[greene66]

Well, I believe both “Andy Hardy” and “Henry Aldrich” had their origins in stage-plays. And that in the “Hardy” one, the character of Andy wasn’t originally the focal point.

[Vision]

AH was created by pro American Hollywood studio bosses who were looking to build America's culture. Wholesome. Strong. An ideal. They thought Rooney was the classic all American boy.

Basically Hollywood was the opposite of what it is today; they were probably Republicans.