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Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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.
- Created by:
- Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
- Cast:
- Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland, Mel Stewart
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
To Catch a Mongoose
1984-10-01 · 45mAmanda 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.
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E02
Episode 2
The Times They Are a Changin'
1984-10-08 · 45mAmanda and Lee must oversee the return of a 1960s radical who is involved with Munich terrorists.
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E03
Episode 3
Double Agent
1984-10-15 · 45mLee and Amanda search for a spy-turned-writer's latest manuscript that exposes U.S. agents, which includes Lee and Amanda.
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E04
Episode 4
The Legend of Das Geisterschloss
1984-10-22 · 45mBritish 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.
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E05
Episode 5
Charity Begins at Home
1984-10-29 · 45mAmanda 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.
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E06
Episode 6
Brunettes Are In
1984-11-12 · 45mA white-slavery ring kidnaps Amanda, while Lee tries to find a valuable microdot chip.
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E07
Episode 7
Our Man in Tegernsee
1984-11-19 · 45mLee 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.
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E08
Episode 8
An Affair at Bromfield Hall
1984-11-26 · 45mIn London to investigate a security leak, Amanda gets involved with a seedy photographer and a sex scandal.
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E09
Episode 9
A Class Act
1984-12-03 · 45mAmanda finally gets to attend an Agency training class, but the curriculum contains an unexpected bonus-Eastern Bloc assassins who have infiltrated the group.
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E10
Episode 10
Playing Possum
1984-12-10 · 45mAmanda cannot remember a vital clue to the whereabouts of a nuclear device planted in Washington DC by renegade Soviets.
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E11
Episode 11
The Three Faces of Emily
1984-12-31 · 45mEmily Farnsworth returns to help Lee and Amanda catch a man who is selling stolen plans for a futuristic plane.
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E12
Episode 12
Ship of Spies
1985-01-07 · 45mAmanda 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.
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E13
Episode 13
Spiderweb
1985-01-14 · 45mA security leak within the Agency throws a secret operation into jeopardy.
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E14
Episode 14
A Little Sex, a Little Scandal
1985-02-04 · 45mAmanda becomes a target after she witnesses the murder of a congressional aide.
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E15
Episode 15
A Relative Situation
1985-02-11 · 45mWith 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.
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Episode 16
Life of the Party
1985-02-18 · 45mAmanda and Francine go under cover as maids to catch the kingpin of a crime syndicate.
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E17
Episode 17
Odds on a Dead Pigeon
1985-02-25 · 45mA vindictive parolee hires a look-alike to impersonate Amanda and kill off agents - and Lee is next on the list.
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E18
Episode 18
Car Wars
1985-03-11 · 45mAmanda borrows a classic car from a Government lot and becomes the target of drug smugglers.
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E19
Episode 19
D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival
1985-03-18 · 45mA 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.
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E20
Episode 20
You Only Die Twice
1985-04-01 · 45mAmanda 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.
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E21
Episode 21
Burn Out
1985-04-08 · 45mA victim of job burnout, Lee is removed from field duty; and a former agent offers to cut him in on a deal.
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E22
Episode 22
Murder Between Friends
1985-05-06 · 45mAmanda quits her job and joins a security agency; unaware it's a front for mercenaries planning to abduct an African president.
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E23
Episode 23
Vigilante Mothers
1985-05-13 · 45mLee's efforts to find out who stole some nerve gas from a Government lab get him involved in Amanda's environmental group.
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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