The BEST episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King season 3

Every episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King season 3!

Goodbye, PTA...hello, foreign intrigue! Single mom Amanda King leads a quiet suburban life in Washington DC until the day a dashing stranger shoves a package in her hands with instructions to give it to the man in the red hat. In no time, Amanda is dodging bullets, foiling assassination plots – and finding herself drawn to the dashing stranger, agent Lee Stetson, aka Scarecrow. Of course, Scarecrow has no interest in a ditsy amateur spy, no matter how pretty. But she certainly is handy in a crisis!

Last Updated: 8/25/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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The Triumvirate
star
8.95
38 votes

#1 - The Triumvirate

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.

Directors: James Fargo
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All the World's a Stage
star
8.29
38 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Sidney Hayers
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We're Off to See the Wizard
star
8.14
37 votes

#3 - We're Off to See the Wizard

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1985

The link in the murders of six female agents seems to be Lee, but he suspects they may be tied to the burned-out agent he once idolized.

Directors: James Fargo
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J. Edgar's Ghost
star
8.13
38 votes

#4 - J. Edgar's Ghost

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1985

An ex-agent victimizes an Agency Librarian who has unearthed J. Edgar Hoover's secret files.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: David Brown
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Reach for the Sky
star
8.13
40 votes

#5 - Reach for the Sky

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1985

Billy, against the advice of Lee, tries to prove a friend was murdered in connection with international electronic cash transfers.

Directors: James Frawley
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The Boy Who Could Be King
star
8.11
37 votes

#6 - The Boy Who Could Be King

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/1986

Billy goes undercover as a jazz musician to find out the connection between a small nation's music king and a boy whose was found in the pocket of a dead man.

Directors: Sidney Hayers
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Utopia Now
star
8.11
38 votes

#7 - 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.

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The Wrong Way Home
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8.08
39 votes

#8 - 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.

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Dead Men Leave No Trails
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8.00
36 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
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Three Little Spies
star
8.00
36 votes

#10 - Three Little Spies

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/7/1986

Lee and Amanda are assigned to work with rival spies from China and the Soviet Union, as the spies work their way across the nation, to see who's using an international star's non-profit organization for illegal activities.

Directors: Oz Scott
Writer: Tom Chehak
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The Eyes Have It
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7.95
38 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
Writer: Lynne Kelsey
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Fast Food for Thought
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7.95
37 votes

#12 - Fast Food for Thought

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1985

Lee and Amanda pose as prospective buyers of a fast-food franchise to catch those responsible for poisoning a batch of hamburger sauce.

Directors: Ron Satlof
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One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't
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7.94
36 votes

#13 - One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/1986

When Dotty befriends a Russian scientist, who's been placed in Amanda's neighborhood for cover, she gets involved in romance and a kidnapping plot.

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A Lovely Little Affair
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7.92
36 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
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Flight to Freedom
star
7.89
37 votes

#15 - Flight to Freedom

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1985

A foreign correspondent believes her fiance is still alive after an ambush in Latin America and may be in Washington to testify against a diplomat in a Senate subcommittee hearing.

Directors: James Fargo
Writer: Barry Gold
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The Pharoah's Engineer
star
7.84
37 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Kate Jackson
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Sour Grapes
star
7.81
37 votes

#17 - Sour Grapes

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1985

Lee and Amanda investigate the fatal heroin overdoses of three top-ranking officials.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Lee Maddux
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Over the Limit
star
7.74
34 votes

#18 - Over the Limit

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1985

A Save the Bay spokeswoman is implicated in the murder of a speaker at a rally for fishermen whose livelihood is threatened by crooked corporations.

Directors: Alan Cooke
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Welcome to America, Mr. Brand
star
6.87
38 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Winrich Kolbe
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Playing for Keeps
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6.84
37 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Harvey Laidman
Writer: Lee Maddux
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Tail of the Dancing Weasel
star
6.70
40 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Virgil Vogel
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Wrong Number
star
6.35
37 votes

#22 - 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.

Writer: David Brown
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