The Hardy Boys (animated series)

This article is written from the Real World point of view

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The Hardy Boys--Cartoon Show Opening

The Hardy Boys is an animated television series based on the novel series of the same name. It was produced by Filmation Associates and aired on ABC Saturday mornings in 1969 and 1970.

In this series the Hardy boys are members of a rock band that also includes Chubby Morton, Pete Jones, and Wanda Kay Breckenridge. The band travels around the country in a colorful old Rolls Royce Silver Ghost.

Only one series was produced, and it aired in fall of 1969. The show was re-aired, in order, during the fall of 1970, and the final episode was aired on 2 January 1971.

Cast and Crew

• Byron Kane as Frank Hardy, Pete Jones, and Fenton Hardy.
• Dal McKennon as Joe Hardy and Chubby Morton.
• Jane Webb as Wanda Kay Breckenridge and Aunt Gertrude
• Hal Sutherland, director
• Lou Scheimer, producer
• Norm Prescott, producer

Real-life Band Members

The musical numbers were performed by a real-life band, which was assembled in connection with teh show. They recorded two albums of music and toured in the United States.

• Reid Kailing (Frank Hardy)
• Jeff Taylor (Joe Hardy)
• Deven English (Wanda Kay)
• Norbet (Nibs) Soltysiak (Chubby)
• Bob Crowser (Pete)

Episodes

1. Footprints under the Window / Hunting for Hidden Gold (9.6.1969)
2. Mystery of the Desert Giant / The Viking Symbol Mystery (9.13.1969)
3. The Secret of the Old Mill / The Missing Chums (9.20.1969)
4. The Secret Warning / The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior (9.27.1969)
5. The Mystery Cabin Island / The Hidden Harbor Mystery (10.4/1969)
6. The Secret of the Caves / A Figure in Hiding (10.11.1969)
7. The Ghost at Skeleton Rock / The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (10.18.1969)
8. The Shore Road Mystery / The Sign of the Crooked Arrow (10.25.1969)
9. What Happened at Midnight / The Clue in the Embers (11.1.1969)
10. The Clue of the Screeching Owl / The Yellow Feather Mystery (11.8.1969)
11. The House on the Cliff / The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge (11.15.1969)
12. The Mystery of Devil's Paw / The Haunted Fort (11.22.1969)
13. The Sinister Sign Post / The Melted Coins (11.29.1969)
14. The Mark on the Door / The Flickering Torch Mystery (12.6.1969)
15. The Mystery of Wildcat Swamp / The Clue of the Broken Blade (12.13.1969)
16. The Hooded Hawk Mystery / The Short-Wave Mystery (12.20.1969)
17. The Phantom Freighter / The Secret of Pirate's Hill (12.27.1969)

(episode list originally found at The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page )