The Hardy Boys

The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional teenage brothers who appear in a series of mystery novels for teens. One of several publishing lines originally produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate (along with Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, and The Bobbsey Twins), the books have had no continuous author, but rather are published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. The first in their series of adventures was published in 1927.
The books have sold more than a million copies a year, have been translated into more than 25 languages, and have been adapted into multiple television shows, including several serials that aired as a part of The Mickey Mouse Club. Some of the TV versions have alternated or crossed over with the other Stratemeyer teenage detective character, Nancy Drew.
==References==
*"The Hardy Pig Boys in 'The Mystery of the Zombie Queen of the Amazon Outer Space Jungle Bee-Woman Case' (based on a novel by Jane Austen)" is a sketch in Muppets Tonight episode 203, written by Andy Pig and Randy Pig. The sketch featured much breaking of the fourth wall, in which the announcer, the Hardy Pig Boys (played by Andy and Randy), and Heather Locklear all discuss the problems with the script.
*In the Farscape novel Ship of Ghosts, John Crichton has an Alice in Wonderland-esque dream in which, as he falls through the darkness, a shelf stacked with complete collections of Tom Swift and The Hardy Boys books drifts by.
==Connections==
*Kim Cattrall played Marie Claire in "Voodoo Doll" (1978)
*Jamie Lee Curtis played Mary in "Mystery of the Fallen Angels" (1977)
*Lorne Greene played Inspector Hans in "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula" (1977)
*Melanie Griffith played Stacey Blain in "The House on Possessed Hill" (1978)
*Casey Kasem played Paul Hamilton in "Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom" (1977)
*Paul Williams played Allison Troy in "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula" (1977)
==External links==
* IMDb for The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
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