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The Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Every episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King!

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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Stemwinder (1)" is the best rated episode of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King". It scored 9.2/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff and written by N/A, it aired on 9/19/1986. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Stemwinder (2)".

  • Stemwinder (1)
    9.2/1086 votes
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    #1 - Stemwinder (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1986

    The Agency suspects Lee and Amanda of selling out after a vindictive KGB agent traps them in a sting operation.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: N/A

  • Stemwinder (2)
    9.2/1083 votes
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    #2 - Stemwinder (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1986

    Suspected of selling out to the Soviets, Lee and Amanda go into hiding after learning Lee is the target of an Agency D-1 manhunt.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: N/A

  • Night Crawler
    9.1/1075 votes
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    #3 - Night Crawler

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1986

    Lee's attempt to make long-range plans with Amanda is interrupted when she is taken hostage by an Arab terrorist, who wants to trade her to the Libyans.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Timing
    9.0/1064 votes
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    #4 - Bad Timing

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/6/1987

    The Soviets inject Lee with a virus that leaves him only 72 hours to live.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Do You Take This Spy?
    8.8/1071 votes
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    #5 - Do You Take This Spy?

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/13/1987

    Before departing for their secret wedding ceremony, Lee and Amanda have to wrap up a case that involved an art theft and murder. They race to wrap up the case in order to be on time for the wedding ceremony.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pharoah's Engineer
    8.7/1072 votes
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    #6 - The Pharoah's Engineer

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1986

    IFF discovers that a government building is being threatened by terrorists. They race against time and "night pirates" to discover who is threatened. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Jackson, Kate Jackson's real father.

    Director: Kate Jackson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Eyes Have It
    8.7/1065 votes
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    #7 - The Eyes Have It

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/17/1986

    Lee lands in the hospital after a brawl, but he refuses to stay put because secret information listed on his missing contact lenses may be in enemy hands.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Burn Out
    8.6/1079 votes
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    #8 - Burn Out

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/8/1985

    A victim of job burnout, Lee is removed from field duty; and a former agent offers to cut him in on a deal.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Lisa Seidman

  • Utopia Now
    8.6/1075 votes
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    #9 - Utopia Now

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1985

    In the backwoods of Virgina, Amanda draws on her scoutting expertise to help her and Lee find utoptan communtty run by an outspoken tax reformer who may have more political change on his agenda.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • The Truimvirate
    8.6/1071 votes
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    #10 - The Truimvirate

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/10/1986

    An error on her paycheck leads Amanda to a computer whiz, a secret computer file and a trio of vigilante agents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Robert Bielak

  • Service Above and Beyond
    8.5/10104 votes
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    #11 - Service Above and Beyond

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1983

    Amanda poses as a wealthy jet setter to attract the attention of a businessman suspected of selling military secrets.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: Peter Lefcourt

  • The Wrong Way Home
    8.5/1066 votes
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    #12 - The Wrong Way Home

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1985

    Amanda tries to locate her ex-husband, Joe, after receiving a call from him - then learns that he's the prime suspect in the murder of an African Prime Minister.

    Director: Winrich Kolbe

    Writer: N/A

  • All the World's a Stage
    8.5/1064 votes
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    #13 - All the World's a Stage

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1986

    Amanda uses her community theater and college experience, taking a role in a play by an American playwright, to find out why the Soviets want to back the production. Lee poses as a journalist as they try to find investigative leads.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Richard Raskind

  • A Relative Situation
    8.4/1074 votes
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    #14 - A Relative Situation

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1985

    With the help of Lee's Uncle, Lee and Amanda attempt to thwart an Air Force officer's plans to sell military equipment to an enemy power.

    Director: Bob Sweeney

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead Men Leave No Trails
    8.4/1071 votes
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    #15 - Dead Men Leave No Trails

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1986

    Amanda uses the diary of a violin player to find a man she hit in a car accident, who turns out to be a terrorist.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saved by the Bells
    8.3/10100 votes
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    #16 - Saved by the Bells

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/1983

    The agency refuses a deal when enemy agents kidnap Amanda in hopes for trading her for another agent. Lee takes matters into his own hands and rescues Amanda, however there is hell to pay with IFF, when he rescues her illegally.

    Director: Winrich Kolbe

    Writer: Joel Steiger

  • Remembrance of Things Past
    8.3/1090 votes
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    #17 - Remembrance of Things Past

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/1984

    Lee is passed a note, just like other agents received before their murder.

    Director: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • Waiting for Godorsky
    8.3/1090 votes
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    #18 - Waiting for Godorsky

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/1984

    While visiting an estate style yard sale with her mother, Amanda meets a woman targeted by Eastern Bloc assasins. She is later invited to have to with her majesty, while unknowingly getting involved with an Agency assignment.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: N/A

  • The Legend of Das Geisterschloss
    8.3/1081 votes
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    #19 - The Legend of Das Geisterschloss

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1984

    British Agent, Emily Farnsworth, is captured in Austria, leaving behind a sketchpad filled with drawings of nearby landmarks as clues, which Amanda and Lee must use to figure out her whereabouts.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Man in Tegernsee
    8.3/1076 votes
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    #20 - Our Man in Tegernsee

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1984

    Lee searches for an Agency operative in the Bavarian Alps who may be able to clear Amanda after she's arrested in Munich on counterfeiting charges.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • Spiderweb
    8.3/1074 votes
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    #21 - Spiderweb

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1985

    A security leak within the Agency throws a secret operation into jeopardy.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • A Lovely Little Affair
    8.3/1061 votes
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    #22 - A Lovely Little Affair

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1985

    Amanda is swept off her feet by a charming art restorer she's assigned to tail---a man Lee suspects may be involved with terrorists.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Unfinished Business
    8.3/1066 votes
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    #23 - Unfinished Business

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1986

    CIA files indicate that Lee's parents were double agents and link the past with a current plot to assassinate a dignitary.

    Director: Kate Jackson

    Writer: N/A

  • Promises to Keep
    8.3/1052 votes
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    #24 - Promises to Keep

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/1987

    The DEA provides evidence that the man connected to a drug kingpin is Lee's friend T.P. Aquinas.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: Lee Maddux

  • Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
    8.2/10101 votes
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    #25 - Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1983

    Lee Stetson and Amanda King are assigned to protect a prince and princess from would-be assassins.

    Director: Corey Allen

    Writer: Peter Lefcourt