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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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Missing Hours" is the worst rated episode of "Miami Vice". It scored 4.5/10 based on 457 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/13/1987. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sons and Lovers".

  • Missing Hours
    4.5/10457 votes
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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
    5.5/102 votes
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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
    5.6/10327 votes
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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
    6.0/10384 votes
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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
    6.1/10346 votes
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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
    6.5/10446 votes
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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
    6.5/10305 votes
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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
    6.5/10284 votes
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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
    6.6/10521 votes
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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
    6.6/10356 votes
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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
    6.7/10313 votes
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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...
    6.7/10307 votes
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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
    6.7/10294 votes
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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
    6.8/10426 votes
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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
    6.8/10355 votes
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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: George Mendeluk, Dick Wolf

    Writer: N/A

  • Viking Bikers from Hell
    6.9/10437 votes
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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: Tony Wharmby, Dick Wolf

    Writer: Dick Wolf, Michael Duggan

  • Indian Wars
    6.9/10313 votes
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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: Bill Duke, Leon Ichaso

    Writer: Peter Lance

  • Little Miss Dangerous
    7.0/10505 votes
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    #18 - 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
    7.0/10382 votes
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    #19 - 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
    7.0/10329 votes
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    #20 - 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
    7.1/10683 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Made for Each Other
    7.1/10652 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • Out Where the Buses Don't Run
    7.1/10514 votes
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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
    7.1/10452 votes
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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
    7.1/10358 votes
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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