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The Best Episodes of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 8 - A Haunting We Will Go
    7.5/10(120 votes)

    S1:E8

    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:Glen A. Larson, Jack Arnold
    Writers:Michael Sloan, Glen A. Larson

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  2. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 6 - The Secret of the Whispering Walls
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    S1:E6

    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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  3. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 12 - The Mystery of Ghostwriters' Cruise
    7.3/10(93 votes)

    S1:E12

    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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  4. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 2 - The Mystery of Pirate's Cove
    7.2/10(137 votes)

    S1:E2

    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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  5. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 14 - Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker
    7.2/10(88 votes)

    S1:E14

    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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  6. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 7 - The Flickering Torch Mystery
    7.1/10(96 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 1 - The Mystery of the Haunted House
    7.0/10(167 votes)

    S1:E1

    Frank and Joe end up in a haunted house and a cemetery when they follow two men trailing their father, Fenton.

    Director:Glen A. Larson
    Writer:Glen A. Larson

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  8. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 9 - The Mystery of the Flying Courier
    7.0/10(76 votes)

    S1:E9

    Joe Hardy makes his singing debut at a disco where he and Frank become involved in a record piracy case. At the club, Frank recognizes a girl who supposedly has been missing for years. When she is arrested, the brothers embark on an investigation of a crooked disc jockey and other unscrupulous musical characters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 10 - Mystery of the Fallen Angels
    7.0/10(111 votes)

    S1:E10

    Nancy joins a carnival to prove a young man did not steal $1 million in jewels. Info from www.geocities.com/hardyboysnancydrew/program.html, got permission from Greg.

    Director:Noel Black
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 3 - The Mystery of Witches' Hollow
    6.7/10(148 votes)

    S1:E3

    When the pair pay a visit to Captain Maguire, they are greeted by a strange woman who claims that Maguire has become one of the victims of Witch's Hollow. Those who go to the mysterious wooded place never return. Undaunted, Frank and Joe begin their search for Maguire, little suspecting the terrors that lie in wait for them among the dark shadows of the eerie forest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 4 - The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle
    6.7/10(117 votes)

    S1:E4

    After Nancy and her girlfriend, George, see an automobile run off the road. Nancy tells her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson, to report it to the sheriff. Later the sheriff tells Nancy that his men could not find any signs of an accident, and that the road has been closed for a long time. Nancy attempts to unravel the bizarre occurrence on her own, and soon finds herself in the midst of danger.

    Director:Noel Black
    Writer:Robert Pirosh

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  12. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 11 - Wipe Out
    6.7/10(80 votes)

    S1:E11

    While in Hawaii for a surfing contest, the boys' hotel room is robbed and the two detectives discover that they're not the only victims who've been hit. The Hawaiian police enlist their aid in tracking down the burglars. Everyone's in for the surprise of their lives when the determined duo finally crack the criminal ring.

    Director:Steven Hilliard Stern
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 13 - The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin
    6.7/10(80 votes)

    S1:E13

    The Brothers become involved ia an unusual case of smuggling with an oriental flavor when they try to unravel the mystery that surrounds an ancient Chinese treasure. While snorkeling at the beach, Frank and Joe find an large unopened wooden box and take it home. When they discover that it contains a priceless, stolen Chinese statue, the two take off on a wild adventure that puts their lives in peril.

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:Robert Pirosh

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  14. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 1 Episode 5 - The Disappearing Floor
    6.6/10(123 votes)

    S1:E5

    Frank and Joe search for answers when Fenton is taken off the Project K case.

    Director:Fernando Lamas
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Haunting We Will Go" is the best rated episode of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 120 votes. Directed by Glen A. Larson, Jack Arnold and written by Michael Sloan, Glen A. Larson, it aired on April 3, 1977. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Secret of the Whispering Walls".