Miami Vice backdrop
Crime•Drama

The Worst Episodes of Miami Vice

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

Binge this in 3d 18h•Peaking at 8.9/10

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 Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs

Airs on
NBC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 7 - Missing Hours
    4.5/10(509 votes)

    #1 - Missing Hours

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Ate de Jong
    Writer:Thomas M. Disch

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Miami Vice Season 5 Episode 20 - Leap of Faith
    5.5/10(367 votes)

    #2 - Leap of Faith

    S5:E20

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 4 - The Big Thaw
    5.9/10(419 votes)

    #3 - The Big Thaw

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Michael Duggan

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 12 - The Cows of October
    6.1/10(391 votes)

    #4 - The Cows of October

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:Ed Zuckerman

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Miami Vice Season 5 Episode 13 - The Cell Within
    6.4/10(341 votes)

    #5 - The Cell Within

    S5:E13

    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:Michael B. Hoggan
    Writer:Jack Richardson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Miami Vice Season 2 Episode 20 - Free Verse
    6.5/10(503 votes)

    #6 - Free Verse

    S2:E20

    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.

    Director:John Nicolella
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Miami Vice

    READ
  7. Miami Vice Season 5 Episode 19 - Miracle Man
    6.5/10(316 votes)

    #7 - Miracle Man

    S5:E19

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Miami Vice Season 2 Episode 7 - Tale of the Goat
    6.6/10(579 votes)

    #8 - Tale of the Goat

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Michael O'Herlihy
    Writer:Jim Trombetta

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Miami Vice Season 3 Episode 23 - Everybody's in Show Biz
    6.6/10(400 votes)

    #9 - Everybody's in Show Biz

    S3:E23

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

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Miami Vice Season 5 Episode 12 - Jack of All Trades
    6.6/10(328 votes)

    #10 - Jack of All Trades

    S5:E12

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 13 - Vote of Confidence
    6.7/10(354 votes)

    #11 - Vote of Confidence

    S4:E13

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

    Director:Randy Roberts
    Writer:John Schulian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 20 - A Bullet for Crockett
    6.7/10(400 votes)

    #12 - A Bullet for Crockett

    S4:E20

    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:Donald L. Gold
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 17 - Hell Hath No Fury...
    6.8/10(343 votes)

    #13 - Hell Hath No Fury...

    S4:E17

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

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Miami Vice Season 3 Episode 17 - The Afternoon Plane
    6.9/10(473 votes)

    #14 - The Afternoon Plane

    S3:E17

    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:David Jackson

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Miami Vice Season 3 Episode 22 - Viking Bikers from Hell
    6.9/10(482 votes)

    #15 - Viking Bikers from Hell

    S3:E22

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

    Director:James Quinn
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 15 - Indian Wars
    6.9/10(346 votes)

    #16 - Indian Wars

    S4:E15

    Tubbs relates to American Indians trying to save their homeland.

    Director:Leon Ichaso
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Miami Vice Season 1 Episode 18 - Made for Each Other
    7.0/10(732 votes)

    #17 - Made for Each Other

    S1:E18

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 2 - Amen... Send Money
    7.0/10(425 votes)

    #18 - Amen... Send Money

    S4:E2

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

    Director:James Quinn
    Writer:John Schulian

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 8 - Like a Hurricane
    7.0/10(399 votes)

    #19 - Like a Hurricane

    S4:E8

    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:Robert Palm

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Miami Vice Season 4 Episode 11 - A Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10(367 votes)

    #20 - A Rock and a Hard Place

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Colin Bucksey
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Miami Vice Season 1 Episode 11 - Little Prince
    7.1/10(760 votes)

    #21 - Little Prince

    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.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Joel Surnow

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Miami Vice Season 2 Episode 4 - The Dutch Oven
    7.1/10(582 votes)

    #22 - The Dutch Oven

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Abel Ferrara
    Writer:Maurice Hurley

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Miami Vice Season 2 Episode 16 - Florence, Italy
    7.1/10(562 votes)

    #23 - Florence, Italy

    S2:E16

    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:John Nicolella
    Writer:Michael B. Hoggan

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Miami Vice Season 3 Episode 14 - Cuba Libre
    7.1/10(425 votes)

    #24 - Cuba Libre

    S3:E14

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

    Director:Virgil W. Vogel
    Writers:Eric Estrin, Michael Berlin

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Miami Vice Season 5 Episode 14 - The Lost Madonna
    7.1/10(403 votes)

    #25 - The Lost Madonna

    S5:E14

    Crockett & Tubbs help an NYPD detective retrieve a stolen 15th century Madonna statue in the possession of a mob family.

    Director:Chip Chalmers
    Writer:Robert Goethals

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"Missing Hours" is the worst rated episode of "Miami Vice". It scored 4.5/10 based on 509 votes. Directed by Ate de Jong and written by Thomas M. Disch, it aired on 11/13/1987. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Leap of Faith".