerson

    Writer: Rob Bragin

  • Junk Love
    6.6/10(527)
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    #9 - Junk Love

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/8/1985

    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.

    Director: Michael O'Herlihy

    Writer: N/A

  • Everybody's in Show Biz
    6.6/10(358)
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    #10 - Everybody's in Show Biz

    Season 3 Episode 23

    Aired 5/1/1987

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

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Dick Wolf, Michael Duggan

  • Vote of Confidence
    6.7/10(319)
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    #11 - Vote of Confidence

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 2/12/1988

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

    Director: Randy Roberts

    Writer: John Schulian

  • Hell Hath No Fury...
    6.7/10(314)
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    #12 - Hell Hath No Fury...

    Season 4 Episode 17

    Aired 3/11/1988

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

    Director: Jim Johnston

    Writer: N/A

  • Jack of All Trades
    6.7/10(297)
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    #13 - Jack of All Trades

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 3/3/1989

    Crockett's cousin Jack, the black sheep of the family, gets him mixed up in a scheme. Jack must repay a $50,000 debt.

    Director: Vern Gillum

    Writer: N/A

  • The Afternoon Plane
    6.8/10(430)
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    #14 - The Afternoon Plane

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 2/20/1987

    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.

    Director: David Jackson

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bullet for Crockett
    6.8/10(364)
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    #15 - A Bullet for Crockett

    Season 4 Episode 20

    Aired 4/15/1988

    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.

    Director: Dick Wolf, George Mendeluk

    Writer: N/A

  • Viking Bikers from Hell
    6.9/10(439)
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    #16 - Viking Bikers from Hell

    Season 3 Episode 22

    Aired 4/3/1987

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

    Director: Dick Wolf, Tony Wharmby

    Writer: Dick Wolf, Michael Duggan

  • Indian Wars
    6.9/10(318)
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    #17 - Indian Wars

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 2/26/1988

    Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

    Director: Leon Ichaso, Bill Duke

    Writer: Peter Lance

  • Made for Each Other
    7.0/10(661)
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    #18 - Made for Each Other

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 3/8/1985

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

    Director: Rob Cohen

    Writer: Allan Weisbecker

  • Little Miss Dangerous
    7.0/10(511)
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    #19 - Little Miss Dangerous

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/31/1986

    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?

    Director: John Nicolella

    Writer: N/A

  • Amen... Send Money
    7.0/10(389)
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    #20 - Amen... Send Money

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 10/2/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Schulian

  • A Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10(335)
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    #21 - A Rock and a Hard Place

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 1/22/1988

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

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Prince
    7.1/10(691)
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    #22 - Little Prince

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/14/1984

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

    Director: Bobby Roth

    Writer: Joel Surnow

  • Out Where the Buses Don't Run
    7.1/10(521)
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    #23 - Out Where the Buses Don't Run

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/18/1985

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

    Director: Abel Ferrara

    Writer: Maurice Hurley

  • Florence, Italy
    7.1/10(459)
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    #24 - Florence, Italy

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 2/14/1986

    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.

    Director: David Jackson

    Writer: Michael B. Hoggan

  • Like a Hurricane
    7.1/10(363)
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    #25 - Like a Hurricane

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/20/1987

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

    Director: Colin Bucksey

    Writer: N/A