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The Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3

Every episode of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 1 - A Lovely Little Affair
    8.4/10(67 votes)

    #1 - A Lovely Little Affair

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 2 - We're Off to See the Wizard
    8.2/10(77 votes)

    #2 - We're Off to See the Wizard

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 3 - Over the Limit
    8.1/10(72 votes)

    #3 - Over the Limit

    S3:E3

    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.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Tom Ropelewski

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  4. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 4 - Tail of the Dancing Weasel
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    #4 - Tail of the Dancing Weasel

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 5 - Welcome to America, Mr. Brand
    7.8/10(75 votes)

    #5 - Welcome to America, Mr. Brand

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 6 - Sour Grapes
    7.9/10(65 votes)

    #6 - Sour Grapes

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Lee Maddux

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  7. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 7 - Utopia Now
    8.4/10(81 votes)

    #7 - Utopia Now

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  8. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 8 - Reach for the Sky
    8.2/10(68 votes)

    #8 - Reach for the Sky

    S3:E8

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

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 9 - J. Edgar's Ghost
    7.9/10(66 votes)

    #9 - J. Edgar's Ghost

    S3:E9

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

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 10 - Flight to Freedom
    8.2/10(69 votes)

    #10 - Flight to Freedom

    S3:E10

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

    Director:James Fargo
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 11 - The Wrong Way Home
    8.6/10(71 votes)

    #11 - The Wrong Way Home

    S3:E11

    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.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 12 - Fast Food for Thought
    8.3/10(70 votes)

    #12 - Fast Food for Thought

    S3:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 13 - One Bear Dances, One Bear Doesn't
    8.2/10(67 votes)

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

    S3:E13

    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.

    Director:Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 14 - Playing for Keeps
    7.4/10(71 votes)

    #14 - Playing for Keeps

    S3:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Maddux

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  15. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 15 - The Pharoah's Engineer
    8.7/10(77 votes)

    #15 - The Pharoah's Engineer

    S3:E15

    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.

    Director:Kate Jackson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 16 - The Truimvirate
    8.6/10(76 votes)

    #16 - The Truimvirate

    S3:E16

    An error on her paycheck leads Amanda to a computer whiz, a secret computer file and a trio of vigilante agents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Bielak

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  17. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 17 - The Eyes Have It
    8.8/10(68 votes)

    #17 - The Eyes Have It

    S3:E17

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 18 - Wrong Number
    6.9/10(71 votes)

    #18 - Wrong Number

    S3:E18

    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:Unknown

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  19. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 19 - The Boy Who Could Be King
    8.1/10(71 votes)

    #19 - The Boy Who Could Be King

    S3:E19

    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.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Lee Maddux

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  20. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 20 - Dead Men Leave No Trails
    8.4/10(74 votes)

    #20 - Dead Men Leave No Trails

    S3:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 21 - Three Little Spies
    8.1/10(68 votes)

    #21 - Three Little Spies

    S3:E21

    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.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Scarecrow and Mrs. King Season 3 Episode 22 - All the World's a Stage
    8.5/10(69 votes)

    #22 - All the World's a Stage

    S3:E22

    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.

    Director:Sidney Hayers
    Writer:Richard Raskind

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"A Lovely Little Affair" is the best rated episode of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/1985. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "We're Off to See the Wizard".