Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)

The adventures of a housewife and a spy whom she fell in with.

Creators:

Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

Stars:

Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kate Jackson	...	Mrs. Amanda King (89 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Lee Stetson (89 episodes, 1983-1987)
Beverly Garland	...	Dorothy 'Dotty' West (89 episodes, 1983-1987)
Mel Stewart	...	Billy Melrose (89 episodes, 1983-1987)
Martha Smith	...	Francine Desmond (89 episodes, 1983-1987)
Greg Morton	...	Jamie King (32 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Stout	...	Philip King (32 episodes, 1983-1984)

Storyline

A housewife, Mrs. King, is handed a package by a secret agent who who is being pursued by bad guys. The secret agent, Lee Stetson, then has to track down the housewife before the bad guys do. Later episodes involve similar plots as Stetson and Mrs. King are teamed up together.

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Plot Keywords:

housewife | spy | washington d.c. | mother | orchestral music score | 

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Taglines:

One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agentin mit Herz

Filming Locations:

North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shoot the Moon Enterprises, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (88 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam Melville played Kate Jackson's ex-husband in the series. Years before, in The Rookies the two had played a married couple.

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Quotes

Amanda: Philip do NOT hit your brother in the head with trash!

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Deep Throats (2006)

User Reviews

I can't wait for Scarecrow and Mrs. King to come out on DVD

The cable network TVLand recently had a promotion weekend that Scarecrow and Mrs. King was part of. I was so excited to see a few episodes, but it made me wish that the series was on DVD even more!

Scarecrow and Mrs. King was a great series about an unsuspecting housewife who gets pulled into undercover spy work with a reluctant and then fully accepting spy. It's a little hokey, but great overall. Kate Jackson plays single mom, Amanda King and Bruce Boxleitner plays spy, Lee Stetson. The show was really all-inclusive, action, romance and comedy all in one.

The sexual tension in the 1st two seasons is a little like the dynamic between Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepard in Moonlighting.