Crockett and Tubbs travel to New York to take down a powerful Colombian cartel.Crockett and Tubbs travel to New York to take down a powerful Colombian cartel.Crockett and Tubbs travel to New York to take down a powerful Colombian cartel.
Charles S. Dutton
- Lieutenant Pearson
- (as Charles Dutton)
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- TriviaScenes from this episode (mainly the ending where Crockett shoots down the helicopter and when the Revilla warehouse is blown up) were used in the music video for "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer. Many of the shots of New York buildings were used in the music video for "Crockett's Theme".
- GoofsAfter Crockett and Tubbs are chased by Lieutenant Pearson in New York (at 48:30), a car drives through the intersection. Its three passengers smile and point at the production. The woman sitting in the front passenger seat can be seen saying "it's Miami Vice!"
- Quotes
Margaret: Sometimes the best things are the hardest to get.
Detective James Crockett: Yeah, but the hardest to get ain't always the best.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Chocolate Magic (2022)
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A brilliant start to the second season of Miami Vice...
This two part season premiere feels more like a film. The script writers on this knew what they were doing and they succeeded. "Prodigal Son" is a brilliant start the second season of Miami Vice. It's got everything: Story, Action, Music & Style. Jan Hammer's score is absolutely fantastic. Crockett & Tubbs in New York, amazing. It's a shame that they didn't do any other episodes this one in the later seasons because this was the one that made everyone want to watch Miami Vice and it's the season which made the show do very well in the ratings. Rating 10/10, I could watch this episode over and over again and I wouldn't get bored. Miami Vice is one of the greatest achievements in television history and of the 1980's.
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- edwardjamessmith
- Feb 10, 2008
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- World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(gunfight is on and Crockett chases Revilla away)
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