The Hardy Boys



The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional teenage brother, who appear in a series of mystery novels for teens. Created by Edward Stratemeyer, the books have had no continuous author, but rather published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. The first in their series of adventures was published in 1927, and the stories ended in 2005.

The books continue to sell more than a million copies a year, with the books translated into more than 25 languages, and have been adapted into multiple television shows, including multiple serials that aired as a part of The Mickey Mouse Club.

"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 narrator, the Hardy Pig Boys (played by Andy and Randy), and Heather Locklear all discuss the problems with the script.

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)