- This page is for the video game characters. For the book characters, see The Hardy Boys (book characters).
Frank and Joe Hardy are two detective brothers, who are very good friends of Nancy Drew. The two help Nancy while she is on her cases, and the two occasionally team up to solve a case together.
Biography[]
Frank and Joe Hardy are from Bayport, the sons of famous detective Fenton Hardy and his wife Laura. Like Nancy, they are amateur detectives, and are close friends.
In Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, Frank and Joe reveal to Nancy they do work for ATAC (American Teens Against Crime). This was done as a tie-in to the launch of the Undercover Brothers book series (launched earlier in the same year, replacing the original book series). In Labyrinth of Lies, ATAC has changed their name to "The Network" (as the Undercover Brothers series had been cancelled in 2012).
Secret of the Scarlet Hand[]
On their way back to Bayport following a mystery "out West", Frank and Joe pass through River Heights and visit Bess and George. Following this, Nancy can call them on their car phone.
Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake[]
Without a case to solve, Frank and Joe are bored out of their minds, so they call Bess. Although Bess doesn't recognize their number on her new Caller ID, George does. When Nancy first calls them, Frank is washing his car.
The Haunted Carousel[]
Frank and Joe are still at home, still bored without a mystery. Joe is jealous of Nancy because she gets to solve a mystery at an amusement park.
Danger on Deception Island[]
Frank and Joe have found a big black dog named Goldie wandering around, and are waiting for its owner to come get them. Goldie barks in the background during the phone calls.
The Secret of Shadow Ranch[]
The teen sleuths are forced to track down the lost laptop of an obnoxious man who happens to be the son of one of their mother's friends. They can hardly focus because the man keeps calling them every five minutes to ask how the search is going.
Curse of Blackmoor Manor[]
The brothers are busy helping their neighbors set up a new flat-screen TV in the hopes that, in the near future, their neighbor will invite them to watch all the big games.
Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon[]
Young socialite Lori Girard restores an old train and invites several celebrities on a train trip in order to discover what happened to the train's original owner, Jake Hurley, and his long-lost gold mine. She only invites Frank and Joe because their father is a friend of her father. Knowing how much Nancy enjoys solving mysteries, the boys bring her along as their guest.
Danger by Design[]
Frank and Joe are moving furniture upstairs, as they are getting carpet in their basement.
The Creature of Kapu Cave[]
Richard Aikens sends the Hardy Boys undercover to Hawaii to take surfing lessons from Pua Mapu in order to find out if she's okay to be used in an advertisement. During their investigation, they run into Nancy, who is looking into her own mystery involving the disappearance of Dr. Quigley Kim and the dying pineapple crops. They end up frequently helping each other with their respective cases.
The Phantom of Venice[]
Ned stays with Joe in order to do research. However, Joe "tinkers" with Ned's car in an attempt to fix minor problems and ends up doing even more damage.
Frank is absent, but is mentioned to be snowshoeing.
Treasure on the Tracks and Trail of the Twister[]
Frank and Joe are invited on a train trip to solve the mystery of the Romanov family treasure. Samantha Quick of all people assists them.
The events of this game are concurrent with their appearance in Trail of the Twister.
The Captive Curse[]
When Ned and Nancy get into a fight, Frank advises Nancy over the phone, while Joe is comforting Ned (though he is not heard when Nancy calls Ned; he is not in this game). Joe writes a heartfelt, yet odd letter to encourage them to reconcile.
The Deadly Device[]
While Nancy is in Colorado, they are on a submarine investigating a pirate syndicate.
Ghost of Thornton Hall[]
Bess tells Nancy that Joe has gotten into hiking, which she does not like. She also states that Frank is acting weird.
Labyrinth of Lies[]
Joe is mourning the loss of ATAC (the name only, though). They help Nancy check on the backgrounds of the theater crew. They also hint at a project that they are working, which they can't reveal to Nancy yet. In the end of the game, Nancy states that she and the Hardy Boys have something planned, which involves kidnapping Ned.
Midnight in Salem[]
The Hardy Boys help Nancy during her investigation of the Hathorne House's arson. The Hardy Boys reveal that they have been making their own independent detective agency so that they can actually get paid for their investigations. They try to get Nancy into the agency, but to no success.
Mystery of the Seven Keys[]
The Hardy Boys help Nancy get in contact with special agent Zane Garrett, whom the Hardy Boys have apparently worked with before on a case. Zane is an immense help to Nancy, providing her the DEGAS file classifying the necklace of her client, Adela.
Physical Description[]
In their first appearance in Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon, Frank has short black hair, a fair complexion, and dark brown eyes. He is wearing a light blue and black striped sweater, A light gray vest, and khaki pants. While Joe has dirty blonde hair, light blue eyes, and a fair skin tone. Joe is wearing a dark brown shirt and a khaki jacket.
They both have a slightly different appearance in The Creature of Kapu Cave, both more tan, and Frank with lighter hair. Frank is wearing a light green tee-shirt and Khaki shorts, he also wears a skin diving suit, but that is not shown. Joe wears a blue, striped shirt with Light brown shorts, and a small necklace.
On their phone picture in Labyrinth of Lies, Frank (with just a hint of a mustache) is wearing a button down maroon shirt paired with a brown leather jacket. Joe is wearing a classic yellow striped shirt with a blue denim jacket.
Their appearance in Midnight in Salem is different again. Frank is specifically wearing a puffy green vest while Joe is wearing a denim jacket.
Trivia[]
- Since Jonah von Spreecken began voicing Frank, there have been several strong suggestions that Frank has a crush on Nancy.
- Bess has a crush on Joe.
- Joe cannot boil water.
- Frank cannot flirt.
Frank Hardy Quotes[]
Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon[]
- "I get your drift, Joe. I have lived with your drift for years. I'm saddled with your drift."
The Creature of Kapu Cave[]
- "If my brother sued someone every time he got smacked upside the head, we’d be in court for decades."
- "So can mine, what did your Dad do?"
The Captive Curse[]
- "Oh, that's awful. That officially qualifies as a terrible day. Anything I can say to cheer you up?"
- "It's... good to see you two back together."
- "What did you do to Ned? No I'm serious! You better hope his brain has a warranty cause' you might have broken it."
The Deadly Device[]
- "Nancy! Please be careful! I just want to tell you that I've always-"
Labyrinth of Lies[]
- "Apparently the FBI doesn't like explaining that they get help from America's teens."
Midnight in Salem[]
- "Joe and I have been talking recently about making things more... official. Since we're always called to solve crimes, we thought that maybe, we should start getting paid for it."
Joe Hardy Quotes[]
Secret of the Scarlet Hand[]
- "The only thing better than being a detective is being a spy!"
Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake[]
- "Sandwich. Either roast beef or really old turkey. Can't tell. Don't care."
The Haunted Carousel[]
- "Why, that's wonderful, Nancy. Attempted murder never fails to boost my spirits, either."
- "Nah. That's the worst part about being a detective, ya know? No matter how creepy something seems, there always turns out to be a logical explanation."
- "Do not eat a hot dog before you ride anything that spins around."
- "I've always found it difficult to trust anyone who has an engineering degree. They think they know everything. They're dangerous. Plus they make me feel stupid."
- "Well, boys and girls, can you say 'insurance fraud'?"
- "New word, boys and girls. Can you say 'motive'?"
Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon[]
- "What? It's not like it's from Mark Twain or anything."
- "Cheeseburger."
The Captive Curse[]
- "Dear Nancy Drew, I am glad you and Ned are back together. You go together like peanut butter and jelly. When you're apart, it's like peanut butter and sadness. Or jelly and uncomfortable silences. Either way, you're looking at a sandwich that no one wants and probably no one will buy, ever. A world where Ned and Nancy are not together as a couple is as disturbing as it is dangerous to the quantum makeup of our interstellar plane of reality-"
The Deadly Device[]
- "The more you correct me, the more I shall rebel!"
- "Tear down the velvet ropes standing in the way of your wordmagination!"
- "Whoa, a murder! I am flabber-worried!"
Labyrinth of Lies[]
- "Slept on a flight? What witchcraft is this? She's a witch! Burn her!"
- "I do not consort with witches!"
- "How have I lived this long without knowing how fun reckless accusations are?"
- "Hmm. Perhaps you should try stepping into water and letting me know if you float."
- "I don't see a 'you must be this old to solve a crime' sign anywhere."
- "ATAC FOREVER!"
Midnight in Salem[]
- "Nothing. Aside from weird looks from the woman who lives here. Lauren Holt, I think her name was? To be fair, it looks like we're drilling for oil with all this equipment."
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