Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Created by	Brad Buckner Eugenie Ross-Leming
Starring	Kate Jackson Bruce Boxleitner Beverly Garland Mel Stewart Martha Smith Greg Morton Paul Stout Sam Melville
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	88
Production
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	October 3, 1983 – May 28, 1987
External links
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King was an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983 to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner. For the lead singer of the UK indie band The Long Blondes, see Kate Jackson (singer). ... Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Beverly Garland (born Beverly Lucy Fessenden on October 17, 1926) is a veteran American film and television actress with a half-century of credits, from cult 1950s B movies to the hit WB series 7th Heaven. ... Mel Stewart (b. ... Martha Smith was Playboys Playmate of the month for July, 1973. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... For the lead singer of the UK indie band The Long Blondes, see Kate Jackson (singer). ... Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor. ...

Plot

Scarecrow and Mrs. King was an espionage television series with an unusual twist. Lee Stetson, codename "Scarecrow" (Boxleitner), is a top-level agent for the fictitious CIA-like "Agency", who inadvertently embroils divorced housewife Amanda King (Jackson) in his mission. Amanda is too inquisitive to leave well enough alone, and with each episode becomes more and more involved with the Agency and with Lee. She starts just "helping", but by the end of the series she is a full agent. Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ...

This show relied heavily on a Cold War mentality, and most of the plots involved Soviet spies. Eventually the romantic nature of Lee and Amanda's relationship ceased to be clandestine, and they started talking about marriage. They did marry, but their marriage was never revealed to other characters. Amanda's sons meet Lee as her boyfriend, not her husband. For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... “CCCP” redirects here. ...

Characters

Amanda King

Played by Kate Jackson, Amanda King is a divorced housewife who lives with her mother, Dotty, and her two preadolescent sons. One day, by error, Stetson hands her a packet while he is being pursued by bad guys. He later has to track her down and recover it, and Amanda ends up working with the Agency. Her views of the world, so different from her work partners, cause problems sometimes, but other times prove to be refreshing and challenging. Though she has a boyfriend in the start of the series, her feelings for Lee grow until the two start an affair and later get married, but keep it a secret. Amanda introduces Lee to her sons as her boyfriend, not her husband.

Lee Stetson ("Scarecrow")

Played by Bruce Boxleitner, Lee Stetson is a second-generation secret agent whose parents were killed when he was young. He is initially reluctant to work with Amanda, until he gets to know her better. A womanizer with lots of classy lady friends, Lee finds himself falling for the housewife and mother Amanda, the only one who he finally marries.

Dotty West

Played by Beverly Garland, Dotty is Amanda's widowed mom, a lively and optimistic woman.

Billy Melrose

Played by Mel Stewart, Billy is Lee and Amanda's boss.

Francine Desmond

Played by Martha Smith, Francine is another of the Agency's top-level agents and she doesn't like Amanda until well into the series, thinking of her as an interloper. She's also jealous of how well Amanda and Lee get along.

Jamie King

Played by Greg Morton, Jamie is Amanda's younger son.

Philip King

Played by Paul Stout, Philip is Amanda's older son.

For the lead singer of the UK indie band The Long Blondes, see Kate Jackson (singer). ... Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Beverly Garland (born Beverly Lucy Fessenden on October 17, 1926) is a veteran American film and television actress with a half-century of credits, from cult 1950s B movies to the hit WB series 7th Heaven. ... Mel Stewart (b. ... Martha Smith was Playboys Playmate of the month for July, 1973. ...

External links

• Episode guide