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While nowhere near as severe as at the start of the [[Season 3|third season]], the show nevertheless undergoes several notable changes at the start of Season 4, seemingly aimed at recapturing the feel of Seasons 1 and 2. They include: |
While nowhere near as severe as at the start of the [[Season 3|third season]], the show nevertheless undergoes several notable changes at the start of Season 4, seemingly aimed at recapturing the feel of Seasons 1 and 2. They include: |
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* The extensive use of dark, gritty storylines is scaled back somewhat, although some nihilistic episodes still remain. At the other end of the scale, some of the lighter episodes veer wildly into science-fiction and comedy, most infamously the seventh episode "[[Missing Hours]]", which is often cited as the point when the series "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark jumped the shark]". The disparity between dark episodes and light episodes lead to a decidedly uneven season. |
* The extensive use of dark, gritty storylines is scaled back somewhat, although some nihilistic episodes still remain. At the other end of the scale, some of the lighter episodes veer wildly into science-fiction and comedy, most infamously the seventh episode "[[Missing Hours]]", which is often cited as the point when the series "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark jumped the shark]". The disparity between dark episodes and light episodes lead to a decidedly uneven season. |
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* Pastel clothing is largely reintroduced, although some of the darker styles of the third season still appear regularly. |
* Pastel clothing is largely reintroduced, although some of the darker styles of the third season still appear regularly. |
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[[File:C&T S4.jpg|thumb|Tubbs displaying his Season 4 beard alongside Crockett]] |
[[File:C&T S4.jpg|thumb|Tubbs displaying his Season 4 beard alongside Crockett]] |
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* Singer [[Sheena Easton]] joins the cast in "[[Like A Hurricane]]" as Crockett's girlfriend and then wife, Caitlin, appearing for five episodes until she is killed in "[[Deliver Us From Evil]]". |
* Singer [[Sheena Easton]] joins the cast in "[[Like A Hurricane]]" as Crockett's girlfriend and then wife, Caitlin, appearing for five episodes until she is killed in "[[Deliver Us From Evil]]". |
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* [[Jan Hammer]]'s musical contribution is also noticeably reduced, with many of his cues from earlier seasons simply being recycled. [[John Petersen]] takes over much of the scoring workload, although Hammer returns to exclusively score the final two episodes of the season. |
* [[Jan Hammer]]'s musical contribution is also noticeably reduced, with many of his cues from earlier seasons simply being recycled. [[John Petersen]] takes over much of the scoring workload, although Hammer returns to exclusively score the final two episodes of the season. |
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⚫ | * This is the only season of the show not to have either a feature-length episode or an episode aired in two parts (although the storylines involving [[Frank Mosca]] and [[Paul Fremont|Fremont]]/[[Gordon Wiggins|Wiggins]] each take place across two separate episodes, and the [[Sonny Burnett Arc]] spans several episodes at the end of the season the beginning of the next). |
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* The only cliffhanger in the series occurs this season, with the aforementioned Sonny Burnett story arc carrying over into the fifth season. |
* The only cliffhanger in the series occurs this season, with the aforementioned Sonny Burnett story arc carrying over into the fifth season. |
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===Episodes=== |
===Episodes=== |
Revision as of 16:06, 21 March 2012
Seasons: |
Season 4 of Miami Vice premiered on September 25, 1987 on NBC with the season premiere "Contempt of Court". The fourth season concluded on May 6, 1988 after 22 episodes with the Sonny Burnett cliffhanger "Mirror Image". It was released on DVD on March 20, 2007.
Regular Cast
- Don Johnson as Metro-Dade Detective James "Sonny" Crockett
- Philip Michael Thomas as Metro-Dade Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- Saundra Santiago as Metro-Dade Detective Gina Calabrese
- Michael Talbott as Metro-Dade Detective Stan Switek
- Olivia Brown as Metro-Dade Detective Trudy Joplin
- Edward James Olmos as Metro-Dade Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo
- Sheena Easton as Caitlin Davies (5 episodes)
- Martin Ferrero as Isadore "Izzy" Moreno (4 episodes)
Guest Stars
- See: List Of Guest Stars
Music
- See: Season 4 Music
Changes
While nowhere near as severe as at the start of the third season, the show nevertheless undergoes several notable changes at the start of Season 4, seemingly aimed at recapturing the feel of Seasons 1 and 2. They include:
- Dick Wolf is promoted to Co-Executive Producer alongside Michael Mann.
- The extensive use of dark, gritty storylines is scaled back somewhat, although some nihilistic episodes still remain. At the other end of the scale, some of the lighter episodes veer wildly into science-fiction and comedy, most infamously the seventh episode "Missing Hours", which is often cited as the point when the series "jumped the shark". The disparity between dark episodes and light episodes lead to a decidedly uneven season.
- Tubbs' involvement in storylines is noticeably downscaled, leading to complaints from fans and causing some people to christen Season 4 "The Don Johnson Show".
- Tubbs grows a beard for Season 4 and Crockett's hair reverts back to a slightly longer and shaggier version of his Season 2 hairstyle, and continues to grow slightly as the season goes on.
- Pastel clothing is largely reintroduced, although some of the darker styles of the third season still appear regularly.
- Singer Sheena Easton joins the cast in "Like A Hurricane" as Crockett's girlfriend and then wife, Caitlin, appearing for five episodes until she is killed in "Deliver Us From Evil".
- Jan Hammer's musical contribution is also noticeably reduced, with many of his cues from earlier seasons simply being recycled. John Petersen takes over much of the scoring workload, although Hammer returns to exclusively score the final two episodes of the season.
Notes
- Season 4 aired Friday nights at 9:00pm until April, 1988, when it returns to the 10:00pm time slot it held in it's first two seasons.
- Several of the episodes in this season are frequently rated by fans as the worst in the series, most notably "Missing Hours" and "The Cows of October".
- Michael Mann had planned to have episodes of the series set in Paris and Tokyo, but those plans ultimately fell through.
- This is the only season of the show not to have either a feature-length episode or an episode aired in two parts (although the storylines involving Frank Mosca and Fremont/Wiggins each take place across two separate episodes, and the Sonny Burnett Arc spans several episodes at the end of the season the beginning of the next).
- The only cliffhanger in the series occurs this season, with the aforementioned Sonny Burnett story arc carrying over into the fifth season.
- Miami Vice's year end rating was #41, second lowest of the five seasons.
Episodes
Ep # | Prod. Code | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Airdate | Repeat Airdate(s) |
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1 | 63504-03 | "Contempt of Court" | Jan Eliasberg | Peter McCabe | September 25, 1987 | December 25, 1987 |
2 | 63502-02 | "Amen... Send Money" | James Quinn | John Schulian | October 2, 1987 | |
3 | 63501-01 | "Death And The Lady" | Colin Bucksey | David Black | October 16, 1987 | January 29, 1988 |
4 | 63507-04 | "The Big Thaw" | Richard Compton | Joseph DeBlasi | October 23, 1987 | August 5, 1988 |
5 | 63508-05 | "Child's Play" | Vern Gillum | Story: Priscilla Turner Teleplay: Michael Piller |
October 30, 1987 | March 25, 1988 |
6 | 63503-06 | "God's Work" | Jan Eliasberg | Edward Tivnan | November 6, 1987 | June 3, 1988 |
7 | 63515-07 | "Missing Hours" | Ate De Jong | Thomas M. Disch | November 13, 1987 | |
8 | 63511-08 | "Like A Hurricane" | Colin Bucksey | Robert Palm | November 20, 1987 | April 8, 1988 |
9 | 63506-09 | "Rising Sun Of Death" | Leon Ichaso | Peter Lance | December 4, 1987 | May 27, 1988 |
10 | 63517-10 | "Love at First Sight" | Don Johnson | Peter McCabe | January 15, 1988 | |
11 | 63512-11 | "Rock and a Hard Place" | Colin Bucksey | Story: Dick Wolf Teleplay: Robert Palm |
January 22, 1988 | |
12 | 63510-12 | "The Cows of October" | Vern Gillum | Ed Zuckerman | February 5, 1988 | June 10, 1988 |
13 | 63520-14 | "Vote of Confidence" | Randy Roberts | John Schulian | February 12, 1988 | June 17, 1988 |
14 | 63522-15 | "Baseballs of Death" | Bill Duke | Peter Lance | February 19, 1988 | July 22, 1988 |
15 | 63514-13 | "Indian Wars" | Leon Ichaso | Story: Carl Waldman and Frank Coffey Teleplay: Michael Duggan, Peter Lance, Robert Palm, Carl Waldman, and Frank Coffey |
February 26, 1988 | June 24, 1988 |
16 | 63519-16 | "Honor Among Thieves?" | Jim Johnston | Jack Richardson | March 4, 1988 | September 2, 1988 |
17 | 63521-17 | "Hell Hath No Fury..." | Virgil W. Vogel | Story: David Black Teleplay: Michael Duggan |
March 11, 1988 | July 29, 1988 |
18 | 63524-18 | "Badge Of Dishonor" | Richard Compton | Story: Dick Wolf Teleplay: Michael Duggan and Peter Lance |
March 18, 1988 | |
19 | 63523-19 | "Blood And Roses" | George Mendeluk | Story: Dick Wolf Teleplay: Robert Palm |
April 1, 1988 | |
20 | 63525-20 | "A Bullet For Crockett" | Donald L. Gold | Story: Dick Wolf Teleplay: Michael Duggan and Peter Lance |
April 15, 1988 | |
21 | 63528-21 | "Deliver Us From Evil" | George Mendeluk | Story: Dick Wolf Teleplay: David Black, Michael Duggan, and Robert Palm |
April 29, 1988 | September 9, 1988 |
22 | 63526-22 | "Mirror Image" | Richard Compton | Story: Daniel Sackheim and Nelson Oramas Teleplay: Robert Palm and Daniel Sackheim |
May 6, 1988 | October 28, 1988 |