Crockett and Tubbs spy a lone women on Miami's bay front


Who is that mysterious woman?


Crockett steals a final glance as the stranger walks on by

Barbra Walk-on Airs on Cable
June 27 - As our friends were enjoying a live concert appearance by Barbra Streisand in Paris last night, those of us left behind in the US had to settle for a less spectacular consolation prize: the airing of Barbra's cameo appearance on "Miami Vice" from 1988.

Back in 1988, Barbra and "Miami Vice" star Don Johnson were a sizzling item in Hollywood. Johnson even recorded a duet with Barbra on her album "Till I Loved You." The question of how to get Streisand to reciprocate by appearing on Johnson's blockbuster crime drama was easily answered. She would do a short walk-on during an episode entitled "Badge of Dishonor." The vintage episode was broadcast last night on the cable channel, Sleuth.

The all too brief scene takes place on an overcast day at Miami's bay front. As Crockett and Tubbs (Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas) drive along the shore, they notice a mysterious woman casually strolling next to the water. Their sports car stops at the dock. The woman continues to walk by, but not before Crockett takes a moment for an inquisitive glance at the seductive stranger.

Barbra's non-speaking appearance in the episode was unbilled, and was presumably unpaid (or did she receive scale?) for her efforts.

The episode originally aired on March 18, 1988 on NBC.