   miami vice is an american television crime drama series created by anthony yerkovich and produced by michael mann for nbc. the series starred don johnson as james "sonny" crockett and philip michael thomas as ricardo "rico" tubbs, two metro-dade police department detectives working undercover in miami. the series ran for five seasons on nbc from 1984â1989. the usa network later began airing reruns the next year, in 1990, and actually broadcast an originally unaired episode during its syndication run of the series on january 25, 1990. unlike standard police procedurals, the show drew heavily upon 1980s new wave culture and music. the show became noted for its heavy integration of music and visual effects to tell a story. it is recognized as one of the most influential television series of all time.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-influential-crime-series-that-revolutionized-the-television-drama-an
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