[Glad2bnuts]

“Gold doubloons and pieces of 8, all belonged to Applegate. The coast is clear but listen, wait”.... The only part of the song preceding the episodes of ?Hardy Boys mystery about some old man named Applegate. LOVED them, along with Spin and Marty.

[Steve_Seattle]

“Gold doubloons and pieces of 8, all belonged to Applegate. The coast is clear but listen, wait”.... The only part of the song preceding the episodes of ?Hardy Boys mystery about some old man named Applegate. LOVED them, along with Spin and Marty."

Yes, the pirate treasure angle was - to me - an improvement over the original story in which it was stocks and bonds and jewelry that were stolen. Also, Applegate's dreary mansion, concealed by shrubs and trees, resonated with me because there was a house across the street from us that resembled it. It was old, needed paint, was partially concealed by two large fir trees and shrubbery, and no one knew who lived there. We called it "the haunted house."