Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King

One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!

6.5 / 10
1983
4 seasons
88 episodes
Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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

    8.0
    03-10-198345m

    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 I...

  • There Goes the Neighborhood

    2.There Goes the Neighborhood

    10-10-198345m

    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

    17-10-198345m

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

  • Magic Bus

    4.Magic Bus

    24-10-198360m

    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

    31-10-198360m

    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

    07-11-198360m

    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

    14-11-198360m

    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

    28-11-198360m

    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...

  • Sudden Death

    9.Sudden Death

    05-12-198360m

    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

    19-12-198360m

    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

    09-01-198460m

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

  • Lost and Found

    12.Lost and Found

    16-01-198460m

    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

    30-01-198460m

    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

    06-02-198460m

    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

    13-02-198460m

    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

    27-02-198460m

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

  • The Artful Dodger

    17.The Artful Dodger

    05-03-198460m

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

  • Filming Raul

    18.Filming Raul

    19-03-198460m

    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

    26-03-198460m

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

  • Weekend

    20.Weekend

    23-04-198460m

    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

    07-05-198460m

    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 unknowingl...

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