The Hardy Boys is the all-time longest running and best selling book series for children. A book series is a sequence of Books with certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group [1] It is a detective/adventure series, chronicling the fictional adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Frank Hardy is the older of the two Hardy brothers in The Hardy Boys novel series by Franklin W The original Hardy Boys series was produced between 1927 and 1979 by Grosset & Dunlap by different authors, mainly Leslie McFarlane, under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Grosset & Dunlap is a United States Book publisher founded in 1898 Leslie McFarlane ( October 25, 1902 &ndash September 6, 1977) was a Canadian journalist novelist and screenwriter A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity Franklin W Dixon is the Pen name used by a variety of different authors ( Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first who wrote The Hardy Boys
To this day new Hardy Boys adventures are published by Simon & Schuster's imprint, Aladdin Paperbacks in The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers series, The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Super Mystery series, the Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery series, and in a graphic novel series published by Papercutz series (with permission from Simon & Schuster). Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon & The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon & The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon & The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon &
Series history
The Hardy Boys is a creation of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the creators of dozens of successful book series such as the Rover Boys, the Bobbsey Twins and Tom Swift, and later, Nancy Drew. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of series for children and adults including the Nancy Drew mysteries The Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift The Rover Boys Series for Young Americans was a popular Children's book series of the early 20th century credited to " The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was for many years the Stratemeyer Syndicate 's longest-running series of children's novels penned under the pseudonym Tom Swift is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young Edward Stratemeyer conceived of the Hardy Boys in 1926 with the creation of plot outlines that would become the first volume of the series. Edward Stratemeyer ( October 4, 1862 &ndash May 10, 1930) Born in Elizabeth New Jersey, he was an American Publisher Various ghostwriters were employed, under contract of secrecy, to pen the actual stories. A ghostwriter is a professional Writer who is paid to write books articles stories reports or other content which are officially credited to another person The first author was Leslie McFarlane, whose writing defined the literary style of the series, as well as the personalities and nuances of its characters. Leslie McFarlane ( October 25, 1902 &ndash September 6, 1977) was a Canadian journalist novelist and screenwriter McFarlane authored volumes 1–16 and 22–24. His 1976 autobiography, Ghost of the Hardy Boys, provides substantial background information on the series, as well as the Stratemeyer Syndicate as a whole.
Substantial revisions to the first 38 titles began in 1959. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Over the course of 15 years the series was revised to modernize outdated vernacular, reduce story length, age the characters and remove the ethnic and racial stereotypes prevalent in many of the early books (although the series was unusually inclusive for the era in having two non-WASP Hardy sidekicks who were portrayed as normal, fully assimilated teenagers—Tony Prito and Phil Cohen). Vernacular refers to the Native language of a country or a locality An ethnic stereotype is a generalized representation of an Ethnic group, composed of what are thought to be typical characteristics of members of the group White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the Acronym WASP, is a sociological and cultural Ethnonym The result of this process varied from one book to another. In some cases only minor changes resulted, while in others the entire plot and storyline were thrown out, resulting in an entirely new book bearing no resemblance to the original.
In 1979, after 52 years and 58 titles (plus the didactic Hardy Boys' Detective Handbook), Grosset & Dunlap lost the rights to publish any new Hardy Boys tales in a protracted court battle with the Syndicate. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Didacticism is an artistic philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in Literature and other types of Art. Grosset & Dunlap is a United States Book publisher founded in 1898 They did retain the right to continue publishing these 58 titles and continue to do so to this day, despite several changes in ownership. In the meantime, Simon & Schuster continued the series in the Hardy Boys Digest series of paperback books. In 2005 the venerable Digest series was ended with volume 190 and a new series, The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers, was started. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon & The Undercover Brothers series is supplemented by a series of graphic novels and, initially, a now-discontinued series of comic books. A A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Also in 2005 Grosset & Dunlap gained permission to continue publishing more titles in hardcovers, starting with Digest volumes 59 to 66.
The Hardy Boys also appeared in several spin-off series: The Casefiles (127 volumes), the Clues Brothers (17 volumes), with Tom Swift in the 2 volume Ultra-Thriller series and with Nancy Drew in the 36 volume Supermystery series & the 6 volume Be Your Own Detective series and in the Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Super Mysteries. The Hardy Boys is a Juvenile detective/adventure series chronicling the Fictional adventures of Teenage brothers Frank and The Hardy Boys is a Juvenile detective/adventure series chronicling the Fictional adventures of Teenage brothers Frank and Tom Swift is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present The Ultra-Thriller series is a detective/action fiction series published between August 1992 and June 1993 by Archway Paperbacks (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young The Hardy Boys teamed up with Nancy Drew in this now-discontinued 36 volume series of paperbacks
Hardy Boys books have been issued in over 25 languages, including Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, French, German, Sinhala, Japanese, Russian, Malay, Afrikaans and Italian. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Sinhalese or Sinhala (සිංහල ISO 15919: siṁhala ˈsiŋhələ earlier referred to as Singhalese) is the language of the Sinhalese is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Malay language ( ISO 639-1 code MS is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people and people of other ethnic groups who reside in the Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from 17th century Dutch and classified as Low Franconian Germanic, mainly spoken in Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.
Story background
The Hardy Boys are brother amateur detectives, aspiring to follow in their famous father's footsteps. Frank Hardy is the elder of the two and has dark hair. Frank Hardy is the older of the two Hardy brothers in The Hardy Boys novel series by Franklin W Joe Hardy is the younger brother, and has blond hair and blue eyes. The stories are an unaging series, in which Frank and Joe are always 18 and 17 years of age, respectively. In the original series the brothers were a younger 16 and 15 years of age, but their ages were increased during the revision process that began in 1959. The series utilizes a "floating timeline", in which events always take place in the present day. A floating timeline (also known as a sliding timescale) is a device used in Fiction, particularly in Comics and Animation, to explain why
The two boys live in the fictional city of Bayport (on Barmet Bay) with their famous father, Fenton Hardy, a private detective formerly with the New York Police Department, their mother Laura Hardy (erroneously called Mildred in The Flying Express), and their Aunt Gertrude, a character often used for comic relief. Bayport is the city used as the setting in the famous Hardy Boys novels Barmet Bay is a fictional Bay from the Hardy Boys novels While research links it to the actual town of Bayport New York, the original Fenton Hardy is a Private investigator in the popular Hardy Boys novels Many minor characters have appeared in The Hardy Boys. Mrs Conrad First Appearance The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #5 Rocky The Mystery Of The Flying Express is Volume 20 in the original Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. Gertrude "Trudy" Hardy is a Fictional character in The Hardy Boys book series by Franklin W
Frank's longtime platonic girlfriend is Callie Shaw, while Joe is often linked with Iola Morton, the sister of the duo's good friend Chet Morton, who is described as being a large boy who loves to eat,and is always finding another hobby in each of the different books another comic relief character. Callie Shaw is a fictional character in The Hardy Boys novel series by Franklin W Iola Morton is the girlfriend of Joe Hardy in the famous novels The Hardy Boys. Chet Morton is a Fictional character in the popular The Hardy Boys book series by Franklin W Other friends who assist the brothers include Phil Cohen, Biff Hooper, Jerry Gilroy and Tony Prito. Philip Cohen is a Fictional character in The Hardy Boys book series by Franklin W Allen 'Biff' Hooper is a Fictional character in The Hardy Boys Books. Tony Prito is a Fictional character in the popular The Hardy Boys book series by Franklin W
The Bayport Police Department is represented by Police Chief Ezra Collig (in Flying Express he is called Chief Finch), a close friend of the Hardys who constantly asks their assistance and advice in dealing with crime in Bayport. Police Chief Ezra Collig is a Fictional character from the Hardy Boys novels
Detective Oscar Smuff is sometimes seen in cases as he comically blunders trying to solve a mystery.
In the older stories, the Hardy Boys' cases often are linked to the confidential cases their detective father is currently working on. He sometimes asks them for help, while at other times they stumble upon villains and incidents that are connected to his cases.
The Hardys have a motorboat named the Sleuth and a yellow convertible (In volumes 1–6, they use motorcycles, but this changes when Joe's is destroyed in The Shore Road Mystery). The Shore Road Mystery is Volume 6 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap and is one of the "Original 10" generally Mr. Hardy has an airplane, which is described in some books as being twin-engined, single-engined in others. Chet Morton has a jalopy called the Queen, which is at times described as being tomato red, other times being bright yellow (in The Shore Road Mystery it is green). Biff Hooper has a jalopy, Tony Prito has a motorboat called the Napoli and drives his father's pick-up truck.
In 1987, a spin-off series, The Hardy Boys' Casefiles, targeted at older readers, was introduced. Consisting of 127 volumes, these stories were much darker in tone and featured plots involving bioterrorism and other kinds of terrorism, espionage, government conspiracies, cults, militia groups and organized crime. They also featured a level of violence unseen in previous Hardy Boys stories, a fact that became evident to readers in the opening pages of the first book in the series as long time supporting cast member Iola Morton was murdered by a bomb planted in the Hardys' car. Dead on Target is the first book in The Hardy Boys Casefiles series Iola Morton is the girlfriend of Joe Hardy in the famous novels The Hardy Boys.
The (original) Hardy Boys Mystery Stories (1927–1979)
The first 58 stories and the 38 revisions, along with the Detective Handbook and its revision, are considered by many collectors to form the Hardy Boys canon.
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The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories ("Digests") (1979–2005)
This now-discontinued series of paperbacks started in 1979 as a continuation of the hardcover books, hence the volume numbers start as #59 and ended in 2005 with volume 190. The Sting of the Scorpion is Volume 58 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook is a special volume in the original Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Volumes 59 through 85 were also released in hardcover with a dustjacket.
In 2005, Grossett & Dunlap released hardcover versions of volumes 59 through 66. These volumes were in the blue glossy flashlight cover format, similar to the original 58 covers. The artwork on these books was from the original Wanderer paperback covers, although severely cropped to fit the covers. To date, there is no news about plans for further Grossett & Dunlap hardcover versions.
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The Hardy Boys Casefiles (1987–1998)
The Hardy Boys Casefiles, a series aimed at older readers, was published by Archway Paperbacks (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) between 1987 and 1998. The Hardy Boys is a Juvenile detective/adventure series chronicling the Fictional adventures of Teenage brothers Frank and Dead on Target is the first book in The Hardy Boys Casefiles series In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Casefiles was a drastic change from the established Hardy Boys world. Some of their major features:
- Iola Morton is killed by a terrorist car bomb in the first volume. Iola Morton is the girlfriend of Joe Hardy in the famous novels The Hardy Boys. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. She remained alive in the concurrent Hardy Boys digest stories, thereby creating two Hardy Boys universes.
- The books become more grisly. Frank and Joe use firearms and investigate murders. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion
- The glamourous aspects of international intrigue are played up.
- Frank and Joe take a more serious interest in girls.
- The boys embrace high-tech gadgetry, and Frank becomes a computer whiz. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions.
- Chapters no longer have titles, and there are no illustrations.
- The boys collaborate with The Gray Man, who represents a cloak-and-dagger crime fighting unit. Arthur E Gray aka The Gray Man is a fictional character in The Hardy Boys Casefiles book series by Franklin W
- Frank and Joe occasionally curse (mildly).
- The next book is introduced at the end of the book with a 2 paragraph summary.
The list of Casefiles is below:
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The Hardy Boys are: The Clues Brothers (1997–2000)
The Clues Brothers books were aimed at younger readers, particularly in third and fourth grades. The series was introduced in 1997 and was cancelled in 2000 for lack of popularity.
This series had some big differences from the other Hardy Boys books, such as:
- The Hardy Boys don't solve major crimes as they do in the others.
- In these books, Frank and Joe are only 9 and 8, unlike the other books where they are 18 and 17.
- They go to Bayport Elementary School; in the others, they go to Bayport High School. See also Primary education An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory education known as elementary High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution
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The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers (2005-Present)
"The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers" is a series of paperback books which replaced the Digest paperbacks in early 2005. The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon & The Murder House Trilogy will be a three part Detective fiction Mini-series in The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers
The Hardy Boys are now agents of A.T.A.C. (American Teens Against Crime) and are solving more realistic and/or violent crimes. American Teens Against Crime, ( ATAC) is a fictional organization in the The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers book series American Teens Against Crime, ( ATAC) is a fictional organization in the The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers book series
This series is written in first-person narrative style with Frank and Joe alternating chapters.
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Spy Set - Box set of volumes 1–4 (2005)
Undercover Brothers Super Mysteries (2006-Present)
- 1. Wanted - 2006
- 2. Kidnapped At The Casino - 2007
- 3. Haunted - 2008
Undercover Brothers Graphic Novels (2005-Present)
The Undercover Brothers also appear in a series of graphic novels by Papercutz. A
- 1. The Ocean of Osyria - 2005
- 2. Identity Theft
- 3. Identity theft is a term used to refer to Fraud that involves stealing money or getting other benefits by pretending to be someone else Mad House
- 4. Malled - 2006
- 5. Sea You, Sea Me
- 6. Hyde & Shriek
- 7. Hyde & Shriek is a Hardy Boys Graphic novel written by Scott Lobdell and illustrated by Daniel Rendon The Opposite Numbers
- 8. Board To Death - 2007
- 9. To Die Or Not To Die
- 10. A Hardy Day's Night
- 11. Abracadeath - 2008
- 12. Dude Ranch O' Death!
- 13. The Deadliest Stunt
- 14. Haley Danelle's Top Eight
- 15. Live Free, Die Hardy!
Crossovers
The Hardy Boys teamed up with two other series book protagonists; Nancy Drew and Tom Swift. Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young Tom Swift is the young protagonist in several series of juvenile adventure novels which began in the early twentieth century and continues to the present
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Be a Detective Mystery Stories (1984-1985)
This series is the most different from any other Hardy Boys series because in these books the reader controls the outcome of the story by choosing different options of advancing the plot (similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure books). Choose Your Own Adventure is a series of children's Gamebooks first published by Bantam Books
- 1. The Secret of the Knight’s Sword
- 2. Danger on Ice
- 3. The Feathered Serpent
- 4. Secret Cargo
- 5. The Alaskan Mystery
- 6. The Missing Money Mystery
Two more titles were planned but never published:
- 7. Jungle of Evil
- 8. Ticket to Intrigue
Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery Series (1988–1998)
The Hardy Boys teamed up with Nancy Drew in this 36 volume series of paperbacks. The Hardy Boys teamed up with Nancy Drew in this now-discontinued 36 volume series of paperbacks Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding.
The Carolyn Keene house name was used for this series and the stories are more geared toward Nancy Drew fans. Carolyn Keene is the Pseudonym of the author of the Nancy Drew mystery series and also The Dana Girls mystery series both published by the Stratemeyer Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young
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Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller Series (1992–1993)
The two volume Ultra-Thriller series was a short-lived Hardy Boys spin off that joined boy inventor Tom Swift with the crime-solving Hardy Boys, Frank & Joe. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Although the Franklin W. Dixon pseudonym was used, the series was more akin to the then-current Tom Swift IV series. Franklin W Dixon is the Pen name used by a variety of different authors ( Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first who wrote The Hardy Boys A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Tom Swift IV is the unofficial name of this series of juvenile science fiction adventure novels the fourth to feature a protagonist named Tom Swift.
- 1. Time Bomb
- 2. Alien Factor
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery Series (2007-Date)
The Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery books are a new series first published in June 2007 and are not to be confused with the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery series that was published between 1988 and 1998. The Hardy Boys teamed up with Nancy Drew in this now-discontinued 36 volume series of paperbacks
This is a spin-off series of the Nancy Drew: Girl Detective series and The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers series, and is narrated in the same way as both the Girl Detective and the Undercover Brothers series; first person. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young Girl Detective is a series replacing the long-running Nancy Drew mysteries series which had been running since 1930 first from Grosset & Dunlap and latterly from The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an Imprint of Simon &
- 1. Terror on Tour - 2007
- 2. Danger Overseas - 2008
Other Books
Their have been many Hardy Boys spin-off books and minor series over the years.
The Hardy Boys Handbook: Seven Stories of Survival (1980)
Not to be confused with The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook, The Hardy Boys Handbook: Seven Stories of Survival was first published in 1980 by Wanderer Books (un imprint of Simon & Schuster) and contains seven short stories, about 30 pages long. The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook is a special volume in the original Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Survival instructor Sheila Link is listed as co-author of this book, but it is doubtful she had much to do with writing it.
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths (1981-1984)
The first Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths book was published in 1981 with the sequel published in 1984. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Both volumes contain seven short stories with Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys working together and are written under the pen-name of Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon. Carolyn Keene is the Pseudonym of the author of the Nancy Drew mystery series and also The Dana Girls mystery series both published by the Stratemeyer Franklin W Dixon is the Pen name used by a variety of different authors ( Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first who wrote The Hardy Boys Both books were published under Simon & Schuster’s Wanderer Books imprint.
- Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths - 1981
- Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths #2 - 1984
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Campfire Stories (1984)
This book was first published by Wanderer Books in 1984 and like the Super Sleuth books, Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon listed as co-authors. Carolyn Keene is the Pseudonym of the author of the Nancy Drew mystery series and also The Dana Girls mystery series both published by the Stratemeyer Franklin W Dixon is the Pen name used by a variety of different authors ( Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first who wrote The Hardy Boys National Director of Program Services, Camp Fire, Inc, Karen W. Bartz wrote a forward for this book. Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon also wrote a forward.
The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories (1984)
This was first published in 1984 by Simon & Schuster under their Wanderer Books, and then in 1987 by their Minstrel Books imprint. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 2002 it was published yet again by another Simon & Schuster imprint; Aladdin paperbacks. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Because there were so many re-prints, several (four) different editions with different cover art exist.
TV appearances
The Hardy Boys have appeared in television shows five times. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
The Mickey Mouse Club, Hardy Boys TV series (1955-1957)
In the late 1950s, Disney contracted with the Stratemeyer Syndicate to produce two Hardy Boys TV serials, starring Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of series for children and adults including the Nancy Drew mysteries The Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift Tim Considine (born December 31, 1940, in Los Angeles California) is a former American Child actor and young adult Actor Thomas Lee Kirk, better known as Tommy Kirk (born December 10, 1941, in Louisville Kentucky) is a former American Child actor In 1955, The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure was made, based on The Tower Treasure. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The second serial, The Mystery of the Ghost Farm was released in 1957. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Both aired on the Mickey Mouse Club.
The Mystery of the Chinese Junk pilot (1967)
In 1967, an hour-long pilot of a new Hardy Boys TV show was aired on CBS, starring Tim Matthieson (later Matheson) as Joe Hardy and Rick Gates as Frank. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk is Volume 39 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947) is an American Actor. Rick Gates is an Internet pioneer mostly known because he organised the The Internet Hunt and raised the ideas of Interpedia. But the show was not popular and the series wasn't continued. The pilot was closely adapted from The Mystery of the Chinese Junk. The Mystery of the Chinese Junk is Volume 39 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Hardy Boys animated series (1969-1971)
In 1969, ABC ran a Saturday Morning cartoon series (produced by Filmation). Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. A Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine.
In this series the Hardy boys are in a rock band and use it as a front to investigate mysteries.
The animated series produced two bubblegum music albums released by RCA: Here Come The Hardys and Wheels. Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, or simply bubblegum) is a genre of Pop music whose classic period ran from 1967 Several singles from the albums were also released.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979)
The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Mysteries was an ABC prime time series starring Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy that first aired on Sunday, January 30, 1977. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (retitled The Hardy Boys Mysteries for season three is a television series which aired for three seasons Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Parker Stevenson (born Richard Stevenson Parker on June 4 1952 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American television actor Shaun Cassidy is an American Actor, Singer, Writer, and producer. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Hardy Boys alternated with Nancy Drew, and once every fifth week in January and February 1977 with The Brady Bunch Hour. In the second season, the Hardys were joined by Nancy Drew (played by Pamela Sue Martin and, later, Janet Louise Johnson) for some episodes. Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young Nancy was dropped altogether in the fall of 1978. The show went for three seasons with forty-six episodes, including 28 Hardy Boys episodes, 10 Nancy Drew only episodes, and 8 Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew cross-over episodes; the show went off the air in January 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Most of the Hardys' friends never made regular appearances in the show, although Chet Morton did show up twice in the first season, while Callie Shaw was featured as Fenton’s part-time office assistant. Chet Morton is a Fictional character in the popular The Hardy Boys book series by Franklin W Callie Shaw is a fictional character in The Hardy Boys novel series by Franklin W Fenton Hardy is a Private investigator in the popular Hardy Boys novels
Seasons one and two have been released on DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is During the 1988 writers strike, there was talk that NBC would use the series scripts and film new episodes. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's It never came to pass.
The Hardy Boys (1995)
In 1995 a TV show simply called The Hardy Boys staring Colin Gray and Paul Popowich was produced and syndicated by New Line Television, a division of New Line Cinema. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Paul Popowich (born March 2, 1973) is a Canadian actor Popowich was born in Hamilton Ontario, Canada and was raised in New Line Television is an American television production/distribution company launched in 1988. New Line Cinema, founded in 1967 is one of the major American Film studios Though it initially began as an independent film studio it became a The show was co-produced by Nelvana Ltd. and Marathon Productions, S. A. in association with Westcom Entertainment Group Ltd. of Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
The same company also produced a Nancy Drew series and the two shows were normally booked into a one hour time slot together. Nancy Drew (1930-present is an amateur sleuth, the fictional Heroine of a popular Mystery series, aimed at the children - young Both series were also produced in French and shown in France and French-speaking Canada. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
In this series Frank (Colin Gray) works for a newspaper and Joe (Paul Popowich) is a college student. Paul Popowich (born March 2, 1973) is a Canadian actor Popowich was born in Hamilton Ontario, Canada and was raised in The show only lasted one season with 13 episodes and one episode crossed over with Nancy Drew.
TV Show Memorabilia
The Mickey Mouse Club series, the animated series and the 1970s ABC-TV series were responsible for the creation of many items of Hardy Boys memorabilia such as board games, comic books, jigsaw puzzles, dolls and other items. A souvenir (from French, for memory) memento or keepsake is an object a traveler brings home for the memories associated with A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative For The Rolling Stones song see " Jigsaw Puzzle " A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling Puzzle that requires the A doll is an object that represents a baby or other human being but includes likenesses of animals and imaginary creatures
South Park
The Hardy Boys are parodied in the episode Mystery of the Urinal Deuce as the "Hardly Boys". " Mystery of the Urinal Deuce " is episode 148 of Comedy Central 's South Park which first aired on October 11 2006. Interestingly, the names are switched for the boys (Frank is blond, Joe has black hair).
Films
Tom Cruise has been talking with Ben Stiller about starring in an updated version of "The Hardy Boys" at Twentieth Century Fox. Tentatively titled "The Hardy Men" [2]
Computer games
Nancy Drew
The Hardy Boys have appeared in two games in the Nancy Drew PC games series by Her Interactive. Her Interactive Inc is a Computer game developer and publisher located in Bellevue Washington, United States They appeared Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (2005) and then in 2006 for the first time as playable characters in The Creature of Kapu Cave. Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon is a computer game made by the company Her Interactive. The Creature of Kapu Cave is the fifteenth installment in the Nancy Drew computer game series
Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys: Super Mystery Series (2007-Present)
Based on the Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery book series, this PC computer game (by Her Interactive) was set to come out on December 31, 2007, and feature both Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys. Her Interactive Inc is a Computer game developer and publisher located in Bellevue Washington, United States The developer has since declared that it has not been working on this game, even though at least one site still lists Her Interactive as doing so. [3] More recently the game has been credited to DreamCatcher Interactive and The Adventure Company, with a 2008 release date. DreamCatcher Interactive Inc (aka DreamCatcher Games) is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada -based publisher of video games. The Adventure Company, a branch of DreamCatcher Interactive, is a major publisher of Adventure games. [4][5]
The Hardy Boys (2008-Present)
JoWooD and The Adventure Company, announced on September 26, 2007 that they have entered into a partnership with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing to develop a series of interactive games based The Hardy Boys. JoWooD Productions is an Austrian Computer game publisher, founded in 1995 The Adventure Company, a branch of DreamCatcher Interactive, is a major publisher of Adventure games. The titles will release worldwide over the next five years, with the first title The Hidden Theft (originally entitled The Tower Treasure) set to release in the fall 2008. The Hardy Boys The Hidden Theft (originally to be entitled The Hardy Boys The Tower Treasure) is the upcoming first title in The Hardy Boys The game is about a theft that leads the Hardys to New york and more. [6]
Further reading
- Billman, Carol; The Secret Of The Stratemeyer Syndicate
- Carpentieri, Tony; Frank & Joe Turn Blue
- Carpentieri, Tony & Mular, Paul; Hardy & Hardy Investigations
- Connelly, Mark; The Hardy Boys Mysteries, 1927–1979, A Cultural and Literary History
- Garis, Roger; My Father Was Uncle Wiggily
- Greenwald, Marilyn S. The Hardy Boys The Hidden Theft (originally to be entitled The Hardy Boys The Tower Treasure) is the upcoming first title in The Hardy Boys ; The Secret Of The Hardy Boys
- Johnson, Diedre; Stratemeyer Pseudonyms and Series Books
- Johnson, Diedre; Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate
- McFarlane, Leslie; Ghost of the Hardy boys; an autobiography
- Prager, Arthur; Rascals At Large
References
- ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=qfO17sFy0oYC&pg=PA24&dq=hardy+boys&lr=&sig=0AVkyuzqdDJeh7I8tXfHWUtXozI
- ^ Hardy Men (2009)
- ^ GameStats: Nancy Drew / Hardy Boys: Super Mystery Series Cheats, Reviews, News
- ^ http://www.gamestats.com/objects/697/697471/
- ^ http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/nancy-drewhardy-boys-super-mystery-series/
- ^ JoWooD and The Adventure Company Bring The Hardy Boys to PC - PC News
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