Amen brotha.. I was 17 in 84.. I still watch vice ever day.. Damn those were great days.. In so many ways.. Peace.. FYI I guessed your list without looking. Only correction would've been Phil Collins for frank zappa bud . Phil the shill.. Epic episode
I just wanted to tell you that the Lord Jesus Christ here I see what is the only way to have it and you can accept Jesus as your savior anytime you want
Sacha Baron Cohen was born in 1971, which would have made him 18 at the end of 'Miami Vice' in 1989. I believe you are mistaking Frank Zappa for Cohen.
Love seeing all the old school cameo's in these shows. I was watching "Riptide" from the 80's the other day and Gena Davis was a cameo on it. Young and sexy!
"No Exit" was the first thing I ever saw Bruce Willis in, and while I didn't like season 2's habit of casting non-actors as guest stars, "Definitely Miami" and "Payback" are two of my favorite episodes.
What a great show for the first few years. As with most they jump the shark and get silly. I remember all of these episodes. The Bruce Willis episode was neat because then all of a sudden he was doing commercials for wine coolers and was on Moonlighting then huge success.
Any list like this must begin with Dennis Farina as Al Lombard. Farina is tremendous in all of his acting, but he had multiple appearances on Vice over the years and Lombard always hit the bullseye.
Phil Collins was the best guest. His music was all over the show and to have him on was brilliant. Also he said the word 'wanker' on the show which was quite surprising.
Was'nt Glen Frey a hermit camping in an aircraft wreck? I remember Ted Nugent shooting at Sonny who stopped the bullets with armor in the brief case. Fun show then.
I haven't watched Miami Vice in Years. Great Show. I also watched it in the Pre-DVR, maybe even the VCR Era or at least before I got Cable TV so I don't have any of the episodes saved. Or If I was out that night, I missed the episode. So I didn't watch it consistently. I do remember G. Gordon Liddy being on the Show. He seemed liked a Creepy guy in real life and if I remember he played a similar Right Wing Creepy guy. ]
Lots of memorable bad guys , but the one where Sonny got the guy free off death row , and at the end find out he did kill his former partner , then come back to kill his girl Sheena Easton in a later episode , crazy !!
Who remembers Michael Richards as a drug dealer, Iman as a serial killer who used video dating to find her victims. Plus Sheena Easton and Melanie Griffith were Crockett’s girlfriends.
I lived in Miami while this show as being made. Used to pop across to south beach in hope I would get to see them filming. I managed to get myself an extra role for one scene filmed on Espanola Way. Wonderful times.
I got to be Dons Security for PAYBACK inside the State Prison and got to see Roberto Duran Kiss him right in the Mouth. The reaction from Don was Priceless.😂🤪👍
Ed O’Neill is one hell of an actor. He really pulled off scary and psychotic in this episode and as much as he is hugely associated with the Al Bundy character, Al Bundy is quickly forgotten here. The character was really well written. He was scary and tragic. The perfect representation of a cop who has gone off the rails. Deep cover for too long must take a toll on a person’s psyche regardless of how much training he’s had. It’s this realism that defined this amazing series. Right up there with the sopranos as far as quality television. Without a doubt my favorite guest star in my favorite television series!
What? The #1 guest star on Miami Vice is also in the #1 greatest Miami Vice episode: “Out Where The Busses Don’t Run”…Bruce McGill is the greatest Miami Vice celebrity ever. That deranged mental nut case that he played, Hank Weldon, was brilliant. I believe that episode won an Emmy. How could it not be Bruce McGill? That episode was my personal favorite…I also liked the one episode called “Bashido” in the second season. Martin Castillo, Edward James Olmos, has to choose between his friendship with his Vietnam buddy Jack Gretzky, and his duty as a Vice Lieutenant. That was a great episode, but it was missing a celebrity cast, excellent episode anyway.
Great episode, "When Irish Eyes are Crying." I think, though, they missed the best musical guest (they had Zappa, Frey, and The Nuge in the video) by overlooking Phil Collins.
Glenn frey the man is music to Smuggler's Blues Any other episode unforgivably as do all the rest of the Stars Frank Zappa Phil Collins Bruce Willis in a number of Our Stars that made Miami Vice the most awesomest cop drama show ever
Little Richard as a street preacher, Bob Balaban as an investigative journalist looking into Iran Contra in real time, G. Gordon Liddy as a black ops dealer, Liam Neeson as an IRA bomber, Brian Dennehy as a televangelist, Bill Russell as a judge who gets into corruption, Bruce McGill as an ex-cop gone rogue, John Heard as a crooked lawyer, and, in perhaps the most brilliant casting scheme ever conceived, Phil Collins as a two-bit game show host who gets in too deep trying to become a player in Miami... Outstanding show.
What Frank Zappa's character revealed (that Crockett and Burnett were one and the same person) is what always bothered me about the show. How could all of the dope dealers, pimps, and other bad guys never figure out that Sonny and Tubbs were vice cops and should be shot on sight? They never tried to disguise themselves, and kept appearing week after week as mid-level dealers. What's funny is that they never did any prison time themselves; they were always right back out on the street. Word should have quickly gotten out via the grapevine about who they really were. For Christ sakes, they also had to appear in court to testify to send the bad guys to prison. Members of that dealer's crew would have been in court and could immediately identify them as the vice cops their boss trusted. They wouldn't try to kill them then, but could pick a time of their own choosing to exact revenge a month or two later. Or hire a contract killer to do the job; someone from L.A. or N.Y, who would be unknown to them. Could nobody in Miami put two and two together?
one of the best shows from the best years of my life.... the 80s
I definitely can agree with you on that. I thought Crockett and Tubbs were the coolest two guys on earth lol
Amen brotha.. I was 17 in 84.. I still watch vice ever day.. Damn those were great days.. In so many ways.. Peace.. FYI I guessed your list without looking. Only correction would've been Phil Collins for frank zappa bud
. Phil the shill.. Epic episode
@@execatty yeah, loved that episode... that one and the episode where first got the Ferrari Testarossa...
But your were born in 87?
@@nacrosomes7249 born in 69.... i graduated HS in 1987
Glenn Frey totally nailed his role as a smuggler.
LewyLewy2008 yep, the ”Nudge” however would have done well with a few acting classes.
Rip glenn.
Glen Fry was great musician, but sucked as a actor. Watch Lets Get Harry, you'll see what I mean.
Definitely, and Smuggler's Blues was the jam
So many great actors/actresses in this show! Even with the small parts they played. Julia Roberts, Ben stiller, Gene Simmons, Penn Jillette
Don Johnson has such gorgeous eyes! So does Phillip Michael Thomas! Both really good looking guys!
Canny observation
Miami Vice was a cool show with a cool mix of Music and guest stars before they got famous !
Bruce McGill's guest performance in "Out where the buses don't run" was probably my favourite performance from a guest star.
Me too. "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" was named one of the top 100 TV episodes (survey in the early 90's)
I just wanted to tell you that the Lord Jesus Christ here I see what is the only way to have it and you can accept Jesus as your savior anytime you want
Boy those were days the early 80's 1983 was the best for me.
Bill Paxton and Wesley Snipes in the same episode...
Had no idea Borat was in any Miami Vice episode. 0:31. Good for him. Make benefit glorious town Miami.
Sacha Baron Cohen was born in 1971, which would have made him 18 at the end of 'Miami Vice' in 1989. I believe you are mistaking Frank Zappa for Cohen.
Love seeing all the old school cameo's in these shows. I was watching "Riptide" from the 80's the other day and Gena Davis was a cameo on it. Young and sexy!
Geena Davis was also in Family Ties as a clumsy nanny. Still, young, TALL, and hot!
Ed O'Neill should have played dramatic roles more often
Frank Zappa was one of the greatest musicians/composers in musical history. But as an actor? Oh Frank! What were you thinking?
Moonlighting Bruce . Hair!
"No Exit" was the first thing I ever saw Bruce Willis in, and while I didn't like season 2's habit of casting non-actors as guest stars, "Definitely Miami" and "Payback" are two of my favorite episodes.
Frank Zappa had screen presence.
I still remember the way he said weasel dust....
@@rickbangkok what is weasel dust? where can a hypothetical person get some?
Is that Dean Stockton standing next to him?
What a great show for the first few years. As with most they jump the shark and get silly. I remember all of these episodes. The Bruce Willis episode was neat because then all of a sudden he was doing commercials for wine coolers and was on Moonlighting then huge success.
if Borat was made during the 80's, Frank Zappa would be casted.
I love the scene when tubs took off with his boat they met up under a low bridge when Crockett jumped into the boat and they introduced themselves
Stanley Tucci had a good performance on the show
Any list like this must begin with Dennis Farina as Al Lombard. Farina is tremendous in all of his acting, but he had multiple appearances on Vice over the years and Lombard always hit the bullseye.
I would have included Willie Nelson
Timeless action series 👍.
2/5 of the Top Guest stars are now deceased and Bruce Willis still had hair. This was a long time ago.
Don't forget Vigo Mortensen a real double of sonny crocket
I didn't know that! Very interesting!
Phil Collins was the best guest. His music was all over the show and to have him on was brilliant.
Also he said the word 'wanker' on the show which was quite surprising.
Phil the shill lol
Was'nt Glen Frey a hermit camping in an aircraft wreck? I remember Ted Nugent shooting at Sonny who stopped the bullets with armor in the brief case. Fun show then.
Great show.
I remember that episode with Willis, though my favourite one was "heart Of darkness".
Playing a badguy on miami vice meant that you made it in hollywood
This top 5 includes my top 3 episodes, Payback, Definitely Miami, and Heart of Darkness. Blues would be in my top 10.
Me too I see this movie again and again
Come one. No Phil Collins? He was a world famous pop star at that time.
Helena Bonham Carter?
How about Lee Iacocca.
And G. Gordon Liddy.
Oh, and Willy Nelson too.
I haven't watched Miami Vice in Years. Great Show. I also watched it in the Pre-DVR, maybe even the VCR Era or at least before I got Cable TV so I don't have any of the episodes saved. Or If I was out that night, I missed the episode. So I didn't watch it consistently. I do remember G. Gordon Liddy being on the Show. He seemed liked a Creepy guy in real life and if I remember he played a similar Right Wing Creepy guy. ]
G. Gordon absolutely nailed it
I hadn’t remembered this show showcased repulsive violence on women. That’s a no-go. ❌
Anyone else waited for Ed to say..."Peeeeggg!"
Bruce McGill as Hank Weldon, retired Vice detective, in "Out Where the Buses Don't Run"
Miami Vice: Season 2, Episode 4
What a weird part to play that song when Willis is slapping that lady......stay with me oh won't you stay with me...what lol good old teddy
We need MV on streaming!
Wesley Snipes was my favorite guest appearance!
You did five and then everyone adds three more...
Dont forget Cosmo Kramer.
I remember judge Bill Russell being crammed in his little and patting myself on the back for recognizing the symbolism.
Wrong list: Top Five -- not in rank order -- Bruce McGill, Bruce Willis, Phil Collins, Glen Frey, and G. Gordon Liddy
Is the actor Dan Hedaya beside Frank Zappa at the start of Frank Zappa's clip? He played the villain in Commando and a few other things
Lots of memorable bad guys , but the one where Sonny got the guy free off death row , and at the end find out he did kill his former partner , then come back to kill his girl Sheena Easton in a later episode , crazy !!
Who could forget Gene Simmons
I was going to add Gene. Not a large role, though - which is probably why he didn’t make the list.
I thought the alligator was an interesting role
Elvis...the U of FL mascot!
Omg 😁
I can't believe Phil Collins didn't make this list.
Who remembers Michael Richards as a drug dealer, Iman as a serial killer who used video dating to find her victims. Plus Sheena Easton and Melanie Griffith were Crockett’s girlfriends.
Thats Sensei Ed Oneil, Jiu Jitsu black belt, btw.
I was expecting Phil Collins on this.
Julia Roberts, Phil Collin’s, Melanie Griffith and more……
forgot about Liam Neissen. (not sure on spelling of last name)
Zappa was always talking high-and-mighty. Nice to see he sold out like everyone else he condemned.
I was thinking he used say he hated TV and it rotted your mind. If I am not mistaken.
Little Richard.....in the most shocking MV, “ out where the buses don’t run “......
Good list but the Phil Collins one I think is top 5
Didn't realise Sasha Baron Cohen was in Miami Vice.
Al Bundy,
Im sorry Dennis Farina was the best guest star in this series and had the best episodes
Then he fucking woke up in the sixth sense...
My favorite one was when Suicidal Tendencies was on the show..... #classic
Frank Zappa was an already famous musician. His episode opened with Roberto Duran shooting himself in the head with a zip gun.
Gene Simmons!
What about the alligator?
Surprised the Nuge didn’t use a shotgun or AR rifle.
You forgot to mention Philip Collins was also on Miami vice
Weezel dust? Yea Frank wrote that
Tony Sirico (aka Paulie Walnuts) is missing
Alexis Arguello did great too
Al bundy 😁!
The Al Bundy middle years between his 4 touchdowns and running aground as a women’s shoe salesman married to Peg, were wild.
Now I know, how much Al Bundys life changed because of his marriage....
😃🤣😁🕺✌😎
miami vice had quite the stellar cast of guest stars...
I lived in Miami while this show as being made. Used to pop across to south beach in hope I would get to see them filming. I managed to get myself an extra role for one scene filmed on Espanola Way. Wonderful times.
I got to be Dons Security for PAYBACK inside the State Prison and got to see Roberto Duran Kiss him right in the Mouth. The reaction from Don was Priceless.😂🤪👍
Wiesel dust baby
Did you do cocaine with them?
@@likearollingstone007 Weasels Ate My Flesh...
A game of Pool was $70,of the best!!
Ed O’Neill is one hell of an actor. He really pulled off scary and psychotic in this episode and as much as he is hugely associated with the Al Bundy character, Al Bundy is quickly forgotten here. The character was really well written. He was scary and tragic. The perfect representation of a cop who has gone off the rails. Deep cover for too long must take a toll on a person’s psyche regardless of how much training he’s had. It’s this realism that defined this amazing series. Right up there with the sopranos as far as quality television. Without a doubt my favorite guest star in my favorite television series!
Can't believe they left out Phil Collins. Besides In The Air Tonight, he was a good actor.
Yeah I also missed Phil. But who else could be on 1? Bruce with Hair :p
I hAve Phil’s episode on VHS somewhere. Phil played the Artful Dodger as a child actor. That was his mother’s ambition for him.
Phil Collins is NOT a good actor. Damn.
Gordon Liddy was best.
Wasn't Adam Ant, in an episode?
A good series where a lot of talented people passed through. A lot of good writing.
The Bruce Willis was one of my favorites 👍🏼
This is a bad list and you should feel bad about it😂
I thought she shot him while the Phil Collins "I Don't Care Anymore" song was playing.
Pre or past Die Hard?
@@Lexx1976 Miami Vice, the series, was pre Moonlighting and Die Hard 1.
Willie Nelson was the best!
Yes!
Willie as a Texas Ranger was my favorite.
Willie Nelson, Glen Frey, Phil Collins, Ted Nugent and Frank Zappa!
Yeah, that Willie Nelson episode was really powerful.
Willie was awesome
I totally agree i was were is he. he was best as U S Marshal.
Miles Davis, Dennis Farina? Sheena Easton?
What? The #1 guest star on Miami Vice is also in the #1 greatest Miami Vice episode: “Out Where The Busses Don’t Run”…Bruce McGill is the greatest Miami Vice celebrity ever. That deranged mental nut case that he played, Hank Weldon, was brilliant. I believe that episode won an Emmy. How could it not be Bruce McGill? That episode was my personal favorite…I also liked the one episode called “Bashido” in the second season. Martin Castillo, Edward James Olmos, has to choose between his friendship with his Vietnam buddy Jack Gretzky, and his duty as a Vice Lieutenant. That was a great episode, but it was missing a celebrity cast, excellent episode anyway.
I think the last 6 minutes of "Out Where The Busses Don't Run" may be the best TV I've ever seen.
What, no G Gordon Liddy?!
See my Above Comment.
He was the best. And, Phil Collins too.
Casting Director: So how many epic guest stars do you want on the show?
Michael Mann: Yes.
Bonnie Timmerman
I never knew Al Bundy guest stared on Miami Vice.
So Cosmo kramer
It was just the second episode, I guess wasnt seen by many people
Before He was really famous or a household name
Maybe he was there working undercover with Jefferson Darcy.
Gotta get Willie Nelson in there as the old Texas Ranger
I didnt realize Bruce Willis was "Moonlighting" as a bad guy in the 80s.
He’s moonlighted as a bad guy on every set he’s ever worked on if you listen to the people that have had to work with him
Cybil Shepard starred in adult films in the 70s, and man she was a good looking young woman
This is your top 5? You totally missed a bunch of people, including Liam Neeson!
Great episode, "When Irish Eyes are Crying." I think, though, they missed the best musical guest (they had Zappa, Frey, and The Nuge in the video) by overlooking Phil Collins.
Glenn frey the man is music to Smuggler's Blues Any other episode unforgivably as do all the rest of the Stars Frank Zappa Phil Collins Bruce Willis in a number of Our Stars that made Miami Vice the most awesomest cop drama show ever
Little Richard as a street preacher, Bob Balaban as an investigative journalist looking into Iran Contra in real time, G. Gordon Liddy as a black ops dealer, Liam Neeson as an IRA bomber, Brian Dennehy as a televangelist, Bill Russell as a judge who gets into corruption, Bruce McGill as an ex-cop gone rogue, John Heard as a crooked lawyer, and, in perhaps the most brilliant casting scheme ever conceived, Phil Collins as a two-bit game show host who gets in too deep trying to become a player in Miami...
Outstanding show.
Mmmm Phil Collins.
That was the episode I was thinking of.
Phil The Shill......
Yeah, I was looking for the one, I am surprised that it was not shown.
cara Sedgwick in same episode, totally fine then and fine in the closer!
Miles Davis
Look at Bruce's outfit lmao, sheer 80s
Weasel Dust!!! Timeless
Dweezil Dust.
It ripped his flesh!
Liam Neeson was good too.
"Not your war, Gina!"
The last unbroken Heart! Great song for that ending scene
Should have done a top 10 instead. G. Gordon Liddy as Captain Realestate was pretty good, Phil Collins was good as well
What Frank Zappa's character revealed (that Crockett and Burnett were one and the same person) is what always bothered me about the show. How could all of the dope dealers, pimps, and other bad guys never figure out that Sonny and Tubbs were vice cops and should be shot on sight? They never tried to disguise themselves, and kept appearing week after week as mid-level dealers. What's funny is that they never did any prison time themselves; they were always right back out on the street. Word should have quickly gotten out via the grapevine about who they really were. For Christ sakes, they also had to appear in court to testify to send the bad guys to prison. Members of that dealer's crew would have been in court and could immediately identify them as the vice cops their boss trusted. They wouldn't try to kill them then, but could pick a time of their own choosing to exact revenge a month or two later. Or hire a contract killer to do the job; someone from L.A. or N.Y, who would be unknown to them. Could nobody in Miami put two and two together?
It's a television show and Michael Mann is not known for being logical. He's all about looks and style coupled with pop music.
Ok but do you really want to know what's really "dumb"? In comics, movies or series nobody realizes Clark Kent & Superman are the same person.
Steve R If so the show would've been over pretty quick. Lol Still, Good times though!
Good list but Dennis Farina (Al Lombard), William Russ (Evan Freed) & Bruce McGill (Hank Weldon) should all be in the top 3
Hank Weldon! That was my favorite episode!
Sky Flyer No, it was a later show called Crime Story. Yes some of the same actors worked it. Julia, Jon Polito, William Russ.
I couldn't think of William Russ' name, but Evan was a fantastic character, and episode.
And Ben Stiller.
You could never go wrong with Dennis Farina. Miss that guy.
Bruce Willis, Glen Frey and
Phil Collins (sadly missing from this list) were the BEST.
What about Phil Collins, Sheena Easton and Michael Chiklis who alll played great parts.
Peter Dobson was the baddie in the Chiklis episode, met him at a party in NJ. Good Clapton tune too.
How could you not include Julia Roberts in that list.
Well,she is pretty forgettable.Even Melanie Griffith made more of an impression.
Bruce Willis in the Moonlighting... Die Hard... Mode...
That's the first thing I saw him in. So different from Moonlighting characters
"...3 million of my favorite dollars". Lol