Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1h

Action & Adventure

Drama

Crime

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.

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

Shoot the Moon Enterprises

Episodes

Cast

The First Time

1. The First Time

45min

3rd Oct 1983

Special Agent "Scarecrow" enlists the aide of Amanda King, a divorced mother of two, for assistance in finding a leak in a D.C. organization. Mrs. King is then offered a job with IFF and continues to assist Lee Stetson.

There Goes the Neighborhood

2. There Goes the Neighborhood

45min

10th Oct 1983

Lee and Amanda pose as a married couple living in the Betsy Ross Estates as they investigate the supply of weapons to Central America by the areas unsuspecting Connie Beth Girls.

If Thoughts Could Kill

3. If Thoughts Could Kill

45min

17th Oct 1983

A mind control expert messes with Scarecrow, because of he and Billy's routine physical.

Magic Bus

4. Magic Bus

1h

24th Oct 1983

Lee and Amanda pursue a survivalist group who intend to use a stolen top-secret assault weapon against an unknown target.

The A.C.M. Kid

5. The A.C.M. Kid

1h

31st Oct 1983

A young Russian boy, whom is under Lee and Amanda's guard, is stealing computer codes from the government to pay for the freedom of his parents.

Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

6. Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

1h

7th Nov 1983

Lee Stetson and Amanda King are assigned to protect a prince and princess from would-be assassins.

Service Above and Beyond

7. Service Above and Beyond

1h

14th Nov 1983

Amanda poses as a wealthy jet setter to attract the attention of a businessman suspected of selling military secrets.

Saved by the Bells

8. Saved by the Bells

1h

28th Nov 1983

The agency refuses a deal when enemy agents kidnap Amanda in hopes for trading her for another agent. Lee takes matters into his own hands and rescues Amanda, however there is hell to pay with IFF, when he rescues her illegally.

Sudden Death

9. Sudden Death

1h

5th Dec 1983

Lee and Amanda pose as a football player and a writer to stop the owner of a football team from assassinating the leader of a foreign country.

The Long Christmas Eve

10. The Long Christmas Eve

1h

19th Dec 1983

On Christmas Eve, Lee and Amanda must find a former Agent, who is threatening to expose the current IFF Agents.

Remembrance of Things Past

11. Remembrance of Things Past

1h

9th Jan 1984

Lee is passed a note, just like other agents received before their murder.

Lost and Found

12. Lost and Found

1h

16th Jan 1984

Amanda and Lee are asked to arrange a new identity for an old flame of Lee's and her husband, making a very uncomfortable situation for Scarecrow and Mrs. King.

I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a Spy

13. I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a Spy

1h

30th Jan 1984

Amanda has amnesia after being kidnapped by assasins, and she no longer remembers Lee or the Agency. This only makes matters worse when she is unable to remember the next victim.

Dead Ringer

14. Dead Ringer

1h

6th Feb 1984

The Agency decides to use Amanda King's home for the defection of a Hungarian Official, who resembles Francine Desmond (Martha Smith in a dual role).

The Mole

15. The Mole

1h

13th Feb 1984

Someone in the Agency is passing government secrets to Moscow. Lee and Amanda are assigned to plug the leak, or "The Mole."

Savior

16. Savior

1h

27th Feb 1984

Amanda is shocked when she learns that Lee Stetson has left IFF, to work a weapon dealer.

The Artful Dodger

17. The Artful Dodger

1h

5th Mar 1984

Amanda develops a new found friend when Amanda and Lee began investigating the theft of military secrets.

Filming Raul

18. Filming Raul

1h

19th Mar 1984

Agency Parking Attendant/Part time film maker, Raul hold the main clue in finding an Agency courier who disappeared when Mrs. King wrecked her station wagon.

Fearless Dotty

19. Fearless Dotty

1h

26th Mar 1984

Spies stalk Amanda's mother after a bookstore mix-up puts her in possession of a book containing vital information.

Weekend

20. Weekend

1h

23rd Apr 1984

Amanda and Lee pose as newlyweds at a resort to prevent a kidnapping, and actually enjoy each others company.

Waiting for Godorsky

21. Waiting for Godorsky

1h

7th May 1984

While visiting an estate style yard sale with her mother, Amanda meets a woman targeted by Eastern Bloc assasins. She is later invited to have to with her majesty, while unknowingly getting involved with an Agency assignment.

First air date

3rd Oct 1983

Last air date

28th May 1987

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks