Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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Name: Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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Date(s): 1983 - 1987
Medium: tv
Country of Origin: USA
External Links: Wikipedia, IMDB
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series which ran from October 1983 through May 1987. It featured Kate Jackson as Amanda King and Bruce Boxleitner as Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson.

Short Canon Description

From For Those Who Came in Late #1:

In some ways, this spy/adventure show with strong undertones of romance and comedy, set in Washington, D.C., is the ultimate "Mary Sue" story.

[...]

In the case of this series, the premise is that an ordinary housewife (Mrs. Amanda King) is thrust into the exciting world of spies, danger and international intrigue. She brings with her the qualities of common sense, humor and an ability to think quickly on her feet.

She is teamed with an agent-partner (Lee "Scarecrow" Stetson) who is reticent to accept her, and who sees her lifestyle and lack of experience as both totally alien to him and a serious drain on his ability to do his job. Lee, whose parents both were killed when he was very young, was raised by his uncle, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He grew up at various military bases around the world — and, although it gave him a worldly sense, it denied him the kind of warm, home-oriented family life that Amanda represents. He describes himself as a loner, especially since his last partner was killed "taking a bullet in the head" — a bullet that was meant for Lee. He dates frequently, usually one-night stands with gorgeous but shallow women.

The show proceeds, over the next 88 episodes, to explore how these two very different central characters come to work with each other, trust and respect each other, and eventually fall in love with each other.

Major supporting characters included Dotty West, Amanda's somewhat ditsy mother; Philip and Jamie, Amanda's sons; Billy Melrose, Amanda and Lee's supervisor at "The Agency"; and Francine Desmond, a knock-out blonde co-worker at The Agency who considers herself very professional and who sneers at Amanda's background as a housewife.

Pairings

The main pairing is the canonical pairing of Lee/Amanda.

Other pairings include, but aren't limited to, Lee/Francine (generally the exploration of their canonical pre-series fling) and Amanda/Francine slash (fandom-only).

Conventions

Fanworks

Fanzines

Gen/Het:

cover of the zine, The Scarecrow Files

Letterzines/Newsletters

Fanfic

Gen/Het:

Het:

Mixed, multimedia:

Fanvids

The majority of Scarecrow and Mrs King fanvids were done in the VCR era closer to the time of the show's height of popularity. One of the more notable vids was done by the California Crew and was based on the fannish perennial favorite song "Holding Out For A Hero."

Fansites and Resources

Mailing Lists

  • Smkfanfic archive list "A place to post and respond to fan fiction about the 80's TV show Scarecrow and Mrs King. This is a general membership list, so stories' ratings will be limited to PG-13."
  • SMK17 archive list "A list where members can discuss and post fan fiction for SMK. Subject matter may deal with adult themes, so an age statement is required before approval to the list."
  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King (Yahoo Group) "This list is for the 80's TV show, Scarecrow & Mrs. King. Full of action, comedy and wonderful romance, it was about a spy and how he gained a housewife for his partner. Any thoughts, quotes or whatever. Anyone interested in Bruce Boxleitner, Kate Jackson or any other cast member are more than welcome."
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