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Originally shown on the CBS Television Network.
First Broadcast: Oct. 3, 1983
Last New Episode Broadcast: May 28, 1987
Last CBS Broadcast: Sept. 10, 1987
A more detailed look at the broadcast history is also available.
First Season Oct. 1983 - Sept.1984 8 PM Monday
Second Season Oct. 1984 - Sept.1985 8 PM Monday
Third Season Sept.1985 - Sept.1986 8 PM Monday
Fourth Season Sept.1986 - Feb. 1987 8 PM Friday
May 1987 - Sept.1987 8 PM Thursday
Kate Jackson...................Amanda King Bruce Boxleitner...Lee Stetson (Scarecrow) Beverly Garland.................Dotty West Mel Stewart..................Billy Melrose Martha Smith..............Francine Desmond Paul Stout....................Phillip King Greg Morton.....................Jamie King
Do some of these names look familiar? They should. Kate Jackson was a regular on The Rookies (1972-1976) and one of the original Charlie's Angels (1976-1979). After Scarecrow , she was in a short lived series called Baby Boom . Bruce Boxleitner was a regular on How The West Was Won (1978-1979) and Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982-1983). He's been in lots of TV movies, and is now a regular on Babylon 5 . Beverly Garland has been a regular on lots of TV series, including My Three Sons (1969-1972). She also played Laura Holt's mother on Remington Steele , and is currently in a recurring role as Lois' mother on Lois and Clark . Mel Stewart, too, has been a regular on many shows, including All In The Family (1971-1973) and Tabitha (1977-1978). Martha Smith can be seen in the movie Animal House.
Sam Melville......................Joe King Billy Ray Sharkey..............Leatherneck Raleigh Bond..................T.P. Aquinas Myron Natwick....................Dr. Smyth Jean Stapleton............Emily Farnsworth Louis Welch....................Augie Swann
Sam Melville, who played Joe King (Amanda's ex-husband) during the third and fourth seasons, played Kate Jackson's husband in The Rookies (ABC 1972-76). He also played a bad guy (Glen Tucker) in the second season Scarecrow episode "Murder Between Friends".
There are 88 episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King :
First Season - 21 episodes
Second Season - 23 episodes
Third Season - 22 episodes
Fourth Season - 22 episodes
Scarecrow and Mrs King was created by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, and is a Shoot The Moon production, in conjunction with Warner Bros. Shoot The Moon was Kate Jackson's own production company. Scarecrow was filmed at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California.
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