The Andy Hardy series of movies

There were 16 of them, beginning with A Family Affair in 1937 and ending with Andy Hardy Comes Home in 1958. For all practical purposes, however, the series ended with Love Laughs at Andy Hardy in 1946. The final movie was an unsuccessful attempt to revive what must have been a very profitable series for MGM. As one might expect with Mickey Rooney involved, there is a slapstick element to the movies. However, for the most part they deal with some very serious subjects, including trouble with the law, sowing wild oats, financial troubles and divorce. Generally the moral tone that is set is very positive, although Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) does make some errors in judgment in his handling of this children's problems, most of which he readily admits before the movie is over.