Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Created by	Brad Buckner Eugenie Ross-Leming
Starring	Kate Jackson Bruce Boxleitner Beverly Garland Mel Stewart Martha Smith Greg Morton Paul Stout Sam Melville
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	88 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	October 3, 1983 – May 28, 1987

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show starred Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a subway station.

Plot

Amanda King (Kate Jackson) is a divorced housewife who lives with her mother, Dotty (Beverly Garland), and her two pre-adolescent sons, Philip (Paul Stout) and Jamie (Greg Morton). One afternoon, Agency operative Lee Stetson (Bruce Boxleitner), codenamed "Scarecrow," hands her a packet while he is being pursued. He later has to track her down to recover it, inadvertently getting her involved with his case. Inquisitive after the case, Amanda seeks to learn more about the Agency and ends up working for them first in an office role and later training to become a full agent, while keeping her new job a secret from her family. She works under Lee's boss Billy Melrose (Mel Stewart) and with dismissive fellow agent Francine Desmond (Martha Smith). Amanda and Lee work together frequently, though he is initially reluctant to work with the "rookie", but they become a good team. As the series progresses, they develop a friendship that turns into a romantic relationship. Eventually they decide to marry, but they still must keep the marriage secret from their employer and their families.

Production

Due to Jackson's developing breast cancer during the fourth season, her role was drastically reduced in later episodes and the series was canceled after the season was over.

Media

The entire series was made available for online viewing through AOL's ShashControl service from January through August of 2009.^[1] The series is currently scheduled to be released to Region 1 DVD in 2010 by Warner Home Video.^[2]

Reception

Scarecrow and Mrs. King won a 1986 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)" for the episode "We're Off to See the Wizard". It was nominated for multiple awards during its four year run, including two Emmy award nominations in 1985 for "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series" and "Outstanding Achievement in Costuming" and another nomination in 1986 for "Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series". It was nominated for a 1985 Golden Globe award for "Outstanding Cinematography for a Series" for the episode "D.O.A.: Delirious On Arrival", and in 1988 the American Society of Cinematographers nominated it for the "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series" award. Paul Stout was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1985 for "Best Young Supporting Actor in a Daytime or Nighttime Drama" and "Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Series", respectively.

References

1. ^ "Scarecrow and Mrs. King". AOL. http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-tv-shows/scarecrow-and-mrs-king. Retrieved October 21, 2009. 
2. ^ Lambert, David (October 20, 2009). "Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Oh My Gosh! What Did Warner Tell Us About the Spies' DVD Rumors?". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Scarecrow-Mrs-King-Rumors/12842. Retrieved October 21, 2009. 

External links

• Scarecrow and Mrs. King at Allmovie
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King at the Internet Movie Database
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King at TV.com