Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!

Ended First aired 03/Oct/1983 United States English 4 season(s) 88 episode(s)
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.

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Season 4 · Season 4
22 episode(s) · Air date: 19/Sep/1986
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S4E22
The Khrushchev List
Air date: 28/May/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee suspects that retired Agency founder Harry Thornton (Howard Duff) and former Soviet Embassy courier Christina Golitsyn (Barbara Bain) are on an impossible mission: to obtain Khrushchev's spy list implicating American Government officials.

Summary

Lee suspects that retired Agency founder Harry Thornton (Howard Duff) and former Soviet Embassy courier Christina Golitsyn (Barbara Bain) are on an impossible mission: to obtain Khrushchev's spy list implicating American Government officials.

S4E21
A Matter of Choice
Air date: 21/May/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee is consumed with capturing an old nemesis who killed two of Lee's top contacts and now plots to sell Stealth radar plans to Tehran.

Summary

Lee is consumed with capturing an old nemesis who killed two of Lee's top contacts and now plots to sell Stealth radar plans to Tehran.

S4E20
Suitable for Framing
Air date: 14/May/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee and Francine are stripped of their Agency credentials after passing top-secret documents to a youth, who turns out to be a Soviet spy

Summary

Lee and Francine are stripped of their Agency credentials after passing top-secret documents to a youth, who turns out to be a Soviet spy

S4E19
All That Glitters
Air date: 07/May/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A security breach may be tied to a jewel collection, so Lee is assigned to "get next to" the jewels' current owner---an old flame.

Summary

A security breach may be tied to a jewel collection, so Lee is assigned to "get next to" the jewels' current owner---an old flame.

S4E17
Mission of Gold
Air date: 20/Feb/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Amanda is shot while on her honeymoon. Lee tracks down the shooter as he helps a retired marine archaeologist prove that doubloons salvaged from an 18th century Spanish ship are counterfeit.

Summary

Amanda is shot while on her honeymoon. Lee tracks down the shooter as he helps a retired marine archaeologist prove that doubloons salvaged from an 18th century Spanish ship are counterfeit.

S4E16
Do You Take This Spy?
Air date: 13/Feb/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Before departing for their secret wedding ceremony, Lee and Amanda have to wrap up a case that involved an art theft and murder. They race to wrap up the case in order to be on time for the wedding ceremony.

Summary

Before departing for their secret wedding ceremony, Lee and Amanda have to wrap up a case that involved an art theft and murder. They race to wrap up the case in order to be on time for the wedding ceremony.

S4E14
Rumors of My Death
Air date: 23/Jan/1987 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A skeleton with Lee's identification is found in a construction site, grounding the Agent when a copy of his high security passport goes up on the black market.

Summary

A skeleton with Lee's identification is found in a construction site, grounding the Agent when a copy of his high security passport goes up on the black market.

S4E11
Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
Air date: 19/Dec/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Just before Christmas, a distinguished ex-toy designer gives Lee a tip on a toy factory that's a front for sophisticated weapons development.

Summary

Just before Christmas, a distinguished ex-toy designer gives Lee a tip on a toy factory that's a front for sophisticated weapons development.

S4E10
Need to Know
Air date: 05/Dec/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee investigates corruption at a newspaper whose publisher has apparent ties to a Romanian agent and apparent interest in U.S. strategic materials.

Summary

Lee investigates corruption at a newspaper whose publisher has apparent ties to a Romanian agent and apparent interest in U.S. strategic materials.

S4E9
The Man Who Died Twice
Air date: 21/Nov/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee's top Vietnamese contact fakes his own death to protect his family and prevent a terrorist bloodbath. Lee and Amanda have second thoughts about how their marriage would affect her family.

Summary

Lee's top Vietnamese contact fakes his own death to protect his family and prevent a terrorist bloodbath. Lee and Amanda have second thoughts about how their marriage would affect her family.

S4E8
Photo Finish
Air date: 14/Nov/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A spy starts a smear campaign against Amanda, who's suspended, after a background check reveals that she was once involved in anti-American demonstrations.

Summary

A spy starts a smear campaign against Amanda, who's suspended, after a background check reveals that she was once involved in anti-American demonstrations.

S4E7
Billy's Lost Weekend
Air date: 07/Nov/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee and Amanda help Billy retrace his steps to remember details of a lost weekend during which he may have compromised agents working in Africa.

Summary

Lee and Amanda help Billy retrace his steps to remember details of a lost weekend during which he may have compromised agents working in Africa.

S4E6
Night Crawler
Air date: 31/Oct/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lee's attempt to make long-range plans with Amanda is interrupted when she is taken hostage by an Arab terrorist, who wants to trade her to the Libyans.

Summary

Lee's attempt to make long-range plans with Amanda is interrupted when she is taken hostage by an Arab terrorist, who wants to trade her to the Libyans.

S4E4
No Thanks for the Memory
Air date: 10/Oct/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A frightened Soviet Agent is found hiding in Amanda's yard, claiming that the KGB smuggled him into the U.S. to help knock out America's strategic-command system.

Summary

A frightened Soviet Agent is found hiding in Amanda's yard, claiming that the KGB smuggled him into the U.S. to help knock out America's strategic-command system.

Season 3 · Season 3
22 episode(s) · Air date: 23/Sep/1985
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S3E22
All the World's a Stage
Air date: 12/May/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E21
Three Little Spies
Air date: 07/Apr/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E19
The Boy Who Could Be King
Air date: 10/Mar/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E18
Wrong Number
Air date: 03/Mar/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E17
The Eyes Have It
Air date: 17/Feb/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E15
The Pharoah's Engineer
Air date: 27/Jan/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E13
One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't
Air date: 06/Jan/1986 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E12
Fast Food for Thought
Air date: 16/Dec/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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

Summary

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

S3E11
The Wrong Way Home
Air date: 02/Dec/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E10
Flight to Freedom
Air date: 25/Nov/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E7
Utopia Now
Air date: 04/Nov/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E5
Welcome to America, Mr. Brand
Air date: 21/Oct/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E3
Over the Limit
Air date: 07/Oct/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E2
We're Off to See the Wizard
Air date: 30/Sep/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E1
A Lovely Little Affair
Air date: 23/Sep/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

Season 2 · Season 2
23 episode(s) · Air date: 01/Oct/1984
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S2E20
You Only Die Twice
Air date: 01/Apr/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Amanda reads her own obituary in the newspaper after an agent mistakenly uses Amanda's bio as a cover and then dies in the line of duty.

Summary

Amanda reads her own obituary in the newspaper after an agent mistakenly uses Amanda's bio as a cover and then dies in the line of duty.

S2E19
D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival
Air date: 18/Mar/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

A ruthless weapons dealer holds the antidote to the drug he added for mind-bending zest to a sandwich, meant for Lee, but eaten by Amanda.

Summary

A ruthless weapons dealer holds the antidote to the drug he added for mind-bending zest to a sandwich, meant for Lee, but eaten by Amanda.

S2E15
A Relative Situation
Air date: 11/Feb/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

With the help of Lee's Uncle, Lee and Amanda attempt to thwart an Air Force officer's plans to sell military equipment to an enemy power.

Summary

With the help of Lee's Uncle, Lee and Amanda attempt to thwart an Air Force officer's plans to sell military equipment to an enemy power.

S2E12
Ship of Spies
Air date: 07/Jan/1985 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Amanda and Lee must pose as a couple on a cruise line, to find a missing informant of Lee's who was apparently uncovering something. However the catch is that once they dock on a small island, Lee and Amanda must marry. Aboard the ship of spies, Lee finds. After docking on the island and being married, Lee and Amanda find that silver is being smuggled aboard ship. The smugglers will do anything to save there fortune, include killing husband and wife, Amanda and Lee.

Summary

Amanda and Lee must pose as a couple on a cruise line, to find a missing informant of Lee's who was apparently uncovering something. However the catch is that once they dock on a small island, Lee and Amanda must marry. Aboard the ship of spies, Lee finds. After docking on the island and being married, Lee and Amanda find that silver is being smuggled aboard ship. The smugglers will do anything to save there fortune, include killing husband and wife, Amanda and Lee.

S2E9
A Class Act
Air date: 03/Dec/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Amanda finally gets to attend an Agency training class, but the curriculum contains an unexpected bonus-Eastern Bloc assassins who have infiltrated the group.

Summary

Amanda finally gets to attend an Agency training class, but the curriculum contains an unexpected bonus-Eastern Bloc assassins who have infiltrated the group.

S2E7
Our Man in Tegernsee
Air date: 19/Nov/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Lee searches for an Agency operative in the Bavarian Alps who may be able to clear Amanda after she's arrested in Munich on counterfeiting charges.

Summary

Lee searches for an Agency operative in the Bavarian Alps who may be able to clear Amanda after she's arrested in Munich on counterfeiting charges.

S2E5
Charity Begins at Home
Air date: 29/Oct/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Amanda is the Agency's only ticket to a private fund-raiser where a wealthy auto collector plans to hold a meeting with several high-powered men regarding a secret formula to control the supply and price crops.

Summary

Amanda is the Agency's only ticket to a private fund-raiser where a wealthy auto collector plans to hold a meeting with several high-powered men regarding a secret formula to control the supply and price crops.

S2E4
The Legend of Das Geisterschloss
Air date: 22/Oct/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

British Agent, Emily Farnsworth, is captured in Austria, leaving behind a sketchpad filled with drawings of nearby landmarks as clues, which Amanda and Lee must use to figure out her whereabouts.

Summary

British Agent, Emily Farnsworth, is captured in Austria, leaving behind a sketchpad filled with drawings of nearby landmarks as clues, which Amanda and Lee must use to figure out her whereabouts.

S2E1
To Catch a Mongoose
Air date: 01/Oct/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Amanda is sent to London when an old high-school friend, Conrad "Connie" Barnhill, is suspected of being a murderer labeled as the "Mongoose." This homicidal killer leaves a calling card at the scene of his crimes with the Mongoose written on it. Amanda tries throughout the entire episode to convince Lee that Mr. Barnhill is not the killer. Near the very end of the show, Amanda is kidnapped by the real Mongoose, forcing Lee on a chase through a foreign country.

Summary

Amanda is sent to London when an old high-school friend, Conrad "Connie" Barnhill, is suspected of being a murderer labeled as the "Mongoose." This homicidal killer leaves a calling card at the scene of his crimes with the Mongoose written on it. Amanda tries throughout the entire episode to convince Lee that Mr. Barnhill is not the killer. Near the very end of the show, Amanda is kidnapped by the real Mongoose, forcing Lee on a chase through a foreign country.

Season 1 · Season 1
21 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Oct/1983
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S1E21
Waiting for Godorsky
Air date: 07/May/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E18
Filming Raul
Air date: 19/Mar/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E14
Dead Ringer
Air date: 06/Feb/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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).

Summary

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).

S1E13
I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a Spy
Air date: 30/Jan/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E12
Lost and Found
Air date: 16/Jan/1984 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E9
Sudden Death
Air date: 05/Dec/1983 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E8
Saved by the Bells
Air date: 28/Nov/1983 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E5
The A.C.M. Kid
Air date: 31/Oct/1983 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E2
There Goes the Neighborhood
Air date: 10/Oct/1983 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E1
The First Time
Air date: 03/Oct/1983 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

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