In the Washington suburbs of Arlington, Virginia, Mrs. Amanda King (Kate Jackson) has been divorced for a year. She has two little boys, a nagging mother, and no job. She gives her boyfriend a ride to the train station where she's roped into a mission by American super spy Lee Stetson (Bruce Boxleitner), codename Scarecrow. To his dismay, she continues to get involved eager to be an amateur spy. They operate out of front company International Federal Film. Francine Desmond is a by-the-book spy who looks down on Amanda and Billy Melrose is their supportive boss. In the third season, Scarecrow and Mrs. King develop romantic chemistry culminating in a kiss for the season finale. They get married in the fourth season and Amanda turns back into a suburban housewife.
I love the platonic dance between James Bond and June Cleaver. It's always fun when Amanda solves the case with her suburban mom smarts. It's very coincidental that she's often connected with his cases. There must be a way for a few episodes of her dragging him into her world. It would have been fun to have James Bond saving the school dance. As for the romance, the show didn't take advantage of extending the courtship. Essentially, they made one move from friendship to marriage. They could have done more with jealousy, rivals, misunderstandings, and we're on a break. Maybe skip that last one. As for the other characters, the mom is fine but she could have changed over time. The boys are nothing more than props. It'd probably be better to use a teen girl who can actually contribute to the show. Francine should be more like Sydney Bristow. Instead of a by-the-book wet blanket, she should be a Lee rival, a possible Lee love interest, or an adoptive daughter to Amanda. She should be a more prominent character. The show needs more from its side characters. By the time they get married, Amanda and Scarecrow stop being a fun what-if. It's happily ever after time and the show is done. I do love the initial pairing and Jackson with Boxleitner.
I love the platonic dance between James Bond and June Cleaver. It's always fun when Amanda solves the case with her suburban mom smarts. It's very coincidental that she's often connected with his cases. There must be a way for a few episodes of her dragging him into her world. It would have been fun to have James Bond saving the school dance. As for the romance, the show didn't take advantage of extending the courtship. Essentially, they made one move from friendship to marriage. They could have done more with jealousy, rivals, misunderstandings, and we're on a break. Maybe skip that last one. As for the other characters, the mom is fine but she could have changed over time. The boys are nothing more than props. It'd probably be better to use a teen girl who can actually contribute to the show. Francine should be more like Sydney Bristow. Instead of a by-the-book wet blanket, she should be a Lee rival, a possible Lee love interest, or an adoptive daughter to Amanda. She should be a more prominent character. The show needs more from its side characters. By the time they get married, Amanda and Scarecrow stop being a fun what-if. It's happily ever after time and the show is done. I do love the initial pairing and Jackson with Boxleitner.