Frank Hardy

Gertrude Hardy (aunt)

unnamed mother (deceased)

Nancy Drew

**Frank Hardy** is a main character in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries alongside Joe Hardy and Nancy Drew. He was portrayed by Parker Stevenson.

He lives with his brother, Joe, his father, and his aunt in Bayport.

## Personality

Frank has a steady personality. He looks at things objectively most of the time, but sometimes makes reckless decisions. In the beginning of the series, he is more likely to charge ahead than Joe, but Joe gains confidence - and recklessness - until it is Frank who has to hold him back.

He often grows frustrated when older adults do not take his theories about mysteries seriously because of his age. He is protective of his younger brother, and of anybody else he teams up with (often Nancy or Callie).

## Relationships

### Joe Hardy

Joe Hardy is Frank's younger brother. They are very close and often hang out together. They are both interested in solving mysteries and thus get themselves involved in any mysteries they can find.

Frank is protective of Joe and often tells him to stay back while he checks things out first - but he is never surprised when Joe follows him anyway.

### Fenton Hardy

Fenton Hardy is Frank's father, and only living parent. Since he worked in the police force and is now a private investigator, Frank often goes to him for advice and has learned a lot from him.

Fenton usually discourages Frank from getting involved in anything dangerous, but trusts that he and Joe will be able to take care of themselves.

### Callie Shaw

Callie Shaw is Frank's father's assistant. Since she is around Frank and Joe's age, they often hang out together. There is something of a romantic connection between the two.

### Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew is one of Frank's good friends. They have teamed up multiple times on mysteries and relate to each other because they are both young people who solve mysteries and understand how it feels to not be taken seriously by older adults.

However, Frank's want to protect Nancy and keep her safe often rubs her the wrong way, as well as his occasional skepticism when she thinks there is something going on. They often argue when working together.

They also have a romantic connection, their tension while arguing sometimes spilling over into something more. They flirted throughout the the cross-over episodes and kissed in The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom: Part 2.

## Appearances

### Season One

* The Mystery of the Haunted House
* The Mystery of Witches' Hollow
* The Disappearing Floor
* The Flickering Torch Mystery
* The Mystery of the Flying Courier
* Wipe Out
* The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin

### Season Two

* The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula: Part 1 (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula: Part 2 (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb
* The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom: Part 1 (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom: Part 2 (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* The Mystery of the African Safari
* The Creatures Who Came on Sunday
* The Strange Fate of Flight 608
* Acapulco Spies
* The Mystery of the Silent Scream
* Oh Say Can You Sing
* The House on Possessed Hill
* Sole Survivor
* Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* Mystery of the Avalanche Express (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* Death Surf
* Arson and Old Lace (cross-over with Nancy Drew)
* Campus Terror

### Season Three

* The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 1
* The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 2
* Assault on the Tower
* Search for Atlantis
* Dangerous Waters
* Scorpion's Sting
* Defection to Paradise: Part 1
* Defection to Paradise: Part 2
* Game Plan
* Life on the Line

## Trivia

* Co-producer Joyce Brotman said that when she and Andy Sidaris "saw Parker with Shaun, we knew right away that was the combination that was gonna work"

## Gallery

→ see also Frank Hardy/Gallery and Category:Images of Frank Hardy

1. ↑ https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-hardy-boysnancy-drew-mysteries/