Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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.

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Seasons

The First Time

1. The First Time

Air Date: 1983-10-03

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.

2. There Goes the Neighborhood

Air Date: 1983-10-10

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.

3. If Thoughts Could Kill

Air Date: 1983-10-17

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

Magic Bus

4. Magic Bus

Air Date: 1983-10-24

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

5. The A.C.M. Kid

Air Date: 1983-10-31

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

Air Date: 1983-11-07

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

Air Date: 1983-11-14

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

Air Date: 1983-11-28

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.

9. Sudden Death

Air Date: 1983-12-05

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.

10. The Long Christmas Eve

Air Date: 1983-12-19

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

11. Remembrance of Things Past

Air Date: 1984-01-09

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

12. Lost and Found

Air Date: 1984-01-16

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.

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

Air Date: 1984-01-30

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

Air Date: 1984-02-06

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).

15. The Mole

Air Date: 1984-02-13

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

16. Savior

Air Date: 1984-02-27

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

17. The Artful Dodger

Air Date: 1984-03-05

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

18. Filming Raul

Air Date: 1984-03-19

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.

19. Fearless Dotty

Air Date: 1984-03-26

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

20. Weekend

Air Date: 1984-04-23

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

21. Waiting for Godorsky

Air Date: 1984-05-07

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.

1. To Catch a Mongoose

Air Date: 1984-10-01

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.

The Times They Are a Changin'

2. The Times They Are a Changin'

Air Date: 1984-10-08

Amanda and Lee must oversee the return of a 1960s radical who is involved with Munich terrorists.

Double Agent

3. Double Agent

Air Date: 1984-10-15

Lee and Amanda search for a spy-turned-writer's latest manuscript that exposes U.S. agents, which includes Lee and Amanda.

The Legend of Das Geisterschloss

4. The Legend of Das Geisterschloss

Air Date: 1984-10-22

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.

Charity Begins at Home

5. Charity Begins at Home

Air Date: 1984-10-29

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.

Brunettes Are In

6. Brunettes Are In

Air Date: 1984-11-12

A white-slavery ring kidnaps Amanda, while Lee tries to find a valuable microdot chip.

Our Man in Tegernsee

7. Our Man in Tegernsee

Air Date: 1984-11-19

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.

An Affair at Bromfield Hall

8. An Affair at Bromfield Hall

Air Date: 1984-11-26

In London to investigate a security leak, Amanda gets involved with a seedy photographer and a sex scandal.

A Class Act

9. A Class Act

Air Date: 1984-12-03

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

Playing Possum

10. Playing Possum

Air Date: 1984-12-10

Amanda cannot remember a vital clue to the whereabouts of a nuclear device planted in Washington DC by renegade Soviets.

The Three Faces of Emily

11. The Three Faces of Emily

Air Date: 1984-12-31

Emily Farnsworth returns to help Lee and Amanda catch a man who is selling stolen plans for a futuristic plane.

Ship of Spies

12. Ship of Spies

Air Date: 1985-01-07

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.

Spiderweb

13. Spiderweb

Air Date: 1985-01-14

A security leak within the Agency throws a secret operation into jeopardy.

A Little Sex, a Little Scandal

14. A Little Sex, a Little Scandal

Air Date: 1985-02-04

Amanda becomes a target after she witnesses the murder of a congressional aide.

A Relative Situation

15. A Relative Situation

Air Date: 1985-02-11

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.

Life of the Party

16. Life of the Party

Air Date: 1985-02-18

Amanda and Francine go under cover as maids to catch the kingpin of a crime syndicate.

Odds on a Dead Pigeon

17. Odds on a Dead Pigeon

Air Date: 1985-02-25

A vindictive parolee hires a look-alike to impersonate Amanda and kill off agents - and Lee is next on the list.

Car Wars

18. Car Wars

Air Date: 1985-03-11

Amanda borrows a classic car from a Government lot and becomes the target of drug smugglers.

D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival

19. D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival

Air Date: 1985-03-18

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.

You Only Die Twice

20. You Only Die Twice

Air Date: 1985-04-01

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.

Burn Out

21. Burn Out

Air Date: 1985-04-08

A victim of job burnout, Lee is removed from field duty; and a former agent offers to cut him in on a deal.

Murder Between Friends

22. Murder Between Friends

Air Date: 1985-05-06

Amanda quits her job and joins a security agency; unaware it's a front for mercenaries planning to abduct an African president.

Vigilante Mothers

23. Vigilante Mothers

Air Date: 1985-05-13

Lee's efforts to find out who stole some nerve gas from a Government lab get him involved in Amanda's environmental group.

A Lovely Little Affair

1. A Lovely Little Affair

Air Date: 1985-09-23

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.

We're Off to See the Wizard

2. We're Off to See the Wizard

Air Date: 1985-09-30

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.

Over the Limit

3. Over the Limit

Air Date: 1985-10-07

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.

Tail of the Dancing Weasel

4. Tail of the Dancing Weasel

Air Date: 1985-10-14

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

Welcome to America, Mr. Brand

5. Welcome to America, Mr. Brand

Air Date: 1985-10-21

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.

Sour Grapes

6. Sour Grapes

Air Date: 1985-10-28

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

Utopia Now

7. Utopia Now

Air Date: 1985-11-04

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.

Reach for the Sky

8. Reach for the Sky

Air Date: 1985-11-11

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

J. Edgar's Ghost

9. J. Edgar's Ghost

Air Date: 1985-11-18

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

Flight to Freedom

10. Flight to Freedom

Air Date: 1985-11-25

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.

The Wrong Way Home

11. The Wrong Way Home

Air Date: 1985-12-02

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.

Fast Food for Thought

12. Fast Food for Thought

Air Date: 1985-12-16

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

One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't

13. One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't

Air Date: 1986-01-06

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.

Playing for Keeps

14. Playing for Keeps

Air Date: 1986-01-13

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

The Pharoah's Engineer

15. The Pharoah's Engineer

Air Date: 1986-01-27

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.

The Truimvirate

16. The Truimvirate

Air Date: 1986-02-10

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

The Eyes Have It

17. The Eyes Have It

Air Date: 1986-02-17

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.

Wrong Number

18. Wrong Number

Air Date: 1986-03-03

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.

The Boy Who Could Be King

19. The Boy Who Could Be King

Air Date: 1986-03-10

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.

Dead Men Leave No Trails

20. Dead Men Leave No Trails

Air Date: 1986-03-31

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.

Three Little Spies

21. Three Little Spies

Air Date: 1986-04-07

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.

All the World's a Stage

22. All the World's a Stage

Air Date: 1986-05-12

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.

Stemwinder (1)

1. Stemwinder (1)

Air Date: 1986-09-19

The Agency suspects Lee and Amanda of selling out after a vindictive KGB agent traps them in a sting operation.

Stemwinder (2)

2. Stemwinder (2)

Air Date: 1986-09-26

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.

Unfinished Business

3. Unfinished Business

Air Date: 1986-10-03

CIA files indicate that Lee's parents were double agents and link the past with a current plot to assassinate a dignitary.

No Thanks for the Memory

4. No Thanks for the Memory

Air Date: 1986-10-10

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.

It's in the Water

5. It's in the Water

Air Date: 1986-10-17

The Agency and a terrorist seek a chemist, who once worked with Amanda on ecology issues.

Night Crawler

6. Night Crawler

Air Date: 1986-10-31

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.

Billy's Lost Weekend

7. Billy's Lost Weekend

Air Date: 1986-11-07

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.

Photo Finish

8. Photo Finish

Air Date: 1986-11-14

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.

The Man Who Died Twice

9. The Man Who Died Twice

Air Date: 1986-11-21

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.

Need to Know

10. Need to Know

Air Date: 1986-12-05

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

Santa's Got a Brand New Bag

11. Santa's Got a Brand New Bag

Air Date: 1986-12-19

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

Any Number Can Play

12. Any Number Can Play

Air Date: 1987-01-02

Evidence turns up that Dotty's new sweetheart is posing as a CIA agent caught in a blackmail scheme.

Promises to Keep

13. Promises to Keep

Air Date: 1987-01-09

The DEA provides evidence that the man connected to a drug kingpin is Lee's friend T.P. Aquinas.

Rumors of My Death

14. Rumors of My Death

Air Date: 1987-01-23

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.

Bad Timing

15. Bad Timing

Air Date: 1987-02-06

The Soviets inject Lee with a virus that leaves him only 72 hours to live.

Do You Take This Spy?

16. Do You Take This Spy?

Air Date: 1987-02-13

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.

Mission of Gold

17. Mission of Gold

Air Date: 1987-02-20

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.

One Flew East

18. One Flew East

Air Date: 1987-02-27

Lee and Amanda trail a retired right-wing agent connected to the kidnapping of an outspoken poet and antinuclear activist.

All That Glitters

19. All That Glitters

Air Date: 1987-05-07

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.

Suitable for Framing

20. Suitable for Framing

Air Date: 1987-05-14

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

A Matter of Choice

21. A Matter of Choice

Air Date: 1987-05-21

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.

The Khrushchev List

22. The Khrushchev List

Air Date: 1987-05-28

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.

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Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

1983-10-03

Episodes

88 (4 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

Warner Bros. Television

Shoot the Moon Enterprises