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Find out what name actors have guest starred in this series as most of them were struggling actors at the time. They're all listed here folks so check it out.
Well it looked like that Season One & Two is out on DVD now and how excellent can that be? Let's vote for season Three to be out as well which I'm sure will be on their way. Alot of classic TV shows like Knight Rider, Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch, Wonder Woman, CHiPs, S.W.A.T., Three's Company, All in the Family, Cheers, What's Happening, Sonny & Cher and lots more are availble on dvd with their other seasons so let's request it. Just click on the button below to join the petition and you'll be on your way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out some of the shows similar to the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries which had some of the similar chemistry that other shows shared with too.
Like the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, Perry Mason were popular novels as well as a TV series.
Perry Mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed.
Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt.
Perry Mason was played by Raymond Burr (of TV's "Ironside") and the show had numerous TV-movie reunion's as well as a short-lived series "The New Perry Mason" in 1973 starring Monte Markham
(Series Run: 1957-66)


Stu Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith) were the wisecracking, womanizing private detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stu and Jeff worked out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie (played by former heartthrob Edd Byrnes) worked as a valet.
The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helped Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually became a full-fledged member of the detective agency.
Rex Randolph (Richard Long) and J.R. Hale (Robert Logan) also joined the firm, and Suzanne (Jaqueline Beer) was their leggy secretary, kind of what Callie Shaw did with the Hardy Boys.
(Series Run: 1958-64)


A very popular TV series with Jim Phelps is the head of a super-secret government agency ("Impossible Missions"), and is often given secret anonymous covert missions to attempt; quite often they are unmasking of criminals or the rescuing of hostages. He picks his team depending on which tasks need to be done.
One thing is vital on an Impossible Mission: the mission must be carried out in entire secrecy, often relying on high-tech equipment and elaborate deceptions. In 1988 a new TV series developed as well as some motion pictures starring Tom Cruise.
(Series Run: 1966-73)


A very successful long-running TV series with Five-O was a special state police unit answering only to the Governor of Hawaii.
It worked with Honolulu police to fight the underworld in the island state.
Sooner or later virtually all the badguys heard Steve McGarrett (Jack Lord) grunt "Book 'em, Danno!" though chief badguy Wo Fat (Khigh Dhiegh) was caught after James MacArthur left the series.
(Series Run: 1968-80)


A pair of plainclothes homicide detectives, Lt. Mike Stone (Karl Malden) and Inspector Steve Keller (future movie star Michael Douglas), cruise the streets of San Francisco solving a variety of crimes, usually involving murder.
Stone is the street-smart 20-year veteran cop, and Keller is the college-educated rookie. Much of the series' success was due to the friendly by-play and relationship between the two leads.
It could be similar to the Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries except the cast is older and towards an older audience. Cast also featured Richard Hatch (of TV's "Battlestar Galactica") and Darleen Carr.
Series Run: 1972-77)


Lt. Theo Kojak (telly SAVALAS) is the main character in this popular television police drama.
Kojak is a tough cop, but his trademark is a fondness for lollipops.
Despite his difficult work, he tirelessly brings criminals to justice while staying upbeat and good-natured.
(Series Run: 1973-78)


 

 

 

 The Six Million Dollar Man, originally a TV movie called "Cyborg" based on a popular novel.
Air Force Colonel Steve Austin (TV star Lee Majors), an astronaut who had walked on the moon, is almost fatally injured in a plane crash.
Many of his damaged parts are replaced by experimental bionic limbs, including his right arm, his left eye, and both legs and was going to be crippled for life and barely alive but by an agent the name of Oscar Goldwyn (Richard Anderson) they turn him into the world's very first bionic cyborg which gives him bionic superpowers .
To pay the U.S. Government back the $6,000,000 it cost to rebuild him, Austin goes to work for the Office of Scientific Investigation as an agent, investigating foreign spies, mad scientists, bombers, space aliens, and even Bigfoot.
(Series Run: 1974-78)


 

 

 A spin off from the Six million Dollar Man as Steve Austin's fiance Jaime Sommers (Lyndsey Wagner) crashes in a parachute accident and Oscar does the same for her which started the series "The Bionic Woman" and Oscar becomes her agent as well. Then there's Andy Sheffield (Vincent Van Patten) who becomes bionic on the movie of the week "The Bionic Boy" and there's also Jamie's companion the Bionic Dog Max as well as many TV-movies and reunions. The recent one was the awful "Bionic Ever After?" where in the end of the film Steve and Jaime get married. Both these shows were very much like "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" as there were a male and female detective working on separate crimes and sometimes joining forces together it was filmed at Universal City Studios.
(Series Run: 1976-78)


Movie and TV star Angie Dickinson plays a tough and sexy police woman named Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson trying to save the justice from evil criminals. Sometimes the criminals even got away (which almost never happened on TV back then!) . She's got Nancy Drew Beat!
(Series Run: 1974-78)


 

 One of the most watch shows and was also filmed at Universal City Studios like the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries were and this show carried similar plots and cases.
Jim Rockford (James Garner) is a private investigator is this television serial. The cases he takes usually turn out to be more difficult and dangerous than he initially imagines, and he often ends up in situations over his head.
Occasionally, his father shows up to help him out like tha Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew's father would with them.
There were also many TV-movies and reunions of this show.
(Series Run: 1974-80)


 

 This show was very much like "The Hardy Boys Mysteries" and had the same fans as well and at the time the most watched cop drama.
There's a blonde hair detective played by hearthrob David Soul (Of Tv's "Here Come the Brides") as Ken Hutchinson and darker haired Paul Michael Glaser as Dave Starsky, just like the characters Shaun and Parker portrayed.
They were a pair of undercover detectives that bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of police snitch Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas). A show geared for all ages.
(Series Run: 1976-79)


 

 

 An excellent show which is like a combination of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew both put together!
The story centers around a trio of beautiful women detectives with Charlie (voice of John Forsythe) as their agent, but however he only talks to them on a speaker phone telling them their mission and they never find out what Charlie looks like.
They have an assistant detective by the name of John Bosley (David Doyle) helping them arrest the bad guys.
Many actresses have starred in the show like Farrah Fawcett (Extremities), Kate Jackson (Of TV's "Scarecrow & Mrs. King"), Jacklyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd (Poison Ivy), Shelley Hack (The Stepfather), Tanya Roberts (Of TV's "That 70's Show") and others!
There was also a motion picture spoof of the show by the same name.
(Series Run: 1976-81)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 "CHiPS," which stood for California Highway Patrol, followed the daily beats of two state motorcycle patrolmen (Like the Hardy Boys sometimes did) as they patrolled the freeway system in and around Los Angeles.
Officer Jon Baker was (Larry Wilcox) the straight, serious officer while Frank "Ponch" Poncherello (Played by heartthrob Erik Estrada) was the more free- wheeling member of the duo; both reported to Sgt. Joe Getraer (Robert Pine), who gave out assignments and advice in handling the cases.
Each episode saw a compilation of incidents, ranging from the humorous (e.g., a stranded motorist) to criminal investigations (such as hijackings) and tragic incidents (such as a fiery multi-car pile-up with multiple deaths.
Other aspects of Ponch and Jon's daily work were highlighted as well; the social lives of both officers (they were both single) often provided the lighter moments.
On occassion, Ponch and Jon were assisted by a female "Chippie" at first, the very beautiful Sindy Cahill (Brianne Leary); and later, the more wholesome Bonnie Clark (Randi Oakes). In 1982, Ponch got a new partner, Bobby Nelson (Tom Reilly, series star Wilcox left the show that year), while Nelson's younger brother, Bruce (Bruce Penhall), was a trainee on the force.
By now, the female "Chippie" was the attractive Kathy Lindahan (Tina Gayle).
(Series Run: 1977-83)


 

 Jonathan Hart (Jack Wagner) was a self-made millionaire--the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate. His gorgeous wife Jennifer (Stefanie Powers) was a freelance journalist.
They were both amateur sleuths, and in every episode found themselves up to their eyeballs in murder, smuggling, theft and international espionage.
They also managed to find time to snuggle together, as they loved eachother very much. Max (Lionel Stander) was their loyal, gravelly-voiced butler, cook & chauffeur, and Freeway their pet canine.
There were numerous TV-movies and reunions on this TV classic!
(Series Run: 1979-84)


This show has alot in common with "The Hardy Boys Mysteries" as it has two brothers named A.J. and Rick Simon who own a private detective agency in San Diego.
A.J. Simon (Jameson Parker) is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits.
Rick Simon (Gerald McRaney) is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The series chronicles their exploits.
(Series Run: 1981-88)


 

 

 

 

 

 Yet another show at Universal City Studio's and by the same makers of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries with the narrated voice by the Hardy boys' father Edmund Gilbert during the opening of the show of a crime fighter named Michael Knight (David Hasselfhoff) working for the law and government along with his talking turbo supercar K.I.T.T. (voice of William Daniels), their agent Devon Miles (Edward Mulhare) and his beautiful sidekick Bonnie Barstow (Patricia McPherson).
All together they take a bite out of crime! They all encountered unusual criminals like KITT's evil twin KARR who was locked away but some criminals set him free, Michael's evil lookalike Garthe Knight along with his gigantic powerful truck Goliath (Who carried KITT's powerful shell) and Garthe himself tried to destroy Michael. Plus, KITT once became posessed and nearly killed Michael himself.
There were a few TV-movie reunion's and a new generation TV series called "Team Knight Rider" which was a flop and not a follow up to the series but however, they did do a follow up in 2008 starring Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur as Michael Knight's estranged son doing battles with KITT.
(Series Run: 1982-86)


 

 This show was filmed in Miami's Universal City Studio's. The story is about two detectives by the name's of stubble faced James "Sonny" Crockett (Don Johnson) that lived in a sailboat guarded by his alligator Elvis.
His partner Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) was a black New York cop looking for his brother's killer.
Together they took on the Florida drug world and plenty of hazardous gunfighting too.
The show influenced men's fashions toward Italo-casual and interior decor toward the Memphis look.
Very trendy music and unusual guest performers. Very similar to "Starsky & Hutch"
(Series Run: 1984-89)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Another Hardy Boys related show but in the 90's and quite a trashy but fun show to watch that would appeal to only certain viewers who (Like fans of "Baywatch" for example) due to it's rough storyline and low budget about two ex-detectives by the names of Mick and Joey Barrett (Played by former heartthrob rock idol Rick Springfield and Canadian actor Yannick Bisson) who like to spend their times surfing. However, it doesn't pay the bills, so they offer their services to whoever needs it and occasionally get involved with all sort of adventures.
In the first season, they worked primarily for Gordon (George Segal), a man who used to work for the government and who's the godfather to the daughters of numerous important individuals.
So occasionally, one of his god-daughters is in trouble, or someone he knew from days of government service needs something done, so he sends Mick and Joey to help them and he occasionally leaves a detail which usually involve danger, because of this they are reluctant to do the job most of the time but in the end they always do the job.
In the second season, they own a surf shop in Santa Monica, and they run into people who need help or someone they know needs their help.
During the third season, they closed their surf shop and were offered a job by an old friend of Mick's, who's a bail-bondsman in Ventura, who needs someone to find his skips.
He also introduces them to a woman who's the widow of a senator, who lets them stay in her guest house for free in exchange for occasionally helping one of her friends who needs help.
(Series Run: 1994-97)