8.2/1048 votes#1 - The Last Kiss of Summer (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1978
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
Writer: Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
- 8.1/1040 votes
#2 - The Last Kiss of Summer (2)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1978
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.
Director: Winrich Kolbe, Vince Edwards
Writer: Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan, Christopher Crowe
7.5/1041 votes#3 - Assault on the Tower
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1978
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
- 6.8/1038 votes
#4 - Search for Atlantis
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1978
In Greece to investigate drug smuggling, the Hardy Boys pose as archeology students on a dig for the lost city of Atlantis, but they are dogged by suspicious accidents and a dead body.
Director: Richard Benedict
Writer: Lee Sheldon
- 7.1/1036 votes
#5 - Dangerous Waters
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1978
Frank and Joe Hardy journey from the South of France to the Caribbean to find a girl who disappeared while hunting for pirate treasure.
Director: Dennis Donnelly, Richard Benedict
Writer: Michael Sloan, Christopher Crowe
- 7.2/1030 votes
#6 - Scorpion's Sting
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1978
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.
Director: Dennis Donnelly, Ray Austin
Writer: Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan
- 7.3/1027 votes
#7 - Defection to Paradise (1)
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1978
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
- 7.3/1025 votes
#8 - Defection to Paradise (2)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/1978
Marla falls for an American agent, but Soviet killers pursue her.
Director: Ray Austin, Sidney Hayers
Writer: Gil Grant
- 7.2/1026 votes
#9 - Game Plan
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1978
A woman executes a securities scam from Atlantic City casinos using a code that the Hardy Boys must break.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1025 votes
#10 - Life on the Line
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/1979
Joe and Frank are assigned to protect a motocross racer, the daughter of a mob informant who has been threatened by assassins, but a strange woman has become obsessed with Frank.
Director: Sidney Hayers
Writer: Gil Grant
The Best Episodes of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 3
Every episode of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Season 3!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Last Kiss of Summer (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 48 votes. Directed by Vince Edwards and written by Glen A. Larson, Michael Sloan, it aired on 10/2/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Last Kiss of Summer (2)".