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The Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 1

Every episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 1!

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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The First Time" is the best rated episode of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 331 votes. Directed by Rod Holcomb, Burt Brinckerhoff and written by Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming, it aired on 10/3/1983. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "There Goes the Neighborhood".

  • The First Time
    7.8/10331 votes

    #1 - The First Time

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1983

    Special Agent "Scarecrow" enlists the aide of Amanda King, a divorced mother of two, for assistance in finding a leak in a D.C. organization. Mrs. King is then offered a job with IFF and continues to assist Lee Stetson.

    Director: Rod Holcomb, Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • There Goes the Neighborhood
    7.9/10125 votes

    #2 - There Goes the Neighborhood

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/1983

    Lee and Amanda pose as a married couple living in the Betsy Ross Estates as they investigate the supply of weapons to Central America by the areas unsuspecting Connie Beth Girls.

    Director: Rod Holcomb

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • If Thoughts Could Kill
    7.8/10105 votes

    #3 - If Thoughts Could Kill

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/1983

    A mind control expert messes with Scarecrow, because of he and Billy's routine physical.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • Magic Bus
    7.8/10100 votes

    #4 - Magic Bus

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/1983

    Lee and Amanda pursue a survivalist group who intend to use a stolen top-secret assault weapon against an unknown target.

    Director: Michael Vejar

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • The A.C.M. Kid
    7.6/1092 votes

    #5 - The A.C.M. Kid

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1983

    A young Russian boy, whom is under Lee and Amanda's guard, is stealing computer codes from the government to pay for the freedom of his parents.

    Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

    Writer: N/A

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

    #6 - 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

  • Service Above and Beyond
    8.5/10104 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Saved by the Bells
    8.3/10100 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Sudden Death
    7.3/1092 votes

    #9 - Sudden Death

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/1983

    Lee and Amanda pose as a football player and a writer to stop the owner of a football team from assassinating the leader of a foreign country.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tom Sawyer

  • The Long Christmas Eve
    8.0/1097 votes

    #10 - The Long Christmas Eve

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/1983

    On Christmas Eve, Lee and Amanda must find a former Agent, who is threatening to expose the current IFF Agents.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: Peter Lefcourt

  • Remembrance of Things Past
    8.3/1090 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Lost and Found
    7.6/1082 votes

    #12 - Lost and Found

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/1984

    Amanda and Lee are asked to arrange a new identity for an old flame of Lee's and her husband, making a very uncomfortable situation for Scarecrow and Mrs. King.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming

  • I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a Spy
    8.0/1085 votes

    #13 - I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a Spy

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/1984

    Amanda has amnesia after being kidnapped by assasins, and she no longer remembers Lee or the Agency. This only makes matters worse when she is unable to remember the next victim.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Peter Lefcourt

  • Dead Ringer
    7.9/1077 votes

    #14 - Dead Ringer

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1984

    The Agency decides to use Amanda King's home for the defection of a Hungarian Official, who resembles Francine Desmond (Martha Smith in a dual role).

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: Juanita Bartlett

  • The Mole
    7.9/1077 votes

    #15 - The Mole

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1984

    Someone in the Agency is passing government secrets to Moscow. Lee and Amanda are assigned to plug the leak, or "The Mole."

    Director: Russ Mayberry

    Writer: N/A

  • Savior
    8.2/1077 votes

    #16 - Savior

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/1984

    Amanda is shocked when she learns that Lee Stetson has left IFF, to work a weapon dealer.

    Director: William Wiard

    Writer: N/A

  • The Artful Dodger
    7.8/1078 votes

    #17 - The Artful Dodger

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/5/1984

    Amanda develops a new found friend when Amanda and Lee began investigating the theft of military secrets.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: N/A

  • Filming Raul
    8.0/1077 votes

    #18 - Filming Raul

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/1984

    Agency Parking Attendant/Part time film maker, Raul hold the main clue in finding an Agency courier who disappeared when Mrs. King wrecked her station wagon.

    Director: Oz Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • Fearless Dotty
    8.2/1080 votes

    #19 - Fearless Dotty

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/1984

    Spies stalk Amanda's mother after a bookstore mix-up puts her in possession of a book containing vital information.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: N/A

  • Weekend
    8.0/1078 votes

    #20 - Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/1984

    Amanda and Lee pose as newlyweds at a resort to prevent a kidnapping, and actually enjoy each others company.

    Director: Cliff Bole

    Writer: N/A

  • Waiting for Godorsky
    8.3/1090 votes

    #21 - 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