"The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977) TV series 1977-1979

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Edward M. Abroms
Keith J. Atkinson
(more)

Writer:

James Menzies (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

30 January 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur sleuth.

Plot Keywords:

Nancy Drew | Teen | Hardy Boys | Detective | Amateur Detective

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Shaun Cassidy	...	Joe Hardy (35 episodes, 1977-1978)
Parker Stevenson	...	Frank Hardy (35 episodes, 1977-1978)
Pamela Sue Martin	...	Nancy Drew / ... (21 episodes, 1977-1978)
Ed Gilbert	...	Fenton Hardy (21 episodes, 1977-1978)

(more)

Series Directed by
Joseph Pevney		(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jack Arnold		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Christian I. Nyby II		(3 episodes, 1978)
John J. Dumas		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Winrich Kolbe		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Noel Black		(2 episodes, 1977)
Michael Caffey		(2 episodes, 1977)
Ray Austin		(2 episodes, 1978)
Vince Edwards		(2 episodes, 1978)
Edward M. Abroms		(unknown episodes)
Keith J. Atkinson		(unknown episodes)
Don McDougall		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Glen A. Larson		(23 episodes, 1977-1978)
Edward Stratemeyer		(12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Sloan		(11 episodes, 1977-1978)
Mildred Wirt Benson		(7 episodes, 1977)
Christopher Crowe		(4 episodes, 1978)
Larry Alexander		(2 episodes, 1977)
Robert Pirosh		(2 episodes, 1977)
Lou Shaw		(2 episodes, 1977)
Steven E. de Souza		(2 episodes, 1978)
Rebecca Snow		(2 episodes, 1978)
James Menzies		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Joyce Heft Brotman	....	co-producer / producer (19 episodes, 1977-1978)
Glen A. Larson	....	executive producer (19 episodes, 1977-1978)
Arlene Sidaris	....	co-producer / producer (19 episodes, 1977-1978)
Michael Sloan	....	supervising producer (15 episodes, 1977-1978)
Andrew Mirisch	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 1977-1978)
B.W. Sandefur	....	producer / supervising producer (11 episodes, 1977)
Joe Boston	....	producer (6 episodes, 1977-1978)
Winrich Kolbe	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1977)
Gilbert Bettman Jr.	....	associate producer (5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Lou Shaw	....	producer (3 episodes, 1977)

Series Original Music by
Stu Phillips		(16 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Cinematography by
Ben Colman		(11 episodes, 1977-1978)
Charles Correll		(3 episodes, 1977)
Donald H. Birnkrant		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Film Editing by
Gene Ranney		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)
John J. Dumas		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Buford F. Hayes		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Fred Baratta		(3 episodes, 1977)
Frederic L. Knudtson		(2 episodes, 1977)
Lawrence J. Vallario		(2 episodes, 1977)
Harry Keramidas		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Joe Reich		(1 episode, 1978)

Series Art Direction by
Roy Steffensen		(13 episodes, 1977-1978)
William L. Campbell		(7 episodes, 1977)

Series Set Decoration by
Bruce A. Gibeson		(17 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jerry Adams		(7 episodes, 1977)
Ed Baer		(7 episodes, 1977)

Series Costume Design by
George Whittaker		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Makeup Department
Elaina P. Schulman	....	key hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
James M. Walters Jr.	....	unit manager (7 episodes, 1977)
Lester Wm. Berke	....	unit manager / unit production manager (6 episodes, 1977-1978)
William Holbrook	....	unit manager (5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Rowe Wallerstein	....	unit manager (2 episodes, 1977)
Eugene Mazzola	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wayne A. Farlow	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1977)
Chuck Lowry	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
John Slosser	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Charles E. Walker	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1977)
Daniel Franklin	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1977)
Richard Hashimoto	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1977)
Phil Bowles	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1978)
Charles Norton	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kurt V. Hulett	....	property man / set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Joe Divitale	....	sound effects editor (19 episodes, 1977-1978)
Kim Richards	....	sound mixer (17 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bill Griffith	....	sound (7 episodes, 1977)
Chuck Haggin	....	sound (6 episodes, 1977)
Jean G. Valentino	....	sound (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	cable person (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Kevin Pike	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Marneen Fields	....	stunt performer (6 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jean Coulter	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Owen Marsh	....	camera operator (unknown episodes, 1978)
Sherman Kunkel	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Marquette	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Doug Mathias	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
David Morton	....	best boy (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
William J. Kenney	....	casting (2 episodes, 1978)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor (36 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Music Department
Glen A. Larson	....	composer: theme music / composer: theme (20 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Mayer	....	music editor (14 episodes, 1977)
Fred Prior	....	music editor (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Stu Phillips	....	music score (3 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Other crew
Steven E. de Souza	....	story editor (21 episodes, 1977-1979)
Barbara Ann Schoemaker	....	location manager (11 episodes, 1977)
Christopher Crowe	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Steve Hinton	....	pilot (unknown episodes)
Gene Kraft	....	title designer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Glen A. Larson Productions (produced in association with) (as Glen Larson Productions)
• Universal TV

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977-1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT) (1979) (Belgium) (TV)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Television
• Studios USA Television
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005-) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Universal City Studios  filming location
• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

60 min (28 episodes) | 60 min (39 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Glen A. Larson Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Being from Another Planet (#5.5)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Theme

A definite cult classic like in the same vein as "The Six Million Dollar Man", "The Bionic Woman", "Charlie's Angels" and "Knight Rider"

I love reading "The Hardy Boys" books and I really enjoy the series, not so much of "Nancy Drew" though but then again, I never liked reading Nancy Drew in the first place. The series is very much like the books with similar plots. My favourite episode is the 2-part "The Last Kiss of Summer" as it was very touching. I enjoy Shaun Cassidy's music and it was great that he belted out some songs in the show as well. Many celebrity stars guested in the show like Melanie Griffith, Marj Dusay, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Englund, Stuart Whitman, June Lockhart, Terry Kiser, Lorne Greene and Ricky Nelson. The plots in this show is very similar to other shows during this era like "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Bionic Woman", "Starsky & Hutch", "Charlie's Angels" and "Rockford Files" I'd recommend this show to anyone who likes the shows I mentioned.