The best episodes of Miami Vice

Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.

01
S02E08 · November 22, 1985 · 1h
Bushido8.3
Castillo is contacted by a former associate who's on the run from both the CIA and the KGB.
02
S01E21 · May 10, 1985 · 1h
Lombard8.0
Crockett and Tubbs are assigned to protect a crime boss subpoenaed to testify against a rival.
03
S02E03 · October 18, 1985 · 1h
Out Where the Buses Don't Run8.0
Crockett and Tubbs question the sanity of a retired vice cop who wants them to chase after a coke dealer long thought dead.
04
S01E06 · November 9, 1984 · 1h
No Exit7.7
Crockett and Tubbs form an uneasy alliance with Federal agents in the pursuit of an arms dealer looking to move ground-to-air missiles.
05
S01E11 · January 4, 1985 · 1h
The Milk Run7.7
Two naive New Yorkers hope for one big score running coke from Colombia to Miami.
06
S02E15 · January 31, 1986 · 1h
Little Miss Dangerous7.7
A psychotic earns the sobriquet "crayon killer" for leaving behind childlike drawings at murder scenes.
07
S01E01 · September 28, 1984 · 1h
Heart of Darkness7.6
Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors that an undercover FBI agent has betrayed an operation. Switek and Zito setup a burglary sting operation.
08
S01E20 · May 3, 1985 · 1h
Evan7.3
An undercover Fed poses complications for a weapon sting and for Crockett, who bears a grudge for the man.
09
S03E01 · September 26, 1986 · 1h
When Irish Eyes Are Crying7.3
Gina's smitten with an Irish revolutionary she thinks has renounced violence, but the authorities believe he's an IRA gunrunner.
10
S03E02 · October 3, 1986 · 1h
Stone's War7.3
Crockett's journalist buddy Stone claims to have film of U.S. mercenaries fighting in Nicaragua---and leading them is Stone's nemesis Maynard.
11
S03E03 · October 10, 1986 · 1h
Killshot7.3
Crockett and Tubbs are fingered as cops by a Customs agent who's being blackmailed by the drug kingpin the detectives are trying to nail.
12
S03E04 · October 17, 1986 · 1h
Walk Alone7.3
Tubbs poses as a con to expose prison guards who are extorting drugs from inmates, and killing those who refuse.
13
S03E05 · October 24, 1986 · 1h
The Good Collar7.3
Crockett tries to preserve the career of a high-school athlete who stumbled into a heroin ring, but the prosecution needs the kid to help nail a 15-year-old kingpin.
14
S03E06 · October 31, 1986 · 1h
Shadow in the Dark7.3
Crockett tries to nail a psychotic murderer by thinking like his quarry, despite the fact that another cop using that tactic wound up in a psych ward.
15
S03E07 · November 7, 1986 · 1h
El Viejo7.3
Willie Nelson plays a former lawman who has a coke-filled briefcase that's crucial to Crockett and Tubbs' pursuit of a major Bolivian dealer.
16
S03E11 · December 12, 1986 · 1h
Forgive Us Our Debts7.3
New leads persuade Crockett that a man he put on death row might be innocent, but a campaign-conscious DA is reluctant to help.
17
S03E13 · January 16, 1987 · 1h
Down for the Count (2)7.3
Switek is outraged by Internal Affairs' findings; Crockett and Tubbs' TV gambit may prove fatal when a mobster reclaims the action lost to Guzman.
18
S03E15 · February 6, 1987 · 1h
Duty and Honor7.3
Castillo is not the only one to realize that a series of prostitute murders matches the M.O. of killings in Vietnam years ago.
19
S01E18 · March 15, 1985 · 1h
The Home Invaders7.0
Castillo clashes with Crockett's former mentor, who's heading an investigation into a series of burglaries.
20
S02E09 · November 29, 1985 · 1h
Bought and Paid For7.0
Gina is out to nail the man who raped her friend, but is frustrated by the suspect's wealth and connections---and by the victim's sudden recantation.
21
S02E13 · January 17, 1986 · 1h
Yankee Dollar7.0
Crockett and Tubbs engage a drug dealer in a game of wits, double-crosses and "let's make a deal" to snare bigger game.
22
S03E08 · November 14, 1986 · 1h
Better Living Through Chemistry7.0
Tubbs' former partner---who has a grudge against Tubbs over his dismissal from the force---is involved with bikers dealing crack.
23
S03E09 · November 21, 1986 · 1h
Baby Blues7.0
Unexpected contraband---babies and a stowaway mother seeking the child taken from her---puts the cops on the trail of an adoption ring.
24
S03E12 · January 9, 1987 · 1h
Down for the Count (1)7.0
An uncomfortable Zito uses a boxer as bait to help the vice squad nail a former drug kingpin involved in bookmaking.
25
S01E02 · October 5, 1984 · 1h
Cool Runnin'6.7
Crockett and Tubbs must rely on a big-talking small-time hustler to help them solve a series of drug-related murders.

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