I had the old series of Nancy Drew books--the yellow hardback, and I had all of them. When we got ready to move to Florida, my sister sold them at our garage sale by mistake..for $1 a book...
I always wondered why the characters were described that way as well. To me, I always thought that George would have been like Jo on Facts of Life.
Do you remember when it was a very short TV series? Uggh!
Read all the Trixie Belden stuff as well..and Encylopedia Brown.
Anyone remember Cherry Ames, Nurse?