Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King was a CBS network adventure series created by Brad Buckner & Eugenie Ross-Leming.

The series aired from October 3, 1983 to May 28, 1987, lasting for four seasons and 88 episodes.

Plot
The series centered on the adventures & romance of top-level spy Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson and divorced housewife Amanda King.

Cast

 * Kate Jackson as Amanda King
 * Bruce Boxleitner as Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson
 * Beverly Garland as Dotty West
 * Paul Stout as Philip King
 * Greg Morton as Jamie King
 * Mel Stewart as Billy Melrose
 * Martha Smith as Francine Desmond
 * Sam Melville as Joe King

Ratings
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" finished both the 1983-1984 and 1984-1985 seasons as the 20th most watched program on television.

The show finished the 1985-1986 season as the 28th most watched program on television, but the ratings dropped when it was moved to Friday nights for the 1986-1987 television season.

Accolades
"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."

In 1988, the American Society of Cinematographers nominated the show 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."