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More important than these were the life lessons for growing boys. Andy Hardy remained wildly popular because boys of the period could identify with his social, money, and girl troubles. Nor were all the films totally comical: in one, ''[[Life Begins for Andy Hardy]],'' Andy Hardy learns some of the hardest lessons of his life when a good friend of his suffers a heart attack and dies.

More important than these were the life lessons for growing boys. Andy Hardy remained wildly popular because boys of the period could identify with his social, money, and girl troubles. Nor were all the films totally comical: in one, ''[[Life Begins for Andy Hardy]],'' Andy Hardy learns some of the hardest lessons of his life when a good friend of his suffers a heart attack and dies.

The series did, however, have more than its share of comical themes or "running gags." The most obvious were Andy Hardy's crushes and Andy Hardy's succession of [[jalopy|jalopies]]. (Indeed, seeing the first thirteen installments of the series might make a viewer wonder why Andy did not become a mechanic and the eventual owner of a chain of garages. Surprisingly, Andy does not seem to have made very good use of his mechanical talents in the Army.)

The series did, however, have more than its share of comical themes or "running gags." The most obvious were Andy Hardy's crushes, money troubles, and curious succession of [[jalopy|jalopies]]. (Indeed, seeing the first thirteen installments of the series might make a viewer wonder why Andy did not become a mechanic and the eventual owner of a chain of garages. Surprisingly, Andy does not seem to have made very good use of his mechanical talents in the Army.)

== Awards and Other Accolades ==

== Awards and Other Accolades ==