The First Time

Episode aired Oct 3, 1983
TV-PG
47m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

332

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Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

Adventure Comedy Romance

At a train station Amanda King runs into Lee Stetson, a man carrying an important package. On the run, he asks a reluctant Amanda to give it to "the man in the red hat" for him. Unable to do... Read allAt a train station Amanda King runs into Lee Stetson, a man carrying an important package. On the run, he asks a reluctant Amanda to give it to "the man in the red hat" for him. Unable to do so she takes it home to unforeseen consequences.At a train station Amanda King runs into Lee Stetson, a man carrying an important package. On the run, he asks a reluctant Amanda to give it to "the man in the red hat" for him. Unable to do so she takes it home to unforeseen consequences.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

332

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Lee Stetson/Scarecrow (Bruce Boxleitner) gives Mrs. King (Kate Jackson) his phone number on a business card as 202-547-9986, a rare case where the extension is not 555 for a film/tv series.

Quotes
Lee: Amanda... I happen to like being alone. You'll notice I don't even work with a partner.
Amanda: No, I hadn't noticed, but that's probably because we were too busy working together.
Lee: No, no, no, no. No, no, no, you were not a partner, you were an emergency. A partner's a guy who laughs at your jokes, he loans you his socks, and one day he takes a bullet through the head for you.
[realizes he's said too much]

Connections
Follows Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

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10/10

Timeless...still my favorite TV series.

In 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King made it's debut with a crazy episode about a suburban mother of two who accidentally becomes involved in the undercover world of spy verses spy. The rest is history as the sophisticated agent, code name "Scarecrow" finds himself thrown together with this intuitive and remarkably loyal civilian. Over the next four years this unlikely pair become reluctant assistance, tolerant co-workers, spirited partners, the love of each others lives and finally man and wife. The transition is gradual, it sweet and the chemistry between Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner is unsurpassed. In a day and age when there is no real romance left in TV and the movies, when two people meet and fall into bed before they even exchange phone numbers, it is refreshing to watch a show that has adventure, intrigue, romance, friendship and a true sense of gentleness that this show brings. I would rather watch reruns of Scarecrow and Mrs King than most of the dribble that is on TV.