In many episodes, a map can be seen on the wall of the police station, supposedly showing the State or County that Bridgeport is in. But in reality, this map is actually a map of Kentucky rotated 90°.
In various episodes nearby towns Franklin and Dixon are mentioned. Of course the original Hardy Boys novels were written by various authors under the pseudonym Franklin W Dixon
In the second series, the company named Stratemeyer Global is mentioned a several times as one of the antagonists. Stratemeyer Global is in reference to Edward Stratemeyer, the American writer who created the original Hardy Boys book serials for his publishing syndicate in 1927. Mr Stratemeyer went on to create several successful juvenile books: Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Rover Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, and like.
In addition to the naming of Stratemeyer Industries after the originator of the Hardy Boys book series, Edward Stratemeyer, one of the characters on the show is named Mcfarlane. Leslie Mcfarlane was one of the ghost writers for many of the original books of the series.
The character of Biff Hooper was gender swapped for the television adaptation.
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