Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King was a TV series that ran from 1983-1987 on CBS.
The series starred Kate Jackson, of Charlie's Angels fame, and Bruce Boxleitner, best known for his role in the film Tron, and later, Babylon 5.
The premise of the series was that Lee Stetson, or "Scarecrow" (Boxleitner) is a secret agent who inadvertently embroiled widowed 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 fictitious "Agency," and with Lee.
This show relied heavily on a Cold War mentality, and most of the plots involved Soviet spies. The show may have jumped the shark when the romantic nature of Lee and Amanda's relationship ceased to be clandestine, and they started talking about marriage. (See Moonlighting and Remington Steele for similar programs)
Main cast
- Kate Jackson - Mrs. Amanda King
- Bruce Boxleitner - Lee Stetson ("Scarecrow")
- Beverly Garland - Dotty West (Amanda's mom)
- Mel Stewart - Billy Melrose (Lee's boss)
- Martha Smith - Francine Desmond (Lee's fellow agent)
- Paul Stout - Philip King (one of Amanda's two sons)
- Greg Morton - Jamie King (the other of Amanda's two sons)
External links
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- Episode guide (http://epguides.com/ScarecrowandMrsKing/)
- Fan site for Scarecrow and Mrs. King (http://www.smkfans.com/)