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Joe has an unusually wry sense of humour, often poking fun at his friends. They tend to take his mocking in good humour and usually play along with his jokes. {{quote|You're getting to be pretty good on that motorcycle, Frank," Joe said as the boys rode into the Hardy garage. "I'm not even scared to ride alongside you any more!|[[The Hardy Boys (Original series)|The Hardy Boys]] #1 ''[[The Tower Treasure (revised text)|The Tower Treasure]]'' (1959) p18}} |
Joe has an unusually wry sense of humour, often poking fun at his friends. They tend to take his mocking in good humour and usually play along with his jokes. {{quote|You're getting to be pretty good on that motorcycle, Frank," Joe said as the boys rode into the Hardy garage. "I'm not even scared to ride alongside you any more!|[[The Hardy Boys (Original series)|The Hardy Boys]] #1 ''[[The Tower Treasure (revised text)|The Tower Treasure]]'' (1959) p18}} |
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Joe Hardy is the 17-year-old younger brother of Frank Hardy[2], together they are known as the Hardy boys.
Both boys live in the town of Bayport, with their parents, Fenton and Laura , and spinster aunt, Gertrude Hardy. Like the rest of the family, Joe is a churchgoer.[3]
Personality
Joe is the younger of the Hardy brothers. He is is the more impulsive of the two brothers and Frank often has to exercise his more cautious nature to stop Joe running into trouble. Joe had once landed himself in jail. However, this rarely causes any tension between the two as Joe usually bows to Frank's common sense.
Joe has an unusually wry sense of humour, often poking fun at his friends. They tend to take his mocking in good humour and usually play along with his jokes.
- "You're getting to be pretty good on that motorcycle, Frank," Joe said as the boys rode into the Hardy garage. "I'm not even scared to ride alongside you any more!"
- — The Hardy Boys #1 The Tower Treasure (1959) p18
Skills and abilities
Joe has picked up considerable detective abilities from his father. He knows some Spanish, being at least able to read and have short conversations in it.[4]
Sporting interests
Like his brother, Joe is a great sportsman. These are just some of the sports he has been known to play:
- Baseball[5]
- Football, plays on the Bayport High team.[6]
- Skiing[7]
- Tennis[8]
Vehicles
Joe owned and rode a motorbike and owned a car with his brother but they have since received a surplus van from the Bayport Police Department.[9] Joe has also piloted both the brothers' motorboat, the Sleuth, and their ice boat, the Sea Gull.
Joe has become the mechanic of the two brothers. Every time their van acts up, Joe is the one looking under the hood to see what the problem is.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths! Volume 1 The Secret of Mountain Top Inn
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Hardy Boys #1 The Tower Treasure (1959) p3
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #1 The Tower Treasure (1959), p24
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #12 - Footprints Under the Window (1965) chapter 16
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #1 The Tower Treasure (1959), p62
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #8 The Mystery of Cabin Island (1966), p2
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #33 The Yellow Feather Mystery
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #1 The Tower Treasure (1959), p92
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #84 Revenge of the Desert Phantom (1985)
- ↑ The Hardy Boys #87 Program for Destruction (1987)
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