Scarecrow and Mrs. King
"The Triumvirate"
TV Flash files “"The Triumvirate"” as hour 60 of 88 in the TV Flash guide — Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987) on CBS, season 3, episode 16, aired 1986-02-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E16: listed hour 60 of 88 in the Scarecrow and Mrs. King guide, hour 16 of 22 in season 3. It aired 1986-02-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “"The Pharoah's Engineer"” (S03E15). Next is “"The Eyes Have It"” (S03E17).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An error on her paycheck leads Amanda to a computer whiz, a secret computer file and a trio of vigilante agents.
Viewer FAQ
Where does "The Triumvirate" sit in the Scarecrow and Mrs. King guide?
S03E16 is listed hour 60 of 88 — hour 16 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 16.
When did Scarecrow and Mrs. King S03E16 air?
"The Triumvirate" aired 1986-02-10 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it a real spy show or a romance?
Both. Light espionage plus will-they chemistry. Enough tradecraft to keep the suburban-mom recruitment from going cute; the dead drops still have to clear carpool.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Kate Jackson's post-Angels reinvention: a divorced suburban mom gets drafted into Agency work and never quite stops packing school lunches between dead drops. Bruce Boxleitner's Scarecrow supplies the trench-coat glower; the chemistry supplies the show. Espionage as domestic farce, with enough real tradecraft to keep the will-they from going cute.
Suburban dead drops as a weekly commute: CBS's Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987) drafted a divorced homemaker into agency work alongside agent Scarecrow and never quite stopped packing school lunches between missions. Kate Jackson's post-Angels reinvention opposite Bruce Boxleitner's trench-coat glower, Beverly Garland in the domestic orbit. Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming blended romance and light espionage into a solid mid-run ratings hit. **Four seasons, 88 hours of will-they charm with enough…
Filed against
- Kate Jackson as Amanda King
Kate Jackson’s Sabrina Duncan is the original Charlie’s Angels trio’s cool register — feathered-hair poster economy around her, a speakerphone boss as alibi, glamour doing franchise work. ABC action as perfume-ad photography. On TV Flash…
- Bruce Boxleitner as Lee Stetson
Bruce Boxleitner’s Lee Stetson gave Scarecrow and Mrs. King a trench-coat glower — 1980s catalog espionage as domestic farce, Kate Jackson packing lunches between dead drops. Babylon 5 later asked the jawline to run a five-year novel. TV…
- Beverly Garland as Dotty West
Beverly Garland’s Dotty West packed school lunches beside dead drops on Scarecrow and Mrs. King — Kate Jackson’s post-Angels suburban mom drafted into Agency work, Bruce Boxleitner’s trench-coat glower, espionage as domestic farce.…