[post_page_title]A hard sell[/post_page_title]
It was not easy for Glen A. Larson to get the show made, however. The rights to the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew belonged to Harriet Adams Stratemeyer, daughter of the original creator of the characters, Edward Stratemeyer.
Adams was reluctant to allow use of the characters, after having been displeased with previous adaptations that had been done of the books. Eventually, she agreed to give Universal Studios the rights, on the condition that she have full script approval.
