Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987)
Plot
A single mother in suburban Washington D.C. discovers she has a talent for espionage work when she meets a dashing undercover agent--but balancing her duties as a spy with her responsibility as a parent proves constantly entertaining in this romantic-adventure series.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The First TimeOctober 3, 1983—In the series pilot, Lee enlists the aid of Amanda in a mission to plug a leak in his organization. - S01E02
There Goes the NeighborhoodOctober 10, 1983—Amanda and Lee pose as a married suburban couple in order to investigate an international arms smuggling ring. - S01E03
If Thoughts Could KillOctober 17, 1983—Lee's physician is a brain control researcher determined to program Lee to kill Billy. - S01E04
Magic BusOctober 24, 1983—As reporters, Lee and Amanda infiltrate a survivalist group that has hijacked a high-tech military vehicle. - S01E05
The ACM KidOctober 31, 1983—Amanda and Lee babysit the son of kidnapped Russian emigres, unaware the boy is a computer whiz being forced to supply secret codes to spies - S01E06
Always Look a Gift Horse in the MouthNovember 7, 1983—Amanda accompanies an American-born Middle East princess whose husband is in mortal danger. - S01E07
Service Above and BeyondNovember 14, 1983—Amanda poses as a socialite to get close to a jet-set businessman who wants to sell military secrets. - S01E08
Saved by the BellsNovember 28, 1983—Enemy agents targeting Lee accidentally kidnap Amanda in his place, demanding the release of their agent in return for Amanda. - S01E09
Sudden DeathDecember 5, 1983—Lee and Amanda pose as a football player and sportswriter to foil a team owner's plot to assassinate the Prime Minister of a European tax ha - S01E10
The Long Christmas EveDecember 19, 1983—Amanda poses as the long-lost daughter of a spy threatening to expose all agents in the United States. - S01E11
Remembrance of Things PastJanuary 9, 1984—After several agents are murdered and Lee is marked as the next victim, he fakes his death to track down the killer-- and only Amanda and Bi - S01E12
Lost and FoundJanuary 16, 1984—Helping a defecting ESP expert brings Lee in contact with the expert's wife, Lee's former love interest. - S01E13
I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a SpyJanuary 30, 1984—After being kidnapped, Amanda is left with partial amnesia and can't remember Lee, the agency or a secret message that could save the life o - S01E14
"Dead Ringer"February 6, 1984—Amanda helps hide a Hungarian defector who is a dark version of Francine. - S01E15
The MoleFebruary 13, 1984—After failing repeatedly to catch a Bulgarian spy, Lee and Amanda are enlisted by "Blue Leader" to rule out a possible mole inside the Agenc - S01E16
SaviorFebruary 27, 1984—Lee appears to have left the Agency to work for an arms smuggler, who is trying to steal the latest top-secret US missile. - S01E17
The Artful DodgerMarch 5, 1984—An international jewel thief is breaking into military bases and stealing plans for the missile defense system, and Amanda is his unwitting - S01E18
Filming RaulMarch 19, 1984—A parking lot attendant films an attempted kidnapping on an Agency courier, which makes him a target of enemy agents. - S01E19
Fearless DottyMarch 26, 1984—Dotty picks up the wrong parcel at a bookstore and becomes the target of two thugs searching for a code book. - S01E20
WeekendApril 23, 1984—Amanda and Lee check into a posh resort where kidnappers are planning to abduct a genius who has knowledge of U.S. secrets. - S01E21
Waiting for GodorskyMay 7, 1984—At an estate sale, Amanda befriends a woman who turns out to be a princess targeted for assassination by an Eastern Bloc hit squad.
Season02
- S02E01
To Catch a MongooseOctober 1, 1984—Lee takes Amanda to London to identify an old high-school classmate, a suspected assassin. - S02E02
The Times They Are a Changin'October 8, 1984—Lee and Amanda must procure the safe return of a sixties radical, now hooked up with terrorists in Munich, and stop the assassination of an - S02E03
Double AgentOctober 15, 1984—Amanda's life is in danger when an ex-spy threatens to name names in an expose on security agencies' use of amateur spies. - S02E04
The Legend of Das GeisterschlossOctober 22, 1984—In Austria, Lee and Amanda must save the life of an important English agent and break up a top secret eavesdropping post which has been stea - S02E05
Charity Begins at HomeOctober 29, 1984—Lee and Amanda uncover a scheme to sell a secret formula that would control the price and supply of crops, enabling the owner of the formula - S02E06
Brunettes Are InNovember 12, 1984—Amanda is kidnapped by a white-slavery operation while she's on a courier assignment for Lee and the agency. - S02E07
Our Man in TegernseeNovember 19, 1984—When Amanda is arrested in Germany for passing bogus currency, Lee pursues the counterfeiters with the help of a disgruntled local agent. - S02E08
"Affair at Bromfield Hall"November 26, 1984—During a London mission to plug a security leak, Amanda is caught in a scandal with a married diplomat. - S02E09
A Class ActDecember 3, 1984—Amanda finally gets an Agency training course, where she's pegged as a ringer by Eastern Bloc assassins who have infiltrated the class. - S02E10
Playing PossumDecember 10, 1984—When a breach of security shuts down the Agency, Lee and Amanda pair up with a top Soviet agent to thwart a crazed Russian's attempt to set - S02E11
The Three Faces of EmilyDecember 31, 1984—British agent Lady Emily Farnsworth helps Lee nab a man responsible for selling stolen secret plans for a futuristic fighter plane developed - S02E12
Ship of SpiesJanuary 7, 1985—When Lee and Amanda go on a cruise and pose as an engaged couple to investigate the disappearance of an informant, they discover a plot to s - S02E13
SpiderwebJanuary 14, 1985—An ultra-secret operation to deliver and debrief three important Communist defectors is jeopardized by a security leak within the Agency tha - S02E14
A Little Sex, A Little ScandalFebruary 4, 1985—Amanda is the only witness to the murder of a Congressional aide, who was about to implicate a Senator in a sex scandal. - S02E15
A Relative SituationFebruary 11, 1985—Amanda and Lee help the uncle who raised him by uncovering an Air Force officer conspiring to sell top-secret military equipment to an enemy - S02E16
Life of the PartyFebruary 18, 1985—Amanda and Francine pose as maids to help Lee in the daring capture of a crime syndicate kingpin and some shakedown artists. - S02E17
Odds on a Dead PigeonFebruary 25, 1985—A vindictive parolee hires a lookalike to impersonate Amanda and kill off agents, and Lee is next on her list. - S02E18
Car WarsMarch 11, 1985—While her car is in the shop, Amanda borrows one from the Agency impound lot and inadvertently becomes the target of a deadly international - S02E19
D.O.A.: Delirious on ArrivalMarch 18, 1985—Amanda ingests a mysterious drug intended for Lee and undergoes a startling transformation in which her personality becomes the opposite of - S02E20
You Only Die TwiceApril 1, 1985—An agent in Washington mistakenly uses Amanda's identity during a sensitive investigation. When she is killed Amanda is declared dead, and p - S02E21
Burn OutApril 8, 1985—A victim of job burnout, Lee is removed from field duty; and a former agent offers to cut him in on a deal. - S02E22
Murder Between FriendsMay 6, 1985—Amanda quits her job and joins a security agency, unaware it's a front for mercenaries planning to abduct an African president. - S02E23
Vigilante MothersMay 13, 1985—A newly formed environmental group from Amanda's neighborhood inadvertently crosses paths with a suave criminal who plans to steal a deadly
Season03
- S03E01
"A Lovely Little Affair"September 23, 1985—Amanda is swept off her feet by a charming art restorer she's assigned to tail, who is suspected of being involved with terrorists. - S03E02
"We're Off to See the Wizard"September 30, 1985—The link in the murders of six female agents seems to be Lee, but he suspects they may be tied to the burned out agent he once idolized. - S03E03
"Over the Limit"October 7, 1985—A Save the Bay spokeswoman is implicated in the murder of a speaker at a rally for fishermen whose livelihood is threatened by crooked corpo - S03E04
"Tail of the Dancing Weasel"October 14, 1985—The Agency's retired founder tells Amanda he is a triple agent and that his pardon letter has been stolen. - S03E05
"Welcome to America, Mr. Brand"October 21, 1985—Amanda babysits a vacationing British accountant, a clumsy James Bond wannabe who claims he has stumbled onto evidence that reveals the iden - S03E06
"Sour Grapes"October 28, 1985—The Agency gets involved in a lethal case of sour grapes after a wine connoisseur congressman imports a case of French wine laced with heroi - S03E07
"Utopia Now"November 4, 1985—In backwoods Virginia, Amanda and Lee search for a community run by an outspoken tax reformer who has more than political change on his agen - S03E08
"Reach for the Sky"November 11, 1985—Billy risks his life to prove a banker friend was murdered in a plot involving international electronic cash transfers. - S03E09
"J. Edgar's Ghost"November 18, 1985—A former agent who preys on lonely women to get access to classified government documents seems to have stumbled upon the famed secret files - S03E10
"Flight to Freedom"November 25, 1985—Lee and Amanda must find and save a war correspondent who has evidence that could topple a Latin American dictator and ruin the career of an - S03E11
"The Wrong Way Home"December 2, 1985—When Amanda's ex-husband comes back to DC he is accused of murdering the Estoccian Prime Minister and Lee has to investigate. - S03E12
"Fast Food for Thought"December 16, 1985—Lee and Amanda pose as prospective buyers of a fast-food franchise to catch those responsible for poisoning a batch of hamburger sauce. - S03E13
"One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't"January 6, 1986—When Dotty befriends a Russian scientist who's been placed in Amanda's neighborhood for cover, she gets involved in romance and a kidnapping - S03E14
"Playing for Keeps"January 13, 1986—A tennis playing rich girl with an attitude problem has to be protected from communists trying to hurt her father. - S03E15
"The Pharoah's Engineer"January 27, 1986—An ex-agent is planning to destroy a Government office, but which one? The answer may lie with retirees who once worked on the same top secr - S03E16
"The Triumvirate"February 10, 1986—An error on her paycheck leads Amanda to a computer whiz, a secret computer file and a trio of vigilante agents. - S03E17
"The Eyes Have It"February 17, 1986—Lee lands in the hospital after a brawl, but he refuses to stay put because secret information listed on his missing contact lens may be in - S03E18
"Wrong Number"March 3, 1986—In Afghanistan, the Soviets kidnap Francine, hoping to exchange her for a U.S. mathematician who Amanda believes has been set up by the KGB. - S03E19
"The Boy Who Could Be King"March 10, 1986—Billy goes undercover as a jazz musician to find out the connection between a small nation's music king and a boy whose name was found in th - S03E20
"Dead Men Leave No Trails"March 31, 1986—When Amanda is involved in a fender bender she accidentally reveals a supposedly dead terrorist as living and preparing to strike at an Emba - S03E21
"Three Little Spies"April 7, 1986—Lee and Amanda join forces with Soviet and Chinese agents to track down an arms dealer who's smuggling nuclear detonators into the Middle Ea - S03E22
"All the World's a Stage"May 12, 1986—Amanda takes a role in a play by an American playwright to find out why the Soviets want to back the production.
Season04
- S04E01
"Stemwinder" Part ISeptember 19, 1986—In the fourth-season opener, a vindictive KGB agent traps Lee and Amanda in an elaborate sting operation, which leads the Agency to suspect - S04E02
"Stemwinder" Part IISeptember 26, 1986—Conclusion. Suspected of selling out to the Soviets, Lee and Amanda go into hiding after learning Lee is the target of an Agency manhunt. - S04E03
"Unfinished Business"October 3, 1986—CIA files indicate that Lee's parents were double agents, and link the past with a current plot to assassinate a dignitary. - S04E04
"No Thanks for the Memory"October 10, 1986—A frightened Soviet is found hiding in Amanda's yard, claiming that the KGB smuggled him into the U.S. to help knock out America's strategic - S04E05
"It's in the Water"October 17, 1986—A chemist who once worked with Amanda on ecology issues is sought by the Agency and a terrorist after he inadvertently taps into the Capital - S04E06
"Night Crawler"October 31, 1986—Lee's attempts to make long range plans are interrupted when Amanda is taken hostage by an Arab terrorist, who wants to trade her to the Lib - S04E07
"Billy's Lost Weekend"November 7, 1986—Found beaten and disoriented in an alley, Billy retraces a lost weekend with Amanda and Lee's help. - S04E08
"Photo Finish"November 14, 1986—A spy starts a smear campaign against Amanda, who's suspended after a background check reveals that she was once involved in anti-American d - S04E09
"The Man Who Died Twice"November 21, 1986—A Vietnamese double agent must fake his death twice, trying to rescue his son from captors; Lee and Amanda have second thoughts about how th - S04E10
"Need to Know"December 5, 1986—Amanda and Lee must stop a maniacal newspaper magnate who is using his considerable power as a ploy to destroy the nation's security. - S04E11
"Santa's Got a Brand New Bag"December 19, 1986—Just before Christmas, a disgruntled ex-toy designer gives Lee a tip on a toy factory that's a front for sophisticated weapons development. - S04E12
"Any Number Can Play"January 2, 1987—Amanda's mother turns out to be dating a man with a false name and a debt to the mob. - S04E13
"Promises to Keep"January 9, 1987—The DEA provides evidence that the man connected to a drug kingpin is Lee's friend T.P. Aquinas. - S04E14
"Rumors of My Death"January 23, 1987—A skeleton identified as Lee Stetson is discovered in a demolished building, exposing a phony passport ring. - S04E15
"Bad Timing"February 6, 1987—When the Russians inject Lee with a lethal drug that leaves him with just hours to live, he and Amanda must find the antidote before time ru - S04E16
"Do You Take This Spy?"February 13, 1987—A million dollar art heist and a murder get in the way of Amanda and Lee's wedding. - S04E17
"Mission of Gold"February 20, 1987—Amanda and Lee's honeymoon is unexpectedly and tragically cut short when Amanda is shot by gold smuggling thieves. - S04E18
"One Flew East"February 27, 1987—The Agency is blamed for the kidnapping of a famous poet and vocal critic of the United States. Lee and Amanda are charged to find him and e - S04E19
"All That Glitters"May 7, 1987—Lee investigates when priceless jewels and a top-secret spy list stolen during the invasion of Grenada, are among the birthday gifts given t - S04E20
"Suitable for Framing"May 14, 1987—Francine and Lee fall victim to a KGB plan to humiliate the Agency. - S04E21
"A Matter of Choice"May 21, 1987—Lee links his escaped nemesis and Francine's old fiancé, who suddenly returns after five years. - S04E22
"The Khrushchev List"May 28, 1987—Lee suspects that retired Agency founder Harry Thornton and former Soviet Embassy courier Christina Golitsyn are on an impossible mission: t
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