Hardy Boys Archives

TV stars 1978

July 18, 2018 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

Wow, throw in a Mr Kotter doll and you’ve got a great episode of “Battle of the Network Stars”

Hardy Boys in 3D

March 3, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 6 Comments

While I have no doubt the show was a hit with teenagers, I’m not sure if model car building male teenagers were the ones that would appreciate minature versions of Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy inside their van. Vans of course, were completely integral to mystery solving teams during the entire decade thanks to stringent regulations created by […]

1978 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog

October 16, 2009 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

With it being October, I tend to get a little nuts with the Halloween costumes especially my favourite company Collegeville.1978 was a fun year for Collegeville, sure they didn’t have Star Wars but did Ben Cooper have the Hardy Boys? Not a chance. The 1978 Collegeville catalog is exploding with characters and creations that made […]

Hardy Boys by Kenner

January 16, 2009 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

The 1977 ABC TV series made the then fifty year old characters of Joe and Frank Hardy into super styling studs of the late seventies. These teen heart throbs didn’t go unnoticed by the good people at Kenner (seeing as they had more than their fair share of success with another ABC series) and in […]