7/15/2023 0 Comments Slapdash kid cartoon![]() Early volumes mostly kept them in or near their hometown of Bayport, a fictional city on the Eastern seaboard, but as the years passed their travels increasingly took them to foreign countries. On motorcycles, in their boat the Sleuth, in planes, trains and automobiles, the Hardys could go anywhere their cases led them. Like Stratemeyer's earlier brother-protagonists, the Rover Boys, Joe and Frank Hardy traveled in a pack of three, with their chum Chet Morton (other friends appeared frequently, too) and enjoyed unfettered mobility. The popular Hardy formula drew much inspiration from preceding series. Despite the truth of these observations, children embraced the books and made them bestsellers. Even before the birth of the Hardys, products of the Stratemeyer Syndicate were shunned by librarians and teachers for their sensationalism, flatly formulaic structure and minimal literary value. By then the series was well established and well loved, and easily survived the transition to different (and often less able) writers.Įducators, however, were not fans of the books, and mounted a strong opposition. Dixon, McFarlane continued as the Hardys' primary ghost for twenty years before retiring. It was still hack work, no doubt, but did the new series have to be all that hack? There was, after all, the chance to contribute a little style… I opted for Quality." Under the pseudonym Franklin W. "It seemed to me that the Hardy boys deserved something better than the slapdash treatment had been getting. As McFarlane later explained in his autobiography, Ghost of the Hardy Boys, he welcomed the opportunity to originate a series, rather than merely add to a pre-existing one. Stratemeyer tapped one of his ghostwriters, Leslie McFarlane, to launch the series. Expressing the belief that "detective stories are as interesting to boys as grown folks," he outlined a series of adventures that would center on two teenage brothers, whose "work as amateur detectives would furnish plenty of incident, exciting but clean." With those few words, Stratemeyer set the tone that would propel the Hardy Boys from a humble idea to a national phenomenon, encompassing multiple forms of popular media. ![]() The Hardys' influence on juvenile fiction and television has been pervasive, while their unequaled longevity has made them icons of nostalgia A product of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the company that produced Tom Swift and the Bobbsey Twins, the Hardy Boys first took shape when Edward Stratemeyer pitched the series to his publishers at Grosset & Dunlap in 1926. With two more toddlers joining daycare, the stories promise to be more hilarious and outrageous than ever!’ Ed Galton, CCO & Managing Director at CAKEĬreated by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch, Total Dramarama is produced by Fresh TV, in association with TELETOON and Cartoon Network US and distributed internationally by CAKE.The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories debuted in 1927 as the first series of mysteries written for children, and eventually became the longest-enduring series of boys' fiction in American history. Together, we are delighted to introduce the latest instalment of this successful franchise. “Three seasons in three years! This has been an incredible journey for Total Dramarama and the ongoing Fresh TV-TELETOON-Cartoon Network-CAKE partnership. International broadcasters include POP in the UK Teletoon and Canal + in France, K2 and DeA Kids in Italy, Super3 in Spain, ABC in Australia and Noga in Israel. The series was rolled out on Cartoon Network in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Eastern Europe, Latin America and APAC. The second season premiered earlier this spring and ranks 3 rd among all Cartoon Network shows (year-to-date), based on reach, with kids 6-11. Total Dramarama first launched on Cartoon Network US and TELETOON in 2018 and was an instant hit. In this latest season, two more Total Drama characters, Sugar and Lightning return as tiny versions of themselves to join Owen, Courtney, Duncan, Izzy, Beth, Leshawna and the rest of the gang, as they run riot under the slapdash supervision of Chef Hatchet! Kids’ entertainment specialist CAKE and award-winning Canadian producer Fresh TV have announced a third season of Total Dramarama, the prequel to the multi-award-winning franchise Total Drama.Ī further 52 new adventures are in production and set to premiere on Cartoon Network US and TELETOON in Canada mid-year 2021.Īimed at 6-11-year olds, Total Dramarama ages down the original Total Drama’s teen characters into troublesome toddlers.
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