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The Worst Episodes of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Every episode of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries!

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as...
Genres:MysteryAction & Adventure
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Mystery of Witches' Hollow" is the worst rated episode of "The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries". It scored 6.5/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/13/1977. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wipe Out".

  • The Mystery of Witches' Hollow
    6.5/10126 votes
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    #1 - The Mystery of Witches' Hollow

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wipe Out
    6.5/1070 votes
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    #2 - Wipe Out

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/24/1977

    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: N/A

  • The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin
    6.5/1070 votes
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    #3 - The Secret of the Jade Kwan Yin

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/1977

    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

  • Mystery of the African Safari
    6.6/1065 votes
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    #4 - Mystery of the African Safari

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1977

    Frank and Joe travel to an African game preserve to trap the mastermind of a huge poaching operation.

    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: N/A

  • Acapulco Spies
    6.6/1063 votes
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    #5 - Acapulco Spies

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1977

    While in Mexico trying to solve the mysterious kidnapping of their father, Frank and Joe discover hang gliding and dangerous enemies.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arson and Old Lace
    6.6/1064 votes
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    #6 - Arson and Old Lace

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1978

    A reclusive billionaire (Joseph Cotten) holds Nancy captive in his penthouse, and a girl (Cathy Rigby) sets fire to the building.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: N/A

  • Mystery of the Fallen Angels
    6.7/1094 votes
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    #7 - Mystery of the Fallen Angels

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/17/1977

    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: N/A

  • The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle
    6.8/1094 votes
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    #8 - The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/1977

    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

  • The Disappearing Floor
    6.8/10108 votes
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    #9 - The Disappearing Floor

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/6/1977

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

    Director: Fernando Lamas

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mystery of the Flying Courier
    6.8/1061 votes
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    #10 - The Mystery of the Flying Courier

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/10/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb
    6.8/1065 votes
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    #11 - The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1977

    After a young woman denies the handbag he recovered is hers, Frank is left with a stolen Egyptian idol and a pile of trouble.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mystery of the Silent Scream
    6.8/1053 votes
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    #12 - The Mystery of the Silent Scream

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1977

    A deaf woman witnesses a terrorist negotiating plans on the telephone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Sloan

  • The Lady on Thursday at Ten
    6.8/1065 votes
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    #13 - The Lady on Thursday at Ten

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1978

    Nancy is held for psychiatric observation when she tells the police an unbelievable story.

    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: Christopher Crowe

  • Search for Atlantis
    6.8/1038 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • Life on the Line
    6.8/1025 votes
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    #15 - 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 Mystery of the Haunted House
    6.9/10139 votes
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    #16 - The Mystery of the Haunted House

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/1977

    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

  • Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker
    6.9/1075 votes
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    #17 - Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/22/1977

    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: N/A

  • Nancy Drew's Love Match
    6.9/1062 votes
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    #18 - Nancy Drew's Love Match

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1977

    Nancy goes under cover to keep a light-fingered tennis star out of trouble.

    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: N/A

  • Mystery on the Avalanche Express
    6.9/1057 votes
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    #19 - Mystery on the Avalanche Express

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1978

    While aboard a ski train to Austria, a frightened girl fleeing unknown assailants switches flight bags with Nancy.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Michael Sloan

  • Death Surf
    6.9/1053 votes
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    #20 - Death Surf

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/12/1978

    While windsurfing in Hawaii, Frank tries to rescue a girl named Maryann (Maren Jensen) who disappears and is claimed to be dead. He then begins to become obsessed with finding out what happened to her, but someone, who is also on her trail, is watching him.

    Director: Ray Danton

    Writer: N/A

  • The Flickering Torch Mystery
    7.0/1084 votes
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    #21 - The Flickering Torch Mystery

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/27/1977

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

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: N/A

  • Will the Real Santa Claus..?
    7.0/1067 votes
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    #22 - Will the Real Santa Claus..?

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1977

    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

  • Voodoo Doll (2)
    7.0/1056 votes
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    #23 - Voodoo Doll (2)

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1978

    The brothers find a dead man in a coffin in their hotel room.

    Director: Joseph Pevney

    Writer: Christopher Crowe, Mark Griffiths

  • Campus Terror
    7.0/10111 votes
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    #24 - Campus Terror

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/1978

    The boys go under cover at a New England college where three coeds have been kidnapped.

    Director: Jack Arnold

    Writer: Christopher Crowe, Mark Griffiths

  • The Secret of the Whispering Walls
    7.1/1084 votes
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    #25 - The Secret of the Whispering Walls

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/13/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: Glen A. Larson