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Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • TV-14
  • 1983–1987
  • 4 seasons
  • Action & Adventure, Drama
  • 6.7

One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.

Episodes

22 episodes
  1. 1A Lovely Little Affair

    60 minSep 23, 1985

    Amanda is swept off her feet by a charming art restorer she's assigned to tail---a man Lee suspects may be involved with terrorists.

  2. 2We're Off to See the Wizard

    60 minSep 30, 1985

    The link in the murders of six female agents seems to be Lee, but he suspects they may be tied to the burned-out agent he once idolized.

  3. 3Over the Limit

    60 minOct 7, 1985

    A Save the Bay spokeswoman is implicated in the murder of a speaker at a rally for fishermen whose livelihood is threatened by crooked corporations.

  4. 4Tail of the Dancing Weasel

    60 minOct 14, 1985

    The Agency's founder needs Amanda's help to retrieve a purloined letter---proof he's not a turncoat.

  5. 5Welcome to America, Mr. Brand

    60 minOct 21, 1985

    Amanda rolls out the red carpet for a British accountant who fancies himself a spy and who has evidence of a Soviet plot to destroy the U.S. economy.

  6. 6Sour Grapes

    60 minOct 28, 1985

    Lee and Amanda investigate the fatal heroin overdoses of three top-ranking officials.

  7. 7Utopia Now

    60 minNov 4, 1985

    In the backwoods of Virgina, Amanda draws on her scoutting expertise to help her and Lee find utoptan communtty run by an outspoken tax reformer who may have more political change on his agenda.

  8. 8Reach for the Sky

    60 minNov 11, 1985

    Billy, against the advice of Lee, tries to prove a friend was murdered in connection with international electronic cash transfers.

  9. 9J. Edgar's Ghost

    60 minNov 18, 1985

    An ex-agent victimizes an Agency Librarian who has unearthed J. Edgar Hoover's secret files.

  10. 10Flight to Freedom

    60 minNov 25, 1985

    A foreign correspondent believes her fiancé is still alive after an ambush in Latin America and may be in Washington to testify against a diplomat in a Senate subcommittee hearing.

  11. 11The Wrong Way Home

    60 minDec 2, 1985

    Amanda tries to locate her ex-husband, Joe, after receiving a call from him - then learns that he's the prime suspect in the murder of an African Prime Minister.

  12. 12Fast Food for Thought

    60 minDec 16, 1985

    Lee and Amanda pose as prospective buyers of a fast-food franchise to catch those responsible for poisoning a batch of hamburger sauce.

  13. 13One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't

    60 minJan 6, 1986

    When Dotty befriends a Russian scientist, who's been placed in Amanda's neighborhood for cover, she gets involved in romance and a kidnapping plot.

  14. 14Playing for Keeps

    60 minJan 13, 1986

    Lee and Francine protect a tennis player who's the daughter of an international bigwig threatened by Communists.

  15. 15The Pharoah's Engineer

    60 minJan 27, 1986

    IFF discovers that a government building is being threatened by terrorists. They race against time and "night pirates" to discover who is threatened. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Jackson, Kate Jackson's real father.

  16. 16The Truimvirate

    60 minFeb 10, 1986

    An error on her paycheck leads Amanda to a computer whiz, a secret computer file and a trio of vigilante agents.

  17. 17The Eyes Have It

    60 minFeb 17, 1986

    Lee lands in the hospital after a brawl, but he refuses to stay put because secret information listed on his missing contact lenses may be in enemy hands.

  18. 18Wrong Number

    60 minMar 3, 1986

    In Afghanistan, the Soviets kidnap Francine, hoping to exchange her for a U.S. mathematician who Amanda believes has been set up by the KGB.

  19. 19The Boy Who Could Be King

    60 minMar 10, 1986

    Billy goes undercover as a jazz musician to find out the connection between a small nation's music king and a boy whose was found in the pocket of a dead man.

  20. 20Dead Men Leave No Trails

    60 minMar 31, 1986

    Amanda uses the diary of a violin player to find a man she hit in a car accident, who turns out to be a terrorist.

  21. 21Three Little Spies

    60 minApr 7, 1986

    Lee and Amanda are assigned to work with rival spies from China and the Soviet Union, as the spies work their way across the nation, to see who's using an international star's non-profit organization for illegal activities.

  22. 22All the World's a Stage

    60 minMay 12, 1986

    Amanda uses her community theater and college experience, taking a role in a play by an American playwright, to find out why the Soviets want to back the production. Lee poses as a journalist as they try to find investigative leads.

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Series cast

Kate JacksonAmanda King88 episodes
Bruce BoxleitnerLee Stetson88 episodes
Beverly GarlandDotty West88 episodes
Mel StewartBilly Melrose88 episodes
Martha SmithFrancine Desmond88 episodes
Paul StoutPhilip King88 episodes
Greg MortonJamie King88 episodes
Sam Melville6 episodes
Al Ruscio4 episodes
Frank BonnerHenry 'Buck' O'Connell4 episodes
Andrew Divoff3 episodes
Matthew FaisonHoward3 episodes
Daniel Davis2 episodes
George D. Wallace2 episodes
Earl Billings2 episodes
Paddi Edwards2 episodes
Loyda Ramos2 episodes
Michael Pataki2 episodes

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