Series synopsis
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American action & adventure drama crime television series that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1983. It ended on May 28, 1987. It was created by Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming. It stars Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland and Mel Stewart.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kate Jackson as Amanda King
- Bruce Boxleitner as Lee Stetson
- Beverly Garland as Dotty West
- Mel Stewart as Billy Melrose
- Martha Smith as Francine Desmond
- Paul Stout as Philip King
- Greg Morton as Jamie King
- Lee Patterson
Supporting cast
- Peter Jurasik
- Daniel Davis
- Mischa Hausserman
- George D. Wallace
- Earl Billings
- Paddi Edwards
- James Noble
- Patience Cleveland
- June Chadwick
- Brian Markinson
- Rick Jason as Ambassador Harcourt
- John Beck
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 88 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | October 3, 1983 | May 7, 1984 |
| Season 2 | 23 | October 1, 1984 | May 13, 1985 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 23, 1985 | May 12, 1986 |
| Season 4 | 22 | September 19, 1986 | May 28, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The First Time 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. |
October 3, 1983 |
| 2 |
There Goes the Neighborhood 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. |
October 10, 1983 |
| 3 |
If Thoughts Could Kill A mind control expert messes with Scarecrow, because of he and Billy's routine physical. |
October 17, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
To Catch a Mongoose 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. |
October 1, 1984 |
| 2 |
The Times They Are a Changin' Amanda and Lee must oversee the return of a 1960s radical who is involved with Munich terrorists. |
October 8, 1984 |
| 3 |
Double Agent Lee and Amanda search for a spy-turned-writer's latest manuscript that exposes U.S. agents, which includes Lee and Amanda. |
October 15, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Lovely Little Affair 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. |
September 23, 1985 |
| 2 |
We're Off to See the Wizard 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. |
September 30, 1985 |
| 3 |
Over the Limit 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. |
October 7, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stemwinder (1) The Agency suspects Lee and Amanda of selling out after a vindictive KGB agent traps them in a sting operation. |
September 19, 1986 |
| 2 |
Stemwinder (2) Suspected of selling out to the Soviets, Lee and Amanda go into hiding after learning Lee is the target of an Agency D-1 manhunt. |
September 26, 1986 |
| 3 |
Unfinished Business CIA files indicate that Lee's parents were double agents and link the past with a current plot to assassinate a dignitary. |
October 3, 1986 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 1983 |
| Last aired | May 28, 1987 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |