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'''The Hardy Boys''' is a popular series of detective/adventure books for boys chronicling the fictional adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. The original ''Hardy Boys'' series was produced between 1927 and 1979 under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon.
''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''. Edward Stratemeyer conceived of the Hardy Boys in 1926 with the creation of plot outlines that would become the first volume of the series. Various ghostwriters were employed, under contract of secrecy, to pen the actual stories. 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. McFarlane authored volumes 1–16 and 22–24, which are generally regarded as the best works of the series. 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. Over the course of 15 years the series was revised to modernize outdated vernacular, reduce story length, age the characters and remove the ethnic and racial stereotypes prevalent in many of the early books (although the series was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). 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. They did retain the right to continue publishing these 58 titles (referred to, by some ''Hardy Boys'' enthusiasts as the canon) 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. The ''Undercover Brothers'' series is supplemented by a series of graphic novels and, initially, a now-discontinued series of comic books. 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.
''Hardy Boys'' books have been issued in over 25 languages, including Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, French, German, Sinhala, Japanese, Russian, Malay, and Afrikaans.
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. 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.
The two boys live in the fictional city of Bayport, New York (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.
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, another comic relief character. Other friends who assist the brothers include Phil Cohen, Biff Hooper, Jerry Gilroy and Tony Prito.
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.
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''). 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. 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 of the series as longtime supporting cast member Iola Morton was murdered by a bomb planted in the Hardys' car.
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.
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.
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.
== 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. ''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. 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.
★ 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.
★ 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.
★ Frank and Joe occasionally curse (mildly).
The list of ''Casefiles'' is below:
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 book 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 8 and 9, unlike the other books where they are 17 and 18.
★ They go to Bayport Elementary School, in the others, they go to Bayport High School.
Main articles: Undercover Brothers
"The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers" is a series of paperback books which replaced the Digest paperbacks in early 2005.
The Hardy Boys are now agents of A.T.A.C. (American Teens Against Crime) and are solving more realistic and/or violent crimes.
This series is written in first-person narrative style with Frank and Joe alternating chapters.
''Spy Set'' - Box set of volumes 1–4 (2005)
:1. ''Wanted'' - 2006
:2. ''Kidnapped At The Casino'' - 2007
The Undercover Brothers also appear in a series of graphic novels by Papercutz.
:1. ''The Ocean of Osyria'' - 2005
:2. ''Identity Theft''
:3. ''Mad House''
:4. ''Malled'' - 2006
:5. ''Sea You, Sea Me''
:6. ''Hyde & Shriek''
:7. ''The Opposite Numbers''
:8. ''Board To Death'' - 2007
:9. ''To Die Or Not To Die''
:10. ''A Hardy's Day Night''
:11. ''Abracadeath'' - 2008
:12. ''Dude Ranch O' Death''
The Hardy Boys teamed up with two other series book protagonists; Nancy Drew and Tom Swift.
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).
# The Secret of the Knight’s Sword
# Danger on Ice
# The Feathered Serpent
# Secret Cargo
# The Alaskan Mystery
# The Missing Money Mystery
Two more titles were planned but never publishd.
===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 Carolyn Keene house name was used for this series and the stories are more geared toward Nancy Drew fans.
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. Although the Franklin W. Dixon pseudonym was used, the series was more akin to the then-current Tom Swift IV series.
#Alien Factor
#Time Bomb
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.
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.
:1. Terror on Tour - 2007
:2. Danger Overseas - 2008
Their have been many Hardy Boys spin-off books and minor series over the years.
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. Survival instructor Sheila Link is listed as co-author of this book, but it is doubtful she had much to do with writing it.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: Other Books
The first ''Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths'' book was published in 1981 with the sequel published in 1984. 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. 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
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. 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.
This was first published in 1984 by Simon & Schuster under their Wanderer Books, and then in 1987 by their Minstrel Books imprint. In 2002 it was published yet again by another Simon & Schuster imprint; Aladdin paperbacks. Because there were so many re-prints, several (four) different editions with different cover art exist.
The Hardy Boys have appeared in television shows five times.
===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. In 1955, The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure was made, based on The Tower Treasure. The second serial, The Mystery of the Ghost Farm was released in 1957. Both aired on the Mickey Mouse Club.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1950's
===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. 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 Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1960's
In 1969, ABC ran a Saturday Morning cartoon series (produced by Filmation).
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''. Several singles from the albums were also released.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1960's Animated
Main articles: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
''The Hardy Boys Mysteries'' (later called ''The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Mysteries'') was an ABC prime time series starring Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy that first aired on Sunday January 30th 1977. The show alternated with The Nancy Drew Mysteries and once every fifth week in January and February 1977, with The Brady Bunch Hour. In February 1978, the Hardys were joined by Nancy Drew (played by Pamela Sue Martin) for some episodes. 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.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1970's
Chet, Iola and most of the Hardys friends never made regular appearances in the show, although they did show up from time to time and in the first seasons, Callie was featured as Fenton’s part-time office assistant.
Seasons one and two have been released on DVD.
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. The show was co-produced by Nelvana Ltd. and Marathon Productions, S.A. in association with Westcom Entertainment Group Ltd. of Canada.
The same company also produced a Nancy Drew series and the two shows were normally booked into a one hour time slot together. Both series were also produced in French and shown in France and French-speaking Canada.
In this series Frank (Colin Gray) works for a newspaper and Joe (Paul Popowich) is a college student. The show only lasted one season with 13 episodes.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1990's
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.
★ An episode of the ''South Park'' animated television series, "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce", parodies the Hardy Boys as the "Hardly Boys".
★ In Family guy, in the episode Da Boom!, when Peter is right about the explosion that happened, he said that he was the ''Third Hardy Boy''.
★ In the Friends episode The One With The Worst Best Man Ever, Ross Gellar and Chandler Bing are interrogating a stripper who they believe stole Ross's fiance's wedding ring. She responds with "What are you, the Hardy Boys?" While Chandler and Ross are embarassed by that remark, Joey Tribbiani smiles and nods his head in approval.
★ List of Hardy Boys Original Titles
★ Billman, Carol; ''The Secret Of The Stratemeyer Syndicate''
★ Carpentieri, Tony; ''Frank & Joe Turn Blue''
★ Carpentieri, Tony & Mular, Paul; ''Hardy & Hardy Investigations''
★ Garis, Roger; ''My Father Was Uncle Wiggily''
★ Greenwald, Marilyn S.; ''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''
★ Hardy Detective Agency Fanfiction - fan site with series information and fan art.
★ The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page - website with information on series, TV and memorabilia.
★ The Hardy Boys Casefiles - website with current series information and cover art.
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'''The Hardy Boys''' is a popular series of detective/adventure books for boys chronicling the fictional adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. The original ''Hardy Boys'' series was produced between 1927 and 1979 under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon.
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''. Edward Stratemeyer conceived of the Hardy Boys in 1926 with the creation of plot outlines that would become the first volume of the series. Various ghostwriters were employed, under contract of secrecy, to pen the actual stories. 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. McFarlane authored volumes 1–16 and 22–24, which are generally regarded as the best works of the series. 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. 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). 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. They did retain the right to continue publishing these 58 titles (referred to, by some ''Hardy Boys'' enthusiasts as the canon) 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. The ''Undercover Brothers'' series is supplemented by a series of graphic novels and, initially, a now-discontinued series of comic books. 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.
''Hardy Boys'' books have been issued in over 25 languages, including Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, French, German, Sinhala, Japanese, Russian, Malay, and Afrikaans.
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. 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.
The two boys live in the fictional city of Bayport, New York (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.
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, another comic relief character. Other friends who assist the brothers include Phil Cohen, Biff Hooper, Jerry Gilroy and Tony Prito.
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.
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''). 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. 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 of the series as longtime supporting cast member Iola Morton was murdered by a bomb planted in the Hardys' car.
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.
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.
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.
Digest #163 ''The Spy That Never Lies''
== The Hardy Boys Casefiles (1987–1998) ==
Casefiles #1 ''Dead on Target''
''The Hardy Boys Casefiles'', a series aimed at older readers, was published by Archway Paperbacks (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) between 1987 and 1998. ''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. 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.
★ 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.
★ 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.
★ Frank and Joe occasionally curse (mildly).
The list of ''Casefiles'' is below:
The Clues Brothers (1997–2000)
The Fish-Faced Mask of Mystery #16
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 book 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 8 and 9, unlike the other books where they are 17 and 18.
★ They go to Bayport Elementary School, in the others, they go to Bayport High School.
:1. The Gross Ghost Mystery :2. The Karate Clue :3. First Day, Worst Day :4. Jump-Shot Detectives :5. The Dinosaur Disaster :6. Who Took the Book? :7. The Abracadabra Case :8. The Dog-Gone Detectives :9. The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem | :10. The Walking Snowman :11. The Monster in the Lake :12. King for a Day :13. Pirates Ahoy! :14. All Eyes On First Prize :15. Slip, Slide, and Slap Shot :16. The Fish-Faced Mask Of Mystery :17. The Bike Race Ruckus |
The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers (2005-Date)
Main articles: Undercover Brothers
Undercover Brothers #10 Blown Away
"The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers" is a series of paperback books which replaced the Digest paperbacks in early 2005.
The Hardy Boys are now agents of A.T.A.C. (American Teens Against Crime) and are solving more realistic and/or violent crimes.
This series is written in first-person narrative style with Frank and Joe alternating chapters.
:'2005' :1. ''Extreme Danger'' :2. ''Running On Fumes'' :3. ''Boardwalk Bust'' :4. ''Thrill Ride'' :5. ''Rocky Road'' :6. ''Burned'' :7. '' | :'2006' :8. ''Top Ten Ways to Die'' :9. ''Martial Law'' :10. ''Blown Away'' :11. ''Hurricane Joe'' :12. ''Trouble in Paradise'' :13. ''The Mummy's Curse'' | :'2007' :14. ''Hazed'' :15. ''Death And Diamonds'' :16. ''Bayport Buccaneers'' :17. ''Murder At The Mall'' :18. ''Pushed'' :19. ''Foul Play'' |
:'2008' :20. ''Feeding Frenzy'' :21. ''Comic Con Artist'' :22. ''Deprivation House '' |
''Spy Set'' - Box set of volumes 1–4 (2005)
Undercover Brothers Super Mysteries (2006-Date)
Super Mystery #1 Wanted
:1. ''Wanted'' - 2006
:2. ''Kidnapped At The Casino'' - 2007
Undercover Brothers Graphic Novels (2005-Date)
The Undercover Brothers also appear in a series of graphic novels by Papercutz.
:1. ''The Ocean of Osyria'' - 2005
:2. ''Identity Theft''
:3. ''Mad House''
:4. ''Malled'' - 2006
:5. ''Sea You, Sea Me''
:6. ''Hyde & Shriek''
:7. ''The Opposite Numbers''
:8. ''Board To Death'' - 2007
:9. ''To Die Or Not To Die''
:10. ''A Hardy's Day Night''
:11. ''Abracadeath'' - 2008
:12. ''Dude Ranch O' Death''
Crossovers
The Hardy Boys teamed up with two other series book protagonists; Nancy Drew and Tom Swift.
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).
# The Secret of the Knight’s Sword
# Danger on Ice
# The Feathered Serpent
# Secret Cargo
# The Alaskan Mystery
# The Missing Money Mystery
Two more titles were planned but never publishd.
===Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery Series (1988–1998)===
Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery #36 ''Process of Elimination''
The Hardy Boys teamed up with Nancy Drew in this 36 volume series of paperbacks.
The Carolyn Keene house name was used for this series and the stories are more geared toward Nancy Drew fans.
:1. Double Crossing :2. A Crime for Christmas :3. Shock Waves :4. Dangerous Games :5. The Last Resort :6. The Paris Connection :7. Buried in Time :8. Mystery Train :9. Best of Enemies :10. High survival :11. New Year's Evil :12. Tour of Danger | :13. Spies and Lies :14. Tropic of Fear :15. Courting Disaster :16. Hits and Misses :17. Evil in Amsterdam :18. Desperate Measures :19. Passport to Danger :20. Hollywood Horror :21. Copper Canyon Conspiracy :22. Danger Down Under :23. Dead on Arrival :24. Target for Terror | :25. Secrets of the Nile :26. A Question of Guilt :27. Islands of Intrigue :28. Murder on the Fourth of July :29. High Stakes :30. Nightmare in New Orleans :31. Out of Control :32. Exhibition of Evil :33. At All Costs :34. Royal Revenge :35. Operation Titanic :36. Process of Elimination |
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. Although the Franklin W. Dixon pseudonym was used, the series was more akin to the then-current Tom Swift IV series.
#Alien Factor
#Time Bomb
'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.
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.
: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. Survival instructor Sheila Link is listed as co-author of this book, but it is doubtful she had much to do with writing it.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: Other Books
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. 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. 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. 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. In 2002 it was published yet again by another Simon & Schuster imprint; Aladdin paperbacks. 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.
===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. In 1955, The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure was made, based on The Tower Treasure. The second serial, The Mystery of the Ghost Farm was released in 1957. Both aired on the Mickey Mouse Club.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1950's
===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. 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 Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1960's
The Hardy Boys animated series (1969-1971)
In 1969, ABC ran a Saturday Morning cartoon series (produced by Filmation).
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''. Several singles from the albums were also released.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1960's Animated
The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977-1979)
Main articles: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
''The Hardy Boys Mysteries'' (later called ''The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Mysteries'') was an ABC prime time series starring Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy that first aired on Sunday January 30th 1977. The show alternated with The Nancy Drew Mysteries and once every fifth week in January and February 1977, with The Brady Bunch Hour. In February 1978, the Hardys were joined by Nancy Drew (played by Pamela Sue Martin) for some episodes. 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.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1970's
Chet, Iola and most of the Hardys friends never made regular appearances in the show, although they did show up from time to time and in the first seasons, Callie was featured as Fenton’s part-time office assistant.
Seasons one and two have been released on DVD.
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. The show was co-produced by Nelvana Ltd. and Marathon Productions, S.A. in association with Westcom Entertainment Group Ltd. of Canada.
The same company also produced a Nancy Drew series and the two shows were normally booked into a one hour time slot together. Both series were also produced in French and shown in France and French-speaking Canada.
In this series Frank (Colin Gray) works for a newspaper and Joe (Paul Popowich) is a college student. The show only lasted one season with 13 episodes.''The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page'', R.W. Finnan: On Television, 1990's
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.
Other
★ An episode of the ''South Park'' animated television series, "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce", parodies the Hardy Boys as the "Hardly Boys".
★ In Family guy, in the episode Da Boom!, when Peter is right about the explosion that happened, he said that he was the ''Third Hardy Boy''.
★ In the Friends episode The One With The Worst Best Man Ever, Ross Gellar and Chandler Bing are interrogating a stripper who they believe stole Ross's fiance's wedding ring. She responds with "What are you, the Hardy Boys?" While Chandler and Ross are embarassed by that remark, Joey Tribbiani smiles and nods his head in approval.
See also
★ List of Hardy Boys Original Titles
Further reading
★ Billman, Carol; ''The Secret Of The Stratemeyer Syndicate''
★ Carpentieri, Tony; ''Frank & Joe Turn Blue''
★ Carpentieri, Tony & Mular, Paul; ''Hardy & Hardy Investigations''
★ Garis, Roger; ''My Father Was Uncle Wiggily''
★ Greenwald, Marilyn S.; ''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
External links
★ Hardy Detective Agency Fanfiction - fan site with series information and fan art.
★ The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page - website with information on series, TV and memorabilia.
★ The Hardy Boys Casefiles - website with current series information and cover art.
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