The Hardy Boys (1995 TV series)

The Hardy Boys
Based onThe Hardy Boys
by Franklin W. Dixon
Developed byDavid Cole
StarringColin Gray
Paul Popowich
ComposerPure West
Country of originUnited States
Canada
France
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersPatrick Loubert
Michael Hirsh
Pascal Breton
Olivier Bremond
ProducerMichael Klein
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesMarathon Productions
Nelvana Ltd.
Westcom Entertainment Group Ltd.
France 2
Original release
NetworkFrance 2 (FR)
Syndication (US)
ReleaseSeptember 23 (1995-09-23) –
December 16, 1995 (1995-12-16)
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The Hardy Boys is a mystery television series, based on the long-running novels of the same name that originally aired from September 23 until December 16, 1995. It was co-produced by New Line Television (a division of New Line Cinema), Nelvana Ltd. (Canada), and Marathon Productions, S.A. (France) in association with Westcom Entertainment Group Ltd. of Canada and France 2.[1][2]

The show stars Paul Popowich as Joe Hardy and Colin Gray as Frank Hardy, with Fiona Highet cast as Kate Craigen. Tracy Ryan, who starred as the title character in the company's contemporaneous adaptation of the Nancy Drew novels, also made two crossover appearances as Drew.

  1. ^ "The Hardy Boys". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
  2. ^ Michael G. Cornelius (1 July 2010). The Boy Detectives: Essays on the Hardy Boys and Others. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7864-6198-1.