Miami Vice - Spotlight: Frank Zappa | NBC Classics

Watch Frank Zappa’s guest appearance on Miami Vice in this scene from the Season 2 episode “Payback.“ » Subscribe for More: » Watch Full Episodes of Miami Vice: » Follow Miami Vice: Get more NBC Classics: Full Episodes: Follow NBC: ABOUT MIAMI VICE: Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann, “Miami Vice“ focused on the Miami Police Department’s vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution. Centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel - the series ran for five seasons on NBC, from 1984 to 1990. It was both influenced by and a great influence on the popular culture of the time, making use of new wave and other cu