The WORST episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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

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: 2/4/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Dead Ringer
star
6.03
37 votes

#1 - 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 (Marth Smith in double role).

Directors: William Wiard
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I Am Not Now, Nor Have I Ever Been... a Spy
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6.14
37 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Nicholas Sgarro
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Lost and Found
star
6.22
36 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: James Frawley
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Wrong Number
star
6.35
37 votes

#4 - 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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Tail of the Dancing Weasel
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6.70
40 votes

#5 - 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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A Relative Situation
star
6.75
8 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Bob Sweeney
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Playing for Keeps
star
6.84
37 votes

#7 - 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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Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
star
6.88
41 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Corey Allen
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Remembrance of Things Past
star
6.90
67 votes

#9 - 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.

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Sudden Death
star
6.90
40 votes

#10 - 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.

Writer: Tom Sawyer
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A Little Sex, a Little Scandal
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6.91
35 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Vince McEveety
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Welcome to America, Mr. Brand
star
6.92
37 votes

#12 - 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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Car Wars
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6.94
35 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Alf Kjellin
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Suitable for Framing
star
7.00
37 votes

#14 - 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

Directors: Harvey Laidman
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Magic Bus
star
7.02
44 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Mike Vejar
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Double Agent
star
7.03
37 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: John Patterson
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Life of the Party
star
7.03
36 votes

#17 - Life of the Party

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1985

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

Directors: Will Mackenzie
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If Thoughts Could Kill
star
7.07
44 votes

#18 - 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.

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Service Above and Beyond
star
7.13
40 votes

#19 - Service Above and Beyond

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1983

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

Directors: James Frawley
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Charity Begins at Home
star
7.18
38 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Cliff Bole
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Saved by the Bells
star
7.21
39 votes

#21 - 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.

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The Long Christmas Eve
star
7.23
39 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: James Frawley
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A Class Act
star
7.43
65 votes

#23 - A Class Act

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1984

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

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The First Time
star
7.66
53 votes

#24 - The First Time

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/1983

Special Agent ""Scarecrow"" enlist 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.

Directors: Rod Holcomb
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A Matter of Choice
star
7.69
39 votes

#25 - 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.

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