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The Worst Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Every episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Wrong Number" is the worst rated episode of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King". It scored 6.9/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff and written by N/A, it aired on 3/3/1986. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Suitable for Framing".

  • Wrong Number
    6.9/1067 votes
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    #1 - Wrong Number

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1986

    In Afghanistan, the Soviets kidnap Francine, hoping to exchange her for a U.S. mathematician who Amanda believes has been set up by the KGB.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: N/A

  • Suitable for Framing
    7.2/1053 votes
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    #2 - Suitable for Framing

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/1987

    Lee and Francine are stripped of their Agency credentials after passing top-secret documents to a youth, who turns out to be a Soviet spy

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Matter of Choice
    7.2/1051 votes
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    #3 - A Matter of Choice

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/21/1987

    Lee is consumed with capturing an old nemesis who killed two of Lee's top contacts and now plots to sell Stealth radar plans to Tehran.

    Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

    Writer: Lee Maddux

  • Sudden Death
    7.3/1092 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Double Agent
    7.5/1075 votes
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    #5 - Double Agent

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1984

    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

  • Playing for Keeps
    7.5/1067 votes
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    #6 - Playing for Keeps

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/1986

    Lee and Francine protect a tennis player who's the daughter of an international bigwig threatened by Communists.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lee Maddux

  • The A.C.M. Kid
    7.6/1092 votes
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    #7 - 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

  • Lost and Found
    7.6/1082 votes
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    #8 - 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

  • A Little Sex, a Little Scandal
    7.6/1073 votes
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    #9 - A Little Sex, a Little Scandal

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1985

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

    Director: Vincent McEveety

    Writer: N/A

  • Tail of the Dancing Weasel
    7.6/1070 votes
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    #10 - Tail of the Dancing Weasel

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1985

    The Agency's founder needs Amanda's help to retrieve a purloined letter---proof he's not a turncoat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All That Glitters
    7.6/1052 votes
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    #11 - All That Glitters

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 5/7/1987

    A security breach may be tied to a jewel collection, so Lee is assigned to "get next to" the jewels' current owner---an old flame.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Charity Begins at Home
    7.7/1074 votes
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    #12 - Charity Begins at Home

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1984

    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: N/A

  • Welcome to America, Mr. Brand
    7.7/1070 votes
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    #13 - Welcome to America, Mr. Brand

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1985

    Amanda rolls out the red carpet for a British accountant who fancies himself a spy and who has evidence of a Soviet plot to destroy the U.S. economy.

    Director: Winrich Kolbe

    Writer: N/A

  • No Thanks for the Memory
    7.7/1058 votes
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    #14 - No Thanks for the Memory

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1986

    A frightened Soviet Agent is found hiding in Amanda's yard, claiming that the KGB smuggled him into the U.S. to help knock out America's strategic-command system.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lee Maddux

  • It's in the Water
    7.7/1058 votes
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    #15 - It's in the Water

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1986

    The Agency and a terrorist seek a chemist, who once worked with Amanda on ecology issues.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The First Time
    7.8/10331 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • If Thoughts Could Kill
    7.8/10105 votes
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    #17 - 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
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    #18 - 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 Artful Dodger
    7.8/1078 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Car Wars
    7.8/1072 votes
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    #20 - Car Wars

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1985

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

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A

  • Need to Know
    7.8/1059 votes
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    #21 - Need to Know

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1986

    Lee investigates corruption at a newspaper whose publisher has apparent ties to a Romanian agent and apparent interest in U.S. strategic materials.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Santa's Got a Brand New Bag
    7.8/1058 votes
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    #22 - Santa's Got a Brand New Bag

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/1986

    Just before Christmas, a distinguished ex-toy designer gives Lee a tip on a toy factory that's a front for sophisticated weapons development.

    Director: Sidney Hayers

    Writer: N/A

  • There Goes the Neighborhood
    7.9/10125 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Dead Ringer
    7.9/1077 votes
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    #24 - 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
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    #25 - 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