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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".