The Hardy Boys - Season 2

First aired: 9/13/1957 15 episodes

A 15 episode serial in which boy detectives Frank and Joe Hardy try to solve the mystery of a haunted farm where the farmer has died and left no one to care for his livestock. A ghost assists them to prevent the acceptance of a false inheritance claim.

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Episodes

1. The Mystery Of Ghost Farm : An Introduction

Aired: 9/13/1957

Frank and Joe Hardy introduce their new mystery.

2. Beginning Of The Puzzle

Aired: 9/20/1957

Frank angers Joe by spending all day on the phone with girls so Aunt Gertrude sends Joe on an errand with Iola.

3. Detective Joe

Aired: 9/27/1957

Joe and Iola discover several underfed farm animals but cannot find a farmer.

4. Who Feeds The Cat?

Aired: 10/4/1957

Joe finds muddy footprints and fresh milk while Iola is warned to stay away from the property. Iola alerts Frank.

5. Two Private Eyes

Aired: 10/11/1957

Joe searches the house and barn. Frank arrives but is spooked while looking for Joe.

6. Man Named Fred

Aired: 10/18/1957

While running from the farm, Frank and Joe encounter someone who becomes their new client. Later, they discover what is to become of the animals.

7. Animals In Danger

Aired: 10/25/1957

Frank and Joe return to the farm but are soon joined by a man in a truck.

8. Catching A Ghost

Aired: 11/1/1957

The boys conclude that someone, maybe even a ghost, has been helping the animals. They create a plan to catch a ghost.

9. The Ghost Speaks

Aired: 11/8/1957

The boys' plan to catch the ghost works too well and the ghost wants to know what the boys know about the animals.

10. Lacey's Wonderful Will

Aired: 11/15/1957

Eric finds the boys at the farm and worries he's getting them in trouble. But before they leave, the ghost finds Lacey's will and sneaks it to Joe. Back home, Mr. Hardy and Mr. Binks try to determine its authenticity but Joe isn't so sure.

11. Detectives In Trouble

Aired: 11/22/1957

The boys are brought in after the police discover they removed the animals to avoid them being slaughtered.

12. The Ghost Confesses

Aired: 11/29/1957

Lacey confesses everything to get Frank and Joe out of trouble.

13. Iola To The Rescue

Aired: 12/6/1957

Iola discovers Lacey has had something all along to save his farm.

14. Panic At The Zoo

Aired: 12/13/1957

The animals get loose on the men who came to collect them, just in time to - as the boys and Iola arrive with the proof Lacey can afford his taxes to save them

15. Uncle Billy's Secret

Aired: 12/20/1957

Lacey has a fortune in old books and manuscripts. Ample money to take care of him and his animals for the rest of their lives.