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The Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2

Every episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 21 - Burn Out
    8.7/10(86 votes)

    S2:E21

    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

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  2. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 1 - To Catch a Mongoose
    8.3/10(93 votes)

    S2:E1

    Amanda is sent to London when an old high-school friend, Conrad "Connie" Barnhill, is suspected of being a murderer labeled as the "Mongoose." This homicidal killer leaves a calling card at the scene of his crimes with the Mongoose written on it. Amanda tries throughout the entire episode to convince Lee that Mr. Barnhill is not the killer. Near the very end of the show, Amanda is kidnapped by the real Mongoose, forcing Lee on a chase through a foreign country.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 4 - The Legend of Das Geisterschloss
    8.3/10(90 votes)

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  4. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 7 - Our Man in Tegernsee
    8.3/10(85 votes)

    S2:E7

    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

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  5. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 12 - Ship of Spies
    8.3/10(96 votes)

    S2:E12

    Amanda and Lee must pose as a couple on a cruise line, to find a missing informant of Lee's who was apparently uncovering something. However the catch is that once they dock on a small island, Lee and Amanda must marry. Aboard the ship of spies, Lee finds. After docking on the island and being married, Lee and Amanda find that silver is being smuggled aboard ship. The smugglers will do anything to save there fortune, include killing husband and wife, Amanda and Lee.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  6. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 13 - Spiderweb
    8.3/10(84 votes)

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Harry Harris
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  7. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 15 - A Relative Situation
    8.3/10(84 votes)

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown

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  8. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 2 - The Times They Are a Changin'
    8.2/10(87 votes)

    S2:E2

    Amanda and Lee must oversee the return of a 1960s radical who is involved with Munich terrorists.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 6 - Brunettes Are In
    8.2/10(85 votes)

    S2:E6

    A white-slavery ring kidnaps Amanda, while Lee tries to find a valuable microdot chip.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 8 - An Affair at Bromfield Hall
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    S2:E8

    In London to investigate a security leak, Amanda gets involved with a seedy photographer and a sex scandal.

    Director:William Wiard
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  11. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 9 - A Class Act
    8.2/10(85 votes)

    S2:E9

    Amanda finally gets to attend an Agency training class, but the curriculum contains an unexpected bonus-Eastern Bloc assassins who have infiltrated the group.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 11 - The Three Faces of Emily
    8.2/10(93 votes)

    S2:E11

    Emily Farnsworth returns to help Lee and Amanda catch a man who is selling stolen plans for a futuristic plane.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 17 - Odds on a Dead Pigeon
    8.2/10(76 votes)

    S2:E17

    A vindictive parolee hires a look-alike to impersonate Amanda and kill off agents - and Lee is next on the list.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Juanita Bartlett

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  14. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 19 - D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival
    8.2/10(77 votes)

    S2:E19

    A ruthless weapons dealer holds the antidote to the drug he added for mind-bending zest to a sandwich, meant for Lee, but eaten by Amanda.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  15. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 10 - Playing Possum
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    S2:E10

    Amanda cannot remember a vital clue to the whereabouts of a nuclear device planted in Washington DC by renegade Soviets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 16 - Life of the Party
    8.1/10(78 votes)

    S2:E16

    Amanda and Francine go under cover as maids to catch the kingpin of a crime syndicate.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 20 - You Only Die Twice
    8.1/10(78 votes)

    S2:E20

    Amanda reads her own obituary in the newspaper after an agent mistakenly uses Amanda's bio as a cover and then dies in the line of duty.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Bill Froehlich

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  18. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 22 - Murder Between Friends
    8.0/10(71 votes)

    S2:E22

    Amanda quits her job and joins a security agency; unaware it's a front for mercenaries planning to abduct an African president.

    Director:Bob Sweeney
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 23 - Vigilante Mothers
    8.0/10(70 votes)

    S2:E23

    Lee's efforts to find out who stole some nerve gas from a Government lab get him involved in Amanda's environmental group.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 18 - Car Wars
    7.9/10(80 votes)

    S2:E18

    Amanda borrows a classic car from a Government lot and becomes the target of drug smugglers.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 14 - A Little Sex, a Little Scandal
    7.8/10(83 votes)

    S2:E14

    Amanda becomes a target after she witnesses the murder of a congressional aide.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 5 - Charity Begins at Home
    7.6/10(81 votes)

    S2:E5

    Amanda is the Agency's only ticket to a private fund-raiser where a wealthy auto collector plans to hold a meeting with several high-powered men regarding a secret formula to control the supply and price crops.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 2 Episode 3 - Double Agent
    7.5/10(83 votes)

    S2:E3

    Lee and Amanda search for a spy-turned-writer's latest manuscript that exposes U.S. agents, which includes Lee and Amanda.

    Director:John Patterson
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Burn Out" is the best rated episode of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" season 2. It scored 8.7/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr. and written by Lisa Seidman, it aired on 4/8/1985. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "To Catch a Mongoose".