Joe Hardy

Gertrude Hardy (aunt)

unnamed mother (deceased)

Nancy Drew

> *It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.*
>
> — Joe Hardy

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

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

## Relationships

### Frank Hardy

Frank is Joe's older 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.

While Frank often tries to protect Joe, telling him to stay back while he looks around, Joe very rarely listens to him.

### Fenton Hardy

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

Fenton usually discourages Joe from getting involved in anything dangerous, but trusts that he and Frank 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.

### Nancy Drew

Nancy 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.

## 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

* Joe Hardy was the first of the three main characters cast. Producer Arlene Sidaris stated that they were looking for a "young David Cassidy", who was Shaun's half-brother. Shaun was the first person they saw on the first day of auditions, and he immediately won everyone over. “He was just the cutest thing, and such a nice young man,” says Sidaris.
* Co-producer Joyce Brotman said that when she and Sidaris "saw Parker with Shaun, we knew right away that was the combination that was gonna work"

## Gallery

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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-hardy-boysnancy-drew-mysteries/