TV Shows Set in the South Florida Area Quiz

Answer: Miami Vice

Sonny's white jacket started a fashion trend. Male, female, young and old, got into the "Miami Vice" groove by wearing the white jacket, with a cotton collarless T-shirt, and loose linen slacks.
The Art Deco architecture, used in some shots, distinguished South Beach from the rest of the Miami area.

Answer: The Golden Girls

Dorothy (Bea Arthur), Rose (Betty White), Blanche (Rue McClanahan) and Sophia (Estelle Getty), were the stars of this hilarious show. This show was set in the Miami area but shot live at the Ren-Mar studios, located in Hollywood, California. The address used for the ladies' home in Miami was 6151 Richmond Street. But, it was really a home in Brentwood, with the address of 245 N. Saltair Ave. that was used for shots of the Girls' dwelling.
Whenever you hear the theme song, "Thank You for Being a Friend", memories of the "Golden Girls" come alive.

Answer: Empty Nest

This is another one of those shows that was set in Miami and shot in the Ren-Mar Studios in Hollywood, California. Dr. Weston had a wise cracking, Southern nurse named Laverne (Park Overall), that added spunk to this sitcom. Many famous guest stars appeared on the show. A few named were Jane Lynch, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Geraldo Rivera, and Jeffrey Tambor.

Answer: CSI Miami

While some of this show was filmed in California, there were plenty of scenes shot in the Miami-Dade County area including Miami Beach, Coconut Grove, and Coral Gables. Emily Procter played Calleigh Duquesne, who was second to Horatio. Some of the guest stars were Dean Cain, Eric Roberts, Debi Mazar and Heidi Klum, who played herself.

Answer: The Jackie Gleason Show

This show ran from 1966-1970. Gleason had some trendy sayings like "Pow, Right in Kisser", "How Sweet It Is", "One of These Days, Alice" and most memorable is "And Away We Go". The last one is engraved on his grave site.

Answer: Charlie's Angels

This show's executive producer was Drew Barrymore. She was one of the Angels in the movie production. This show aired in 2011, only four episodes, as the ratings were extremely poor.
The show was actually filmed on Miami Beach. The Savoy Hotel located at 425 Ocean Drive, was used for The Townsend Agency office.

Answer: Dexter

In the first episode of the first season, a dismembered body of a prostitute was found in the pool of the Seven Seas Motel. It is located at 5940 Biscayne Blvd. The Ice Truck Killer was the serial murderer at this time. The apartment in Miami, where Dexter lived, was called the Palm Terrace.

It was where he hid his slides of his victims in the AC unit. It is actually called the Bay Harbor Club condos and it is located at 1155 103rd Street, out on Bay Harbor Island. The rest of the show was filmed in California.

Answer: Ballers

Filming a TV show about football in the Miami area makes it easy because of the many athletes that live there. Dwayne Johnson also owns a home in Miami. There were no sets used in filming the first season. They shot at actual locations.

Answer: Nip/Tuck

Long Beach, California is where this show was filmed as it resembles South Florida. Vanessa Redgrave, Portia de Rossi, Rosie O'Donnell, and Sharon Gless were some of the actors that played reoccurring characters on the show.

Answer: Flipper

The Miami Seaquarium is on Key Biscayne and it was used to film "Gentle Ben" as well as "Flipper". The same house was used for both shows. Martin Sheen, Burt Reynolds, Adrienne Bourbeau, and Barbara Feldon were some of the guest stars that were on the show.