The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: "Arson and Old Lace" (1978)

Burn baby, burn! Franklin W. Dixon's inferno! "Arson and Old Lace" is the 21st episode of the second season of "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries." This one stars Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson as the titular boys from Bayport on Barmet Bay. Basically, fellow-sleuth Nancy Drew has been missing for months, and the Hardy Boys sign on to take one more look at her case, before it goes cold. Things heat up quite a bit from there. Airing on April 1, 1978, this episode also marks the final appearance of Janet Julian's Nancy Drew. Stevenson and Cassidy would go on to burn through a ridiculous final season where the Hardy Boys are spies. Listen to Áine and Kevin fan the flames of rage against this often-silly, often-offensive episode of a 1970s kid show. We'll breathe fire and rage about the Towering Inferno, the grizzled chief who tries to hijack the show, and why hack writers should probably stay away from heavy topics like long-term kidnappings. Follow us on the usual social media suspects:FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd send us mysterious and intriguing missives at [email protected]. Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.