Everyone had a preconceived of what she should be like.” “The difficulty was that with 50 years of books, you have a following of all ages. “CASTING THE role of Nancy Drew was one of the toughest things we did,” said Glen Larson, executive producer for the two shows. (Both shows are losing out to CBS’s “60 Minutes.”) They also are proving nearly as popular as the novels and are giving the venerable “ Wonderful World of Disney,” the NBC Sunday night opposition, a run in the ratings. The shows, which rotate weekly, have an affecting quaintness that reflects creation in an earlier and more innocent age, but otherwise, are up-to-date. Like Little Orphan Annie, they never age.īut ABC’s new “The Hardy Boys-Nancy Drew Mysteries” offers a contemporary setting for the indestructible mystery-solvers whose adventures have enthralled several generations of young readers.

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys must be the world’s oldest teenagers. When it comes to TV’s new Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, clues to teen detectives’ appealīy Jerry Buck in Hollywood, from the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) June 4, 1977 Then, in 1979, the show was suddenly - and surprisingly - canceled mid-season. Under the original name, the show lasted for two seasons - but in season 3, the Drew part was dropped entirely to focus on Frank and Joe Hardy, and the name changed to The Hardy Boys. This television version starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as the brothers Frank and Joe, and Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy.

Based on the famous book series, The Hardy Boys-Nancy Drew Mysteries debuted in 1977, and alternated between Hardy Boys stories, Nancy Drew stories, and crossover episodes.

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