"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983) TV series 1983-1987

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

3 October 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Kate Jackson	...	Mrs. Amanda King (88 episodes, 1983-1987)
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Lee Stetson (88 episodes, 1983-1987)
Mel Stewart	...	Billy Melrose (88 episodes, 1983-1987)
Martha Smith	...	Francine Desmond / ... (88 episodes, 1983-1987)
Beverly Garland	...	Dorothy 'Dotty' West (88 episodes, 1983-1987)
Greg Morton	...	Jamie King / ... (30 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paul Stout	...	Philip King / ... (30 episodes, 1983-1984)

Runtime:

60 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Shoot the Moon Enterprises

Trivia:

Sam Melville played Kate Jackson's ex-husband in the series. Years before, in "The Rookies" (1972) the two had played a married couple.

Quotes:

Amanda: Once on the lips, forever on the hips

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Tears of a Clooney (#1.23)" (2006)

Danger, Intrigue and Grocery Day

One of the best "fish-out-of-water" series ever filmed. Amanda King is an ordinary Arlington, Virginia housewife. Divorced for a year, dating a weatherman, living in her house with her boys and mother, she seems to be ...normal. However, while at train station, a mysterious man gives her a package and tells her to hand it "to the man in the red hat." Moments later he is chased down by some unsavory characters. It isn't long before Amanda King finds the man she trusted is Lee Stetson, spy. Soon, she finds her self drawn into his work, and darn if she isn't a natural! Only she has a problem; her family cannot know what she does for a living.

So "normal" Amanda King becomes a secret spy, and is partnered with dashing lady's man, Lee Stetson. Along the way Lee and Amanda become quite a team...and mix in a little romance.

This series is to me one of the best, and most satisfying, romantic series to ever be on TV. Unlike other 80s...(and shows today) the characters avoided the "back and forth" romance where the writers would make you frustrated by plots intentionally keeping the leads apart. Instead on Scarecrow and Mrs. King, the relationship between Lee and Amanda, "naturally" evolved from reluctant co-workers, to friends, partners, lovers, and married couple. It is a shame this series did not get a proper ending. Over 23 years later Scarecrow and Mrs.King is still my favorite show.