Season 1, Episode 16
Original Air Date: 2/8/1985
Songs Featured: Bob Segar "Come to Poppa", The Reds "Waiting for You", "Beat Away", "Till the End", Rockwell "Change Your Ways", Foreigner "I Want to Know What Love Is".
Notable Guest Stars: Pam Grier, John Turturro
Essential Viewing: Yes
The appearance of a woman from Tubbs' past makes Rites of Passage an essential episode.
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Showing posts with label Season 1. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Smuggler's Blues
Season 1, Episode 15
Original Air Date: 2/1/1985
Songs Featured: Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe", Baja "Mascara", Glenn Frey "Smuggler's Blues".
Notable Guest Stars: Richard Jenkins, Glenn Frey, Richard Edson
Essential Viewing: Yes
Some notable guest stars make "Smuggler's Blues" an essential episode.
Original Air Date: 2/1/1985
Songs Featured: Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe", Baja "Mascara", Glenn Frey "Smuggler's Blues".
Notable Guest Stars: Richard Jenkins, Glenn Frey, Richard Edson
Essential Viewing: Yes
Some notable guest stars make "Smuggler's Blues" an essential episode.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Golden Triangle Part II
Season 1, Episode 14
Original Air Date: 1/18/1985
Songs Featured: The Blues Project "Catch the Wind", The Coasters "Poison Ivy", The Bobbettes "Mr. Lee".
Notable Guest Stars: Keye Luke, Joan Chen, Charlie Barnett
Essential Viewing: Yes
"Golden Triangle Part II" maintains a heavy focus on Lieutenant Castillo on its way to wrapping up the events of part I.
Original Air Date: 1/18/1985
Songs Featured: The Blues Project "Catch the Wind", The Coasters "Poison Ivy", The Bobbettes "Mr. Lee".
Notable Guest Stars: Keye Luke, Joan Chen, Charlie Barnett
Essential Viewing: Yes
"Golden Triangle Part II" maintains a heavy focus on Lieutenant Castillo on its way to wrapping up the events of part I.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Golden Triangle
Season 1, Episode 13
Original Air Date: 1/11/1985
Songs Featured: Dolly Parton "Great Balls of Fire".
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
"Golden Triangle" begins as a seemingly simple episode, but before it is over the world of Miami Vice gets much, much larger.
Original Air Date: 1/11/1985
Songs Featured: Dolly Parton "Great Balls of Fire".
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
"Golden Triangle" begins as a seemingly simple episode, but before it is over the world of Miami Vice gets much, much larger.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Milk Run
Season 1, Episode 12
Original Air Date: 1/4/1985
Songs Featured: ZZ Top "Legs", Pat Benatar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot".
Notable Guest Stars: Eric Bogosian, Evan Handler, John Kapelos
Essential Viewing: No
Non-essential but still a worthwhile episode.
Original Air Date: 1/4/1985
Songs Featured: ZZ Top "Legs", Pat Benatar "Hit Me With Your Best Shot".
Notable Guest Stars: Eric Bogosian, Evan Handler, John Kapelos
Essential Viewing: No
Non-essential but still a worthwhile episode.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Little Prince
Season 1, Episode 11
Original Air Date: 12/14/1984
Songs Featured: Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax", Todd Rundgren "Tiny Demons", Autograph "Turn Up the Radio".
Notable Guest Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Maryann Plunkett
Essential Viewing: No
A rather ho-hum episode.
Original Air Date: 12/14/1984
Songs Featured: Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax", Todd Rundgren "Tiny Demons", Autograph "Turn Up the Radio".
Notable Guest Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Maryann Plunkett
Essential Viewing: No
A rather ho-hum episode.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Give a Little, Take a Little
Season 1, Episode 10
Original Air Date: 12/07/1984
Songs Featured: Tina Turner "Better Be Good to Me.", Etta James "You Want More", Brian Ray "Today's a Beginning".
Notable Guest Stars: Burt Young, Michael Madsen, Terry O'Quinn
Essential Viewing: Yes
An essential episode based solely on the character work.
Original Air Date: 12/07/1984
Songs Featured: Tina Turner "Better Be Good to Me.", Etta James "You Want More", Brian Ray "Today's a Beginning".
Notable Guest Stars: Burt Young, Michael Madsen, Terry O'Quinn
Essential Viewing: Yes
An essential episode based solely on the character work.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Glades
Season 1, Episode 9
Original Air Date: 11/30/1984
Songs Featured: The Animals "We Got to Get Out of This Place", INXS "I Send a Message", Tommy Shaw "Girls with Guns".
Notable Guest Stars: John Pankow, Margaret Whitton
Essential Viewing: No
Another pedestrian episode with nothing to make it essential.
Original Air Date: 11/30/1984
Songs Featured: The Animals "We Got to Get Out of This Place", INXS "I Send a Message", Tommy Shaw "Girls with Guns".
Notable Guest Stars: John Pankow, Margaret Whitton
Essential Viewing: No
Another pedestrian episode with nothing to make it essential.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Great McCarthy
Season 1, Episode 8
Original Air Date: 11/16/1984
Songs Featured: Lindsey Buckingham "Go Insane", Steppenwolf "Born to be Wild".
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
A below average episode that becomes essential with the introduction of another recurring character.
Original Air Date: 11/16/1984
Songs Featured: Lindsey Buckingham "Go Insane", Steppenwolf "Born to be Wild".
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
A below average episode that becomes essential with the introduction of another recurring character.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
No Exit
Season 1, Episode 7
Original Air Date: 11/09/1984
Songs Featured: Teddy Pendergrass "Stay With Me", Phil Collins "I Don't Care Anymore".
Notable Guest Stars: Bruce Willis
Essential Viewing: No
Originally broadcast as Three-Eyed Turtle, No Exit is the first non-essential episode of "Miami Vice". Casual viewers might be inclined to watch it for an early Bruce Willis appearance but there are no continuity reasons that make it a necessary watch.
Original Air Date: 11/09/1984
Songs Featured: Teddy Pendergrass "Stay With Me", Phil Collins "I Don't Care Anymore".
Notable Guest Stars: Bruce Willis
Essential Viewing: No
Originally broadcast as Three-Eyed Turtle, No Exit is the first non-essential episode of "Miami Vice". Casual viewers might be inclined to watch it for an early Bruce Willis appearance but there are no continuity reasons that make it a necessary watch.
Monday, January 28, 2013
One Eyed Jack
Season 1, Episode 6
Original Air Date: 11/02/1984
Songs Featured: Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now", Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight", The Pointer Sisters "Jump (For My Love)".
Notable Guest Stars: Dennis Farina, Dan Hedaya, Joe Dallesandro
Essential Viewing: Yes
With the death of Lieutenant Rodriguez in Calderone's Return Part I the Vice Division was in need of a new leader. After a brief authority figure appeared in Part 2 Edward James Olmos finally made his debut as Lieutenant Martin Castillo in episode 6 "One Eyed Jack".
Original Air Date: 11/02/1984
Songs Featured: Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now", Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight", The Pointer Sisters "Jump (For My Love)".
Notable Guest Stars: Dennis Farina, Dan Hedaya, Joe Dallesandro
Essential Viewing: Yes
With the death of Lieutenant Rodriguez in Calderone's Return Part I the Vice Division was in need of a new leader. After a brief authority figure appeared in Part 2 Edward James Olmos finally made his debut as Lieutenant Martin Castillo in episode 6 "One Eyed Jack".
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Calderone's Return Part II
Season 1, Episode 5
Original Air Date: 10/26/1984
Songs Featured: Russ Ballard "Voices", Tina Turner "What's Love Got To Do With It".
Notable Guest Stars: Sam McMurray
Essential Viewing: Yes
Originally broadcast as "Calderone's Demise", "Calderone's Return Part II" picks up shortly after the end of the previous episode. Crockett and Tubbs grill the decoy assassin as to the actual whereabouts of Calderone in the Bahamas. After initial resistance he gives up the location.
Original Air Date: 10/26/1984
Songs Featured: Russ Ballard "Voices", Tina Turner "What's Love Got To Do With It".
Notable Guest Stars: Sam McMurray
Essential Viewing: Yes
Originally broadcast as "Calderone's Demise", "Calderone's Return Part II" picks up shortly after the end of the previous episode. Crockett and Tubbs grill the decoy assassin as to the actual whereabouts of Calderone in the Bahamas. After initial resistance he gives up the location.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Calderone's Return Part I
Season 1, Episode 4
Original Air Date: 10/19/1984
Songs Featured: The Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited", ZZ Top "Tush", Russ Ballard "In the Night".
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
Originally broadcast as "The Hit List", "Calderone's Return Part 1" begins at a simple stake out but ends with the death of a major charcter.
Original Air Date: 10/19/1984
Songs Featured: The Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited", ZZ Top "Tush", Russ Ballard "In the Night".
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
Originally broadcast as "The Hit List", "Calderone's Return Part 1" begins at a simple stake out but ends with the death of a major charcter.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Cool Runnin'
Season 1, Episode 3
Original Air Date: 10/05/1984
Songs Featured: None
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
The third episode of season 1 finds Crockett and Tubbs tracking a drug operation run by a gang of trigger happy Jamaicans. It starts with an exciting (yet awkwardly shot) sequence that finds Crockett and Tubbs in pursuit of a van that just fled the scene of a drug deal turned homicide. The van opens fire on them before it eventually escapes.
Original Air Date: 10/05/1984
Songs Featured: None
Notable Guest Stars: None
Essential Viewing: Yes
The third episode of season 1 finds Crockett and Tubbs tracking a drug operation run by a gang of trigger happy Jamaicans. It starts with an exciting (yet awkwardly shot) sequence that finds Crockett and Tubbs in pursuit of a van that just fled the scene of a drug deal turned homicide. The van opens fire on them before it eventually escapes.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Heart of Darkness
Season 1, Episode 2
Original Air Date: 9/28/1984
Songs Featured: The Tubes "She's a Beauty", John Waite "Missing You", Devo "Going Under", George Benson "This Masquerade".
Notable Guest Stars: Ed O'Neill
Essential Viewing: Yes
"Heart of Darkness" is a fitting title for the second episode of the series. In addition to exploring the darker aspects of society it also showcases the negative impact that undercover work can bring. The main plot sees Crockett and Tubbs working to bring down a pornography ring that deals in underage girls. They hit a slight bump in the road though when they discover that the second in command is actually an undercover fed (Ed O'Neill) who has possibly gone to the other side.
Original Air Date: 9/28/1984
Songs Featured: The Tubes "She's a Beauty", John Waite "Missing You", Devo "Going Under", George Benson "This Masquerade".
Notable Guest Stars: Ed O'Neill
Essential Viewing: Yes
"Heart of Darkness" is a fitting title for the second episode of the series. In addition to exploring the darker aspects of society it also showcases the negative impact that undercover work can bring. The main plot sees Crockett and Tubbs working to bring down a pornography ring that deals in underage girls. They hit a slight bump in the road though when they discover that the second in command is actually an undercover fed (Ed O'Neill) who has possibly gone to the other side.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Brother's Keeper
Season 1, Episode 1
Original Air Date: 9/16/1984
Songs Featured: The Rolling Stones "Miss You", Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me", Cindy Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight".
Notable Guest Stars: Jimmy Smits, Mykelti Williamson
Essential Viewing: Yes
Referred to on the DVD release as simply "Pilot", "Brother's Keeper" is a double length introduction to Miami Vice. Without commercials it runs 97 minutes and plays well as a stand alone movie.
Original Air Date: 9/16/1984
Songs Featured: The Rolling Stones "Miss You", Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me", Cindy Lauper "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight".
Notable Guest Stars: Jimmy Smits, Mykelti Williamson
Essential Viewing: Yes
Referred to on the DVD release as simply "Pilot", "Brother's Keeper" is a double length introduction to Miami Vice. Without commercials it runs 97 minutes and plays well as a stand alone movie.
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