Scarecrow and Mrs. King
"All the World's a Stage"
TV Flash files “"All the World's a Stage"” as the last listed hour of season 3 — Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983–1987) on CBS, season 3, episode 22, aired 1986-05-12, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E22: listed hour 66 of 88 in the Scarecrow and Mrs. King guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 1986-05-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “"Three Little Spies"” (S03E21). Next is “"Stemwinder" Part I” (S04E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Amanda takes a role in a play by an American playwright to find out why the Soviets want to back the production.
Viewer FAQ
Where does "All the World's a Stage" sit in the Scarecrow and Mrs. King guide?
S03E22 is listed hour 66 of 88 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 22.
When did Scarecrow and Mrs. King S03E22 air?
"All the World's a Stage" aired 1986-05-12 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…
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