The Actor Developed A Strong Friendship With Co-Star Don Johnson Which Was Reflected By Their Characters In The Show

The actor Phillip Michael Thomas who played Don Johnson's partner Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs on the 1980's cop show Miami Vice, explained in an interview the magic of the show.

First airing in 1984 and concluding with the 5th and final season just after the 80s ended on January 25th 1990, the show is fondly remembered for the cars, the radical soundtrack, vibrant setting in mid-80s Miami, flashy suits, gun play, and the chemistry between Johnson's James "Sonny" Crockett and Thomas's Ricardo Tubbs.

Phillip Michael Thomas states that: "On the set of Miami Vice, Johnson and I formed a friendship that translated realistically into our characters on the show.

If one of us was getting beaten up by muggers or shot at by drug smugglers, we'd have each other's backs.

With that friendship emotion can be used more realistically during scenes ranging from comedic or a sense of tension ready to burst out of Tubbs or Crockett.

I know Don's done more acting then I have, with him recently starring in HBO's Watchmen and Knives Out whilst I've stuck to voice work for audiobooks and video games like GTA: Vice City.

We both still keep in touch and joke often about Don's failed music carrier, it's all in good fun".

Miami Vice may have ended 32 years ago, only now showing on TV in the form of reruns, but modern audiences have been going back to the old shows made in yesteryear due to the Covid Pandemic.

M*A*S*H*, Magnum P.I., The Equalizer, Knight Rider, Bay Watch, Different Strokes, Dallas, Hart To Hart, and ALF have all made big returns in TV ratings.

Miami Vice is no exception to this.

Phillip Michael Thomas also commented on this by saying: "If there's any positive thing to take away from the pandemic which as killed millions across the planet, is that people are rediscovering past shows that they may have used to watch as kids.

And then you see them passing it down to their kids, I feel optimistic in saying that the rediscovery of these old shows has brought families across the world together even when we're being told to keep away from each other".