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   7.9/10(100 votes)

   #1 - The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom (1)

   S2:E410/2/1977

   Nancy and famous criminologist Arlo Wetherly find mutilated photos of themselves.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Michael Sloan

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Michael Sloan
2. 

   7.9/10(54 votes)

   #2 - The Last Kiss of Summer (1)

   S3:E110/2/1978

   After Joe Hardy's fiancée is killed by a hit-and-run driver, the FBI won't let the police arrest the man until their own case against him is finished. Joe takes the law into his own hands and goes undercover as a rich gambler with underworld connections.

   Director:Vince Edwards

   Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan

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   Director:Vince Edwards

   Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
3. 

   7.8/10(110 votes)

   #3 - A Haunting We Will Go

   S1:E84/3/1977

   The stage is set for mystery when Nancy and her friends decide to produce a 20 year old play in order to raise money for a youth center. The play is to be presented at the allegedly haunted Palace Theatre. When members of the original cast arrive in town, strange events begin to occur both onstage and off. Nancy must figure out why the actors have come together to appear in her modest production, or the drama might just end in real life tragedy.

   Directors:Jack Arnold, Glen A. Larson

   Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan

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   Directors:Jack Arnold, Glen A. Larson

   Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
4. 

   7.8/10(86 votes)

   #4 - The House on Possessed Hill

   S2:E151/22/1978

   Townspeople revile a psychically gifted girl (Melanie Griffith) who has a mysterious tie to an eerie mansion.

   Director:Daniel Haller

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Daniel Haller

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   7.7/10(98 votes)

   #5 - The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula (2)

   S2:E29/18/1977

   Allison Troy's Transylvanian rock concert has locals fearing a reawakening of their most notorious denizen.

   Director:Joseph Pevney

   Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan

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   Director:Joseph Pevney

   Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
6. 

   7.7/10(45 votes)

   #6 - The Last Kiss of Summer (2)

   S3:E210/8/1978

   Joe Hardy is still haunted by memories of his dead fiancee, but has to focus his mind on the case when Jocco's girlfriend overhears him talking to the police on the phone. Meanwhile, Frank Hardy tries to help Joe by going undercover too, but Jocco finds out and traps Frank in a shark-infested area.

   Directors:Winrich Kolbe, Vince Edwards

   Writers:Christopher Crowe, Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan

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   Directors:Winrich Kolbe, Vince Edwards

   Writers:Christopher Crowe, Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
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7. 

   7.6/10(91 votes)

   #7 - The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom (2)

   S2:E510/9/1977

   Frank & Joe team up with Nancy Drew again in Los Angeles to attend the 14th Annual Detectives' Convention at a TV & movie studio. Joe pursues an illusory figure through the back lot of the studio's stage 24.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Michael Sloan

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Michael Sloan
8. 

   7.5/10(63 votes)

   #8 - Strange Fate of Flight 608

   S2:E811/6/1977

   Frank and Joe are invited to join a charter flight which passes over the Bermuda Triangle.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Christopher Crowe

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Christopher Crowe
9. 

   7.5/10(81 votes)

   #9 - Sole Survivor

   S2:E161/29/1978

   Joe awakens in a Hong Kong hospital and is led to believe that he has been comatose for a year and his father and brother are dead.

   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Christopher Crowe

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   Director:Christian I. Nyby II

   Writer:Christopher Crowe
10. 

    7.5/10(32 votes)

    #10 - Scorpion's Sting

    S3:E611/5/1978

    Frank and Joe Hardy are assigned to go to Puerto Rico to protect a senator's daughter from an international blackmailer known as the Scorpion.

    Directors:Ray Austin, Dennis Donnelly

    Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan

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    Directors:Ray Austin, Dennis Donnelly

    Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
11. 

    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Defection to Paradise (1)

    S3:E711/19/1978

    When the daughter of a Russian official defects to the U.S. by hiding in one of the rock band Bread's speaker cabinets sent to Hawaii, the Hardy Boys must track her down before the KGB does.

    Director:Ray Austin

    Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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    Director:Ray Austin

    Writer:Steven E. de Souza
12. 

    7.4/10(46 votes)

    #12 - Assault on the Tower

    S3:E310/15/1978

    Joe and Frank Hardy go to London to find their missing father, but when Frank goes missing as well, Joe and an agent from the British Ministry must find a traitor together.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Steven E. de Souza
13. 

    7.3/10(92 votes)

    #13 - The Mystery of Ghostwriters' Cruise

    S1:E125/1/1977

    Nancy's relaxing vacation cruise is interrupted when one of her fellow passengers, a mystery writer, receives threats against his life.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
14. 

    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #14 - Voodoo Doll (1)

    S2:E172/12/1978

    While in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Frank and Joe's wallets are stolen; Nancy works under cover as a magician.

    Director:Joseph Pevney

    Writers:Christopher Crowe, Mark Griffiths

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    Director:Joseph Pevney

    Writers:Christopher Crowe, Mark Griffiths
15. 

    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Defection to Paradise (2)

    S3:E811/26/1978

    Marla falls for an American agent, but Soviet killers pursue her.

    Directors:Sidney Hayers, Ray Austin

    Writer:Gil Grant

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    Directors:Sidney Hayers, Ray Austin

    Writer:Gil Grant
16. 

    7.2/10(96 votes)

    #16 - The Secret of the Whispering Walls

    S1:E63/13/1977

    An unseen intruder breaks into the Drew home, stealing documents that will allow Nancy's aunts, Ruby and Lela, to sell their farm. While Nancy's father goes to the State Capitol to replace the papers, Nancy heads to the Farmhouse where she is plunged into a series of strange events that lead her deeper and deeper into danger.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Glen A. Larson
17. 

    7.2/10(85 votes)

    #17 - The Creatures Who Came On Sunday

    S2:E710/30/1977

    The Hardy boys spot peculiar, alien-like people on an old missile site being guarded by federal agents.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Winrich Kolbe

    Writer:Unknown
18. 

    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Game Plan

    S3:E912/3/1978

    A woman executes a securities scam from Atlantic City casinos using a code that the Hardy Boys must break.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
19. 

    7.1/10(123 votes)

    #19 - The Mystery of Pirate's Cove

    S1:E22/6/1977

    Nancy and her friends see a beam of light coming from an abandoned lighthouse. When they call the local sheriff, he thinks they're imagining things because the light has disappeared. It's up to Nancy to Expose the strange mystery that surrounds the desolate structure. Soon, she finds herself in a deadly web of crime that could threaten her very life.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
20. 

    7.1/10(84 votes)

    #20 - Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker

    S1:E145/22/1977

    Nancy and her girlfriend, George, attend a victory party where they find a star football player, standing over a prostate girl, with a broken crystal vase in his hand. Only the ever persistent Nancy can unravel who's out to frame the player and why.

    Director:Andy Sidaris

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Andy Sidaris

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    7.1/10(132 votes)

    #21 - The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula (1)

    S2:E19/11/1977

    Nancy and the brothers team up to find Fenton Hardy, who disappeared while investigating a series of European art thefts.

    Director:Joseph Pevney

    Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan

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    Director:Joseph Pevney

    Writers:Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
22. 

    7.1/10(77 votes)

    #22 - Will the Real Santa Claus..?

    S2:E1212/18/1977

    Nancy is determined to restore the honor of a dear old gentleman who claims to be Santa Claus when he is accused of burglary.

    Director:Michael Pataki

    Writer:Michael Sloan

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    Director:Michael Pataki

    Writer:Michael Sloan
23. 

    7.1/10(57 votes)

    #23 - Oh Say Can You Sing

    S2:E141/8/1978

    The lead singer of a rock band runs down investigative reporter Jerry Morgan.

    Director:Dennis Donnelly

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Dennis Donnelly

    Writer:Unknown
24. 

    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #24 - Dangerous Waters

    S3:E510/29/1978

    Frank and Joe Hardy journey from the South of France to the Caribbean to find a girl who disappeared while hunting for pirate treasure.

    Directors:Richard Benedict, Dennis Donnelly

    Writers:Christopher Crowe, Michael Sloan

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    Directors:Richard Benedict, Dennis Donnelly

    Writers:Christopher Crowe, Michael Sloan
25. 

    7.0/10(92 votes)

    #25 - The Flickering Torch Mystery

    S1:E73/27/1977

    The Hardy boys uncover a plot to kill the nation's top rock star.

    Director:Ivan Dixon

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ivan Dixon

    Writer:Unknown