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Tubbs made his first appearance in the show's pilot episode, "Brother's Keeper", and later went on to appear in all but one of the show's 111 episodes. Thomas' portrayal of Tubbs was well received by fans and critics, and earned him a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Crockett is investigating a Colombian drug dealer, named Calderone (Miguel Piñero), when he meets a New York police detective named Rafael Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas).
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An NYPD Armed Robbery "street cop" and a Miami Vice Detective team up to catch a murderous drug dealer named Calderone.
Part I
In New York, a young black man stakes out a New York apartment, waiting for an affluent drug dealer. After scaring off some would-be muggers with his sawed-off shotgun, he follows the dealer to a bar, where he pays a waiter to spill the dealer's drinks and force him into the men's room. The man moves to confront the dealer, only to be thwarted by two of the dealer's goons, who fight with him -- one of the men accidentally shoots his partner before he is himself shot by the black man. However,...
Part II
Crockett and Tubbs go to Leon's apartment, bluffing their way inside with an out-of-date, unrelated warrant. They find the place ransacked; however, Tubbs does find an address book full of phone numbers, which they take to OCB to do back-traces. Tubbs points out that Leon was incredibly careful heading to the meet where he was killed, and that the only person on his tail was him, meaning the leak in the department must have told the hitman where Leon was. To Crockett's chagrin, Tubbs mentions...
Don Johnson as Metro-Dade Detective James "Sonny" CrockettPhilip Michael Thomas as NYPD Officer Ricardo "Rico" TubbsSaundra Santiago as Metro-Dade Detective Gina CalabreseMichael Talbott as Metro-Dade Detective Stan SwitekBill Smitrovich as DEA Lieutenant Scottie WheelerBelinda Montgomery as Caroline CrockettMartin Ferrero as Trini DeSotoMykelti Williamson as Leon JeffersonJimmy Smits as Eddie RiveraMichael Santoro as Corky FowlerJossie DeGuzman as Maria RiveraHarold Bergman as Judge Clarence P. RuppAs a result of "Brother's Keeper" being a pilot filmed prior to the remainder of the series, there are several notable differences between it and the series proper, including: 1. Olivia Brown is not listed during the opening credits, but is instead listed as a guest star afterwards. This was changed for the series proper, where her name appears bet...
When aired in syndication, "Brother's Keeper" is aired as two parts instead of a single two-hour episode (this is often the case for feature-length episodes of television shows). Strangely, this is how the episode is presented on the UK DVD releases of the series, despite being listed as a single episode on the packaging and the fact that other fea...
The version of the "Miami Vice Theme" used in the opening credits is incorrectly mixed and is missing the distinctive synthesized guitar hook. The problem occurs in every episode up to "Calderone's...The same problem with the "Miami Vice Theme" occurs during the chase scene between Crockett (in the Camaro) and Tubbs (in Crockett's Stinger).In his hotel room, Tubbs gets a call to make the deal, on the bed are guns and an open briefcase full of cash. The shot changes to a close-up of Tubbs on the phone, then shows the bed again and the...When the camera follows Leon walking along the street to his car before Sonny catches up with him you see the whole film crew moving the dolly along the street in the shop windows.In the two-part version of this episode the following scenes are deleted, likely for time purposes to ensure the two parts fit into two standard-length installments:
Filming: March 5, 1984 - April 5, 1984Production Budget: $5,000,000Production Code: 85304Production Order: 1- September 16, 1984
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- January 25, 1985July 28, 1985July 22, 2006
- 3 min
Brother's Keeper: Directed by Thomas Carter. With Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott. Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Thomas Carter
- 1984-09-16
Jan 20, 2023 · In Brother’s Keeper, Sonny’s and Tubbs’ paths will cross. However, before that happens, we will learn the story of both men and learn that each of them is marked by personal tragedy and problems. Rico’s past seems darker because he lost his brother. His appearance in Miami is related to this case.
Jun 20, 2022 · Tubbs acknowledges this in the season two finale “Sons and Lovers,” identifying Calderone (Miguel Piñero), a cartel leader who haunted the Vice team throughout the first two seasons, as the only major “big one” they managed to do away with.
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
