Miami Vice (1984): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know!

Miami Vice (1984) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know! #rememberwhen Miami Vice (1984) completely changed what a TV cop show could look and sound like? Starring Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett, Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, and Edward James Olmos as Lt. Castillo, the NBC classic blended pastel fashion, exotic cars, hit music, and gritty undercover crime into one of the defining shows of the 1980s. Discover 15 weird Miami Vice facts, including Don Johnson nearly losing the role, Michael Mann’s strict color rules, the fake Ferrari that triggered a lawsuit, NBC refusing to air an episode, the show’s connection to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Crockett’s iconic Ray-Bans, the surprising origin of his sockless style, Jan Hammer’s record-breaking theme, the truth about Elvis the alligator, and Philip Michael Thomas creating the term that eventually became EGOT. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - 15: Don Johnson Was NBC’s Last Choice to Play Sonny Crockett 03:05 - 14: Michael Mann Banned Brown and Other Colors From Miami Vice 04:26 - 13: Crockett’s Fake Ferrari Was Good Enough to Trigger a Lawsuit 06:17 - 12: Gina and Trudy Were Originally Written Mostly as Bait — Saundra Santiago & Olivia Brown 07:35 - 11: NBC Finished an Episode of Miami Vice and Then Refused to Air It — Pam Grier 09:16 - 10: Philip Michael Thomas Returned to the World of Vice in Grand Theft Auto 10:37 - 9: Crockett Helped Save Ray-Ban Wayfarers From Disappearing — Don Johnson 11:56 - 8: A Real Marksman Trained the Cast to Handle Their Weapons — Jim Zubiena 13:49 - 7: The Ferraris Were Free, but Miami Vice’s Hit Songs Cost a Fortune 15:41 - 6: Crockett’s Futuristic Bren Ten Became Famous Before Its Maker Collapsed — Don Johnson 17:54 - 5: Edward James Olmos Built Castillo by Stripping Almost Everything Away 19:18 - 4: Crockett’s Iconic Sockless Look Started Because of Miami’s Heat — Don Johnson 20:31 - 3: Jan Hammer Took the Miami Vice Theme All the Way to Number One 21:59 - 2: Crockett’s Pet Alligator Elvis Was Actually Two Alligators — Don Johnson 23:00 - 1: Philip Michael Thomas Invented the Term That Eventually Became EGOT Watch more Weird Facts videos:    • Weird TV Shows   #MiamiVice #MiamiVice1984 #DonJohnson #PhilipMichaelThomas #EdwardJamesOlmos #SonnyCrockett #RicardoTubbs #80sTV #80sNostalgia #ClassicTV #NBC #TVFacts #TVTrivia #BehindTheScenes #RememberWhen #WeirdFacts