Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Seen it?1983 | 4 seasons | 60 min | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Burn Notice or The Night Manager, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 88 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14. Probably too much for younger kids.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 83K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 11983 · 21 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday- Season 21984 · 23 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 31985 · 22 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 41986 · 22 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
- Kate JacksonAmanda King
- Bruce BoxleitnerLee Stetson
- Beverly GarlandDotty West
- Mel StewartBilly Melrose
- Martha SmithFrancine Desmond
- Paul StoutPhilip King
- Greg MortonJamie King