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

<p><em>Burn baby, burn! Franklin W. Dixon&apos;s inferno! <br/><br/></em>&quot;Arson and Old Lace&quot; is the 21st episode of the second season of &quot;The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries.&quot; 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.<br/><em><br/></em>Airing on April 1, 1978, this episode also marks the final appearance of Janet Julian&apos;s Nancy Drew. Stevenson and Cassidy would go on to burn through a ridiculous final season where the Hardy Boys are spies. <br/><br/>Listen to Áine and Kevin fan the flames of rage against this often-silly, often-offensive episode of a 1970s kid show. We&apos;ll breathe fire and rage about the <em>Towering Inferno</em>, the grizzled chief who tries to hijack the show, and why hack writers should probably stay away from heavy topics like long-term kidnappings.<br/><br/>Follow us on the usual social media suspects:</p><ul><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/Mystery-to-Me-Podcast-105987494771196'>Facebook</a></li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/mystery_to_me_'>Twitter</a></li><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/mysterytomepodcast/'>Instagram</a></li></ul><p>And send us mysterious and intriguing missives at mysterytomepodcast@gmail.com.<br/><br/><em>Mystery to Me is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.</em></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>