‘Scarecrow and Mrs. King’ Star Bruce Boxleitner Recalls The Time ‘A CIA Agent Tried to Recruit Me’

SCARECROW AND MRS. KING, from left: Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, 1983-87.
Warner Bros. Television / Courtesy: Everett Collection; Inset: Credit: Mike Pingel
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This month, the cast of Scarecrow and Mrs. King reunited at The Hollywood Show in Burbank, California, sitting down for a panel discussion with fans to talk about their characters. Fans were thrilled to see Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner together again; they sat on the panel next to each other, with Boxleitner endearingly wrapping his arm around Jackson.

Joining them were Martha Smith, who played agent Francine Desmond, a tough, hard-nosed (some might say “bitchy”) agent who fought hard to earn her place alongside Boxleitner’s Lee “Scarecrow” Stetson, the suave, 007-style operative whose looks and charm helped him navigate trouble. Also on the panel were Jackson’s TV sons, played by Greg Morton and Paul Stout.