The Hardy Boys (1969 TV series)

American animated television series by Filmation

For the 1970s live action series, see The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. For the 1990s series, see The Hardy Boys (1995 TV series).

The Hardy Boys

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Genre| Mystery fiction
Created by| Based on the juvenile book series created by Edward Stratemeyer
Directed by| Hal Sutherland
Voices of| Byron Kane
Dallas McKennon
Jane Webb
Country of origin| United States
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 17
Production
Producers| Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer
Running time| 30 min.
Production company| Filmation Associates
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| September 6 (1969-09-06) –
December 27, 1969 (1969-12-27)

The Hardy Boys is an American animated series, produced by Filmation and aired Saturday mornings on ABC in 1969.[1] It features the Hardy Boys, Joe and Frank, along with their friends Chubby Morton, Wanda Kay Breckenridge, and Pete Jones (one of the first black characters to appear on Saturday morning television) touring as a rock band while solving mysteries.[2] The series is also notable for its opening and closing credits, in which the Hardys appeared in live action. The series debuted at the same time as Hanna-Barbera's similarly themed Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, which aired on CBS. The series is noteworthy for including the producers' rotating wheel for the first time, which would make Filmation a household name.

## Voices

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* Byron Kane – Joe Hardy, Fenton Hardy
* Dallas McKennon – Frank Hardy, Chubby Morton, Pete Jones
* Jane Webb – Wanda Kay Breckenridge, Gertrude Hardy

## Production and broadcast

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Two 12-minute mysteries, based on the original book stories, made up one 24-minute television show. The 1969–1970 episodes were repeated for a second year in 1970–1971. Two live action songs were inserted in the middle of the mysteries and also used for the main and end titles, performed by a group calling themselves "The Hardy Boys".[3] These songs were sold at stores on records and audio tapes under the album titles Here Come The Hardy Boys (Billboard #199) and Wheels. Both albums have since been released on streaming platforms in 2011 & 2021, respectively, by Sony Music.

As of March 2021, ownership of the rights to the series is currently unknown. The last known rights holder (for broadcast distribution only) was 20th Century Fox in the 1980s. However, in the 1970s and 1980s most of its episodes were released on 16mm film, which have been uploaded by numerous users to YouTube.

## Episodes

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1| "Footprints Under The Window" / "Hunting for Hidden Gold"| September 6, 1969 (1969-09-06)
2| "Mystery of the Desert Giant" / "The Viking Symbol Mystery"| September 13, 1969 (1969-09-13)
3| "The Secret of the Old Mill" / "The Missing Chums"| September 20, 1969 (1969-09-20)
4| "The Secret Warning" / "The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior"| September 27, 1969 (1969-09-27)
5| "The Mystery of Cabin Island" / "The Hidden Harbor Mystery"| October 4, 1969 (1969-10-04)
6| "The Secret of the Caves" / "A Figure In Hiding"| October 11, 1969 (1969-10-11)
7| "The Ghost at Skeleton Rock" / "The Mystery of the Chinese Junk"| October 18, 1969 (1969-10-18)
8| "The Shore Road Mystery" / "The Sign of the Crooked Arrow"| October 25, 1969 (1969-10-25)
9| "What Happened at Midnight" / "The Clue in the Embers"| November 1, 1969 (1969-11-01)
10| "The Clue of the Screeching Owl" / "The Yellow Feather Mystery"| November 8, 1969 (1969-11-08)
11| "The House on the Cliff" / "Mystery of the Spiral Bridge"| November 15, 1969 (1969-11-15)
12| "The Mystery at Devil's Paw" / "The Haunted Fort"| November 22, 1969 (1969-11-22)
13| "The Sinister Signpost" / "The Melted Coins"| November 29, 1969 (1969-11-29)
14| "The Mark on the Door" / "The Flickering Torch Mystery"| December 6, 1969 (1969-12-06)
15| "The Secret of Wildcat Swamp" / "The Clue of the Broken Blade"| December 13, 1969 (1969-12-13)
16| "The Hooded Hawk Mystery" / "The Short Wave Mystery"| December 20, 1969 (1969-12-20)
17| "The Phantom Freighter" / "The Secret of Pirates Hill"| December 27, 1969 (1969-12-27)

## References

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1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. p. 131\. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 265–266\. ISBN 978-1538103739.
3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 395\. ISBN 978-1476665993.

## External links

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* The Hardy Boys at IMDb
* The Hardy Boys Animated Series at The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page

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The Hardy Boys

* Stratemeyer Syndicate
* Franklin W. Dixon
* Edward Stratemeyer

Characters|

* List of characters

Writers|

* Leslie McFarlane
* Andrew E. Svenson
* Harriet Adams
* Neal Barrett Jr.
* Susan Wittig Albert
* Steven Grant
* George Edward Stanley
* James D. Lawrence

See also|

* Nancy Drew
* Tom Swift
* The Dana Girls

Books

Original|

* The Tower Treasure (1927)
* The House on the Cliff (1927)
* The Secret of the Old Mill (1927)
* The Missing Chums (1928)
* Hunting for Hidden Gold (1928)
* The Shore Road Mystery (1928)
* The Secret of the Caves (1929)
* The Mystery of Cabin Island (1929)
* The Great Airport Mystery (1930)
* What Happened at Midnight (1931)
* While the Clock Ticked (1932)
* Footprints Under the Window (1933)
* The Mark on the Door (1934)
* The Hidden Harbor Mystery (1935)
* The Sinister Signpost (1936)
* A Figure in Hiding (1937)
* The Secret Warning (1938)
* The Twisted Claw (1939)
* The Disappearing Floor (1940)
* The Mystery of the Flying Express (1941)
* The Clue of the Broken Blade (1942)
* The Flickering Torch Mystery (1943)
* The Melted Coins (1944)
* The Short-Wave Mystery (1945)
* The Secret Panel (1946)
* The Phantom Freighter (1947)
* The Secret of Skull Mountain (1948)
* The Sign of the Crooked Arrow (1949)
* The Secret of the Lost Tunnel (1950)
* The Wailing Siren Mystery (1951)
* The Secret of Wildcat Swamp (1952)
* The Crisscross Shadow (1953)
* The Yellow Feather Mystery (1954)
* The Hooded Hawk Mystery (1954)
* The Clue in the Embers (1956)
* The Secret of Pirates' Hill (1956)
* The Ghost at Skeleton Rock (1957)
* The Mystery at Devil's Paw (1959)
* The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1960)
* Mystery of the Desert Giant (1961)
* The Clue of the Screeching Owl (1962)
* The Viking Symbol Mystery (1963)
* The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior (1964)
* The Haunted Fort (1965)
* The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge (1966)
* The Secret Agent on Flight 101 (1967)
* Mystery of the Whale Tattoo (1968)
* The Arctic Patrol Mystery (1969)
* The Bombay Boomerang (1970)
* Danger on Vampire Trail (1971)
* The Masked Monkey (1972)
* The Shattered Helmet (1973)
* The Clue of the Hissing Serpent (1974)
* The Mysterious Caravan (1975)
* The Witchmaster's Key (1976)
* The Jungle Pyramid (1977)
* The Firebird Rocket (1978)
* The Sting of the Scorpion (1979)
* Night of the Werewolf (1979)
* Mystery of the Samurai Sword (1979)
* The Pentagon Spy (1980)
* The Apeman's Secret (1980)
* The Mummy Case (1980)
* Mystery of Smugglers Cove (1980)
* The Stone Idol (1981)
* The Vanishing Thieves (1981)
* The Outlaw's Silver (1981)
* The Submarine Caper/Deadly Chase (1981, retitled in 1987)
* The Four-Headed Dragon (1981)
* The Infinity Clue (1981)
* Track of the Zombie (1982)
* The Voodoo Plot (1982)
* The Billion Dollar Ransom (1982)
* Tic-Tac-Terror (1982)
* Trapped at Sea (1982)
* Game Plan for Disaster (1982)
* The Crimson Flame (1983)
* The Skyfire Puzzle (1985)
* Fear on Wheels (1991)
* Crime in the Kennel (1995)
* Cross-Country Crime (1995)
* The Search for the Snow Leopard (1996)
* Eye on Crime (1998)
* The Caribbean Cruise Caper (1999)
* The Hunt for the Four Brothers (1999)
* A Will to Survive (1999)
* Daredevils (1999)
* A Game Called Chaos (2000)
* Training for Trouble (2000)
* The End of the Trail (2000)
* Skin & Bones (2000)
* Crime in the Cards (2001)
* Past and Present Danger (2001)
* The Castle Conundrum (2001)
* Warehouse Rumble (2004)

Casefiles|

* Dead on Target (1987)
* Cult of Crime (1987)
* Running on Empty (1990)
* The Last Laugh (1990)
* River Rats (1997)

Other series and titles|

* The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook (1959)
* The Clues Brothers (1997-2000)
* Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers (2005-12)
* The Hardy Boys Secret Files (2010-15)
* The Hardy Boys Adventures (2013-present)
* The Hardy Boys Clue Book (2016-present)

Crossovers|

* Be a Detective Mystery Stories (1984-85, with Nancy Drew)
* Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Supermystery (1988-98, with Nancy Drew)
* Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller (1992-93, with Tom Swift)
* Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery Series (2007-12, with Nancy Drew)

Other media

Television|

* The Hardy Boys (The Mickey Mouse Club)
* Hardy Boys (animated)
* The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Mysteries
* The Hardy Boys (1995)
* The Hardy Boys (2020)

Video games|

* Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
* The Creature of Kapu Cave
* Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys: Super Mystery (cancelled)
* The Tower Treasure
* Treasure on the Tracks

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* t
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Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1960s

First-run
animated series|

* Rocky and His Friends (1959–1973)
* The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963–1970)
* Hoppity Hooper (1964–1967)
* The Beatles (1965–1969)
* The Porky Pig Show
* Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales
* Milton the Monster (1965–1968)
* The King Kong Show (1966–1969)
* The Fantastic Four (1967–1970)
* Spider-Man (1967–1970)
* Journey to the Center of the Earth (1967–1969)
* George of the Jungle (1967–1970)
* The Adventures of Gulliver (1968–1970)
* Fantastic Voyage (1968–1970)
* The Smokey Bear Show (1969-1970)
* The Cattanooga Cats Show (1969–1971)
* Hot Wheels (1969–1971)
* The Hardy Boys (1969–1971)
* Skyhawks (1969–1971)

First-run
live-action series|

* Lunch with Soupy Sales (1959–1961)
* The Magic Land of Allakazam (1962–1964)
* Discovery (1962–1971)
* American Bandstand (1957–1987)
* Shenanigans (1964–1965)

Rebroadcasts|

* Top Cat (1962–1963)
* The Bugs Bunny Show (1962–1968)
* My Friend Flicka
* The Jetsons (1962–1964)
* Beany and Cecil (1962–1988)
* Buffalo Bill, Jr.
* Annie Oakley
* The Magilla Gorilla Show
* Linus the Lionhearted (1966–1969)

Related|

* Golden age of American animation
* Animation in the United States in the television era

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Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1970s

First-run
animated series|

* The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963–70)
* The Smokey Bear Show (1969–70)
* The Cattanooga Cats Show (1969–71)
* Hot Wheels (1969–71)
* Skyhawks (1969–71)
* The Adventures of Gulliver (1968–70)
* Fantastic Voyage (1968–70)
* The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show (1970-71)
* Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down (1970–72)
* The Road Runner Show (1971–73)
* The Funky Phantom (1971–73)
* Jackson 5ive (1971–73)
* The Osmonds (1972–74)
* The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972–74)
* The Brady Kids (1972–74)
* Kid Power (1972–74)
* Yogi's Gang (1973–75)
* Super Friends (1973–74)
* Lassie's Rescue Rangers (1973–75)
* Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973–75)
* Mission: Magic! (1973–74)
* Hong Kong Phooey (1974–75)
* The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974–77)
* Devlin (1974–76)
* These Are the Days (1974–76)
* The Tom and Jerry Show (1975–77)
* The Great Grape Ape Show (1975–76)
* The Oddball Couple (1975–77)
* Jabberjaw (1976–78)
* The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–77)
* The Mumbly Cartoon Show (1976–77)
* Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (1976–77)
* The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977–78)
* Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (The Scooby-Doo Show
* Laff-A-Lympics
* Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels) (1977–79)
* Fangface (1978–79)
* Challenge of the Superfriends (1978–79)
* The All-New Pink Panther Show (1978–79)
* The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–80)
* The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk
* Rickety Rocket) (1979–81)
* Spider-Woman (1979–80)
* Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80)

First-run
live-action series|

* American Bandstand (1957–87)
* Discovery (1962-71)
* Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1970–72)
* Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970–72)
* Lidsville (1971–73)
* Curiosity Shop (1971–73)
* Make a Wish (1971–76)
* Korg: 70,000 B.C. (1974–75)
* The Lost Saucer (1975–76)
* Uncle Croc's Block (1975–76)
* The Krofft Supershow (1976–78)
* Bigfoot and Wildboy
* Dr. Shrinker
* Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
* Magic Mongo
* Wonderbug
* Junior Almost Anything Goes (1976–78)
* Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81)
* ABC Weekend Special (1977–97)
* Kids Are People Too (1978–82)

Rebroadcasts|

* George of the Jungle (1967–70)
* Bewitched (1971–73)
* Jonny Quest (1970–72)
* H.R. Pufnstuf (1972–73)
* The Monkees (1972–73)
* Speed Buggy (1975-76)
* Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1978)
* The Bugs Bunny Show (1973–75)

Related topics|

* Animation in the United States in the television era

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