“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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Episodes
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.
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.
3. If Thoughts Could Kill
A mind control expert messes with Scarecrow, because of he and Billy's routine physical.
4. Magic Bus
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
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.
6. Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
Lee Stetson and Amanda King are assigned to protect a prince and princess from would-be assassins.
7. Service Above and Beyond
Amanda poses as a wealthy jet setter to attract the attention of a businessman suspected of selling military secrets.
8. Saved by the Bells
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
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
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
Lee is passed a note, just like other agents received before their murder.
12. Lost and Found
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
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.
14. Dead Ringer
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
Someone in the Agency is passing government secrets to Moscow. Lee and Amanda are assigned to plug the leak, or "The Mole."
16. Savior
Amanda is shocked when she learns that Lee Stetson has left IFF, to work a weapon dealer.
17. The Artful Dodger
Amanda develops a new found friend when Amanda and Lee began investigating the theft of military secrets.
18. Filming Raul
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
Spies stalk Amanda's mother after a bookstore mix-up puts her in possession of a book containing vital information.
20. Weekend
Amanda and Lee pose as newlyweds at a resort to prevent a kidnapping, and actually enjoy each others company.
21. Waiting for Godorsky
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.
Cast & Crew
Kate Jackson
Amanda King
Bruce Boxleitner
Lee Stetson
Beverly Garland
Dotty West
Mel Stewart
Billy Melrose
Martha Smith
Francine Desmond
Paul Stout
Philip King
Greg Morton
Jamie King
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
All the stories told in the series have been done before. In fact, there isn't much of the show that is unique to it, right down to the concept, which is a rehash of so many others told before. However, the lead couple work very well together and that made it a pleasure to watch, even if it was yet another spy/detective/cop comedy/action show on prime time television. They were a pleasure to watch together and that made for a very addicting chemistry, despite the fact it was a rehash.
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