The State of the Hardy Boys Encyclopedia - 2023 Edition
The Hardy Boys TV Show continued to influence the traffic to the site this past year. So much so that Joe Hardy was knocked out of the top ten most viewed characters. 

An asterisk(*) denotes that a particular item was not in the top list the previous year.


Most Popular Books and TV Episodes of 2023

CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target
Casefiles 41: Highway Robbery*
Casefiles #40: Fright Wave*
Casefiles #11: Brother Against Brother
Casefiles #42: The Last Laugh*

NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing
SuperMystery #2: A Crime for Christmas
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile
SuperMystery #3: Shock Waves
SuperMystery #32: Exhibition of Evil*

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #1: Extreme Danger
UB #3: Boardwalk Bust
UB #7: Operation: Survival*
UB #2: Running on Fumes
UB #4: Thrill Ride

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour
SuperMystery #5: Bonfire Masquerade
SuperMystery #3: Club Dread
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder*

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #9: To Die or Not to Die
Graphic Novel #15: Live Free, Die Hardy!
Graphic Novel #2: Identity Theft*
Graphic Novel #18: D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman*
Graphic Novel #7: The Opposite Numbers*

ADVENTURES
Adventure #24: As the Falcon Flies
Adventure #25: The Smuggler's Legacy*
Adventure #1: Secret of the Red Arrow
Adventure #17: The Gray Hunter's Revenge
Adventure #23: Mystery on the Mayhem Express*

CLUE BOOKS
Clue Book #1: The Video Game Bandit
Clues Book #16: Undercover Bookworms*
Clues Book #11: Bug-Napped*
Clues Book #15: The Garden Plot
Clues Book #5: Scavenger Hunt Heist

SECRET FILES
Secret Files #1: Trouble at the Arcade
Secret Files #2: The Missing Mitt
Secret Files #3: Mystery Map
Secret Files #4: Hopping Mad*
Secret Files #19: The Race Is On

MYSTERIES/DIGESTS
Mystery #1: The Tower Treasure
Mystery #8: The Mystery of Cabin Island*
Mystery #161: Training for Trouble
Mystery #59: Night of the Werewolf*
Mystery #64: Mystery of Smugglers Cove*

CLUES BROTHERS
Clues Brother #1: The Gross Ghost Mystery
Clues Brother #3: First Day, Worst Day
Clues Brother #11: The Monster in the Lake
Clues Brother #2: The Karate Clue
Clues Brother #9: The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem

TELEVISION 1995
Episode #1: Jazzman
Episode #5: Play Ball
Episode #2:  All That Glitters
Episode #7: Say Cheese
Episode #13: No Dice

TELEVISION 2020
Season 3, Episode #8:  A Wild Ride*
Season 3, Episode #1: A Strange Inheritance*
Season 3, Episode #5: Revelation*
Season 2, Episode #10: An Unexpected Return*
Season 3, Episode #2: A Vanishing Act*


Most Popular Wallpapers of 2023

Casefile #1: Dead On Target*
Casefile #41: Highway Robbery*
Casefile #7: Deathgame*
Casefile #42 The Last Laugh*
Super Mystery #1: Double Crossing*


Most Popular Off-site Links of 2023

WEBSITES
The Hardy Boys Online
The Hardy Boys Wiki on Fandom*
The Hardy Boys Book Reviews*
The Hardy Boys Encyclopedia X (Twitter) Account*


Most Popular Database Entries of 2023

CHARACTERS
Drew "Darrow" Sparewell*
J B Cox
Jesse Hooper
Olivia "Kowalski" Sparewell*
Lucy Wayne
Mr. Adrian Munder*
Anastasia "Stacy Baker" Nabokov
Aunt Gertrude Hardy
Frank Hardy
Callie Shaw

PLACES and THINGS
Bridgeport
The Circle of the Eye
Hardy Van
Rosegrave Preparatory Academy
Hardy house
Demon's Paw
Bayport
Wilt's Deli
Barmet Bay
American Teens Against Crime "ATAC"*


Most Viewed Forum Topics of 2023

FORUM TOPICS MOST VIEWED
Hardy Boys Reading Levels?
Brotherly Moments
Quotes
Looking for Hardy Boys Stories*
Good fanfics*
New Hardy Boys Clue Book #17
The cover and summary for Clue Book #17, Splash Pad Sabotage, which has a June 11, 2024, release date, is now available at Amazon.com for pre-order.

The Hardy Boys: Season 3 Trailer
The Hardy Boys Season 3 Release Date


TVLine.com has revealed a release date for Season 3 of the Hardy Boys tv show on Hulu. 

Season 3 of the Hardy Boys is scheduled for release July 26, 2023.  TVLine.com has some exclusive images from the third season along with some tidbits about the 8 episodes that make up season three including new characters and plot lines.

Hardy Boys Casefiles Encyclopedia Update #41
The characters, places, and events of Hardy Boys Casefile #41, Highway Robbery, have been entered into the Hardy Boys Encyclopedia.