What is The Hardy Boys?
{{for|the professional wrestling tag team|The Hardy Boyz}} [[Image:Stratemeyerposing.jpg|thumb|Edward Stratemeyer, creator of the Hardy Boys]] '''The Hardy Boys''' are two [[Americans|American]] [[fictional]] [[teenager|teenage]] [[brother]]s and the main [[Fictional character|character]]s in a [[series]] of [[mystery fiction|mystery books]] for children and teens [[wikt:launch#3|launched]] in 1927. [[Edward Stratemeyer]], the [[Entrepreneur|founder]] of the [[book-packaging]] [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]], [[create]]d the [[concept]], but the books were written by several [[ghostwriter]]s over the years under the [[pseudonym]] Franklin W. Dixon. The series [[wikt:overview|overview]] is simple. Frank and Joe Hardy are two [[high school]] [[boy]]s in their late teens. They live in the fictional [[city]] of Bayport with their famous [[detective|private detective]] father Fenton Hardy. The boys sometimes help their father with his [[wikt:case|case]]s, but, at other times, they find and [[wikt:solve|solve]] their own. In 1959, the books were [[wikt:revise#2|revised]] to [[wikt:eliminate|eliminate]] [[wikt:objectionable|objectionable]] material, and rewritten in a simpler style. New series were launched in 1987, 1997, and 2005. The [[wikt:original|original]] Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series ended in 2005. Some stories were adapted for [[television program]]s. [[Critic]]s have offered many [[wikt:explain#1|explanation]]s for the Hardy Boys [[popularity]] including [[wikt:escapism|escapism]], [[homosociality]], and the triumph of good over evil. == Overview == The Hardy Boys are fictional teenage brothers and [[amateur]] detectives. They live in the fictional city of Bayport on the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Coast]] with their father, [[international|internationally]] famous private detective Fenton Hardy. The boys are in their late teens, have their own [[automobile|car]], and are in the same grade in high school. Friends Chet Morton and Biff Hooper sometimes help the Hardys solve their cases. The boys have enough m