Miami Vice

thumb|300px|Don Johnson with Kermit.
Miami Vice was a popular television series that aired from 1984 to 1989. The characters of Crocket and Tubbs were ranked #61, with Lt. Castillo at #89 in Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters.
==Mentions==
* The third season episode "Cuba Libre" contained aerial footage of a swamp, reused from the opening credits of The Muppet Movie.
==References==
* The show was parodied on Sesame Street in a recurring sketch, "Miami Mice."
* The Spring 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine featured a comic parody starring Rizzo and the Muppet Show rats.
* Miami Vice star Don Johnson was interviewed about his role on the show in the Fall 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine, and featured on the cover.
* Baby Fozzie and Baby Rowlf parodied the show in the Muppet Babies episode "The Frog Who Knew Too Much."
* Fraggles Look for Jobs, a 1987 wrap video for Fraggle Rock, features a poster of the two stars in the background.
* The 2006 film adaptation is mentioned in episode 29 of From the Balcony, helping inspire a film version of Statler and Waldorf's program.
==Connections==
*Larry Block played an FBI agent in "Heroes of the Revolution" (1987)
*Eddie Castrodad played Jaime Escobar in "The Maze" (1985)
*Chris Cooper played Jimmy Yagovitch in "Mirror Image" (1988)
*Colin Farrell played Sonny Crockett in the 2006 film adaptation
*Harvey Fierstein played Benedict in "The Fix" (1986)
*Laurence Fishburne played Prison Guard Keller in "Walk-Alone" (1986)
*Jamie Foxx played Ricardo Tubbs in the 2006 film adaptation
*Ellen Greene played Darlene in "Made for Each Other" (1985)
*Norberto Kerner played a Colombian officer in "The Prodigal Son" (1985) 
*Nathan Lane played Monty Price in "Buddies" (1985)
*Stan Lathan directed "Glades" (1984)
*John Leguizamo played Ivan Calderone in "Sons and Lovers" (1986), Orlando Calderone in "The Afternoon Plane" (1987), and Angelo Alvarez in "Victims of Circumstance" (1989)
*Ian McShane played Esteban Montoya in "Knock, Knock... Who's There?" (1987) and General Manuel Borbon in "Freefall" (1989)
*Sam McMurray played Jimmy Walters in "Calderone's Demise" (1984)
*Belinda Montgomery played Caroline Crockett (1984-1989)
*Liam Neeson played Sean Carroon in "When Irish Eyes Are Crying" (1986)
*Austin Pendleton played Max Rogo in "Yankee Dollar" (1986)
*Jon Polito played El Gato in "Hostile Takeover" and "Redemption in Blood" (1988)
*Little Richard played Marvelle Quinn in "Out Where the Buses Don't Run" (1985)
*Chris Rock played Carson in "Missing Hours" (1987)
*Jaime Sánchez played Grocero in "Smuggler's Blues" (1985)
*Jimmy Smits played Eddie Rivera in "Brother's Keeper" (1984)
*John Spencer played Lt. Lee Atkins in "The Good Collar" (1986)
*Ben Stiller played Fast Eddie Felcher in "Amen... Send Money" (1987)
==External links==
* IMDB for the original series
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