The Hardy Boys - The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure - Opening Theme

[garybryant03]

DEFINITELY TAKES ME BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD, FOLLOWED THIS SERIES, ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES ALNG WITH ZORRO.

[jensmom604]

Those "gold doubloons and pieces of eight" were probably confiscated by the IRS! 

[schallrd1]

I remember this opening sequence as a little kid. The old tower gave me the creeps. If I was lucky then Annette would make an appearance later in the show to settle me down.

[leftyspade]

just ordered the dvd on amazon. thanks= it brings back so many good times.

[heine71]

Thurl "Tony the Tiger" Ravenscroft sings about the pieces of eight.

[Mrdepointer]

This was a cute sieries

[malondo7]

I used to race to the TV when I heard this theme song..I was a big pirate freak!

[fromthesidelines]

This was the first of two "Hardy Boys" serials presented on the "CLUB". This aired in the middle of the 1956-'57 season, and was the only one directly adapted from the original 'Franklin W. Dixon' book, "The Tower Treasure" {the first of the Hardy volumes}. The second serial, "The Mystery of Ghost Farm", was seen in the 1957-'58 season, and was an original story. Yes, that's Thurl, as he was one of the "Mellomen" quartet who worked on various Disney projects at that time.

[inkey2]

@eyewarnedyou .....you know......this is (or was) avalible on DVD, all the episodes....I have it. Every so often I will watch it and suddenly I am a kid again. It really takes me back

[Mrdepointer]

@inkey2 yeah I have borowed it from the library before

[MsGardenhead]

@inkey2 Any chance these can be purchased anywhere?



[inkey2]

@MsGardenhead I looked on EBAY a minute ago for you....YES!!!!!! they have it.....the original Disney reissue from 2006. It is the genuine series from the 1950s..... and the viewing quality is EXCELLENT. The price is quite reasonable too. Go on ebay and look up " Disney Hardy boys"

[LorenzoMagnifico]

That was so cool! I still remember those words! Great!!!

[GoGoFiasco]

OMG... I thought this was just some childhood dream that never happened... This opening theme haunted me for years.... FOR YEARS!!! LOL...

[kittyprydekissme]

That's Thurl Ravenscroft singing, isn't it?

[BuddyNovinski]

I bought the series off Amazon, and I was very pleased. It was a little of a shock to see cars shaped like boxes again! I would've loved to play Joe Hardy opposite Tim Considine, but I wasn't born yet!

[neverlostforwords]

I have been thinking of this series for over 40 years and searched here tonight and found the song. This series was shown here in Australia all those years ago. Great memories and I remembered the song instantly when I heard it here.

[OzzInter]

@neverlostforwords

I vaguely remember this series from Australian television too.

I am exploring episodes of the original Mickey Mouse Club episodes.

These were made in the mid 1950's but I saw them in the mid 1960's on Australian regional television.

Great memories!

[jaddison1112]

Hearing this song is like finding a long lost friend ... I haven't heard or thought of it in 40 or more years, but it's like it was yesterday .... thanks

[cheyennegalen]

In 1956, those gold doubloon coins were only worth about $20 each. Today, they are worth at least $1400.00 each.

That treasure chest full of gold doubloons is a lot more impressive today.

[egglot12]

man, i still get chills when I hear this song!

[fdcox]

Thanks for posting this. I remember watching it in England when I was very young. The gnarled hands opening the chest used to scare the s**t out of me.

[bruckwine1978]

Wish i could but probably would end up with the video being pulled down!

[Ramubay]

@bruckwine1978 Actually the entire 19-part ANNETTE serial has been posted on You Tube since 2008 without a problem.

[mattfireisland]

Please give us more if it's possible. Disney's early "Hardy Boys" TV show is a Baby Boomer treasure. It inspired an entire generation of kids like me to read.

[hermit5321]

Notice the pirate scenes are all taken from disneys Treasure Island from 1949?

[Cherilynn100]

I remember this in the reruns. I loved the Hardy Boys and the old Mr. Applegate and finding the dabloons.

[JIMVITE]

Fantastic I have always look for this and could never find it. Thanks very much for posting this. Any clips from the show would be great!!!

[overthehoop]

@JIMVITE @bruckwine1978 Im going to be posting this in a few days!! check out my channel over the next few days